Telecoms Jobs in the South West

Telecommunications
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 34 59
Rank change year-on-year -61 +25 +18
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 272 502 430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 2.73% 7.63% 5.10%
As % of the General category 5.24% 12.11% 8.30%
Number of salaries quoted 220 117 320
10th Percentile £24,000 £34,700 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -6.25%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £56,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,500 £72,625
England median annual salary £45,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.64% +1.82% -

All General Skills
South West

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 South West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,187 4,145 5,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 52.05% 62.99% 61.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3,501 2,298 3,101
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,095 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,369 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.70% +3.32% +4.84%
75th Percentile £60,250 £67,070 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the South West

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Telecoms in the South West

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the South West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in the South West

Telecoms
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Bristol -16 81 £53,500 -6.96% 23
Gloucestershire -18 75 £40,000 -44.83% 20
Cornwall +8 31 £39,005 -13.32% 1
Dorset -75 23 £38,750 -26.19% 8
Somerset -29 18 £46,000 +8.24% 7
Wiltshire -43 17 £42,500 -1.74% 7
Devon -53 13 £18,000 -54.60% 5
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.47%) Moodle
3 3 (1.10%) CloudStack
Applications
1 25 (9.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.72%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.21%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.74%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 23 (8.46%) Azure
2 17 (6.25%) SaaS
3 14 (5.15%) AWS
4 5 (1.84%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.47%) GCP
5 4 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.47%) OCI
6 3 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.10%) Smartsheet
7 2 (0.74%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.74%) PaaS
7 2 (0.74%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.72%) Broadband
1 21 (7.72%) VPN
2 16 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
3 15 (5.51%) Firewall
3 15 (5.51%) VoIP
4 10 (3.68%) LAN
4 10 (3.68%) Unified Communications
5 9 (3.31%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.94%) PBX
7 7 (2.57%) SDH
8 6 (2.21%) Wireless
9 5 (1.84%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (1.84%) VSAT
10 4 (1.47%) 5G
11 3 (1.10%) 4G
11 3 (1.10%) Internet
11 3 (1.10%) iSCSI
11 3 (1.10%) RS-485
12 2 (0.74%) 3G
12 2 (0.74%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.04%) PostgreSQL
1 11 (4.04%) SQLite
2 8 (2.94%) Electronic Patient Records
2 8 (2.94%) MySQL
3 2 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (0.74%) Power BI
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (6.62%) Git
2 10 (3.68%) Subversion
3 7 (2.57%) Eclipse
3 7 (2.57%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.74%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 88 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 48 (17.65%) Finance
3 37 (13.60%) Military
4 30 (11.03%) Electronics
5 26 (9.56%) Public Sector
6 20 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (7.35%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (6.99%) Marketing
8 18 (6.62%) Manufacturing
9 11 (4.04%) Retail
10 10 (3.68%) Local Government
10 10 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.21%) Billing
11 6 (2.21%) Games
12 5 (1.84%) French Language
12 5 (1.84%) Law
12 5 (1.84%) Police
12 5 (1.84%) Portuguese Language
13 4 (1.47%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (14.71%) Project Manager
2 31 (11.40%) Support Engineer
3 28 (10.29%) Technical Engineer
4 25 (9.19%) Technical Support
5 20 (7.35%) Architect
5 20 (7.35%) Technical Support Engineer
6 17 (6.25%) Analyst
7 14 (5.15%) Developer
7 14 (5.15%) IT Engineer
7 14 (5.15%) Telecoms Manager
8 12 (4.41%) Lead
9 11 (4.04%) Business Development Manager
9 11 (4.04%) Business Manager
9 11 (4.04%) Development Manager
9 11 (4.04%) IT Support
9 11 (4.04%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (4.04%) Software Engineer
