Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 233 386 481
Rank change year-on-year +153 +95 -82
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 1,228 880 1,140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.25% 0.84% 0.74%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.04% 5.48% 5.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,033 651 872
10th Percentile £24,300 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -12.09% -4.21%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £66,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.90% -14.44% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wi-Fi is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,586 16,051 20,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 15.34% 13.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 8,237 11,833
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +163 1,142 £42,500 +6.25% 214
UK excluding London +82 902 £40,000 +3.90% 174
Work from Home +209 426 £47,500 - 72
London +189 297 £52,500 +0.96% 53
North of England +80 246 £40,000 - 45
South East +59 190 £40,000 +2.06% 46
Midlands +88 177 £39,750 +15.22% 24
North West +33 136 £40,000 - 24
East of England +47 119 £32,500 -5.80% 19
South West +34 118 £40,000 - 25
West Midlands +77 107 £33,500 -2.90% 13
Yorkshire +118 90 £38,000 +10.14% 17
East Midlands +27 65 £40,000 +5.26% 11
Scotland -74 39 £35,000 -33.96% 9
North East +1 24 £42,500 +8.97% 5
Wales +21 20 £33,750 -2.70% 7
Northern Ireland +33 5 - - 5

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 151 (12.30%) SharePoint
2 123 (10.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.38%) Confluence
4 9 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2000
6 5 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.41%) IIS
7 4 (0.33%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.16%) WordPress
9 1 (0.081%) JOnAS
9 1 (0.081%) Site Server
Applications
1 154 (12.54%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.33%) Trello
6 1 (0.081%) 1Password
6 1 (0.081%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.081%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.33%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.24%) Epicor Tropos
2 3 (0.24%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.081%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 496 (40.39%) Microsoft 365
2 398 (32.41%) Azure
3 161 (13.11%) Entra ID
4 93 (7.57%) AWS
5 74 (6.03%) OneDrive
6 55 (4.48%) SaaS
7 49 (3.99%) IaaS
8 48 (3.91%) PaaS
9 22 (1.79%) GCP
10 21 (1.71%) Power Platform
11 19 (1.55%) Google Workspace
12 16 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (1.06%) Mimecast
13 13 (1.06%) WhatsApp
14 10 (0.81%) Datadog
15 9 (0.73%) Nutanix
16 8 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
16 8 (0.65%) Slack
17 6 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
17 6 (0.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 447 (36.40%) LAN
2 419 (34.12%) WAN
3 414 (33.71%) Firewall
4 275 (22.39%) Wireless
5 243 (19.79%) DHCP
6 234 (19.06%) DNS
7 213 (17.35%) VPN
8 149 (12.13%) VLAN
9 143 (11.64%) TCP/IP
10 120 (9.77%) SD-WAN
11 112 (9.12%) Network Security
12 110 (8.96%) MPLS
13 103 (8.39%) Internet
14 91 (7.41%) Bluetooth
15 78 (6.35%) Ethernet
16 74 (6.03%) VoIP
17 60 (4.89%) BGP
18 49 (3.99%) OSPF
19 44 (3.58%) LTE
20 42 (3.42%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (3.83%) SQL Server
2 18 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.65%) MySQL
4 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.49%) Tableau
5 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.33%) Power BI
7 3 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (2.93%) JIRA
2 22 (1.79%) LabVIEW
3 19 (1.55%) Git
4 5 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.33%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.33%) Subversion
5 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.24%) Android Studio
7 1 (0.081%) Eclipse
General
1 339 (27.61%) Social Skills
2 117 (9.53%) Finance
3 98 (7.98%) Telecoms
4 93 (7.57%) Analytical Skills
5 72 (5.86%) Retail
6 65 (5.29%) Organisational Skills
7 62 (5.05%) Manufacturing
8 61 (4.97%) Documentation Skills
9 60 (4.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 55 (4.48%) Electronics
11 48 (3.91%) Public Sector
12 33 (2.69%) Law
13 26 (2.12%) Legal
14 25 (2.04%) Marketing
15 24 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (1.63%) Local Government
17 12 (0.98%) Automotive
17 12 (0.98%) Back Office
17 12 (0.98%) Games
17 12 (0.98%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 198 (16.12%) Network Engineer
2 182 (14.82%) IT Engineer
3 180 (14.66%) IT Support
4 178 (14.50%) Support Engineer
5 159 (12.95%) Senior
6 109 (8.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 107 (8.71%) IT Support Engineer
8 94 (7.65%) Analyst
9 70 (5.70%) Embedded Engineer
10 67 (5.46%) Project Manager
11 65 (5.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 65 (5.29%) IT Technician
12 64 (5.21%) 2nd Line Support
12 64 (5.21%) IT Manager
13 62 (5.05%) Software Engineer
14 59 (4.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 56 (4.56%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 48 (3.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 44 (3.58%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
