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 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 165 191
Rank change year-on-year +22 +26 +33
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 308 317 353
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.92% 2.22% 1.64%
As % of the General category 3.01% 2.97% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 198 114 266
10th Percentile £30,125 £40,150 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,125 £47,500 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £110,000 £97,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% -18.18%

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 10,216 10,689 14,216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 63.58% 74.78% 66.05%
Number of salaries quoted 6,275 5,731 10,969
10th Percentile £35,600 £42,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £76,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.61% +4.83% -0.20%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £122,500 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 2 March 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 2 March 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 -7 33 £45,000 -10.00% 39
West London -19 14 £53,750 -23.21% 3
South London +22 5 £45,000 - 7
East London -16 2 £20,000 -35.48% 11
North London 0 1 £35,000 - 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 5 (1.62%) Apache Pulsar
1 5 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.65%) Apache
3 2 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.65%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.32%) CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (6.49%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (6.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.97%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.97%) Maya
4 3 (0.97%) Sketch
5 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.97%) SAP IBP
1 3 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.65%) Misys Midas
2 2 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.61%) Azure
2 44 (14.29%) GCP
3 36 (11.69%) AWS
4 14 (4.55%) OpenShift
5 11 (3.57%) GitHub
5 11 (3.57%) GitHub Actions
5 11 (3.57%) SaaS
6 9 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.60%) Azure Service Bus
8 6 (1.95%) AWS CloudFormation
9 5 (1.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 5 (1.62%) Datadog
10 4 (1.30%) Cloud Functions
10 4 (1.30%) Cloud Run
10 4 (1.30%) Google Compute Engine
10 4 (1.30%) IaaS
10 4 (1.30%) PaaS
11 3 (0.97%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.97%) Apigee
11 3 (0.97%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 30 (9.74%) Broadband
2 20 (6.49%) Firewall
3 17 (5.52%) LAN
4 16 (5.19%) WAN
5 14 (4.55%) VoIP
6 12 (3.90%) SD-WAN
7 11 (3.57%) 4G
7 11 (3.57%) VPN
8 10 (3.25%) MPLS
9 9 (2.92%) BGP
9 9 (2.92%) Cisco IOS
9 9 (2.92%) Ethernet VPN
9 9 (2.92%) Multicast
9 9 (2.92%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (2.60%) Ethernet
10 8 (2.60%) IOS XR
11 7 (2.27%) Network Security
12 6 (1.95%) IP Telephony
12 6 (1.95%) TCP/IP
12 6 (1.95%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.87%) Relational Database
2 13 (4.22%) RDBMS
3 9 (2.92%) NoSQL
4 7 (2.27%) BigQuery
5 5 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.97%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.97%) Apache Iceberg
7 3 (0.97%) Big Data
7 3 (0.97%) Redis
7 3 (0.97%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.65%) KNIME
8 2 (0.65%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.65%) Power BI
8 2 (0.65%) QlikView
8 2 (0.65%) Tableau
9 1 (0.32%) Apache Hudi
9 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 13 (4.22%) Git
2 11 (3.57%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.62%) GitLab
4 4 (1.30%) Postman
5 3 (0.97%) JIRA
6 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
General
1 121 (39.29%) Social Skills
2 81 (26.30%) Finance
3 53 (17.21%) Marketing
4 48 (15.58%) Public Sector
5 41 (13.31%) Manufacturing
6 40 (12.99%) Electronics
7 31 (10.06%) Billing
8 29 (9.42%) Law
9 28 (9.09%) Legal
10 23 (7.47%) Analytical Skills
11 18 (5.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (5.52%) Banking
13 15 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (4.55%) Games
15 11 (3.57%) German Language
15 11 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (2.60%) Retail
17 5 (1.62%) Advertising
18 3 (0.97%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 70 (22.73%) Senior
2 29 (9.42%) Lead
3 25 (8.12%) Account Manager
3 25 (8.12%) Analyst
4 23 (7.47%) IT Support
5 22 (7.14%) Architect