9 11 (4.04%) Telecoms Project Manager
10 10 (3.68%) Systems Architect
11 9 (3.31%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.78%) HTML
2 8 (2.94%) REST
3 7 (2.57%) Laravel
4 5 (1.84%) .NET
4 5 (1.84%) Qt
4 5 (1.84%) XML
5 4 (1.47%) .NET Core
5 4 (1.47%) .NET Framework
5 4 (1.47%) DAO
5 4 (1.47%) JSON
5 4 (1.47%) SOAP
6 3 (1.10%) RESTful
7 2 (0.74%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.74%) CSS
7 2 (0.74%) Doctrine
7 2 (0.74%) jQuery
7 2 (0.74%) LAMP
7 2 (0.74%) React
7 2 (0.74%) Symfony
7 2 (0.74%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.29%) Driving Licence
2 16 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.04%) Fibre Optics
4 10 (3.68%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (2.94%) Social Media
6 7 (2.57%) Freedom of Information
6 7 (2.57%) NHS
7 6 (2.21%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.84%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.84%) VHDL
8 5 (1.84%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.47%) Analogue Electronics
9 4 (1.47%) FPGA
9 4 (1.47%) Verilog
10 3 (1.10%) CPLD
10 3 (1.10%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.10%) Robotics
11 2 (0.74%) Photography
11 2 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 36 (13.24%) Windows
2 28 (10.29%) Linux
3 8 (2.94%) Ubuntu
4 5 (1.84%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.84%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.47%) CentOS
5 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.10%) SUSE
6 3 (1.10%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 3 (1.10%) Unix
6 3 (1.10%) VMS
7 2 (0.74%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.37%) Android
8 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (23.53%) Customer Service
2 47 (17.28%) Project Management
3 46 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (11.76%) Project Delivery
5 30 (11.03%) B2B
5 30 (11.03%) PRINCE2
6 26 (9.56%) Agile
7 24 (8.82%) Software Engineering
8 21 (7.72%) Customer Experience
9 20 (7.35%) Business Intelligence
10 16 (5.88%) ITIL
11 15 (5.51%) Project Planning
12 14 (5.15%) DevOps
12 14 (5.15%) Digital Marketing
12 14 (5.15%) Programme Management
12 14 (5.15%) Time Management
13 13 (4.78%) Computer Science
13 13 (4.78%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 13 (4.78%) Decision-Making
13 13 (4.78%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 47 (17.28%) Python
2 23 (8.46%) C
2 23 (8.46%) C#
2 23 (8.46%) Java
3 20 (7.35%) C++
4 17 (6.25%) SQL
5 14 (5.15%) PHP
6 11 (4.04%) JavaScript
7 7 (2.57%) Bash
8 5 (1.84%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.47%) Embedded C
9 4 (1.47%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.10%) Go
10 3 (1.10%) Perl
11 2 (0.74%) Assembly Language
11 2 (0.74%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 49 (18.01%) Security Cleared
2 33 (12.13%) Degree
3 23 (8.46%) DV Cleared
4 20 (7.35%) HNC
5 15 (5.51%) SC Cleared
6 11 (4.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 6 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.84%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.84%) PCI QSA
9 4 (1.47%) HND
10 3 (1.10%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.10%) CCNA
10 3 (1.10%) CCNP
10 3 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.37%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.31%) SLA
2 7 (2.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.84%) GRC
3 5 (1.84%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.74%) PMO
4 2 (0.74%) QA
System Software
1 18 (6.62%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.94%) Docker
3 7 (2.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.21%) Firmware
5 4 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.47%) vSphere
6 3 (1.10%) Ceph
6 3 (1.10%) Gluster
6 3 (1.10%) KVM
6 3 (1.10%) oVirt
7 2 (0.74%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (2.21%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.47%) Ansible
3 3 (1.10%) Graylog
3 3 (1.10%) Observium
3 3 (1.10%) Prometheus
3 3 (1.10%) Puppet
3 3 (1.10%) ZABBIX
4 1 (0.37%) SCVMM
4 1 (0.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (23.90%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.51%) SAP
3 13 (4.78%) BT
4 12 (4.41%) Ericsson
5 10 (3.68%) Draytek
5 10 (3.68%) Openreach
6 8 (2.94%) Cisco
6 8 (2.94%) VMware
7 7 (2.57%) Ribbon
8 6 (2.21%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.21%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.84%) Dialogic
9 5 (1.84%) Juniper
10 4 (1.47%) Google
10 4 (1.47%) HP
10 4 (1.47%) Oracle
10 4 (1.47%) Symantec
11 3 (1.10%) Fujitsu
12 2 (0.74%) Avaya
12 2 (0.74%) Nokia