Telecoms Jobs in the West Midlands

Telecommunications
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 35 200
Rank change year-on-year -43 +165 -102
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 196 344 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.80% 6.78% 1.44%
As % of the General category 5.03% 9.15% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 100 75 105
10th Percentile £26,700 £25,875 £25,150
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £65,375 £79,750 £72,000
England median annual salary £46,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.13% +4.55% -

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 common skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,893 3,759 5,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 55.65% 74.05% 67.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,254 2,205 3,443
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £30,945
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,624
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £63,546
90th Percentile £76,107 £78,350 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Birmingham +24 139 £46,500 -25.60% 29
Solihull -10 19 £47,500 +26.67% 1
Worcestershire -11 12 £30,500 -12.86% 3
Warwickshire -16 10 £50,000 -4.76% 2
Shropshire -23 6 £37,500 +42.86% 1
Herefordshire +5 4 £27,500 -
Staffordshire -55 4 £42,500 +30.77% 2
Coventry -1 1 £27,500 -50.00% 2
Sutton Coldfield -13 1 - -
Halesowen - 1 £42,500 -
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.53%) CMS
1 3 (1.53%) WordPress
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (5.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.08%) AutoCAD
3 5 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.51%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 41 (20.92%) Azure
2 27 (13.78%) Entra ID
3 26 (13.27%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (6.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 8 (4.08%) SaaS
6 3 (1.53%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.02%) AWS
7 2 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.02%) GCP
7 2 (1.02%) Rubrik
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 55 (28.06%) 5G
2 51 (26.02%) 3GPP
3 26 (13.27%) Firewall
4 23 (11.73%) Radio Access Network
5 13 (6.63%) Network Security
6 8 (4.08%) VPN
7 7 (3.57%) PBX
7 7 (3.57%) VoIP
8 5 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (2.04%) MPLS
9 4 (2.04%) Wireshark
10 3 (1.53%) 4G
10 3 (1.53%) Broadband
10 3 (1.53%) HTTP
10 3 (1.53%) Internet
11 2 (1.02%) LAN
11 2 (1.02%) Unified Communications
11 2 (1.02%) WAN
12 1 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.51%) SCTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.51%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.51%) GCC
1 1 (0.51%) Git
General
1 31 (15.82%) Social Skills
2 21 (10.71%) Games
3 18 (9.18%) Finance
4 12 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (5.61%) Local Government
6 10 (5.10%) Marketing
7 9 (4.59%) Retail
8 8 (4.08%) Legal
9 7 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.55%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (2.55%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.04%) Billing
11 4 (2.04%) Electronics
11 4 (2.04%) Law
11 4 (2.04%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.51%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 25 (12.76%) Network Engineer
2 22 (11.22%) Analyst
3 21 (10.71%) Functional Analyst
3 21 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 17 (8.67%) Business Development Manager
4 17 (8.67%) Business Manager
4 17 (8.67%) Development Manager
5 16 (8.16%) IT Engineer
5 16 (8.16%) IT Support
6 15 (7.65%) Support Engineer
7 13 (6.63%) Azure Engineer
8 12 (6.12%) IT Support Engineer
8 12 (6.12%) Project Manager
9 11 (5.61%) IT Manager
10 10 (5.10%) Technical Manager
10 10 (5.10%) Technical Project Manager
11 8 (4.08%) Radio Engineer
12 7 (3.57%) Coordinator
12 7 (3.57%) Technical Coordinator
13 6 (3.06%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.12%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.51%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.61%) CCTV
2 9 (4.59%) Replication
3 6 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.55%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.04%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.04%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.53%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (1.53%) Social Media
7 2 (1.02%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.51%) CAN bus
8 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.51%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.51%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 16 (8.16%) Windows
2 15 (7.65%) Windows Server
3 9 (4.59%) Windows 10
3 9 (4.59%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.51%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (44.39%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (14.80%) Decision-Making
3 23 (11.73%) Business Development
4 22 (11.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 22 (11.22%) Test Strategy
5 21 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 19 (9.69%) Project Management
7 18 (9.18%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (7.14%) Mentoring
8 14 (7.14%) Project Delivery
9 13 (6.63%) Change Management
9 13 (6.63%) Disaster Recovery
10 12 (6.12%) Configuration Management
10 12 (6.12%) Creative Thinking
10 12 (6.12%) Fault Management
11 10 (5.10%) Customer Service
12 9 (4.59%) Agile
13 8 (4.08%) CRM
14 7 (3.57%) Business Intelligence
14 7 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.59%) SQL
2 4 (2.04%) R
3 2 (1.02%) C
3 2 (1.02%) Embedded C
3 2 (1.02%) Python
4 1 (0.51%) C#
4 1 (0.51%) C++
4 1 (0.51%) Embedded C++
4 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 38 (19.39%) Security Cleared
2 31 (15.82%) SC Cleared
3 21 (10.71%) Degree
4 10 (5.10%) DBS Check
5 7 (3.57%) HND
6 4 (2.04%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.04%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.53%) ACCA
7 3 (1.53%) CIMA
8 2 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.02%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.51%) BICSI Certification
9 1 (0.51%) BICSI RCDD
9 1 (0.51%) CCIE
9 1 (0.51%) CCIE Data Center
9 1 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (20.41%) NCSC
2 29 (14.80%) QA
3 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.51%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.51%) MISRA
3 1 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (6.63%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.59%) Hyper-V
2 9 (4.59%) VMware ESXi
2 9 (4.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (4.59%) SCCM
3 4 (2.04%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 23 (11.73%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.65%) Aruba
3 13 (6.63%) Juniper
4 11 (5.61%) Veeam
5 10 (5.10%) VMware
6 9 (4.59%) Cisco
7 5 (2.55%) Meraki
8 4 (2.04%) SAP
9 3 (1.53%) Google
9 3 (1.53%) HP
9 3 (1.53%) NEC
9 3 (1.53%) Openreach
9 3 (1.53%) Virgin Media
10 2 (1.02%) Acronis
10 2 (1.02%) Commvault
10 2 (1.02%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (1.02%) Dell
10 2 (1.02%) Kaspersky
10 2 (1.02%) Sophos
10 2 (1.02%) Veritas