Wi-Fi Jobs with Work from Home Options

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 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 257 439 444
Rank change year-on-year +182 +5 -97
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 419 236 480
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.24% 0.57% 0.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.01% 5.05% 6.39%
Number of salaries quoted 353 207 377
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £28,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,625 £66,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £77,900
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,250
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.34% -0.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,233 4,673 7,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.45% 11.24% 10.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3,379 3,467 4,922
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,569 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,316 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,852 £88,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Wi-Fi
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Wi-Fi trend for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Wi-Fi salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 57 (13.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (12.17%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.43%) Exchange Server 2000
4 5 (1.19%) Confluence
5 4 (0.95%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 47 (11.22%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.95%) Trello
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.24%) 1Password
6 1 (0.24%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.48%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 168 (40.10%) Azure
2 151 (36.04%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (11.69%) Entra ID
4 47 (11.22%) AWS
5 22 (5.25%) SaaS
6 18 (4.30%) IaaS
7 13 (3.10%) PaaS
8 11 (2.63%) GCP
8 11 (2.63%) WhatsApp
9 10 (2.39%) OneDrive
10 9 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (1.91%) Slack
12 7 (1.67%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (1.19%) GitHub
14 5 (1.19%) Google Workspace
14 5 (1.19%) Mimecast
15 4 (0.95%) AWS IoT
15 4 (0.95%) Power Platform
16 3 (0.72%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 183 (43.68%) Firewall
1 183 (43.68%) LAN
2 181 (43.20%) WAN
3 91 (21.72%) VPN
3 91 (21.72%) Wireless
4 90 (21.48%) SD-WAN
5 88 (21.00%) DNS
6 80 (19.09%) DHCP
7 48 (11.46%) TCP/IP
8 47 (11.22%) Network Security
9 45 (10.74%) VLAN
10 42 (10.02%) MPLS
11 38 (9.07%) VoIP
12 33 (7.88%) Internet
13 25 (5.97%) Ethernet
13 25 (5.97%) RS-232
14 23 (5.49%) Cisco ISE
15 20 (4.77%) Remote Desktop
16 16 (3.82%) Bluetooth
17 15 (3.58%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.91%) MySQL
2 6 (1.43%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.43%) Tableau
3 5 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.48%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 18 (4.30%) JIRA
2 5 (1.19%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.72%) Git
4 2 (0.48%) Subversion
5 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
General
1 141 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 65 (15.51%) Finance
3 36 (8.59%) Retail
4 27 (6.44%) Manufacturing
5 26 (6.21%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (6.21%) Public Sector
6 24 (5.73%) Telecoms
7 22 (5.25%) Electronics
8 16 (3.82%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.86%) Marketing
10 10 (2.39%) Japanese Language
11 9 (2.15%) Games
11 9 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.43%) French Language
12 6 (1.43%) Portuguese Language
12 6 (1.43%) Spanish Language
12 6 (1.43%) Swedish Language
12 6 (1.43%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 75 (17.90%) Network Engineer
2 64 (15.27%) IT Engineer
3 52 (12.41%) IT Support
4 49 (11.69%) Analyst
4 49 (11.69%) Senior
5 40 (9.55%) Project Manager
6 39 (9.31%) Support Engineer
7 37 (8.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 32 (7.64%) Embedded Engineer
9 30 (7.16%) IT Manager
10 28 (6.68%) IT Support Engineer
10 28 (6.68%) Software Engineer
11 27 (6.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 21 (5.01%) Help Desk Analyst
12 21 (5.01%) Presales Engineer
13 20 (4.77%) Infrastructure Manager
14 19 (4.53%) Network Manager
14 19 (4.53%) WAN Engineer
15 17 (4.06%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 17 (4.06%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.58%) Yocto
2 8 (1.91%) Laravel
3 7 (1.67%) Vue
4 6 (1.43%) CSS
4 6 (1.43%) HTML
4 6 (1.43%) React Native
5 4 (0.95%) Flask
6 2 (0.48%) Node.js
