Telecoms Jobs in Kent

Telecommunications
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 46 92
Rank change year-on-year -2 +46 -35
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 64 50 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 3.90% 5.03% 2.66%
As % of the General category 7.60% 7.51% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 58 19 24
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £20,375
25th Percentile £30,313 £29,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £36,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.72% +20.00% -24.05%
75th Percentile £57,500 £40,500 £35,250
90th Percentile £60,750 £72,500 £40,588
South East median annual salary £38,750 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.82% -22.73% +10.00%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 842 666 958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 51.28% 67.00% 63.78%
Number of salaries quoted 571 272 363
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,150 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £76,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.33% +7.50%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Kent

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Telecoms in Kent

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Kent over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Kent

Telecoms
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 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
Gravesend - 25 £52,945 -
Canterbury - 12 £32,500 -
Chatham - 5 £42,500 -
Aylesford - 3 £30,000 -
Deal - 3 £35,000 -
Sevenoaks - 3 £60,000 - 1
Maidstone -21 2 £22,500 -38.36%
Rochester - 2 £38,000 -
Dartford - 2 £70,000 -
Whitstable - 1 £27,500 -
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.56%) OrCAD
1 1 (1.56%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (26.56%) 4G
1 17 (26.56%) 5G
1 17 (26.56%) Firewall
1 17 (26.56%) MPLS
1 17 (26.56%) WAN
2 7 (10.94%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (4.69%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (3.13%) Broadband
General
1 14 (21.88%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.94%) Military
3 4 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (4.69%) Finance
5 2 (3.13%) Agriculture
5 2 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.56%) Avionics
6 1 (1.56%) Electronics
6 1 (1.56%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.56%) Marketing
6 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 14 (21.88%) Systems Engineer
2 9 (14.06%) Senior
3 8 (12.50%) Field Engineer
3 8 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (10.94%) Developer
4 7 (10.94%) Microwave Engineer
4 7 (10.94%) Radar Engineer
4 7 (10.94%) Software Developer
5 5 (7.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 5 (7.81%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
5 5 (7.81%) Delivery Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Network Engineer
5 5 (7.81%) Network Systems Engineer
5 5 (7.81%) Service Delivery Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Service Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Technical Delivery Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Technical Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Technical Service Delivery Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Technical Services Manager
6 4 (6.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.94%) .NET
2 5 (7.81%) CSS
2 5 (7.81%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (42.19%) Driving Licence
2 17 (26.56%) IoT
3 12 (18.75%) Management Information System
4 11 (17.19%) CCTV
5 9 (14.06%) ARM Cortex
5 9 (14.06%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (10.94%) Analogue Electronics
7 3 (4.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (28.13%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (26.56%) Data Management
3 10 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (14.06%) Project Management
5 8 (12.50%) Change Control
5 8 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (9.38%) Customer Service
6 6 (9.38%) Time Management
7 5 (7.81%) Mentoring
7 5 (7.81%) OOP
7 5 (7.81%) SDLC
7 5 (7.81%) Service Delivery
8 4 (6.25%) Patch Management
9 3 (4.69%) Line Management
10 2 (3.13%) Analytical Thinking
10 2 (3.13%) Commercial Awareness
10 2 (3.13%) Disaster Recovery
10 2 (3.13%) Process Improvement
10 2 (3.13%) Project Delivery
10 2 (3.13%) Records Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.81%) C#
1 5 (7.81%) JavaScript
1 5 (7.81%) SQL
2 1 (1.56%) C
2 1 (1.56%) C++
Qualifications
1 10 (15.63%) BPSS Clearance
1 10 (15.63%) CTC Cleared
1 10 (15.63%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (28.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (15.63%) COSHH
2 10 (15.63%) GDPR
3 5 (7.81%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (26.56%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (1.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 17 (26.56%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 17 (26.56%) Cisco
1 17 (26.56%) Darktrace
1 17 (26.56%) HP
1 17 (26.56%) NEC
2 9 (14.06%) Mitel
2 9 (14.06%) Ribbon
3 4 (6.25%) Virgin Media
4 3 (4.69%) MikroTik
4 3 (4.69%) Ubiquiti
5 2 (3.13%) Openreach
6 1 (1.56%) SAP