Wireless
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 197 91 262
Rank change year-on-year -106 +171 +9
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,492 3,711 2,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.50% 3.65% 1.56%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.02% 23.49% 11.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,164 783 1,117
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,300 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,219 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,875 £56,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.79% -5.49%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless 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 13,535 15,801 20,988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.65% 15.56% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,435 8,018 11,727
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,625 £45,000 £46,223
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.64% +2.72%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Salary trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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 -105 1,302 £45,000 - 344
UK excluding London -140 1,050 £40,000 +6.67% 301
Work from Home +97 529 £52,500 +10.53% 125
London +141 377 £54,556 +3.92% 60
South East -71 331 £37,250 +6.43% 78
North of England -144 216 £40,000 -11.11% 62
Midlands -128 142 £45,000 +28.57% 46
East of England -68 141 £60,000 +37.14% 48
North West -125 129 £40,000 -11.11% 34
South West -121 118 £37,500 +15.38% 43
Scotland -99 107 £52,500 +16.67% 28
West Midlands -94 99 £51,250 +52.99% 25
Yorkshire -79 87 £32,250 -28.33% 23
East Midlands -117 37 £39,000 -8.24% 21
Wales -38 30 £35,000 -12.50% 3
North East -87 13 £39,000 +4.00% 7
Northern Ireland -3 3 £37,500 - 1

Wireless
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
1 231 (15.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (3.95%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.47%) Skype for Business
4 20 (1.34%) Apache Spark
5 13 (0.87%) IIS
6 10 (0.67%) WordPress
7 8 (0.54%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.47%) SAS
9 6 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2000
10 5 (0.34%) Apache
11 4 (0.27%) Confluence
11 4 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
12 3 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
13 2 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 1 (0.067%) BizTalk Server
14 1 (0.067%) Exchange Server 2007
14 1 (0.067%) nginx
Applications
1 135 (9.05%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.40%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.34%) OrCAD
6 5 (0.34%) Simulink
7 3 (0.20%) Revit
7 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.067%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.067%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.067%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 427 (28.62%) Microsoft 365
2 331 (22.18%) Azure
3 94 (6.30%) AWS
4 75 (5.03%) Entra ID
5 58 (3.89%) Google Workspace
6 32 (2.14%) OneDrive
7 26 (1.74%) IaaS
8 22 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (0.94%) GCP
9 14 (0.94%) PaaS
9 14 (0.94%) SaaS
10 10 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (0.67%) Rubrik
11 9 (0.60%) Dropbox
12 8 (0.54%) Datadog
13 7 (0.47%) AWS Direct Connect
13 7 (0.47%) AWS IoT
13 7 (0.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 6 (0.40%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 6 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 462 (30.97%) WAN
2 456 (30.56%) Firewall
3 385 (25.80%) LAN
4 274 (18.36%) Wi-Fi
5 216 (14.48%) SD-WAN
6 213 (14.28%) DNS
7 212 (14.21%) VPN
8 175 (11.73%) TCP/IP
9 157 (10.52%) DHCP
10 122 (8.18%) Network Security
11 113 (7.57%) Cisco IOS
12 110 (7.37%) Internet
13 107 (7.17%) VLAN
14 104 (6.97%) OSPF
15 99 (6.64%) BGP
16 95 (6.37%) WebEx
17 93 (6.23%) MPLS
18 75 (5.03%) VoIP
19 71 (4.76%) Bluetooth
20 68 (4.56%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (2.21%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.54%) Big Data
