Wireless Contract Job Trends

Wireless
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Wireless skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 314 279 196
Rank change year-on-year -35 -83 +127
Contract jobs citing Wireless 272 318 637
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.82% 0.85% 1.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.16% 7.03% 9.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 193 447
10th Percentile £170 £222 £220
25th Percentile £211 £325 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £440 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.22% +2.86%
75th Percentile £490 £550 £525
90th Percentile £586 £625 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £380 £413 £425
% change year-on-year -7.88% -2.94% +1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 13 27
10th Percentile £15.50 £22.68 £14.90
25th Percentile £18.50 £23.80 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.21% +47.15% +37.50%
75th Percentile £31.00 £52.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £83.66 £53.50 £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £48.56 £23.00
% change year-on-year -43.37% +111.13% +58.29%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,799 4,523 6,568
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.41% 12.08% 13.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,427 2,597 4,114
10th Percentile £213 £225 £223
25th Percentile £358 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £588 £601 £600
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £454 £480 £465
% change year-on-year -5.52% +3.23% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 179 328
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.09 £17.24
25th Percentile £19.12 £24.59 £22.75
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.56 £56.45
Median % change year-on-year -29.98% -13.97% +41.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.48 £52.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year -21.00% -7.06% +25.53%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Wireless relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Wireless job vacancy trend in the UK

Wireless
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wireless.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wireless

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wireless.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wireless

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England -36 238 £395 -12.22% 293
UK excluding London -15 175 £380 -7.88% 268
London -19 72 £413 -15.38% 66
Midlands +6 51 £378 -0.98% 42
Work from Home -3 50 £475 +11.76% 129
South East +5 48 £208 -30.83% 98
West Midlands +13 46 £380 -34.48% 34
North of England -36 41 £340 -28.42% 60
East of England -7 22 £563 +36.36% 24
North West -21 18 £275 -45.00% 33
Yorkshire -25 18 £450 +6.51% 16
Scotland +5 9 £425 +6.25% 6
North East +1 5 £175 -65.00% 15
East Midlands -18 5 £158 -58.00% 7
South West -3 4 £346 -23.06% 31
Northern Ireland - 4 £475 - 6
Channel Islands - 1 £760 -