18 39 (3.18%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.22%) REST
2 14 (1.14%) Yocto
3 10 (0.81%) 802.1X
4 8 (0.65%) Laravel
5 7 (0.57%) Vue
5 7 (0.57%) X-Windows
6 6 (0.49%) CSS
6 6 (0.49%) HTML
6 6 (0.49%) NETCONF
6 6 (0.49%) React Native
7 5 (0.41%) .NET
8 4 (0.33%) Flask
9 3 (0.24%) Android Jetpack
9 3 (0.24%) COM
9 3 (0.24%) Node.js
9 3 (0.24%) OpenGL
9 3 (0.24%) Qt
9 3 (0.24%) SignalR
9 3 (0.24%) WinForms
10 2 (0.16%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 160 (13.03%) Driving Licence
2 138 (11.24%) Data Centre
3 61 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
4 51 (4.15%) CCTV
5 49 (3.99%) IoT
6 44 (3.58%) EPoS
6 44 (3.58%) Management Information System
7 43 (3.50%) Public Cloud
8 41 (3.34%) Video Conferencing
9 37 (3.01%) Onboarding
10 25 (2.04%) PKI
11 22 (1.79%) Acoustics
11 22 (1.79%) Embedded Systems
11 22 (1.79%) Satnav
12 15 (1.22%) Social Media
13 14 (1.14%) Device Driver
14 12 (0.98%) iPad
14 12 (0.98%) Mobile App
15 11 (0.90%) Private Cloud
15 11 (0.90%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 496 (40.39%) Windows
2 245 (19.95%) Windows Server
3 160 (13.03%) Windows 10
4 101 (8.22%) Linux
5 58 (4.72%) Mac OS
6 56 (4.56%) Android
7 51 (4.15%) Windows Server 2019
8 50 (4.07%) Windows Server 2012
9 49 (3.99%) Apple iOS
10 43 (3.50%) Windows Server 2016
11 35 (2.85%) Embedded Linux
12 22 (1.79%) Windows 7
13 19 (1.55%) VyOS
14 11 (0.90%) Windows 8
15 10 (0.81%) Mac OS X
15 10 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
16 9 (0.73%) Ubuntu
17 6 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
17 6 (0.49%) ThreadX
18 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (16.12%) Customer Service
2 196 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
3 167 (13.60%) Cybersecurity
4 152 (12.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 131 (10.67%) ITIL
6 129 (10.50%) Agile
7 97 (7.90%) Project Management
8 86 (7.00%) Service Delivery
9 83 (6.76%) Software Engineering
10 74 (6.03%) Asset Management
11 65 (5.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 63 (5.13%) Project Delivery
13 62 (5.05%) Mentoring
14 59 (4.80%) PRINCE2
15 54 (4.40%) Migration
16 53 (4.32%) Computer Science
17 50 (4.07%) Continuous Improvement
18 48 (3.91%) Presales
19 47 (3.83%) Coaching
20 46 (3.75%) Proactive Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 76 (6.19%) C
2 72 (5.86%) PowerShell
3 59 (4.80%) SQL
4 48 (3.91%) Python
5 43 (3.50%) Embedded C
6 24 (1.95%) C++
7 19 (1.55%) JavaScript
8 14 (1.14%) C#
9 9 (0.73%) Bash
10 8 (0.65%) PHP
11 4 (0.33%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.24%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.24%) VB
13 1 (0.081%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.081%) VBA
Qualifications
1 197 (16.04%) Degree
2 138 (11.24%) Cisco Certification
3 89 (7.25%) CCNA
4 72 (5.86%) Security Cleared
5 64 (5.21%) CCNP
6 43 (3.50%) BPSS Clearance
7 38 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 29 (2.36%) CCIE
9 29 (2.36%) SC Cleared
10 28 (2.28%) A+ Certification
10 28 (2.28%) JNCIA
11 26 (2.12%) DBS Check
12 24 (1.95%) Network+ Certification
13 22 (1.79%) CISSP
14 16 (1.30%) APMP
15 13 (1.06%) Master's Degree
15 13 (1.06%) MCSE
16 12 (0.98%) Azure Certification
17 10 (0.81%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (7.17%) SLA
2 54 (4.40%) PCI DSS
3 46 (3.75%) GDPR
4 32 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (0.65%) IEC 62304
7 8 (0.65%) ISO 13485
7 8 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (0.65%) NCSC
7 8 (0.65%) QA
8 6 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 5 (0.41%) MISRA
10 4 (0.33%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.33%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.33%) AUTOSAR
10 4 (0.33%) NIST
11 3 (0.24%) JTAG
12 2 (0.16%) GRC
System Software
1 363 (29.56%) Active Directory
2 140 (11.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 101 (8.22%) Hyper-V
4 38 (3.09%) KVM
5 33 (2.69%) VMware ESXi
6 27 (2.20%) Firmware
7 17 (1.38%) vSphere
8 13 (1.06%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
9 7 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.41%) Docker
10 5 (0.41%) pfSense
11 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.081%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.081%) NFS
Systems Management
1 116 (9.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (3.66%) WSUS
3 43 (3.50%) SCCM
4 25 (2.04%) Jamf Pro
5 21 (1.71%) FortiGate
6 16 (1.30%) Autotask
7 12 (0.98%) PaperCut
8 11 (0.90%) SmoothWall
9 10 (0.81%) Failover Clustering
9 10 (0.81%) vCenter Server
10 8 (0.65%) Ansible
11 7 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 6 (0.49%) Backup Exec
12 6 (0.49%) Cisco Prime
12 6 (0.49%) Terraform
13 5 (0.41%) Nagios
13 5 (0.41%) OfficeScan
14 4 (0.33%) AirWatch
14 4 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
15 3 (0.24%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 483 (39.33%) Microsoft
2 332 (27.04%) Cisco
3 201 (16.37%) VMware
4 130 (10.59%) Meraki
5 95 (7.74%) Fortinet
6 83 (6.76%) Aruba
7 73 (5.94%) Apple
8 70 (5.70%) Veeam
9 65 (5.29%) Dell
10 59 (4.80%) HP
10 59 (4.80%) Juniper
11 55 (4.48%) Ruckus Wireless
12 50 (4.07%) Palo Alto
13 48 (3.91%) Citrix
14 39 (3.18%) Google
15 34 (2.77%) SolarWinds
16 32 (2.61%) Nokia
17 30 (2.44%) CheckPoint
18 26 (2.12%) Draytek
19 25 (2.04%) Ubiquiti