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 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	180	149	197
Rank change year-on-year	-31	+48	-37
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms	322	284	275
As % of all permanent jobs in London	1.23%	2.43%	1.55%
As % of the General category	2.35%	3.19%	2.27%
Number of salaries quoted	195	174	136
10^th Percentile	£34,750	£35,725	£37,375
25^th Percentile	£44,000	£47,500	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	£65,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-3.85%	+8.33%	-14.29%
75^th Percentile	£87,500	£85,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£106,500	£100,000	£106,875
England median annual salary	£45,000	£45,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-	-10.00%	-4.76%

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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	13,723	8,899	12,136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London	52.24%	75.99%	68.56%
Number of salaries quoted	8,346	5,419	7,242
10^th Percentile	£40,000	£36,250	£41,250
25^th Percentile	£51,250	£51,250	£55,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	£72,500	£75,000
Median % change year-on-year	+3.45%	-3.33%	-
75^th Percentile	£96,250	£97,500	£98,750
90^th Percentile	£111,250	£125,000	£122,500
England median annual salary	£55,000	£53,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+3.77%	-11.67%	-

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 Salary Trend in London

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 17 October 2026.

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 17 October 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	41	£47,500	-5.00%	57
West London	-7	15	£55,000	-	16
South London	-1	9	£55,750	-7.08%	2
East London	-	2	£49,000	-	9
Telecoms England

Telecoms Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region with a requirement for Telecoms.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	22.7%	73
2	AI	20.2%	65
2	Problem-Solving	20.2%	65
4	Stakeholder Management	16.8%	54
5	Microsoft	16.1%	52
6	Cybersecurity	14.0%	45
7	Azure	13.0%	42
8	Python	12.7%	41
9	AWS	12.4%	40
10	Business Development	11.8%	38
10	Project Delivery	11.8%	38
12	Analytics	11.2%	36
12	Continuous Improvement	11.2%	36
14	Decision-Making	10.6%	34
14	Presales	10.6%	34
16	CI/CD	10.2%	33
17	Cisco	9.9%	32
18	Firewall	9.6%	31
19	ITIL	9.3%	30
19	LAN	9.3%	30
19	Roadmaps	9.3%	30
22	CRM	8.7%	28
23	Customer Experience	8.4%	27
23	Microsoft Excel	8.4%	27
23	Microsoft Office	8.4%	27
23	WAN	8.4%	27
27	DevOps	8.1%	26
27	TCP/IP	8.1%	26
29	Agile	7.8%	25
30	B2B	7.5%	24

Telecoms Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	38.5%	124
2	Finance	28.0%	90
3	Marketing	13.7%	44
4	Analytical Skills	12.7%	41
5	Law	11.5%	37
5	Retail	11.5%	37
7	Legal	9.9%	32
8	Public Sector	9.0%	29
9	Banking	8.7%	28
10	Presentation Skills	5.9%	19
11	Organisational Skills	5.6%	18
12	Influencing Skills	4.0%	13
13	Billing	3.4%	11
13	Inclusion and Diversity	3.4%	11
13	Military	3.4%	11
16	Electronics	2.8%	9
17	Manufacturing	2.2%	7
18	Back Office	1.9%	6
19	Advertising	1.6%	5
19	Public Speaking	1.6%	5