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (2.21%) OpenStack
2 5 (1.84%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.10%) Confluence
Applications
1 47 (17.28%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.04%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.74%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.37%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.37%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 46 (16.91%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (11.76%) AWS
3 31 (11.40%) Azure
4 16 (5.88%) SaaS
5 15 (5.51%) Sauce Labs
6 6 (2.21%) Google Workspace
6 6 (2.21%) OpenShift
7 5 (1.84%) GCP
8 4 (1.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (1.10%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.74%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.37%) Amazon ELB
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.37%) IaaS
11 1 (0.37%) PaaS
11 1 (0.37%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 120 (44.12%) Firewall
2 85 (31.25%) WAN
3 75 (27.57%) LAN
4 66 (24.26%) DNS
5 54 (19.85%) DHCP
6 52 (19.12%) VPN
7 43 (15.81%) Network Security
8 40 (14.71%) BGP
9 39 (14.34%) Cisco Wireless
10 35 (12.87%) OSPF
11 33 (12.13%) SD-WAN
12 32 (11.76%) Cisco ISE
13 31 (11.40%) TCP/IP
14 29 (10.66%) VLAN
15 26 (9.56%) WLAN
16 23 (8.46%) IPsec
17 20 (7.35%) SSL
17 20 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
18 19 (6.99%) Cisco Nexus
18 19 (6.99%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.51%) MySQL
1 15 (5.51%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.74%) Power BI
2 2 (0.74%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 15 (5.51%) Android Studio
1 15 (5.51%) Browser DevTools
1 15 (5.51%) Eclipse
1 15 (5.51%) Xcode
2 6 (2.21%) JIRA
3 4 (1.47%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.74%) KGDB
5 1 (0.37%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.37%) Postman
General
1 82 (30.15%) Social Skills
2 40 (14.71%) Telecoms
3 33 (12.13%) Public Sector
4 29 (10.66%) Manufacturing
5 26 (9.56%) Finance
6 23 (8.46%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (6.99%) Banking
8 16 (5.88%) Electronics
8 16 (5.88%) Marketing
9 12 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (4.41%) Retail
10 10 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.94%) Legal
12 5 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.47%) Investment Banking
13 4 (1.47%) Local Government
14 2 (0.74%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.37%) Aviation
15 1 (0.37%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 73 (26.84%) Network Engineer
2 32 (11.76%) Support Engineer
3 30 (11.03%) Senior
4 23 (8.46%) Desktop Support
5 22 (8.09%) Analyst
5 22 (8.09%) Technical Support
6 21 (7.72%) 2nd Line Support
6 21 (7.72%) IT Support
7 17 (6.25%) Cisco Engineer
8 16 (5.88%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
8 16 (5.88%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 16 (5.88%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
9 15 (5.51%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
9 15 (5.51%) Technical Engineer
9 15 (5.51%) Technical Support Engineer
9 15 (5.51%) UX Engineer
10 14 (5.15%) Security Engineer
11 12 (4.41%) IT Engineer
11 12 (4.41%) Support Analyst
12 11 (4.04%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.72%) 802.1X
2 15 (5.51%) Ajax
2 15 (5.51%) AngularJS
2 15 (5.51%) CSS
2 15 (5.51%) GraphQL
2 15 (5.51%) React
3 3 (1.10%) REST
4 2 (0.74%) OpenAPI
4 2 (0.74%) RESTful
4 2 (0.74%) Swagger
5 1 (0.37%) LDAP
5 1 (0.37%) SAML
5 1 (0.37%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 82 (30.15%) Data Centre
2 19 (6.99%) Driving Licence
3 16 (5.88%) Mobile App
4 14 (5.15%) IoT
5 12 (4.41%) Virtual Team
6 11 (4.04%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.31%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.57%) CMDB
9 6 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.84%) Life Science
10 5 (1.84%) NHS
10 5 (1.84%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.84%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.84%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.47%) Fibre Optics
12 3 (1.10%) Algorithms
12 3 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
12 3 (1.10%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.10%) PKI
13 2 (0.74%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 55 (20.22%) Windows
2 48 (17.65%) Android
3 43 (15.81%) Mac OS
4 25 (9.19%) Linux
5 17 (6.25%) Unix
6 11 (4.04%) Windows 10
6 11 (4.04%) Windows Server
7 3 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.10%) VMS
8 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.37%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (12.50%) ITIL
3 26 (9.56%) Customer Service
4 24 (8.82%) Computer Science
4 24 (8.82%) User Experience
5 21 (7.72%) Change Management
5 21 (7.72%) Network Monitoring
6 19 (6.99%) Programme Management
7 18 (6.62%) Incident Management
8 17 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
9 16 (5.88%) Digital Marketing
9 16 (5.88%) Mentoring
9 16 (5.88%) Network Design
10 15 (5.51%) Inventory Management
10 15 (5.51%) Mobile Application Development
10 15 (5.51%) Network Management
10 15 (5.51%) OO
10 15 (5.51%) Project Management
11 14 (5.15%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 34 (12.50%) Python
2 18 (6.62%) Perl
3 17 (6.25%) Java
4 15 (5.51%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.21%) Lisp
6 3 (1.10%) C++
7 2 (0.74%) Go
8 1 (0.37%) Bash
8 1 (0.37%) C
8 1 (0.37%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.37%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 91 (33.46%) Cisco Certification
2 71 (26.10%) Security Cleared
3 62 (22.79%) SC Cleared
4 60 (22.06%) CCNP
5 34 (12.50%) CCNA
6 31 (11.40%) Degree
7 21 (7.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (6.62%) CCIE
9 15 (5.51%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.94%) CCSA
11 6 (2.21%) AWS Certification
11 6 (2.21%) DBS Check
11 6 (2.21%) JNCIE
11 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (2.21%) PMI Certification
11 6 (2.21%) PMP
12 5 (1.84%) ECDL
13 4 (1.47%) A+ Certification
13 4 (1.47%) CCIE Routing and Switching
13 4 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.82%) SLA
2 8 (2.94%) GDPR
3 4 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.10%) QA
5 2 (0.74%) GxP
5 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.37%) COBIT
6 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.37%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.37%) NCSC
6 1 (0.37%) NIST
6 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 21 (7.72%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.68%) Firmware
4 6 (2.21%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.74%) Docker
6 2 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.37%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (6.25%) Ansible
1 17 (6.25%) FortiGate
2 7 (2.57%) Terraform
3 6 (2.21%) OpenView
4 4 (1.47%) CA Spectrum
4 4 (1.47%) SmoothWall
5 3 (1.10%) Cisco CUCM
6 2 (0.74%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.74%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.74%) Nagios
6 2 (0.74%) NSN NetAct
6 2 (0.74%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.37%) Nessus
7 1 (0.37%) SCCM
7 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 165 (60.66%) Cisco
2 57 (20.96%) Microsoft
3 49 (18.01%) F5
4 37 (13.60%) Juniper
5 35 (12.87%) Dell
6 34 (12.50%) Apple
7 33 (12.13%) HP
8 31 (11.40%) Fortinet
9 28 (10.29%) CheckPoint
9 28 (10.29%) ServiceNow
10 27 (9.93%) SolarWinds
11 21 (7.72%) Meraki
12 20 (7.35%) Palo Alto
13 18 (6.62%) Oracle
13 18 (6.62%) Splunk
14 17 (6.25%) SAP
15 16 (5.88%) Aruba
16 14 (5.15%) VMware
17 12 (4.41%) Remedy
18 10 (3.68%) Blue Coat