6 20 (6.49%) Network Engineer
6 20 (6.49%) Telecoms Manager
7 19 (6.17%) Support Analyst
8 18 (5.84%) IT Analyst
8 18 (5.84%) IT Support Analyst
9 16 (5.19%) Consultant
9 16 (5.19%) Support Specialist
9 16 (5.19%) Telecoms Account Manager
10 15 (4.87%) Developer
11 14 (4.55%) Software Engineer
12 13 (4.22%) Security Engineer
12 13 (4.22%) Senior Security Engineer
13 12 (3.90%) IT Support Specialist
13 12 (3.90%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (10.06%) REST
2 24 (7.79%) Kafka
3 22 (7.14%) RESTful
3 22 (7.14%) Spring
4 21 (6.82%) Spring Boot
5 17 (5.52%) gRPC
6 16 (5.19%) WebSockets
7 12 (3.90%) AngularJS
7 12 (3.90%) Bootstrap
8 11 (3.57%) OAuth
9 9 (2.92%) Spring Cloud
10 8 (2.60%) Jinja
10 8 (2.60%) NETCONF
10 8 (2.60%) OAuth2
10 8 (2.60%) YANG
11 6 (1.95%) JWT
11 6 (1.95%) Spring Integration
11 6 (1.95%) Spring MVC
12 5 (1.62%) Elastic Stack
12 5 (1.62%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.12%) Social Media
2 22 (7.14%) Distributed Systems
3 20 (6.49%) Data Centre
4 17 (5.52%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.90%) AI Agents
5 12 (3.90%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (3.25%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.25%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.92%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.60%) Driving Licence
8 8 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.62%) IVR
10 4 (1.30%) IoT
10 4 (1.30%) MPEG
10 4 (1.30%) Virtual Reality
11 3 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.97%) Public Cloud
11 3 (0.97%) Reinsurance
11 3 (0.97%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 32 (10.39%) Windows
2 21 (6.82%) Android
3 11 (3.57%) Linux
4 7 (2.27%) Unix
5 5 (1.62%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.65%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (17.86%) AI
2 53 (17.21%) Agile
3 48 (15.58%) Business Development
4 42 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
4 42 (13.64%) CRM
4 42 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
5 41 (13.31%) Containerisation
6 40 (12.99%) Microservices
7 39 (12.66%) Digital Marketing
7 39 (12.66%) Mentoring
7 39 (12.66%) Programme Management
8 36 (11.69%) DevOps
9 35 (11.36%) Computer Science
10 32 (10.39%) CI/CD
11 30 (9.74%) User Experience
12 29 (9.42%) Machine Learning
13 27 (8.77%) ITIL
14 25 (8.12%) Analytics
15 24 (7.79%) B2B
15 24 (7.79%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.94%) Python
2 29 (9.42%) Java
3 27 (8.77%) SQL
4 22 (7.14%) C++
5 18 (5.84%) Go
6 17 (5.52%) JavaScript
7 15 (4.87%) PowerShell
8 13 (4.22%) Bash
9 12 (3.90%) TypeScript
10 10 (3.25%) C#
11 7 (2.27%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.97%) PHP
12 3 (0.97%) R
13 2 (0.65%) C
14 1 (0.32%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 80 (25.97%) Degree
2 33 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (5.52%) Security Cleared
4 16 (5.19%) SC Cleared
5 12 (3.90%) A+ Certification
6 11 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.57%) DV Cleared
7 8 (2.60%) CCIE
8 7 (2.27%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.95%) CCNP
9 6 (1.95%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.30%) CCSE
10 4 (1.30%) CISSP
10 4 (1.30%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.97%) CISA
11 3 (0.97%) PMP
12 2 (0.65%) APMG
12 2 (0.65%) CCSA
12 2 (0.65%) CISM
13 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.57%) QA
2 10 (3.25%) GDPR
2 10 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.92%) GRC
3 9 (2.92%) PCI DSS
4 6 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.62%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.62%) PMO
6 3 (0.97%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.65%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.65%) SLA
8 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 31 (10.06%) Docker
2 12 (3.90%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (13.96%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.87%) Terraform
3 12 (3.90%) Prometheus
4 8 (2.60%) Ansible
4 8 (2.60%) Grafana
5 7 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 41 (13.31%) SAP
2 35 (11.36%) Microsoft
3 34 (11.04%) Cisco
4 17 (5.52%) Salesforce
5 13 (4.22%) Google
6 9 (2.92%) CheckPoint
7 8 (2.60%) Palantir
8 7 (2.27%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.95%) Meraki
10 5 (1.62%) Avaya
10 5 (1.62%) Ericsson
10 5 (1.62%) F5
10 5 (1.62%) Genesys
10 5 (1.62%) Mavenir
10 5 (1.62%) Nokia
10 5 (1.62%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.62%) Splunk
11 4 (1.30%) DocuSign
12 3 (0.97%) Ariba
13 2 (0.65%) Alteryx