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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 158 186
Rank change year-on-year +17 +28 +15
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 294 331 328
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.03% 2.13% 1.69%
As % of the General category 3.05% 2.90% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 195 116 249
10th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £37,900
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £106,875 £92,500
England median annual salary £43,500 £53,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.31% +12.11% -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 9,652 11,404 12,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 66.52% 73.50% 65.67%
Number of salaries quoted 5,919 6,032 9,862
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,826 £39,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - +1.35%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £122,500 £117,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,914
% change year-on-year -8.33% +5.42% -8.94%

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 22 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 22 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 +5 37 £45,000 -10.00% 17
West London -13 12 £53,750 -20.37% 3
South London +25 5 £45,000 - 5
North London +5 1 £35,000 -6.67% 2
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 7 (2.38%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.70%) Apache Pulsar
2 5 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Apache
3 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.34%) CMS
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (6.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.38%) Maya
5 4 (1.36%) Sketch
6 3 (1.02%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.68%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.34%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 7 (2.38%) SAP IBP
1 7 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.68%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 54 (18.37%) Azure
2 50 (17.01%) GCP
3 38 (12.93%) AWS
4 11 (3.74%) GitHub
4 11 (3.74%) GitHub Actions
4 11 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (3.06%) SaaS
6 8 (2.72%) Azure Service Bus
7 7 (2.38%) Datadog
7 7 (2.38%) OpenShift
8 6 (2.04%) AWS CloudFormation
8 6 (2.04%) IaaS
8 6 (2.04%) PaaS
9 5 (1.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.36%) Cloud Functions
10 4 (1.36%) Cloud Run
10 4 (1.36%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.36%) Figma
10 4 (1.36%) Google Compute Engine
11 3 (1.02%) Anthos
Communications & Networking
1 28 (9.52%) Broadband
2 24 (8.16%) Firewall
3 17 (5.78%) LAN
4 16 (5.44%) WAN
5 13 (4.42%) VoIP
6 11 (3.74%) SD-WAN
7 10 (3.40%) VPN
7 10 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (3.06%) 4G
8 9 (3.06%) BGP
8 9 (3.06%) Cisco IOS
8 9 (3.06%) Ethernet VPN
8 9 (3.06%) MPLS
8 9 (3.06%) Wireless
8 9 (3.06%) Wireshark
9 8 (2.72%) Ethernet
9 8 (2.72%) IOS XR
10 7 (2.38%) IP Telephony
11 5 (1.70%) DNS
11 5 (1.70%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.76%) NoSQL
2 12 (4.08%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.40%) RDBMS
4 8 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.38%) BigQuery
5 7 (2.38%) SAP BW
6 3 (1.02%) Redis
7 2 (0.68%) KNIME
7 2 (0.68%) Metadata
7 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.68%) Power BI
7 2 (0.68%) QlikView
7 2 (0.68%) Tableau
8 1 (0.34%) Big Data
8 1 (0.34%) IBM InfoSphere
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (4.42%) Git
2 11 (3.74%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.70%) GitLab
4 4 (1.36%) Postman
5 3 (1.02%) Burp Suite
5 3 (1.02%) JIRA
5 3 (1.02%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
General
1 119 (40.48%) Social Skills
2 105 (35.71%) Finance
3 74 (25.17%) Marketing
4 63 (21.43%) Manufacturing
4 63 (21.43%) Public Sector
5 58 (19.73%) Electronics
6 36 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (10.20%) Law
8 21 (7.14%) Banking
8 21 (7.14%) Legal
9 18 (6.12%) Billing
9 18 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (5.10%) Games
11 12 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (3.06%) German Language
13 7 (2.38%) Automotive
14 5 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.70%) Retail
15 3 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (25.85%) Senior
2 31 (10.54%) Analyst
3 30 (10.20%) IT Support
4 24 (8.16%) Lead
4 24 (8.16%) Support Analyst
5 23 (7.82%) Architect
6 22 (7.48%) Network Engineer
7 20 (6.80%) IT Analyst
