Telecoms Jobs in the West Midlands

Telecommunications
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 56 177
Rank change year-on-year -60 +121 -83
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 163 339 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.05% 5.73% 1.59%
As % of the General category 3.67% 7.55% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 124 76 101
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £68,750 £66,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -

All General Skills
West Midlands

Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,441 4,488 4,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 55.85% 75.87% 63.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,050 2,216 2,944
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in the West Midlands

Telecoms
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Birmingham +16 97 £46,500 -25.60% 10
Solihull -13 22 £41,250 +28.40% 11
Warwickshire -6 12 £50,000 -2.44% 7
Worcestershire - 9 £35,000 - 5
Shropshire -33 6 £37,500 +44.23% 4
Staffordshire -47 6 £45,000 +38.46% 3
Herefordshire +2 4 £27,500 -56.00% 4
Wednesbury -1 2 £35,000 -
Coventry +3 1 £27,500 -48.84% 3
Sutton Coldfield -15 1 - -
Halesowen - 1 £42,500 -
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 3 (1.84%) CMS
1 3 (1.84%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (7.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.91%) AutoCAD
3 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.61%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 38 (23.31%) Azure
2 36 (22.09%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (12.88%) Entra ID
4 13 (7.98%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 8 (4.91%) SaaS
6 4 (2.45%) AWS
7 3 (1.84%) Google Analytics
8 2 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.23%) GCP
8 2 (1.23%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.23%) Rubrik
9 1 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 35 (21.47%) Firewall
2 13 (7.98%) 5G
3 12 (7.36%) LAN
3 12 (7.36%) PBX
3 12 (7.36%) WAN
4 10 (6.13%) MPLS
4 10 (6.13%) Network Security
5 9 (5.52%) VPN
6 8 (4.91%) VoIP
7 6 (3.68%) 4G
7 6 (3.68%) BGP
7 6 (3.68%) OSPF
7 6 (3.68%) VLAN
7 6 (3.68%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (2.45%) DHCP
8 4 (2.45%) DNS
8 4 (2.45%) Wireshark
9 3 (1.84%) 3GPP
9 3 (1.84%) Broadband
9 3 (1.84%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
1 2 (1.23%) Power BI
2 1 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.23%) GCC
2 1 (0.61%) Git
General
1 37 (22.70%) Social Skills
2 15 (9.20%) Finance
3 12 (7.36%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (6.75%) Local Government
4 11 (6.75%) Retail
5 10 (6.13%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (6.13%) Legal
5 10 (6.13%) Marketing
6 8 (4.91%) Electronics
7 7 (4.29%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.07%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.45%) Billing
9 4 (2.45%) Law
10 3 (1.84%) Automotive
11 2 (1.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 26 (15.95%) IT Engineer
1 26 (15.95%) IT Support
1 26 (15.95%) Support Engineer
2 22 (13.50%) IT Support Engineer
3 19 (11.66%) Business Development Manager
3 19 (11.66%) Business Manager
3 19 (11.66%) Development Manager
4 14 (8.59%) Network Engineer
5 10 (6.13%) Senior
5 10 (6.13%) Telecoms Manager
6 9 (5.52%) IT Manager
7 8 (4.91%) Radio Engineer
8 7 (4.29%) Coordinator
8 7 (4.29%) Project Manager
8 7 (4.29%) Technical Coordinator
9 6 (3.68%) Consultant
9 6 (3.68%) Lead
9 6 (3.68%) Team Leader
10 5 (3.07%) 3rd Line Support
10 5 (3.07%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.36%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.23%) Web Services
3 1 (0.61%) React
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.98%) Replication
2 11 (6.75%) CCTV
3 4 (2.45%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.45%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.45%) IoT
3 4 (2.45%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.84%) Social Media
5 2 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.23%) Wiki
6 1 (0.61%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.61%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.18%) Windows
2 26 (15.95%) Windows Server
3 13 (7.98%) Windows 10
3 13 (7.98%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (25.15%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (15.34%) Business Development
3 23 (14.11%) Project Management
4 22 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (11.04%) Mentoring
6 17 (10.43%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (8.59%) Change Management
7 14 (8.59%) Creative Thinking
7 14 (8.59%) Decision-Making
8 13 (7.98%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (7.98%) Project Delivery
9 12 (7.36%) Configuration Management
9 12 (7.36%) CRM
9 12 (7.36%) Customer Service
9 12 (7.36%) Fault Management
10 11 (6.75%) Time Management
11 10 (6.13%) Agile
11 10 (6.13%) Lead Generation
12 8 (4.91%) Business Intelligence
12 8 (4.91%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.13%) SQL
2 4 (2.45%) R
3 3 (1.84%) C#
4 2 (1.23%) Python
5 1 (0.61%) C
5 1 (0.61%) Embedded C
5 1 (0.61%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (15.95%) Degree
2 24 (14.72%) Security Cleared
3 17 (10.43%) SC Cleared
4 15 (9.20%) DBS Check
5 7 (4.29%) HND
6 4 (2.45%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.45%) CREST Certified
6 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.45%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.84%) ACCA
7 3 (1.84%) CIMA
7 3 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.23%) CCIE
8 2 (1.23%) CCIE Data Center
8 2 (1.23%) CCNP
8 2 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.61%) BICSI Certification
9 1 (0.61%) BICSI RCDD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.52%) QA
2 4 (2.45%) SLA
3 3 (1.84%) NCSC
3 3 (1.84%) PMO
4 1 (0.61%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.61%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.61%) MISRA
System Software
1 21 (12.88%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (7.98%) Hyper-V
3 13 (7.98%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (9.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (7.98%) SCCM
3 4 (2.45%) AirWatch
4 2 (1.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 30 (18.40%) Microsoft
2 26 (15.95%) Aruba
3 24 (14.72%) Cisco
4 22 (13.50%) Juniper
5 15 (9.20%) Veeam
5 15 (9.20%) VMware
6 6 (3.68%) Ericsson
6 6 (3.68%) Nokia
7 5 (3.07%) HP
7 5 (3.07%) Meraki
7 5 (3.07%) SAP
8 3 (1.84%) Google
8 3 (1.84%) NEC
8 3 (1.84%) Openreach
8 3 (1.84%) Virgin Media
9 2 (1.23%) Commvault
9 2 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (1.23%) Dell
9 2 (1.23%) Sophos
9 2 (1.23%) Veritas