BGP Job Trends in Worcestershire

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring BGP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing BGP 5 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 1.12% - 4.04%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.66% - 9.28%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 - £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £48,500
75th Percentile £70,000 - £50,250
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £62,500 £35,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +78.57% -27.84% -39.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Worcestershire

BGP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 188 49 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 42.25% 30.25% 43.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28 17 97
10th Percentile £29,175 £32,100 -
25th Percentile £30,188 £36,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,250 £42,005 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.84% +29.25% -21.21%
75th Percentile £53,750 £49,008 £50,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £67,600 £59,500
West Midlands median annual salary £37,750 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -24.50% +11.11% -3.23%

BGP
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

BGP job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

BGP
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing BGP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing BGP

BGP
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BGP within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Droitwich - 1 £70,000 -
Worcester - 1 £70,000 - 2
BGP
West Midlands

BGP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 5 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 5 (100.00%) OSPF
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) Wireless
2 3 (60.00%) Wireshark
3 2 (40.00%) Firewall
3 2 (40.00%) LAN
3 2 (40.00%) WAN
3 2 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Law
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Network Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Senior
2 4 (80.00%) Senior Network Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Lead
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Network Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Network Team Leader
3 1 (20.00%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CCNP
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
2 3 (60.00%) Meraki