Telecoms Jobs 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 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 200 210
Rank change year-on-year +37 +10 0
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 296 348 661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.26% 1.54% 1.72%
As % of the General category 2.95% 2.32% 2.46%
Number of salaries quoted 117 265 407
10th Percentile £39,500 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +12.00%
75th Percentile £93,750 £80,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £92,500 £110,000
England median annual salary £47,683 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% -18.18% +1.38%

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 common skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,030 14,998 26,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.41% 66.45% 69.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,610 11,183 18,298
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £54,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £71,183 £73,725
Median % change year-on-year +6.77% -3.45% +5.32%
75th Percentile £102,500 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £57,836 £52,500 £61,000
% change year-on-year +10.16% -13.93% +1.67%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in London.

Salary trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in London over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

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 April 2025. 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 +9 57 £50,000 - 16
West London +30 21 £70,000 +26.26% 46
South London +5 20 - - 10
East London +11 9 £31,000 -32.61% 18
North London - 3 - - 1
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 8 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.35%) SAS
3 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.34%) Confluence
4 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
Applications
1 26 (8.78%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (2.70%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.35%) SPSS
6 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.34%) Maya
7 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (3.38%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.34%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (10.81%) Azure
2 23 (7.77%) AWS
3 22 (7.43%) GCP
4 15 (5.07%) PaaS
4 15 (5.07%) SaaS
5 9 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.03%) IaaS
7 4 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.35%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.01%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.68%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (0.68%) Asana
9 2 (0.68%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.68%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.68%) Slack
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.34%) Google Play
10 1 (0.34%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.34%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 65 (21.96%) Intrusion Detection
2 25 (8.45%) Network Security
3 21 (7.09%) Firewall
4 19 (6.42%) LAN
5 16 (5.41%) TCP/IP
6 12 (4.05%) WAN
7 10 (3.38%) Internet
7 10 (3.38%) VoIP
8 9 (3.04%) Link 16
8 9 (3.04%) Tactical Data Link
9 8 (2.70%) BGP
9 8 (2.70%) DNS
9 8 (2.70%) Unified Communications
9 8 (2.70%) VLAN
10 7 (2.36%) OSPF
10 7 (2.36%) RS-232
10 7 (2.36%) RS-485
11 6 (2.03%) SD-WAN
11 6 (2.03%) SMTP
11 6 (2.03%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.70%) NoSQL
2 7 (2.36%) Big Data
2 7 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (2.36%) RDBMS
2 7 (2.36%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.69%) MySQL
4 4 (1.35%) Apache Hive
4 4 (1.35%) Hadoop
5 3 (1.01%) GIS
5 3 (1.01%) Metadata
5 3 (1.01%) Power BI
6 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.68%) Tableau
7 1 (0.34%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.34%) CouchDB
7 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.34%) DB2
7 1 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.34%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 11 (3.72%) Git
2 9 (3.04%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.03%) JIRA
4 3 (1.01%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.34%) GitLab
5 1 (0.34%) Gradle
5 1 (0.34%) Maven
5 1 (0.34%) MLflow
General
1 143 (48.31%) Social Skills
2 141 (47.64%) Finance
3 92 (31.08%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (30.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (14.86%) Marketing
6 42 (14.19%) Law
6 42 (14.19%) Manufacturing
7 33 (11.15%) Banking
8 31 (10.47%) Public Sector
9 27 (9.12%) Retail
10 26 (8.78%) Electronics
11 20 (6.76%) Legal
12 17 (5.74%) Games
13 13 (4.39%) Advertising
13 13 (4.39%) Pharmaceutical
14 12 (4.05%) Military
14 12 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (2.70%) Billing
16 8 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (27.36%) Architect
2 71 (23.99%) Senior
3 67 (22.64%) Security Architect
4 33 (11.15%) Analyst
5 19 (6.42%) Network Engineer
6 18 (6.08%) IT Support
7 17 (5.74%) Developer
8 15 (5.07%) Support Specialist
9 14 (4.73%) Automation Engineer
9 14 (4.73%) IT Analyst
9 14 (4.73%) IT Support Analyst
9 14 (4.73%) IT Support Specialist
9 14 (4.73%) Support Analyst
10 13 (4.39%) Cloud Engineer
