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 in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 47 218
Rank change year-on-year -34 +171 -118
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 163 183 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.98% 5.22% 1.13%
As % of the General category 5.18% 7.39% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 29 155 76
10th Percentile £25,750 - £24,438
25th Percentile £28,500 - £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £26,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +60.38% -48.29% +28.13%
75th Percentile £62,500 £47,500 £69,094
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,450 £72,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -9.57% +5.50%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,148 2,477 5,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.59% 70.61% 70.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,319 1,918 3,111
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £37,163
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £66,967 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.69%

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 October 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 October 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 +30 129 £42,500 -22.73% 24
Staffordshire -19 7 £42,500 -5.56% 2
Warwickshire -40 5 - - 2
Worcestershire -36 4 £30,000 +13.21% 5
Brierley Hill - 4 £26,250 -
Solihull 0 3 £60,000 -11.11% 5
Coventry -23 1 £30,000 +13.21% 3
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Shropshire - 1 - - 2
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 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.61%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.61%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (2.45%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 24 (14.72%) Azure
2 17 (10.43%) Entra ID
3 7 (4.29%) AWS
3 7 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.45%) GCP
5 3 (1.84%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 56 (34.36%) 3GPP
1 56 (34.36%) 5G
2 26 (15.95%) Radio Access Network
3 9 (5.52%) Network Security
4 7 (4.29%) Wireless
5 5 (3.07%) HTTP
6 4 (2.45%) LAN
7 3 (1.84%) Diameter Protocol
7 3 (1.84%) SCTP
8 2 (1.23%) Broadband
8 2 (1.23%) Firewall
8 2 (1.23%) Internet
9 1 (0.61%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.61%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.45%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.84%) Data Mining
2 3 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (2.45%) GDB
General
1 27 (16.56%) Social Skills
2 21 (12.88%) Finance
2 21 (12.88%) Games
3 8 (4.91%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (4.91%) Manufacturing
3 8 (4.91%) Marketing
4 7 (4.29%) Electronics
4 7 (4.29%) Public Sector
5 5 (3.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.45%) Legal
7 2 (1.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (18.40%) Analyst
2 24 (14.72%) Functional Analyst
2 24 (14.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 16 (9.82%) Azure Engineer
4 12 (7.36%) Network Engineer
5 11 (6.75%) Tester
6 10 (6.13%) IT Support
6 10 (6.13%) Project Manager
7 9 (5.52%) Business Development Manager
7 9 (5.52%) Business Manager
7 9 (5.52%) Development Manager
8 8 (4.91%) Security Tester
8 8 (4.91%) Technical Manager
8 8 (4.91%) Technical Project Manager
9 7 (4.29%) Architect
10 6 (3.68%) Senior
10 6 (3.68%) Vulnerability Researcher
11 5 (3.07%) 1st Line Support
11 5 (3.07%) IT Manager
11 5 (3.07%) Project Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.84%) Kafka
2 2 (1.23%) EDI
3 1 (0.61%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.29%) Algorithms
2 6 (3.68%) Data Structures
2 6 (3.68%) Distributed Systems
2 6 (3.68%) Virtual Team
3 5 (3.07%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (2.45%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.84%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.23%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.61%) CAN bus
7 1 (0.61%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.61%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.61%) IoT
7 1 (0.61%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 18 (11.04%) Windows
2 12 (7.36%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.75%) Linux
4 5 (3.07%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.07%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (2.45%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.61%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (50.31%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (19.63%) Decision-Making
3 27 (16.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 25 (15.34%) Test Strategy
5 24 (14.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 14 (8.59%) Business Development
6 14 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (8.59%) Vulnerability Research
7 8 (4.91%) Analytics
7 8 (4.91%) Programme Management
7 8 (4.91%) Project Delivery
8 7 (4.29%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (4.29%) Data Analytics
8 7 (4.29%) Digital Marketing
9 6 (3.68%) Penetration Testing
9 6 (3.68%) SDLC
9 6 (3.68%) Virtual Team Management
10 5 (3.07%) Agile
10 5 (3.07%) ITIL
10 5 (3.07%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.07%) Python
2 3 (1.84%) R
2 3 (1.84%) SQL
3 1 (0.61%) C
3 1 (0.61%) C++
3 1 (0.61%) Embedded C
3 1 (0.61%) Embedded C++
3 1 (0.61%) Java
3 1 (0.61%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (12.88%) Security Cleared
2 14 (8.59%) SC Cleared
3 9 (5.52%) Degree
4 3 (1.84%) AWS Certification
4 3 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 3 (1.84%) CCNA
4 3 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (1.84%) DBS Check
4 3 (1.84%) DV Cleared
4 3 (1.84%) MCSE
4 3 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.61%) BICSI Certification
6 1 (0.61%) BICSI RCDD
6 1 (0.61%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.61%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (27.61%) NCSC
2 25 (15.34%) QA
3 3 (1.84%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (5.52%) Active Directory
1 9 (5.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (3.07%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.45%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.61%) Firmware
4 1 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (2.45%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.61%) SCCM
Vendors
1 22 (13.50%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.13%) VMware
3 7 (4.29%) SAP
4 5 (3.07%) Citrix
4 5 (3.07%) Virgin Media
5 4 (2.45%) Cisco
5 4 (2.45%) Openreach
6 3 (1.84%) BT
6 3 (1.84%) Databricks
6 3 (1.84%) Ericsson
6 3 (1.84%) Nokia
7 2 (1.23%) Apple
8 1 (0.61%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.61%) NVIDIA
8 1 (0.61%) Veeam