7 1 (0.24%) Flutter
7 1 (0.24%) JSON
7 1 (0.24%) LDAP
7 1 (0.24%) Middleware
7 1 (0.24%) NETCONF
7 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.24%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 50 (11.93%) Data Centre
2 40 (9.55%) Driving Licence
3 36 (8.59%) Public Cloud
4 29 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (4.53%) IoT
6 15 (3.58%) Device Driver
7 13 (3.10%) Social Media
8 12 (2.86%) PKI
9 11 (2.63%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.43%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.43%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.19%) ARM Cortex
11 5 (1.19%) CCTV
11 5 (1.19%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.19%) Smart Home
12 4 (0.95%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.95%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.95%) Thin Client
13 3 (0.72%) Apple TV
13 3 (0.72%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 131 (31.26%) Windows
2 67 (15.99%) Windows Server
3 49 (11.69%) Windows 10
4 44 (10.50%) Linux
5 29 (6.92%) Windows Server 2016
6 28 (6.68%) Android
7 27 (6.44%) Mac OS
8 24 (5.73%) Apple iOS
9 21 (5.01%) Windows Server 2019
10 17 (4.06%) Embedded Linux
11 16 (3.82%) Windows Server 2012
12 14 (3.34%) Windows 7
13 11 (2.63%) Windows 8
14 7 (1.67%) Ubuntu
15 5 (1.19%) FreeRTOS
15 5 (1.19%) ThreadX
16 4 (0.95%) Windows Server 2008
17 3 (0.72%) Mac OS X
17 3 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (18.14%) Customer Service
2 65 (15.51%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (14.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 56 (13.37%) Cybersecurity
5 54 (12.89%) ITIL
6 53 (12.65%) Agile
7 52 (12.41%) Project Management
8 39 (9.31%) Service Delivery
9 36 (8.59%) Mentoring
10 35 (8.35%) Project Delivery
11 34 (8.11%) ERP
11 34 (8.11%) Software Engineering
12 31 (7.40%) Migration
12 31 (7.40%) PRINCE2
13 30 (7.16%) Presales
14 29 (6.92%) Asset Management
15 27 (6.44%) Disaster Recovery
16 24 (5.73%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (5.25%) Computer Science
18 21 (5.01%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.88%) C
2 24 (5.73%) Embedded C
3 13 (3.10%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.91%) Bash
4 8 (1.91%) PHP
4 8 (1.91%) Python
5 7 (1.67%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.43%) SQL
7 5 (1.19%) C++
8 4 (0.95%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (16.71%) Degree
2 55 (13.13%) Cisco Certification
3 36 (8.59%) CCNP
4 32 (7.64%) CCNA
5 16 (3.82%) APMP
6 15 (3.58%) Security Cleared
7 14 (3.34%) CISSP
8 13 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.39%) CCIE
9 10 (2.39%) SC Cleared
10 8 (1.91%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.91%) CCSA
11 7 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.43%) CCDP
12 6 (1.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (1.43%) JNCIP
12 6 (1.43%) RIBA
13 5 (1.19%) Master's Degree
14 4 (0.95%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.72%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.06%) SLA
3 15 (3.58%) PCI DSS
4 14 (3.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 8 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.19%) GDPR
6 5 (1.19%) MISRA
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.72%) NIST
8 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
9 1 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 112 (26.73%) Active Directory
2 41 (9.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (7.64%) Hyper-V
4 18 (4.30%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (2.86%) Firmware
6 4 (0.95%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.72%) Docker
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.48%) vSphere
9 1 (0.24%) NFS
Systems Management
1 37 (8.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (7.88%) WSUS
3 9 (2.15%) SCCM
4 6 (1.43%) Ansible
5 5 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (1.19%) Terraform
6 4 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.95%) Autotask
6 4 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.72%) HAProxy
7 3 (0.72%) Nagios
7 3 (0.72%) OfficeScan
7 3 (0.72%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.24%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.24%) Nmap
9 1 (0.24%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 161 (38.42%) Microsoft
2 157 (37.47%) Cisco
3 76 (18.14%) Meraki
4 55 (13.13%) VMware
5 49 (11.69%) Fortinet
6 39 (9.31%) Aruba
7 29 (6.92%) Palo Alto
8 21 (5.01%) Juniper
9 20 (4.77%) Ruckus Wireless
10 19 (4.53%) HP
11 16 (3.82%) Apple
12 14 (3.34%) Dell
13 13 (3.10%) CheckPoint
13 13 (3.10%) Ubiquiti
14 11 (2.63%) SolarWinds
15 9 (2.15%) Draytek
16 8 (1.91%) BT
17 7 (1.67%) Datto
17 7 (1.67%) IBM
17 7 (1.67%) Nokia