3 21 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (1.34%) Data Lake
5 12 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.54%) DB2
7 7 (0.47%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.34%) Power BI
9 4 (0.27%) MySQL
9 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.067%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.067%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (1.94%) Git
2 28 (1.88%) JIRA
3 22 (1.47%) LabVIEW
4 10 (0.67%) Subversion
5 9 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.54%) Burp Suite
6 8 (0.54%) Metasploit
7 6 (0.40%) GDB
8 5 (0.34%) Xcode
9 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.13%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.067%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.067%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.067%) Mercurial
11 1 (0.067%) TeamCity
General
1 513 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 132 (8.85%) Finance
3 120 (8.04%) Telecoms
4 118 (7.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 107 (7.17%) Electronics
6 92 (6.17%) Manufacturing
7 86 (5.76%) Analytical Skills
8 41 (2.75%) Marketing
9 40 (2.68%) Legal
10 39 (2.61%) Public Sector
11 38 (2.55%) Retail
12 37 (2.48%) Games
13 34 (2.28%) Law
14 30 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
15 21 (1.41%) Automotive
16 20 (1.34%) Banking
17 19 (1.27%) Mandarin Language
18 16 (1.07%) Local Government
18 16 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
19 14 (0.94%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 264 (17.69%) IT Support
2 255 (17.09%) Network Engineer
3 237 (15.88%) Senior
4 144 (9.65%) Embedded Engineer
5 139 (9.32%) Support Engineer
6 109 (7.31%) Support Specialist
7 105 (7.04%) IT Engineer
8 102 (6.84%) Analyst
9 101 (6.77%) Software Engineer
10 96 (6.43%) IT Support Specialist
11 85 (5.70%) IT Support Engineer
12 82 (5.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 80 (5.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 80 (5.36%) Senior Network Engineer
14 79 (5.29%) IT Technician
15 73 (4.89%) Support Technician
16 57 (3.82%) Architect
17 53 (3.55%) IT Support Technician
18 51 (3.42%) Consultant
19 48 (3.22%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.14%) 802.1X
2 19 (1.27%) Yocto
3 15 (1.01%) REST
4 14 (0.94%) HTML
5 11 (0.74%) LDAP
6 10 (0.67%) LAMP
7 9 (0.60%) SAML
8 8 (0.54%) React
8 8 (0.54%) WebSphere MQ
9 7 (0.47%) ADSI
9 7 (0.47%) X-Windows
10 6 (0.40%) HTML5
10 6 (0.40%) Redux
11 5 (0.34%) Apache Cordova
11 5 (0.34%) Core Animation
11 5 (0.34%) Core Data
11 5 (0.34%) RESTful
11 5 (0.34%) XMPP
12 4 (0.27%) Flash
13 3 (0.20%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 134 (8.98%) Data Centre
2 114 (7.64%) Video Conferencing
3 105 (7.04%) Driving Licence
4 93 (6.23%) Wiki
5 81 (5.43%) IoT
6 80 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
7 76 (5.09%) Management Information System
8 54 (3.62%) CCTV
9 41 (2.75%) Embedded Systems
10 34 (2.28%) Onboarding
11 29 (1.94%) PKI
11 29 (1.94%) Public Cloud
12 26 (1.74%) Replication
13 25 (1.68%) Acoustics
14 23 (1.54%) Device Driver
15 22 (1.47%) Algorithms
15 22 (1.47%) Satnav
16 16 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
17 14 (0.94%) FPGA
17 14 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 506 (33.91%) Windows
2 201 (13.47%) Windows 10
2 201 (13.47%) Windows Server
3 164 (10.99%) Linux
4 138 (9.25%) Android
5 69 (4.62%) Windows Server 2016
6 64 (4.29%) Mac OS
7 58 (3.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 56 (3.75%) Apple iOS
9 49 (3.28%) Embedded Linux
10 30 (2.01%) Windows Server 2012
11 24 (1.61%) Mac OS X
12 18 (1.21%) VyOS
12 18 (1.21%) Windows 7
13 15 (1.01%) Ubuntu
14 11 (0.74%) VMS
15 9 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (0.54%) Kali Linux
16 8 (0.54%) Windows 8
17 7 (0.47%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (17.63%) Problem-Solving
2 179 (12.00%) Computer Science
3 175 (11.73%) Customer Service
4 165 (11.06%) Software Engineering
