Fibre Optics Jobs

Fibre Optics
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 823 127 1134
Rank change year-on-year -696 +1007 -265
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 82 2,650 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.078% 2.80% 0.077%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.23% 6.48% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 65 60 71
10th Percentile £26,750 £23,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.29% +11.84% +5.56%
75th Percentile £43,375 £70,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £51,250 £86,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,000 £40,385 £30,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +34.62% -21.05%

All Generic Skills
UK

Fibre Optics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,876 40,905 81,966
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.09% 43.15% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 23,224 22,549 34,301
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,116 £46,350 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Top 12 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 2 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
England -643 82 £36,000 -33.02% 62
UK excluding London -623 76 £36,000 -10.86% 47
South East -266 29 £32,500 +11.11% 21
North of England -310 18 £35,750 -15.88% 4
South West -209 16 £36,000 -25.00% 11
North West -222 16 £37,500 - 2
Work from Home +40 8 £46,250 +14.20% 6
East of England -188 7 £42,250 - 3
London +53 6 £41,000 -34.40% 14
East Midlands -145 6 £33,725 -20.65% 2
Midlands -253 6 £33,725 -20.65% 7
Yorkshire -150 2 £33,500 -

Fibre Optics
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.66%) WinCC
2 2 (2.44%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.10%) Azure
2 3 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.44%) AWS
3 2 (2.44%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (2.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (19.51%) Structured Cabling
2 11 (13.41%) Broadband
3 10 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (8.54%) LAN
4 7 (8.54%) WAN
5 6 (7.32%) Wireless
6 5 (6.10%) 5G
7 3 (3.66%) Ethernet
7 3 (3.66%) Firewall
7 3 (3.66%) Profibus
7 3 (3.66%) RS-485
8 2 (2.44%) BGP
8 2 (2.44%) DHCP
8 2 (2.44%) DNS
8 2 (2.44%) Network Security
8 2 (2.44%) OSPF
8 2 (2.44%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.44%) SSL
8 2 (2.44%) VPN
8 2 (2.44%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.44%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.66%) Git
1 3 (3.66%) Subversion
General
1 36 (43.90%) Telecoms
2 21 (25.61%) Social Skills
3 13 (15.85%) Public Sector
4 12 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (13.41%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (10.98%) Manufacturing
7 7 (8.54%) Military
8 6 (7.32%) Finance
9 5 (6.10%) Electronics
9 5 (6.10%) Marketing
10 4 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (2.44%) Retail
13 1 (1.22%) Advertising
13 1 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (1.22%) Law
13 1 (1.22%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (19.51%) Data Engineer
1 16 (19.51%) Lead
1 16 (19.51%) Team Leader
2 13 (15.85%) Cabling Engineer
3 12 (14.63%) Project Manager
4 7 (8.54%) Support Engineer
4 7 (8.54%) Technical Engineer
4 7 (8.54%) Technical Support
4 7 (8.54%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (4.88%) Fibre Splicer
5 4 (4.88%) Junior
5 4 (4.88%) Junior Project Manager
6 3 (3.66%) Control Systems Engineer
6 3 (3.66%) Coordinator
6 3 (3.66%) Electronics Engineer
6 3 (3.66%) QA Coordinator
6 3 (3.66%) Senior
6 3 (3.66%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (2.44%) Communications Engineer
7 2 (2.44%) Fibre Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.98%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (9.76%) Driving Licence
3 5 (6.10%) Acoustics
4 3 (3.66%) CCTV
4 3 (3.66%) CPLD
4 3 (3.66%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.66%) FPGA
4 3 (3.66%) SCADA
4 3 (3.66%) Verilog
4 3 (3.66%) VHDL
5 2 (2.44%) IoT
5 2 (2.44%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.44%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (2.44%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.44%) PKI
5 2 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.22%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.32%) Linux
2 2 (2.44%) Android
2 2 (2.44%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.44%) Windows
3 1 (1.22%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (32.93%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (17.07%) Project Delivery
3 11 (13.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (10.98%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (10.98%) Project Management
5 7 (8.54%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 6 (7.32%) Network Management
7 5 (6.10%) Image Processing
7 5 (6.10%) Mathematics
7 5 (6.10%) Signal Processing
8 4 (4.88%) Bill of Materials
8 4 (4.88%) Business Strategy
8 4 (4.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (3.66%) Budget Control
9 3 (3.66%) Customer Service
9 3 (3.66%) DevOps
9 3 (3.66%) Digital Marketing
9 3 (3.66%) FPGA Design
9 3 (3.66%) Roadmaps
9 3 (3.66%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.29%) Python
2 7 (8.54%) C#
2 7 (8.54%) Java
3 5 (6.10%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (13.41%) Degree
2 9 (10.98%) HNC
2 9 (10.98%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.32%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.10%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.88%) CCNA
5 4 (4.88%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (3.66%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.44%) CCIE
7 2 (2.44%) CCNP
8 1 (1.22%) BICSI RCDD
8 1 (1.22%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.10%) QA
2 4 (4.88%) PMO
3 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (3.66%) Firmware
2 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.66%) AVEVA
2 3 (3.66%) Rockwell
2 3 (3.66%) SAP
2 3 (3.66%) Siemens
3 2 (2.44%) ESRI
3 2 (2.44%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.22%) Citrix