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 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 157 189
Rank change year-on-year +12 +32 +19
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 296 323 307
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.12% 2.09% 1.68%
As % of the General category 3.14% 2.85% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 199 113 230
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £46,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% -21.43% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £97,500 £88,300
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -13.64%

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 9,427 11,316 12,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 67.54% 73.26% 65.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,790 6,058 9,333
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,028 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.30% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - -4.00%

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 10 January 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 10 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
Central London +11 33 £62,500 +25.00% 21
West London -20 8 £53,750 -23.21% 4
South London +22 6 £45,000 - 4
North London +5 1 £35,000 -6.67%
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 9 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.69%) Apache Pulsar
4 2 (0.68%) Confluence
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.34%) CMS
5 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (4.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.04%) Sketch
5 7 (2.36%) Maya
6 6 (2.03%) Adobe XD
7 3 (1.01%) Chatbot
7 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (1.01%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.36%) SAP IBP
1 7 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.68%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 58 (19.59%) Azure
2 53 (17.91%) GCP
3 41 (13.85%) AWS
4 14 (4.73%) SaaS
5 12 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.72%) GitHub
6 11 (3.72%) GitHub Actions
7 9 (3.04%) Figma
7 9 (3.04%) PaaS
8 8 (2.70%) Azure Service Bus
8 8 (2.70%) Datadog
9 6 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (2.03%) IaaS
9 6 (2.03%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 5 (1.69%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.35%) Cloud Functions
11 4 (1.35%) Cloud Run
11 4 (1.35%) Google Compute Engine
11 4 (1.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.77%) Firewall
2 18 (6.08%) Broadband
3 15 (5.07%) LAN
4 14 (4.73%) WAN
5 13 (4.39%) VoIP
6 11 (3.72%) SD-WAN
7 10 (3.38%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (3.04%) VPN
8 9 (3.04%) Wireless
8 9 (3.04%) Wireshark
9 8 (2.70%) Ethernet
10 7 (2.36%) IP Telephony
11 5 (1.69%) DNS
11 5 (1.69%) Internet
11 5 (1.69%) Multicast
11 5 (1.69%) PSTN
12 3 (1.01%) 4G
12 3 (1.01%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (1.01%) Network Security
12 3 (1.01%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.39%) NoSQL
2 11 (3.72%) Relational Database
3 9 (3.04%) RDBMS
4 8 (2.70%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.36%) SAP BW
6 6 (2.03%) BigQuery
7 3 (1.01%) Redis
8 2 (0.68%) KNIME
8 2 (0.68%) Metadata
8 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.68%) Power BI
8 2 (0.68%) QlikView
8 2 (0.68%) Tableau
9 1 (0.34%) IBM InfoSphere
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (4.73%) Jenkins
2 9 (3.04%) Git
3 5 (1.69%) GitLab
4 4 (1.35%) JIRA
4 4 (1.35%) Postman
5 3 (1.01%) Burp Suite
5 3 (1.01%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
General
1 120 (40.54%) Social Skills
2 110 (37.16%) Finance
3 78 (26.35%) Marketing
4 69 (23.31%) Public Sector
5 67 (22.64%) Manufacturing
6 62 (20.95%) Electronics
7 39 (13.18%) Analytical Skills
8 35 (11.82%) Law
9 23 (7.77%) Legal
10 20 (6.76%) Banking
11 17 (5.74%) Billing
12 16 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (5.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (4.05%) Games
15 9 (3.04%) German Language
16 8 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (2.36%) Automotive
18 4 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
18 4 (1.35%) Retail
19 3 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (26.01%) Senior
2 29 (9.80%) Analyst
3 28 (9.46%) IT Support
4 25 (8.45%) Lead
5 22 (7.43%) Support Analyst
6 20 (6.76%) Architect
7 18 (6.08%) IT Analyst
7 18 (6.08%) IT Support Analyst
