Telecoms Job Trends in London

Telecommunications
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 164 241
Rank change year-on-year +14 +77 -50
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 314 272 309
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.53% 2.19% 1.32%
As % of the General category 2.77% 2.88% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 192 130 240
10th Percentile £32,775 £38,275 £28,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £64,750
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -7.50%
75th Percentile £96,563 £91,563 £80,281
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £97,975
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -21.05%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,343 9,431 15,958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 55.12% 76.04% 68.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,132 5,447 11,369
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -5.08%
75th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £125,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in London

Telecoms
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in London over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the London region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Central London -34 34 £45,000 -10.00% 48
West London -3 18 £26,200 -62.57% 11
East London -8 3 £20,000 -35.48% 3
South London - 1 - - 1
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.96%) Apache
1 3 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
1 3 (0.96%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.64%) Confluence
3 1 (0.32%) Apache Pulsar
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.32%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (6.05%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (4.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.64%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (2.23%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.64%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 24 (7.64%) AWS
2 21 (6.69%) GCP
3 19 (6.05%) Azure
4 18 (5.73%) SaaS
5 15 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.46%) OpenShift
7 7 (2.23%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (1.27%) GitHub
9 4 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.96%) Anthos
10 3 (0.96%) Apigee
10 3 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.96%) Cloud Functions
10 3 (0.96%) Cloud Run
10 3 (0.96%) Google Compute Engine
10 3 (0.96%) OCI
10 3 (0.96%) PaaS
10 3 (0.96%) Serverless
11 2 (0.64%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.01%) Broadband
2 17 (5.41%) WAN
3 15 (4.78%) LAN
3 15 (4.78%) TCP/IP
4 14 (4.46%) Firewall
5 13 (4.14%) BGP
5 13 (4.14%) Multicast
6 12 (3.82%) 4G
6 12 (3.82%) Network Security
7 10 (3.18%) MPLS
8 9 (2.87%) Cisco IOS
8 9 (2.87%) Ethernet VPN
8 9 (2.87%) SD-WAN
9 8 (2.55%) IOS XR
9 8 (2.55%) VoIP
10 7 (2.23%) Wireless
11 6 (1.91%) VPN
12 5 (1.59%) 5G
12 5 (1.59%) Ethernet
12 5 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.46%) Relational Database
2 13 (4.14%) RDBMS
3 7 (2.23%) Amazon Athena
3 7 (2.23%) Amazon Redshift
3 7 (2.23%) Apache Iceberg
3 7 (2.23%) Big Data
4 4 (1.27%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.64%) Apache Hudi
6 2 (0.64%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.64%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.64%) Metadata
6 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.64%) Redshift Spectrum
7 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.32%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (3.82%) Git
2 5 (1.59%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.27%) JIRA
4 3 (0.96%) Postman
5 1 (0.32%) GitLab
General
1 118 (37.58%) Social Skills
2 72 (22.93%) Finance
3 36 (11.46%) Law
4 35 (11.15%) Legal
5 31 (9.87%) Billing
6 28 (8.92%) Marketing
7 20 (6.37%) Public Sector
8 17 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (5.41%) Retail
9 16 (5.10%) Banking
9 16 (5.10%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (5.10%) Presentation Skills
10 15 (4.78%) Electronics
11 13 (4.14%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.87%) Games
13 5 (1.59%) Advertising
14 4 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.96%) Esports
15 3 (0.96%) German Language
Job Titles
1 40 (12.74%) Senior
2 36 (11.46%) Lead
3 29 (9.24%) Account Manager
4 24 (7.64%) Telecoms Manager
5 22 (7.01%) Architect
6 18 (5.73%) Telecoms Account Manager
7 16 (5.10%) IT Support
8 15 (4.78%) Analyst
9 14 (4.46%) Developer
9 14 (4.46%) Network Engineer
10 13 (4.14%) Senior Developer
11 12 (3.82%) Account Director
11 12 (3.82%) Java Developer
11 12 (3.82%) Senior Java Developer
