Communications Engineer
UK
The median Communications Engineer salary in the UK is £30,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 865 | 953 | 1219 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +266 | -287 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Engineer | 19 | 22 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.022% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.024% | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 9 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,125 | - | £33,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,931 | £34,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £42,000 | £36,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.38% | +16.67% | -12.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £39,563 | £43,000 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £55,000 | £39,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £42,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.81% | +12.00% | -9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Communications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Communications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Communications Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Communications Engineer.
Communications Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Communications Engineer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Communications Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
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| England | +83 | 19 | £30,500 | -20.78% | 9 |
| London | +114 | 10 | £30,500 | - | |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 9 | £62,500 | +48.81% | 8 |
| South East | +13 | 7 | £62,500 | +47.06% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 4 | £75,000 | +134.88% | 7 |
| East of England | +4 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Communications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Communications Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Communications Engineer in the job title.
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Communications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: