Telecoms and related network installers and repairers: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 5242 · Skilled trades occupations

Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

Telecoms and related network installers and repairers install, maintain and repair public and private telephone systems and maintain, test and repair telecoms cables.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic requirements, although entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades or an equivalent qualification. Apprenticeships and traineeships combining work experience and practical training are available at NVQ/SVQ levels 2 and 3.

What the work involves

installs internal cabling and wiring for telephone systems and networks and fits and wires junction and distribution boxes
fixes connecting wires from underground and aerial lines to premises and connects cable terminals to inside wiring
installs telephones, switchboards and coin operated phone boxes
uses testing equipment to locate defective components of circuitry and makes any necessary repairs
tests installation and makes any further necessary adjustments
assists with the erection of wooden poles or steel towers to carry overhead lines
connects cables and tests for any defects
locates and repairs faults to lines and ancillary equipment
erects and maintains mobile telecoms infrastructure

Also called

Cable jointer · Customer service engineer (telecoms) · Installation engineer (telecoms) · Network officer (telecoms) · Telecom engineer · Telephone engineer

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	29,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	31,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	35,700.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	1,200.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	4,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	36,900.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	None	2026-03	2,000.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Region	Measure	Hours	Value	Period
East	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	5,500.00	2026-03
East Midlands	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	2,000.00	2026-03
London	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	2,500.00	2026-03
North East	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	1,700.00	2026-03
North West	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	3,500.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	1,200.00	2026-03
Scotland	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	4,500.00	2026-03
South East	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	6,100.00	2026-03
South West	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	3,000.00	2026-03
Wales	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	2,000.00	2026-03
West Midlands	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	2,000.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	5242 : Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	None	3,100.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for telecoms and related network installers and repairers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

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