Wi-Fi Contract Job Trends in England

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 328 310 256
Rank change year-on-year -18 -54 +72
Contract jobs citing Wi-Fi 196 220 395
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.70% 0.68% 0.95%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.96% 5.62% 7.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 109 288
10th Percentile £202 £180 £190
25th Percentile £290 £223 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £448
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +0.56% +11.88%
75th Percentile £526 £538 £588
90th Percentile £600 £603 £683
UK median daily rate £419 £444 £450
% change year-on-year -5.74% -1.28% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 24 14
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £15.27
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.87 £15.53
Median hourly rate £16.30 £20.00 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.50% -61.17% +212.12%
75th Percentile £29.50 £21.37 £63.00
90th Percentile £35.00 £23.80 £73.15
UK median hourly rate £16.30 £20.00 £51.50
% change year-on-year -18.50% -61.17% +212.12%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Wi-Fi falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,289 3,915 5,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.74% 12.07% 13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,079 2,260 3,571
10th Percentile £225 £242 £220
25th Percentile £363 £380 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £600 £608 £615
90th Percentile £688 £688 £706
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 169 307
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.09 £17.03
25th Percentile £20.83 £24.18 £23.05
Median hourly rate £35.00 £57.35 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -38.97% +1.52% +38.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £41.72 £50.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -16.56% -11.49% +46.73%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Wi-Fi relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in England

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Wi-Fi.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in England over the 6 months to 3 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Wi-Fi.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wi-Fi in England over the 6 months to 3 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the England region over the 6 months to 3 October 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +46 97 £450 -10.00% 50
North of England -38 26 £509 +29.33% 23
East of England -7 22 £170 -11.92% 19
South East -4 21 £268 -33.95% 87
North West -13 19 £475 -5.00% 9
South West +12 11 £263 +16.67% 24
Midlands -22 10 £525 +191.67% 28
West Midlands -8 9 £525 +218.18% 19
Yorkshire -31 7 £530 +91.86% 12
East Midlands -14 1 - - 9
Wi-Fi
UK

