Wi-Fi Contract Job Trends in London

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 314 249 276
Rank change year-on-year -65 +27 +116
Contract jobs citing Wi-Fi 99 106 122
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.61% 0.82% 0.67%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.30% 7.95% 6.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 72 82
10th Percentile £286 £243 £169
25th Percentile £381 £422 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £489 £400
Median % change year-on-year -7.88% +22.13% +25.49%
75th Percentile £500 £575 £548
90th Percentile £580 £588 £742
England median daily rate £400 £450 £400
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £20.58 - -
25th Percentile £21.19 - -
Median hourly rate £22.21 £28.41 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% - -
75th Percentile £25.55 - -
90th Percentile £27.55 - -
England median hourly rate £16.00 £20.73 £21.00
% change year-on-year -22.82% -1.29% +16.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,357 1,333 1,839
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.30% 10.30% 10.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 888 842 1,198
10th Percentile £261 £258 £200
25th Percentile £406 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £614
90th Percentile £694 £738 £750
England median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 15 71
10th Percentile £20.82 £24.66 £14.48
25th Percentile £25.15 £26.54 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.47 £37.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.08% +70.45% -14.43%
75th Percentile £40.75 £48.13 £41.25
90th Percentile £95.00 £57.95 £60.00
England median hourly rate £38.50 £35.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +2.14% +84.21%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in London

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in London over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Wi-Fi in London

