Telecoms Job Trends in Wales

Telecommunications
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 32 93
Rank change year-on-year -47 +61 -68
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 23 28 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.19% 5.30% 1.24%
As % of the General category 2.39% 6.85% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23 26 20
10th Percentile £27,150 £25,438 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £26,250 £24,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £27,500 £26,750
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% +2.80% -17.31%
75th Percentile £40,250 £56,125 £50,625
90th Percentile £45,750 £87,500 £52,500
UK median annual salary £43,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.35% -5.56% -18.18%

All General Skills
Wales

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 962 409 1,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 49.87% 77.46% 51.50%
Number of salaries quoted 477 242 824
10th Percentile £27,477 £24,600 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,860
Median % change year-on-year - +4.99% -3.05%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,621 £78,750 £66,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% -12.50%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Wales

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Wales over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Wales

Telecoms
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales -34 19 £38,500 -1.91% 5
North Wales -16 2 £32,993 +27.51% 2
West Wales - 2 £42,500 -
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (17.39%) DHCP
1 4 (17.39%) DNS
1 4 (17.39%) Firewall
1 4 (17.39%) VLAN
2 2 (8.70%) LAN
2 2 (8.70%) WAN
2 2 (8.70%) Wireless
3 1 (4.35%) Network Security
General
1 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Billing
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Law
3 2 (8.70%) Military
3 2 (8.70%) Welsh Language
4 1 (4.35%) Local Government
4 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Sales Manager
1 9 (39.13%) Senior
2 8 (34.78%) Account Manager
2 8 (34.78%) Sales Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) IT Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Senior Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Senior IT Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Senior Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Senior Sales Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Telecoms Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Telecoms Manager
4 4 (17.39%) Help Desk Technician
4 4 (17.39%) IT Technician
4 4 (17.39%) Senior IT Technician
4 4 (17.39%) Senior Technician
5 2 (8.70%) Report Manager
6 1 (4.35%) ICT Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Mobile Specialist
6 1 (4.35%) Network Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Network Technician
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Driving Licence
2 2 (8.70%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Windows
1 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
1 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2016
1 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (34.78%) Customer Service
3 7 (30.43%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (17.39%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (17.39%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 4 (17.39%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (17.39%) Server Migrations
4 4 (17.39%) Service Delivery
4 4 (17.39%) Time Management
5 3 (13.04%) B2B
5 3 (13.04%) B2B Sales
5 3 (13.04%) Business Case
5 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.04%) Customer Experience
5 3 (13.04%) Project Management
6 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (8.70%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
6 2 (8.70%) Performance Metrics
6 2 (8.70%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) CCNA
1 2 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
1 4 (17.39%) Hyper-V
1 4 (17.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
1 4 (17.39%) VMware