Fibre Optics Jobs in England

Fibre Optics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 748 128 1071
Rank change year-on-year -620 +943 -276
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 81 2,440 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.093% 2.79% 0.074%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.27% 6.45% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 65 57 68
10th Percentile £26,750 £16,800 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.29% +11.84% +8.57%
75th Percentile £43,375 £82,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £51,250 £86,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £36,000 £40,135 £38,000
% change year-on-year -10.30% +5.62% +8.57%

All Generic Skills
England

Fibre Optics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,903 37,840 64,782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.22% 43.20% 47.06%
Number of salaries quoted 20,873 20,765 30,398
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,749 £46,226
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in England

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics in England.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in England

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in England

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
South East -244 28 £32,500 +25.00% 32
North of England -303 18 £35,750 +112.80% 7
South West -202 16 £36,000 -25.00% 17
North West -210 16 £37,500 +123.21% 3
East of England -175 7 £42,250 - 6
London +60 6 £41,000 -34.40% 19
East Midlands -134 6 £33,725 -20.65% 1
Midlands -248 6 £33,725 -20.65% 5
Yorkshire -142 2 £33,500 +99.40% 2
Fibre Optics
UK

Fibre Optics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (2.47%) ArcGIS
1 2 (2.47%) WinCC
Applications
1 7 (8.64%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (8.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.17%) Azure
2 3 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.47%) AWS
3 2 (2.47%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (2.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (19.75%) Structured Cabling
2 11 (13.58%) Broadband
3 10 (12.35%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (8.64%) LAN
4 7 (8.64%) WAN
5 6 (7.41%) Wireless
6 5 (6.17%) 5G
7 3 (3.70%) Firewall
7 3 (3.70%) RS-485
8 2 (2.47%) BGP
8 2 (2.47%) DHCP
8 2 (2.47%) DNS
8 2 (2.47%) Ethernet
8 2 (2.47%) Network Security
8 2 (2.47%) OSPF
8 2 (2.47%) Profibus
8 2 (2.47%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.47%) SSL
8 2 (2.47%) VPN
8 2 (2.47%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.47%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.70%) Git
1 3 (3.70%) Subversion
General
1 36 (44.44%) Telecoms
2 21 (25.93%) Social Skills
3 13 (16.05%) Public Sector
4 12 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (13.58%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (11.11%) Manufacturing
7 7 (8.64%) Military
8 6 (7.41%) Finance
9 5 (6.17%) Electronics
9 5 (6.17%) Marketing
10 4 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (2.47%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (2.47%) Retail
12 1 (1.23%) Advertising
12 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.23%) Law
12 1 (1.23%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (19.75%) Data Engineer
1 16 (19.75%) Lead
1 16 (19.75%) Team Leader
2 13 (16.05%) Cabling Engineer
3 12 (14.81%) Project Manager
4 7 (8.64%) Support Engineer
4 7 (8.64%) Technical Engineer
4 7 (8.64%) Technical Support
4 7 (8.64%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (4.94%) Fibre Splicer
5 4 (4.94%) Junior
5 4 (4.94%) Junior Project Manager
6 3 (3.70%) Coordinator
6 3 (3.70%) Electronics Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) QA Coordinator
6 3 (3.70%) Senior
7 2 (2.47%) Architect
7 2 (2.47%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 2 (2.47%) Graduate
7 2 (2.47%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.47%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (8.64%) Driving Licence
3 5 (6.17%) Acoustics
4 3 (3.70%) CCTV
4 3 (3.70%) CPLD
4 3 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.70%) FPGA
4 3 (3.70%) Verilog
4 3 (3.70%) VHDL
5 2 (2.47%) IoT
5 2 (2.47%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.47%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (2.47%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.47%) PKI
5 2 (2.47%) SCADA
5 2 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.23%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.41%) Linux
2 2 (2.47%) Android
2 2 (2.47%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.47%) Windows
3 1 (1.23%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (17.28%) Project Delivery
3 11 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (11.11%) Project Management
5 7 (8.64%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 6 (7.41%) Network Management
7 5 (6.17%) Image Processing
7 5 (6.17%) Mathematics
7 5 (6.17%) Signal Processing
8 4 (4.94%) Bill of Materials
8 4 (4.94%) Business Strategy
8 4 (4.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (3.70%) Customer Service
9 3 (3.70%) DevOps
9 3 (3.70%) FPGA Design
9 3 (3.70%) Programme Management
9 3 (3.70%) Roadmaps
9 3 (3.70%) Schematic Capture
9 3 (3.70%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.52%) Python
2 7 (8.64%) C#
2 7 (8.64%) Java
3 5 (6.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (13.58%) Degree
2 9 (11.11%) HNC
2 9 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.17%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.94%) CCNA
5 4 (4.94%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (3.70%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.47%) CCIE
7 2 (2.47%) CCNP
8 1 (1.23%) BICSI RCDD
8 1 (1.23%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.17%) QA
2 4 (4.94%) PMO
3 2 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (3.70%) Firmware
2 1 (1.23%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (16.05%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.70%) SAP
3 2 (2.47%) AVEVA
3 2 (2.47%) ESRI
3 2 (2.47%) Rockwell
3 2 (2.47%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.47%) Siemens
4 1 (1.23%) Citrix