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 14 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (4.59%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.51%) IIS
3 1 (0.51%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 18 (9.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (8.16%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.51%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 62 (31.63%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (19.90%) Azure
3 12 (6.12%) AWS
4 10 (5.10%) Entra ID
5 9 (4.59%) OneDrive
6 8 (4.08%) Power Platform
7 7 (3.57%) SaaS
8 5 (2.55%) GCP
9 3 (1.53%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.02%) Asana
10 2 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (1.02%) Slack
11 1 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.51%) Google Drive
11 1 (0.51%) IaaS
11 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.51%) OCI
11 1 (0.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 83 (42.35%) Firewall
2 75 (38.27%) LAN
3 70 (35.71%) WAN
4 43 (21.94%) SD-WAN
5 37 (18.88%) Cisco Nexus
6 31 (15.82%) DNS
7 27 (13.78%) VPN
8 20 (10.20%) Wireless
9 15 (7.65%) DHCP
10 14 (7.14%) TCP/IP
10 14 (7.14%) VLAN
11 12 (6.12%) Internet
11 12 (6.12%) Network Security
11 12 (6.12%) VoIP
12 10 (5.10%) SAN
13 9 (4.59%) Cisco ISE
14 8 (4.08%) BGP
14 8 (4.08%) Cisco IOS
14 8 (4.08%) MPLS
15 6 (3.06%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.02%) Power BI
2 1 (0.51%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (2.55%) JIRA
2 3 (1.53%) KGDB
2 3 (1.53%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (1.02%) eggPlant
4 1 (0.51%) JIRA Agile
General
1 60 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 19 (9.69%) Public Sector
3 17 (8.67%) Finance
3 17 (8.67%) Telecoms
4 11 (5.61%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (4.59%) Retail
6 7 (3.57%) Local Government
7 5 (2.55%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.55%) Banking
8 4 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.53%) Automotive
9 3 (1.53%) Games
9 3 (1.53%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.53%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.02%) Legal
10 2 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.51%) Aviation
11 1 (0.51%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.51%) Police
Job Titles
1 49 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 30 (15.31%) Architect
3 26 (13.27%) Analyst
3 26 (13.27%) Support Engineer
4 23 (11.73%) Network Architect
5 20 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (8.16%) IT Support
7 15 (7.65%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 15 (7.65%) Service Analyst
7 15 (7.65%) Service Desk Analyst
8 11 (5.61%) Network Design Architect
8 11 (5.61%) Senior
9 10 (5.10%) Lead
9 10 (5.10%) Support Technician
10 9 (4.59%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 9 (4.59%) IT Engineer
10 9 (4.59%) Project Manager
11 8 (4.08%) IT Support Engineer
11 8 (4.08%) Service Desk Support
12 7 (3.57%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.12%) 802.1X
2 7 (3.57%) Middleware
3 1 (0.51%) ADO
3 1 (0.51%) OAuth
3 1 (0.51%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 31 (15.82%) Data Centre
2 12 (6.12%) Video Conferencing
3 10 (5.10%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (5.10%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.55%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.55%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.55%) Smartphone
5 4 (2.04%) CCTV
5 4 (2.04%) Embedded Systems
5 4 (2.04%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.53%) Hedge funds
6 3 (1.53%) iPhone
6 3 (1.53%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.53%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.02%) CMDB
7 2 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.02%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (1.02%) Fat Client
7 2 (1.02%) Life Science
7 2 (1.02%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 58 (29.59%) Windows
2 16 (8.16%) Windows 10
3 14 (7.14%) Mac OS
4 11 (5.61%) Linux
5 9 (4.59%) Windows Server
6 5 (2.55%) Android
6 5 (2.55%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.02%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.51%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.51%) VMS
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (18.37%) Customer Service
1 36 (18.37%) ITIL
2 26 (13.27%) Network Design
2 26 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (12.76%) Incident Management
3 25 (12.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 20 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (7.14%) Load Balancing
5 14 (7.14%) Service Delivery
6 13 (6.63%) Network Architecture
6 13 (6.63%) Project Delivery
7 12 (6.12%) Mobile Device Management
8 11 (5.61%) ITSM
9 9 (4.59%) Mathematics
9 9 (4.59%) Problem Management
9 9 (4.59%) Service Management
10 8 (4.08%) Network Management
10 8 (4.08%) Network Monitoring
10 8 (4.08%) Process Improvement
10 8 (4.08%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.59%) Python
2 3 (1.53%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.02%) C
4 1 (0.51%) Bash
4 1 (0.51%) C++
4 1 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 44 (22.45%) Security Cleared
2 38 (19.39%) SC Cleared
3 26 (13.27%) Cisco Certification
4 19 (9.69%) Degree
5 18 (9.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (8.16%) CCNP
6 16 (8.16%) MCSA
7 15 (7.65%) A+ Certification
8 14 (7.14%) CCNA
9 7 (3.57%) CCIE
10 4 (2.04%) ACSP
10 4 (2.04%) ACTC
10 4 (2.04%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (1.02%) ISTQB
12 2 (1.02%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (1.02%) JNCIP
12 2 (1.02%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.04%) SLA
2 3 (1.53%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.02%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.51%) NIST
4 1 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 57 (29.08%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.08%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.55%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.53%) Firmware
5 3 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.51%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.51%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.51%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (11.73%) SCCM
2 12 (6.12%) FortiGate
3 9 (4.59%) Ansible
4 8 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (3.06%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (2.55%) CASB
6 5 (2.55%) SCOrch
7 4 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (1.53%) AppManager
9 2 (1.02%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (1.02%) Terraform
9 2 (1.02%) vCenter Server
9 2 (1.02%) WhatsUp Gold
10 1 (0.51%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.51%) Autotask
10 1 (0.51%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.51%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 74 (37.76%) Cisco
2 69 (35.20%) Microsoft
3 33 (16.84%) ServiceNow
4 32 (16.33%) Fortinet
5 25 (12.76%) Palo Alto
6 21 (10.71%) Citrix
6 21 (10.71%) Meraki
7 15 (7.65%) VMware
8 13 (6.63%) HP
9 9 (4.59%) Apple
9 9 (4.59%) Aruba
10 7 (3.57%) Zscaler
11 6 (3.06%) F5
11 6 (3.06%) Juniper
12 5 (2.55%) Arista
12 5 (2.55%) CheckPoint
12 5 (2.55%) Infoblox
13 4 (2.04%) MobileIron
14 3 (1.53%) Google
14 3 (1.53%) SolarWinds