11 12 (3.82%) Support Specialist
12 11 (3.50%) IT Analyst
12 11 (3.50%) IT Support Analyst
12 11 (3.50%) IT Support Specialist
12 11 (3.50%) Support Analyst
13 10 (3.18%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.01%) REST
1 22 (7.01%) Spring
1 22 (7.01%) Spring Boot
2 13 (4.14%) AngularJS
2 13 (4.14%) Bootstrap
3 11 (3.50%) Kafka
4 9 (2.87%) gRPC
4 9 (2.87%) Spring Cloud
4 9 (2.87%) WebSockets
5 8 (2.55%) Jinja
5 8 (2.55%) NETCONF
5 8 (2.55%) RESTful
5 8 (2.55%) YANG
6 6 (1.91%) Spring Integration
6 6 (1.91%) Spring MVC
7 4 (1.27%) OAuth
8 3 (0.96%) Android NDK
8 3 (0.96%) Apache Camel
8 3 (0.96%) JSON
8 3 (0.96%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.60%) Data Centre
2 18 (5.73%) Social Media
3 14 (4.46%) Cloud Native
4 13 (4.14%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.50%) MPEG
5 11 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.50%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (2.23%) AI Agents
6 7 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (2.23%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.91%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.59%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.27%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.27%) Virtual Reality
10 3 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.96%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.96%) Life Science
10 3 (0.96%) TM Forum
11 2 (0.64%) CMDB
11 2 (0.64%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.69%) Windows
2 13 (4.14%) Android
3 4 (1.27%) Linux
3 4 (1.27%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.64%) VMS
6 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.32%) Unix
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (15.61%) Agile
2 39 (12.42%) AI
3 38 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (10.83%) Business Development
5 31 (9.87%) Customer Experience
5 31 (9.87%) Mentoring
6 30 (9.55%) CRM
7 28 (8.92%) Analytics
8 26 (8.28%) Containerisation
8 26 (8.28%) Microservices
8 26 (8.28%) Regulatory Compliance
9 24 (7.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (7.64%) Cybersecurity
9 24 (7.64%) Roadmaps
10 23 (7.32%) Information Security
10 23 (7.32%) ITIL
11 21 (6.69%) Machine Learning
12 20 (6.37%) B2B
12 20 (6.37%) CI/CD
12 20 (6.37%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.24%) Python
2 24 (7.64%) Java
3 17 (5.41%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.50%) SQL
5 10 (3.18%) C++
6 7 (2.23%) Bash
7 6 (1.91%) Go
8 5 (1.59%) Kotlin
9 4 (1.27%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.96%) PHP
10 3 (0.96%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.64%) C#
12 1 (0.32%) C
12 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 60 (19.11%) Degree
2 16 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (3.82%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (3.50%) A+ Certification
5 10 (3.18%) CCIE
6 8 (2.55%) CCNP
6 8 (2.55%) CISSP
7 7 (2.23%) CCSE
8 6 (1.91%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.59%) CISM
9 5 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.27%) APMG
10 4 (1.27%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.27%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.27%) Security Cleared
11 3 (0.96%) CCSA
11 3 (0.96%) CISA
11 3 (0.96%) JNCIE
11 3 (0.96%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (7.01%) GRC
2 22 (7.01%) PCI DSS
3 12 (3.82%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.55%) QA
4 8 (2.55%) SLA
5 6 (1.91%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.59%) GDPR
7 4 (1.27%) PMO
8 3 (0.96%) NIST
9 2 (0.64%) IFRS
9 2 (0.64%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.32%) NCSC
10 1 (0.32%) RMADS
10 1 (0.32%) SOC 1
10 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (5.10%) Docker
2 4 (1.27%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (9.24%) Kubernetes
2 13 (4.14%) Terraform
3 6 (1.91%) Prometheus
4 5 (1.59%) Ansible
4 5 (1.59%) Autotask
5 3 (0.96%) Grafana
6 2 (0.64%) Nagios
7 1 (0.32%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.32%) WSUS
7 1 (0.32%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 28 (8.92%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.01%) Cisco
3 14 (4.46%) SAP
4 8 (2.55%) CheckPoint
4 8 (2.55%) Google
5 7 (2.23%) Fortinet
5 7 (2.23%) Palo Alto
6 6 (1.91%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.59%) Arista
7 5 (1.59%) F5
7 5 (1.59%) Kaseya
7 5 (1.59%) Remedy
8 4 (1.27%) DocuSign
8 4 (1.27%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.96%) BT
9 3 (0.96%) Freshdesk
9 3 (0.96%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.64%) Databricks
10 2 (0.64%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.32%) VMware