7 20 (6.80%) IT Support Analyst
8 17 (5.78%) Software Engineer
8 17 (5.78%) Support Specialist
9 16 (5.44%) Security Engineer
10 15 (5.10%) Senior Manager
10 15 (5.10%) Telecoms Manager
11 14 (4.76%) Consultant
12 13 (4.42%) Account Manager
12 13 (4.42%) Android Engineer
12 13 (4.42%) IT Manager
12 13 (4.42%) IT Support Specialist
12 13 (4.42%) Senior Android Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (9.52%) REST
2 25 (8.50%) RESTful
3 23 (7.82%) Kafka
4 17 (5.78%) gRPC
4 17 (5.78%) WebSockets
5 15 (5.10%) Spring
6 14 (4.76%) Spring Boot
7 11 (3.74%) OAuth
8 9 (3.06%) Spring Cloud
9 8 (2.72%) Jinja
9 8 (2.72%) Middleware
9 8 (2.72%) NETCONF
9 8 (2.72%) OAuth2
9 8 (2.72%) YANG
10 6 (2.04%) JWT
10 6 (2.04%) Spring Integration
10 6 (2.04%) Spring MVC
11 5 (1.70%) Elastic Stack
11 5 (1.70%) FastAPI
11 5 (1.70%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.82%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (7.48%) Social Media
3 21 (7.14%) Data Centre
4 18 (6.12%) Onboarding
5 17 (5.78%) Cloud Native
6 14 (4.76%) AI Agents
7 13 (4.42%) Video Conferencing
8 12 (4.08%) Mobile App
9 10 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (3.06%) Management Information System
10 9 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (2.38%) Driving Licence
11 7 (2.38%) PMI
11 7 (2.38%) Reinsurance
12 6 (2.04%) IVR
13 3 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (1.02%) Cloud Security Posture
13 3 (1.02%) Distributed Computing
13 3 (1.02%) IoT
13 3 (1.02%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 39 (13.27%) Windows
2 23 (7.82%) Android
3 15 (5.10%) Linux
4 7 (2.38%) Unix
5 5 (1.70%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.36%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.68%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.68%) VMS
8 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (21.09%) AI
2 60 (20.41%) Business Intelligence
3 59 (20.07%) Programme Management
4 58 (19.73%) Digital Marketing
5 56 (19.05%) Agile
6 53 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (13.61%) CRM
8 38 (12.93%) Business Development
8 38 (12.93%) CI/CD
8 38 (12.93%) Containerisation
9 37 (12.59%) DevOps
10 36 (12.24%) ITIL
10 36 (12.24%) User Experience
11 35 (11.90%) Computer Science
11 35 (11.90%) Machine Learning
11 35 (11.90%) Microservices
12 34 (11.56%) Mentoring
13 31 (10.54%) Project Management
14 28 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
15 27 (9.18%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 61 (20.75%) Python
2 30 (10.20%) SQL
3 23 (7.82%) C++
3 23 (7.82%) Java
4 19 (6.46%) Bash
5 18 (6.12%) Go
5 18 (6.12%) PowerShell
6 12 (4.08%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.74%) JavaScript
8 10 (3.40%) C#
9 8 (2.72%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.02%) PHP
10 3 (1.02%) 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 77 (26.19%) Degree
2 33 (11.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (7.48%) Security Cleared
4 21 (7.14%) SC Cleared
5 16 (5.44%) DV Cleared
5 16 (5.44%) PMI Certification
6 13 (4.42%) A+ Certification
7 11 (3.74%) Master's Degree
8 10 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (3.40%) CISSP
9 9 (3.06%) PMP
10 5 (1.70%) CCNP
11 4 (1.36%) CCIE
12 3 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.02%) CCSP
12 3 (1.02%) DBS Check
12 3 (1.02%) GCIH
13 2 (0.68%) CCSA
13 2 (0.68%) CCSE
13 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.82%) QA
2 19 (6.46%) GDPR
3 11 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.70%) PMO
6 3 (1.02%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.02%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.68%) GAAP
7 2 (0.68%) NIST
7 2 (0.68%) SLA
8 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 36 (12.24%) Docker
2 15 (5.10%) 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 41 (13.95%) Kubernetes
2 19 (6.46%) Terraform
3 12 (4.08%) Prometheus
4 8 (2.72%) Ansible
4 8 (2.72%) Grafana
4 8 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.02%) Nmap
6 1 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.34%) vRealize Orchestrator
6 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 63 (21.43%) SAP
2 42 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 38 (12.93%) Cisco
4 21 (7.14%) Google
5 19 (6.46%) Salesforce
6 10 (3.40%) CheckPoint
6 10 (3.40%) Meraki
7 9 (3.06%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.72%) Palantir
8 8 (2.72%) SolarWinds
9 7 (2.38%) Ariba
10 6 (2.04%) Avaya
11 5 (1.70%) Ericsson
11 5 (1.70%) Genesys
11 5 (1.70%) Mavenir
11 5 (1.70%) Nokia
11 5 (1.70%) Splunk
12 3 (1.02%) HubSpot
12 3 (1.02%) Rapid7
12 3 (1.02%) Zscaler