Fibre Optics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 698 68 790
Rank change year-on-year -630 +722 -101
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 76 2,535 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.095% 4.57% 0.091%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.30% 10.96% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 59 21 35
10th Percentile £26,650 £23,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £30,375 £23,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £40,271 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% +34.24% -21.05%
75th Percentile £42,938 £43,750 £38,000
90th Percentile £49,250 £61,250 £48,250
UK median annual salary £36,000 £45,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +18.42% +8.57%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,376 23,140 33,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.81% 41.72% 44.68%
Number of salaries quoted 15,534 10,845 16,072
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East -275 29 £32,500 +11.11% 22
North of England -322 18 £35,750 - 3
South West -216 16 £36,000 -25.00% 9
North West -233 16 £37,500 - 1
East of England -185 7 £42,250 - 5
East Midlands -162 6 £33,725 -20.65% 3
Midlands -267 6 £33,725 -20.65% 10
Yorkshire -152 2 £33,500 -
Fibre Optics
UK

Fibre Optics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (3.95%) WinCC
Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.58%) Azure
2 3 (3.95%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.63%) AWS
3 2 (2.63%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (2.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (21.05%) Structured Cabling
2 10 (13.16%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (11.84%) Broadband
4 7 (9.21%) LAN
4 7 (9.21%) WAN
5 6 (7.89%) Wireless
6 5 (6.58%) 5G
7 3 (3.95%) Ethernet
7 3 (3.95%) Firewall
7 3 (3.95%) Profibus
7 3 (3.95%) RS-485
8 2 (2.63%) BGP
8 2 (2.63%) DHCP
8 2 (2.63%) DNS
8 2 (2.63%) Network Security
8 2 (2.63%) OSPF
8 2 (2.63%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.63%) SSL
8 2 (2.63%) VPN
8 2 (2.63%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 3 (3.95%) Git
1 3 (3.95%) Subversion
General
1 32 (42.11%) Telecoms
2 21 (27.63%) Social Skills
3 13 (17.11%) Public Sector
4 12 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (11.84%) Manufacturing
5 9 (11.84%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (9.21%) Military
7 6 (7.89%) Finance
8 5 (6.58%) Electronics
8 5 (6.58%) Marketing
9 4 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (3.95%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (2.63%) Retail
12 1 (1.32%) Advertising
12 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.32%) Law
12 1 (1.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (21.05%) Data Engineer
2 14 (18.42%) Lead
2 14 (18.42%) Team Leader
3 13 (17.11%) Cabling Engineer
4 12 (15.79%) Project Manager
5 7 (9.21%) Support Engineer
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Engineer
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Support
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Support Engineer
6 4 (5.26%) Junior
6 4 (5.26%) Junior Project Manager
7 3 (3.95%) Control Systems Engineer
7 3 (3.95%) Coordinator
7 3 (3.95%) Electronics Engineer
7 3 (3.95%) QA Coordinator
7 3 (3.95%) Senior
7 3 (3.95%) Systems Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Communications Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Fibre Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.63%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.84%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (10.53%) Driving Licence
3 5 (6.58%) Acoustics
4 3 (3.95%) CCTV
4 3 (3.95%) CPLD
4 3 (3.95%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.95%) FPGA
4 3 (3.95%) SCADA
4 3 (3.95%) Verilog
4 3 (3.95%) VHDL
5 2 (2.63%) IoT
5 2 (2.63%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.63%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (2.63%) PKI
6 1 (1.32%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.89%) Linux
2 2 (2.63%) Android
2 2 (2.63%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.63%) Windows
3 1 (1.32%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (35.53%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (18.42%) Project Delivery
3 9 (11.84%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (11.84%) Project Management
4 7 (9.21%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 6 (7.89%) Network Management
6 5 (6.58%) Image Processing
6 5 (6.58%) Mathematics
6 5 (6.58%) Signal Processing
7 4 (5.26%) Bill of Materials
7 4 (5.26%) Business Strategy
7 4 (5.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (3.95%) Customer Service
8 3 (3.95%) DevOps
8 3 (3.95%) FPGA Design
8 3 (3.95%) Programme Management
8 3 (3.95%) Roadmaps
8 3 (3.95%) Schematic Capture
8 3 (3.95%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 15 (19.74%) Python
2 7 (9.21%) C#
2 7 (9.21%) Java
3 5 (6.58%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 9 (11.84%) HNC
1 9 (11.84%) Security Cleared
2 7 (9.21%) Degree
3 6 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.58%) Master's Degree
5 4 (5.26%) CCNA
5 4 (5.26%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (3.95%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.63%) CCIE
7 2 (2.63%) CCNP
8 1 (1.32%) BICSI RCDD
8 1 (1.32%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.58%) QA
2 4 (5.26%) PMO
3 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (3.95%) Firmware
2 1 (1.32%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (14.47%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.95%) AVEVA
2 3 (3.95%) Rockwell
2 3 (3.95%) SAP
2 3 (3.95%) Siemens
3 1 (1.32%) Citrix