5 152 (10.19%) ITIL
6 135 (9.05%) Business Continuity
7 130 (8.71%) Agile
8 124 (8.31%) Mobile Device Management
9 122 (8.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 100 (6.70%) Contract Negotiation
11 93 (6.23%) Application Virtualisation
11 93 (6.23%) BCP
11 93 (6.23%) Business Continuity Planning
11 93 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
12 82 (5.50%) Coaching
13 75 (5.03%) Mathematics
13 75 (5.03%) Project Delivery
14 63 (4.22%) Network Management
15 62 (4.16%) Project Management
16 58 (3.89%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 161 (10.79%) C
2 103 (6.90%) Python
3 101 (6.77%) PowerShell
4 91 (6.10%) Embedded C
5 42 (2.82%) C++
5 42 (2.82%) SQL
6 29 (1.94%) Bash
7 25 (1.68%) JavaScript
8 18 (1.21%) C#
9 13 (0.87%) Java
10 11 (0.74%) Assembly Language
11 9 (0.60%) MATLAB
12 6 (0.40%) Swift
13 5 (0.34%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.34%) VB
14 3 (0.20%) Perl
14 3 (0.20%) R
15 2 (0.13%) PHP
15 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.067%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 360 (24.13%) Degree
2 216 (14.48%) Cisco Certification
3 150 (10.05%) CCNA
4 118 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 113 (7.57%) CCNP
6 107 (7.17%) Master's Degree
6 107 (7.17%) Security Cleared
7 83 (5.56%) SC Cleared
8 61 (4.09%) DBS Check
9 47 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
10 37 (2.48%) Network+ Certification
11 35 (2.35%) CCIE
12 25 (1.68%) JNCIA
13 24 (1.61%) DV Cleared
14 21 (1.41%) Azure Certification
15 18 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
16 17 (1.14%) AWS Certification
17 16 (1.07%) A+ Certification
17 16 (1.07%) MCSA
18 15 (1.01%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (3.75%) SLA
2 37 (2.48%) GDPR
3 26 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.07%) QA
6 12 (0.80%) PCI DSS
6 12 (0.80%) SOC 2
7 10 (0.67%) NIST
8 9 (0.60%) GRC
9 8 (0.54%) IEC 62304
9 8 (0.54%) ISO 13485
9 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 8 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.47%) JTAG
11 6 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.40%) MISRA
12 5 (0.34%) NCSC
13 4 (0.27%) AUTOSAR
13 4 (0.27%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 396 (26.54%) Active Directory
2 136 (9.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 128 (8.58%) Firmware
4 117 (7.84%) VMware ESXi
5 100 (6.70%) XenApp
6 98 (6.57%) XenDesktop
7 97 (6.50%) Hyper-V
8 93 (6.23%) Microsoft App-V
9 52 (3.49%) Embedded Firmware
10 36 (2.41%) vSphere
11 21 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
12 8 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
14 5 (0.34%) Terminal Services
15 3 (0.20%) Docker
16 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
17 1 (0.067%) Dovecot
17 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 1 (0.067%) NFS
17 1 (0.067%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 158 (10.59%) SCCM
2 105 (7.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 93 (6.23%) AirWatch
4 32 (2.14%) Ansible
5 21 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
6 19 (1.27%) FortiGate
7 14 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
7 14 (0.94%) SmoothWall
8 13 (0.87%) ServiceCenter
9 11 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 11 (0.74%) vCenter Server
10 10 (0.67%) Cisco Prime
10 10 (0.67%) Terraform
11 9 (0.60%) Nmap
11 9 (0.60%) WSUS
12 8 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
12 8 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
12 8 (0.54%) SCOM
13 7 (0.47%) Nessus
13 7 (0.47%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 541 (36.26%) Microsoft
2 478 (32.04%) Cisco
3 201 (13.47%) VMware
4 153 (10.25%) Citrix
5 139 (9.32%) Aruba
6 117 (7.84%) Fortinet
7 105 (7.04%) Meraki
8 103 (6.90%) Juniper
9 97 (6.50%) Palo Alto
10 88 (5.90%) Apple
11 78 (5.23%) Google
12 67 (4.49%) Ruckus Wireless
13 62 (4.16%) HP
14 60 (4.02%) Veeam
15 59 (3.95%) CheckPoint
16 49 (3.28%) SolarWinds
17 30 (2.01%) F5
18 29 (1.94%) Nokia
19 22 (1.47%) Draytek
20 21 (1.41%) Mitel