11 12 (4.05%) Field Engineer
12 11 (3.72%) Consultant
12 11 (3.72%) Security Engineer
12 11 (3.72%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (3.38%) Senior Developer
13 10 (3.38%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (20.95%) HTML
2 8 (2.70%) Node.js
2 8 (2.70%) REST
3 7 (2.36%) FastAPI
3 7 (2.36%) Flask
3 7 (2.36%) RESTful
4 4 (1.35%) 802.1X
5 3 (1.01%) pytest
6 2 (0.68%) JSON
6 2 (0.68%) Kafka
6 2 (0.68%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.68%) XML
7 1 (0.34%) Android SDK
7 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.34%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.34%) iOS SDK
7 1 (0.34%) Jetpack Compose
7 1 (0.34%) Middleware
7 1 (0.34%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.34%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 89 (30.07%) Management Information System
2 63 (21.28%) Cyberattack
3 24 (8.11%) Data Centre
4 20 (6.76%) Blockchain
4 20 (6.76%) Robotics
5 16 (5.41%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (3.04%) IoT
6 9 (3.04%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.36%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.36%) PACS
8 6 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.03%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.69%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.35%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (1.35%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.01%) Cybercrime
11 3 (1.01%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (1.01%) Over-the-Top Content
Operating Systems
1 34 (11.49%) Windows
2 23 (7.77%) Linux
3 8 (2.70%) Android
4 6 (2.03%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.69%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.35%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (1.01%) Android TV
7 3 (1.01%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.68%) Unix
9 1 (0.34%) MVS
9 1 (0.34%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.34%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (38.85%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (35.14%) Artificial Intelligence
3 94 (31.76%) Information Security
4 91 (30.74%) Cybersecurity
5 87 (29.39%) Mentoring
6 85 (28.72%) Creative Thinking
7 81 (27.36%) Risk Management
8 79 (26.69%) Incident Response
9 72 (24.32%) Security Architecture
10 68 (22.97%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 68 (22.97%) Threat Intelligence
11 65 (21.96%) Digital Forensics
11 65 (21.96%) Security Testing
12 64 (21.62%) Threat Modelling
13 44 (14.86%) Agile
14 42 (14.19%) Analytics
15 34 (11.49%) Business Intelligence
16 30 (10.14%) Change Management
17 27 (9.12%) ITIL
18 26 (8.78%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (15.88%) Python
2 17 (5.74%) R
3 11 (3.72%) SQL
4 8 (2.70%) Bash
4 8 (2.70%) C
5 4 (1.35%) C++
5 4 (1.35%) Java
5 4 (1.35%) MATLAB
6 2 (0.68%) Perl
6 2 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.68%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.34%) Assembly Language
7 1 (0.34%) Go
7 1 (0.34%) JCL
7 1 (0.34%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.34%) PHP
7 1 (0.34%) PL/1
Qualifications
1 88 (29.73%) Degree
1 88 (29.73%) Security Cleared
2 76 (25.68%) DV Cleared
3 30 (10.14%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (9.46%) CCNP
5 17 (5.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (4.73%) A+ Certification
6 14 (4.73%) CCIE
7 13 (4.39%) CISSP
8 11 (3.72%) CCNA
9 10 (3.38%) CCSE
9 10 (3.38%) CISA
9 10 (3.38%) ISACA
10 8 (2.70%) CISM
10 8 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.70%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.36%) GSEC
11 7 (2.36%) PMI Certification
11 7 (2.36%) SC Cleared
11 7 (2.36%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.76%) ITGC
2 15 (5.07%) QA
3 8 (2.70%) GDPR
4 7 (2.36%) MIL-STD-1553
5 6 (2.03%) NIST
6 5 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.35%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.68%) NCSC
9 2 (0.68%) SLA
10 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.34%) ISAE 3402
10 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.34%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.34%) NIST 800
System Software
1 10 (3.38%) Docker
2 7 (2.36%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.01%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.01%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (6.08%) Terraform
2 17 (5.74%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.05%) Ansible
4 4 (1.35%) Cisco CUCM
5 3 (1.01%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 3 (1.01%) SCCM
6 2 (0.68%) Cisco UCCX
6 2 (0.68%) WSUS
7 1 (0.34%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.34%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.34%) Opsview
Vendors
1 40 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 37 (12.50%) Cisco
2 37 (12.50%) SAP
3 18 (6.08%) Google
4 16 (5.41%) F5
5 14 (4.73%) Oracle
6 13 (4.39%) CheckPoint
7 10 (3.38%) Arista
7 10 (3.38%) Palo Alto
8 9 (3.04%) VMware
9 8 (2.70%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.36%) BT
11 4 (1.35%) Juniper
11 4 (1.35%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.35%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.35%) Vertica
12 3 (1.01%) Dell
12 3 (1.01%) HP
12 3 (1.01%) Meraki
12 3 (1.01%) Openreach