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Wi-Fi
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 14 March 2026. 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
Central London -3 21 £475 +72.73% 5
South London -11 5 £450 -16.28% 4
West London -18 2 £375 -14.29% 2
North London - 1 - - 1
Wi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 15 (15.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (8.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (4.04%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.02%) DELMIA
Cloud Services
1 33 (33.33%) Azure
2 24 (24.24%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (11.11%) PaaS
4 10 (10.10%) SaaS
5 9 (9.09%) AWS
5 9 (9.09%) Entra ID
6 8 (8.08%) IaaS
7 6 (6.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 5 (5.05%) Datadog
8 5 (5.05%) Power Platform
9 4 (4.04%) OneDrive
9 4 (4.04%) PowerApps
10 3 (3.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 3 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (3.03%) GCP
10 3 (3.03%) Route 53
11 2 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (2.02%) Google Workspace
11 2 (2.02%) Slack
12 1 (1.01%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 48 (48.48%) WAN
2 43 (43.43%) Firewall
3 39 (39.39%) LAN
4 26 (26.26%) VPN
5 19 (19.19%) Wireless
6 17 (17.17%) Network Security
7 16 (16.16%) VLAN
8 12 (12.12%) DNS
8 12 (12.12%) SD-WAN
9 11 (11.11%) BGP
9 11 (11.11%) DHCP
9 11 (11.11%) OSPF
10 8 (8.08%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (8.08%) TCP/IP
11 6 (6.06%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (5.05%) Internet
12 5 (5.05%) MPLS
12 5 (5.05%) SAN
13 4 (4.04%) EIGRP
13 4 (4.04%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.01%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (6.06%) JIRA
2 5 (5.05%) Chocolatey
General
1 31 (31.31%) Social Skills
2 14 (14.14%) Public Sector
3 9 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (8.08%) Military
5 6 (6.06%) Spanish Language
6 5 (5.05%) Banking
6 5 (5.05%) Local Government
6 5 (5.05%) Retail
7 3 (3.03%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.02%) Billing
8 2 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.02%) Finance
8 2 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.02%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.02%) Marketing
8 2 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.01%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.01%) Law
9 1 (1.01%) Legal
9 1 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (28.28%) Network Engineer
2 14 (14.14%) IT Support
3 12 (12.12%) Architect
4 11 (11.11%) IT Engineer
5 10 (10.10%) Network Architect
5 10 (10.10%) Support Engineer
6 8 (8.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (8.08%) Senior
7 7 (7.07%) Analyst
7 7 (7.07%) IT Support Engineer
7 7 (7.07%) IT Support Technician
7 7 (7.07%) IT Technician
7 7 (7.07%) Security Engineer
7 7 (7.07%) Support Technician
8 6 (6.06%) Azure Engineer
8 6 (6.06%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
8 6 (6.06%) Lead
8 6 (6.06%) Project Manager
9 5 (5.05%) Network Support
9 5 (5.05%) Network Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.06%) 802.1X
1 6 (6.06%) X-Windows
2 4 (4.04%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (4.04%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.14%) Data Centre
2 10 (10.10%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (7.07%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (7.07%) IoT
3 7 (7.07%) Onboarding
4 6 (6.06%) Virtual Team
5 4 (4.04%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.01%) Blog
7 1 (1.01%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.01%) Distributed Architecture
7 1 (1.01%) EMC VMAX
7 1 (1.01%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (1.01%) iPhone
7 1 (1.01%) Life Science
7 1 (1.01%) PropTech
7 1 (1.01%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 32 (32.32%) Windows
2 8 (8.08%) Windows Server
3 7 (7.07%) Windows 10
4 6 (6.06%) Linux
4 6 (6.06%) Mac OS X
5 3 (3.03%) Windows 7
6 2 (2.02%) Mac OS
7 1 (1.01%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (16.16%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (14.14%) Migration
2 14 (14.14%) Network Design
3 13 (13.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 12 (12.12%) Network Architecture
4 12 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (11.11%) Incident Management
5 11 (11.11%) ITIL
5 11 (11.11%) Security Operations
6 9 (9.09%) Cloud Security
6 9 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (8.08%) Disaster Recovery
7 8 (8.08%) ITSM
8 7 (7.07%) Architectural Design
8 7 (7.07%) Change Management
8 7 (7.07%) Incident Response
9 6 (6.06%) Information Security
9 6 (6.06%) Information Security Management
9 6 (6.06%) Security Management
9 6 (6.06%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.05%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.04%) Python
3 3 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (20.20%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (17.17%) Security Cleared
3 15 (15.15%) CCNP
4 13 (13.13%) SC Cleared
5 8 (8.08%) CCIE
5 8 (8.08%) CCNA
6 4 (4.04%) Degree
6 4 (4.04%) JNCIS
7 3 (3.03%) Azure Certification
7 3 (3.03%) DV Cleared
7 3 (3.03%) JNCIP
7 3 (3.03%) PMI Certification
7 3 (3.03%) PMP
8 2 (2.02%) AWS Certification
8 2 (2.02%) Project+ Certification
9 1 (1.01%) CCSA
9 1 (1.01%) CISSP
9 1 (1.01%) CWNA
9 1 (1.01%) GIAC
9 1 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.08%) QA
2 6 (6.06%) SLA
3 2 (2.02%) NIST
4 1 (1.01%) GDPR
4 1 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.01%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 27 (27.27%) Active Directory
2 6 (6.06%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.01%) Firmware
4 1 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (14.14%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (14.14%) SCCM
2 7 (7.07%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (6.06%) CASB
3 6 (6.06%) SCOrch
4 5 (5.05%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (4.04%) FortiGate
5 4 (4.04%) Terraform
6 3 (3.03%) Ansible
Vendors
1 29 (29.29%) Cisco
2 28 (28.28%) Microsoft
3 14 (14.14%) Aruba
4 12 (12.12%) Meraki
5 11 (11.11%) Palo Alto
6 10 (10.10%) Fortinet
7 9 (9.09%) Juniper
8 6 (6.06%) CheckPoint
8 6 (6.06%) F5
8 6 (6.06%) Infoblox
8 6 (6.06%) VMware
9 5 (5.05%) AppDynamics
9 5 (5.05%) Dynatrace
9 5 (5.05%) Tenable
10 4 (4.04%) Citrix
10 4 (4.04%) Okta
10 4 (4.04%) Zscaler
11 3 (3.03%) Apple
11 3 (3.03%) Ekahau
12 2 (2.02%) Arista