Telecoms Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Telecommunications
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 94 100
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 +39
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 48 14 23
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 1.15% 0.89% 1.08%
As % of the General category 3.29% 1.46% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 42 10 7
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,575 £28,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% +24.95%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £54,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £83,375 £57,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £30,825 £50,000
% change year-on-year +78.43% -38.35% +24.95%

All General Skills
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,459 960 1,240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 34.89% 60.91% 58.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,038 488 648
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,350 £29,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,688 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.50% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,375
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -16.00% -

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Telecoms
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in West Yorkshire

Telecoms
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Bradford +13 20 £65,000 +3.17% 3
Huddersfield - 16 £60,000 - 2
Leeds -47 8 £42,500 -26.09% 13
Keighley - 3 £55,000 -
Wakefield - 1 £51,500 - 1
Telecoms
Yorkshire

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.08%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.08%) NetSuite
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.25%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (4.17%) WebEx
3 1 (2.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.08%) Power Query
General
1 22 (45.83%) Finance
2 7 (14.58%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.33%) Social Skills
4 3 (6.25%) Billing
5 2 (4.17%) Advertising
5 2 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.08%) Banking
6 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) Finance Manager
1 20 (41.67%) Senior
1 20 (41.67%) Senior Manager
2 8 (16.67%) Account Manager
3 7 (14.58%) Sales Account Manager
3 7 (14.58%) Sales Manager
4 5 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (8.33%) Business Development Manager
5 4 (8.33%) Business Manager
5 4 (8.33%) Development Manager
6 3 (6.25%) Engineering Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.17%) Sales Executive
8 1 (2.08%) Analyst
8 1 (2.08%) Business Analyst
8 1 (2.08%) IT Manager
8 1 (2.08%) Network Engineer
8 1 (2.08%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.75%) Onboarding
2 8 (16.67%) CCTV
3 4 (8.33%) Driving Licence
4 2 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.08%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.00%) B2B
2 10 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (14.58%) B2B Sales
3 7 (14.58%) Business Development
4 5 (10.42%) CRM
4 5 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (10.42%) Line Management
4 5 (10.42%) Risk Management
4 5 (10.42%) Strategic Planning
5 3 (6.25%) Coaching
5 3 (6.25%) Commercial Awareness
5 3 (6.25%) Customer Service
5 3 (6.25%) Performance Management
5 3 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (4.17%) Customer-Centricity
6 2 (4.17%) Telesales
7 1 (2.08%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (2.08%) Decision-Making
7 1 (2.08%) Scorecard
Qualifications
1 5 (10.42%) ACCA
1 5 (10.42%) CIMA
2 4 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) Accessibility
1 5 (10.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (6.25%) PMO
2 3 (6.25%) QA
3 1 (2.08%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.08%) BT
2 1 (2.08%) Cisco
2 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
2 1 (2.08%) SolarWinds
2 1 (2.08%) Splunk
2 1 (2.08%) VMware