telecommunications analyst
Telecommunications analysts review, analyse and evaluate an organisation's telecommunications needs and systems. They provide training on the telecommunications system features and functionalities.
telecommunications analyst telecommunications analysts review, analyse and evaluate an organisation's telecommunications needs and systems. They provide training on the telecommunications system features and functionalities. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.58 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include microwave principles, procurement of ICT network equipment, electromagnetism, telecommunication trunking, electronics principles.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £39,998 a year for Telecoms and related network installers and repairers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £34,515 to £46,505 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5242). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only telecommunications analyst, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
What you'd actually do
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
- Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does telecommunications analyst do?
Telecommunications analysts review, analyse and evaluate an organisation's telecommunications needs and systems. They provide training on the telecommunications system features and functionalities.
What skills does telecommunications analyst need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include microwave principles, procurement of ICT network equipment, electromagnetism, telecommunication trunking, electronics principles, ICT communications protocols. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace telecommunications analyst?
Our AI-durability model gives telecommunications analyst a score of 0.58 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.