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Cable Layers

Cable layers are the backbone of the UK's telecommunications and electrical infrastructure, playing a vital role in connecting homes and businesses. With the rapid expansion of digital services, this career is not only stable but also offers exciting opportunities for growth and development in a tech-driven world.

Cable Layers

12

Transport & Logistics

AI IMPACT
AI EXPOSURE TODAY12
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST57%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£22,000 - £26,000
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.

THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.

AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.

This job holds up well against AI
AI exposure today is low on our index (12), and the work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it. That is about as safe as careers get right now, though it is still worth learning to use the tools well.

Organisations in this field

Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.

BT GroupOne of the UK's leading telecommunications companies, BT Group offers a range of career opportunities in cable installation and maintenance.
OpenreachA subsidiary of BT, Openreach is responsible for the UK's digital network infrastructure, providing various roles for cable layers.
Virgin MediaVirgin Media is a major player in the UK telecommunications market, offering exciting career paths in cable installation and maintenance.
UK Power NetworksResponsible for electricity distribution in London and the South East, UK Power Networks offers roles for cable layers in electrical installations.
CityFibreA leading provider of full fibre broadband, CityFibre is expanding rapidly and requires skilled cable layers for their projects.