7 18 (6.08%) Senior Manager
7 18 (6.08%) Software Engineer
8 16 (5.41%) Security Engineer
9 15 (5.07%) Consultant
9 15 (5.07%) Network Engineer
9 15 (5.07%) Support Specialist
10 14 (4.73%) IT Manager
11 13 (4.39%) Android Engineer
11 13 (4.39%) Senior Android Engineer
11 13 (4.39%) Senior Security Engineer
12 12 (4.05%) Development Manager
13 11 (3.72%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.12%) REST
2 25 (8.45%) RESTful
3 22 (7.43%) Kafka
4 17 (5.74%) gRPC
4 17 (5.74%) WebSockets
5 14 (4.73%) Spring
6 13 (4.39%) Spring Boot
7 11 (3.72%) OAuth
8 9 (3.04%) Spring Cloud
9 8 (2.70%) Middleware
9 8 (2.70%) Node.js
9 8 (2.70%) OAuth2
10 6 (2.03%) FastAPI
10 6 (2.03%) Flask
10 6 (2.03%) JWT
10 6 (2.03%) Spring Integration
10 6 (2.03%) Spring MVC
11 5 (1.69%) Elastic Stack
11 5 (1.69%) SOAP
11 5 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.11%) Onboarding
2 23 (7.77%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (7.43%) Data Centre
4 18 (6.08%) Mobile App
5 17 (5.74%) Cloud Native
6 16 (5.41%) AI Agents
6 16 (5.41%) Social Media
7 13 (4.39%) Management Information System
8 11 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (3.72%) Video Conferencing
9 9 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.36%) Driving Licence
10 7 (2.36%) PMI
10 7 (2.36%) Reinsurance
11 6 (2.03%) IVR
12 4 (1.35%) Public Cloud
13 3 (1.01%) IoT
13 3 (1.01%) TM Forum
13 3 (1.01%) VUI
13 3 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (13.85%) Windows
2 28 (9.46%) Android
3 17 (5.74%) Linux
4 7 (2.36%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.36%) Unix
5 4 (1.35%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.35%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.68%) VMS
7 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (23.65%) AI
2 64 (21.62%) Business Intelligence
3 63 (21.28%) Programme Management
4 62 (20.95%) Digital Marketing
5 55 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (16.55%) Agile
7 42 (14.19%) User Experience
8 41 (13.85%) CI/CD
9 40 (13.51%) Computer Science
9 40 (13.51%) DevOps
10 39 (13.18%) Machine Learning
11 38 (12.84%) Containerisation
11 38 (12.84%) CRM
12 36 (12.16%) ITIL
12 36 (12.16%) Microservices
13 34 (11.49%) Business Development
13 34 (11.49%) Project Management
14 33 (11.15%) Mentoring
15 30 (10.14%) Analytics
16 29 (9.80%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 58 (19.59%) Python
2 29 (9.80%) SQL
3 23 (7.77%) C++
4 22 (7.43%) Java
5 18 (6.08%) Bash
5 18 (6.08%) Go
6 17 (5.74%) PowerShell
7 12 (4.05%) TypeScript
8 10 (3.38%) C#
8 10 (3.38%) JavaScript
9 8 (2.70%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.01%) PHP
10 3 (1.01%) R
11 2 (0.68%) C
12 1 (0.34%) Bicep
12 1 (0.34%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.34%) Rust
12 1 (0.34%) Swift
Qualifications
1 85 (28.72%) Degree
2 35 (11.82%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (7.43%) Security Cleared
4 21 (7.09%) SC Cleared
5 18 (6.08%) PMI Certification
6 16 (5.41%) DV Cleared
7 12 (4.05%) Master's Degree
8 11 (3.72%) A+ Certification
8 11 (3.72%) CISSP
8 11 (3.72%) PMP
9 10 (3.38%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.69%) CCNP
11 4 (1.35%) CCIE
12 3 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.01%) CCSP
12 3 (1.01%) GCIH
13 2 (0.68%) CCSA
13 2 (0.68%) CCSE
13 2 (0.68%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.45%) QA
2 23 (7.77%) GDPR
3 12 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (2.36%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.69%) EU AI Act
7 5 (1.69%) PMO
8 4 (1.35%) GAAP
9 3 (1.01%) NIST
10 2 (0.68%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.68%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (12.50%) Docker
2 16 (5.41%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (14.86%) Kubernetes
2 21 (7.09%) Terraform
3 12 (4.05%) Prometheus
4 11 (3.72%) Ansible
5 8 (2.70%) Grafana
5 8 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.01%) Nmap
7 1 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.34%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 67 (22.64%) SAP
2 44 (14.86%) Microsoft
3 31 (10.47%) Cisco
4 26 (8.78%) Google
5 19 (6.42%) Salesforce
6 10 (3.38%) CheckPoint
6 10 (3.38%) Meraki
7 9 (3.04%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.70%) Palantir
8 8 (2.70%) SolarWinds
9 7 (2.36%) Ariba
9 7 (2.36%) Avaya
10 6 (2.03%) Adobe
11 5 (1.69%) Ericsson
11 5 (1.69%) Genesys
11 5 (1.69%) Mavenir
11 5 (1.69%) Nokia
11 5 (1.69%) Splunk
12 4 (1.35%) OpenAI
13 3 (1.01%) HubSpot