Telecoms and related network installers and repairers: salary in the UK
About £33,751 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.4% on last year
£3,499 a month About £2,813 a month after tax 41 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £35,002 in 2021 to £41,989 in 2026 (+20%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £24,000 | £28,008 | £35,002 | £41,750 | x |
| 2022 | £22,912 | £26,786 | £35,643 | £43,672 | x |
| 2023 | £24,234 | £27,528 | £34,177 | x | x |
| 2024 | £27,095 | £31,422 | £36,689 | £43,629 | x |
| 2025 | £29,018 | £34,621 | £40,218 | £46,878 | x |
| 2026 | £31,888 | £37,294 | £41,989 | £50,214 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £41,989 a year and half earn more. That is 3% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £37,294 and £50,214; one in ten earns less than £31,888.
Ranked by median, it is number 131 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,813 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,806 in Scotland.
The median for men is £42,560 and for women £36,240, a gap of 15% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £31,888 | £2,657 |
| 20th | £36,401 | £3,033 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,294 | £3,108 |
| 30th | £38,089 | £3,174 |
| 40th | £39,604 | £3,300 |
| Median (50th) | £41,989 | £3,499 |
| 60th | £44,349 | £3,696 |
| 70th | £48,236 | £4,020 |
| 75th (P75) | £50,214 | £4,184 |
| 80th | £52,045 | £4,337 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £42,560 | £45,214 | 37 |
| Women | £36,240 | £40,455 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £33,751 | £2,813 |
| Scotland | £33,667 | £2,806 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £42,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 96 job titles to SOC 5242 Telecoms and related network installers and repairers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- 1 technician
- 2a technician
- 2b technician
- Access field technician
- Broadband engineer
- Bsc engineer
- Bss engineer
- BT engineer
- Cable connector
- Cable engineer
- Cable fitter
- Cable installation engineer
- Cable installer
- Cable jointer
- Cable puller
- Cable repairer
- Cord repairer
- Core network engineer
- Customer service engineer
- Data engineer
- Diagnostic testing officer
- Electric conduit jointer
- Electric jointer
- Electrical jointer
- Electrical technician
- Engineer
- Engineering officer
- Factory technician
- Faultsman
- Fibre optic engineer
- Field engineer
- Flight inspector
- Home service field engineer
- IN engineer
- Installation engineer
- Installation fitter
- Installer
- Internet engineer
- Jointer
- Line engineer
- Linesman
- Maintenance engineer
- Maintenance fitter
- Maintenance hand
- Maintenance officer
- Mechanic
- Network controller
- Network officer
- Noc engineer
- Nss engineer
- Overhead wireman
- Plumber and jointer
- Probationer
- Provisioning engineer
- Repairer
- Repeater officer
- Service delivery engineer
- Service engineer
- Skilled workman
- Sky engineer
Show all 96 titles
- Support engineer
- Survey officer
- Switch engineer
- T1
- T2A
- T2B
- Technical engineer
- Technical officer
- Technician
- Telecom engineer
- Telecommunication technical officer
- Telecommunications engineer
- Telecommunications installer
- Telecommunications mechanic
- Telecommunications technician
- Telecoms engineer
- Telegraph engineer
- Telegraph linesman
- Telephone engineer
- Telephone exchange engineer
- Telephone fitter
- Telephone installer
- Telephone linesman
- Telephone mechanic
- Telephone technician
- Telephone wireman
- Telephony and it communications engineer
- Traction lineman
- Transmission engineer
- Transmission planner
- Vas engineer
- Wide band planner
- Wire jointer
- Wire repairer
- Wireman
- Wirer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.