IT and telecoms
Data centre technician
Keep the servers behind the internet running: install racks and hardware, fix faults and monitor systems in secure data centres.
No official salary figure
Sector
IT and telecoms
Setting up and supporting computers, networks, cabling and data centres.
4 careers in this sector
IT and telecoms
IT support technician
Be the person who fixes it: solve hardware, software and network problems for computer users, in person and remotely.
£24,000 – £36,000 starter to experienced
IT and telecoms
Network cabler
Install, terminate and test the copper and fibre cabling that connects offices, hospitals, data centres and homes to the digital world.
No official salary figure
IT and telecoms
Telecoms engineer
Install and repair broadband, phone, fibre, mobile and satellite systems - out on the road, up masts and in customers' homes.
£25,000 – £40,000 starter to experienced
Salaries compared
Average starter to experienced salary, National Careers Service, checked September 2026.
- Telecoms engineer £25,000 – £40,000
- IT support technician £24,000 – £36,000
Skills this sector uses most
Worked out from the skills listed for every career on this page.