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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 277 195
Rank change year-on-year -19 -82 +94
Contract jobs citing Wireless 315 328 565
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.86% 0.91% 1.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.92% 7.38% 9.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 207 367
10th Percentile £170 £220 £213
25th Percentile £204 £363 £308
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £435
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £538
90th Percentile £582 £600 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £420 £425
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 10 30
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.92 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.62 £34.74 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -48.21% +96.20% +3.13%
75th Percentile - £52.35 £43.75
90th Percentile £77.00 £54.88 £52.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.00 £48.56 £25.00
% change year-on-year -60.87% +94.24% +48.99%

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 3,977 4,447 6,239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.90% 12.31% 13.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,585 2,567 3,866
10th Percentile £206 £220 £211
25th Percentile £356 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £584 £600 £613
90th Percentile £675 £686 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 167 348
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.06 £17.72
25th Percentile £20.13 £22.75 £22.69
Median hourly rate £34.00 £41.00 £55.70
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -26.39% +26.02%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £66.05
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £47.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year -10.53% -15.91% +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 5 December 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 5 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 18 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 5 December 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 -39 280 £350 -22.22% 302
UK excluding London -27 209 £350 -16.67% 296
London -23 82 £388 -19.65% 50
South East +7 65 £208 -30.83% 135
Midlands +2 59 £359 -11.69% 30
Work from Home -24 54 £428 -5.00% 95
West Midlands +7 50 £378 -34.91% 19
North of England -49 47 £275 -40.64% 54
East of England -19 24 £523 +10.00% 32
North West -30 23 £330 -29.97% 39
Yorkshire -36 15 £445 +4.71% 14
Scotland +8 9 £425 +6.25% 17
North East +3 9 £175 -68.18% 3
East Midlands -16 9 £158 -58.00% 10
South West -30 6 £196 -53.27% 24
Northern Ireland - 4 £475 - 1
Wales -7 2 £400 +81.82% 7
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 10 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.90%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.63%) Confluence
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 64 (20.32%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.76%) MS Visio
3 14 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 6 (1.90%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 60 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (13.02%) AWS
3 31 (9.84%) Azure
4 19 (6.03%) SaaS
5 18 (5.71%) Sauce Labs
6 8 (2.54%) GCP
6 8 (2.54%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 6 (1.90%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 6 (1.90%) OpenShift
8 3 (0.95%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.63%) AWS Direct Connect
9 2 (0.63%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.63%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.32%) Amazon ELB
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.32%) IaaS
10 1 (0.32%) OCI
10 1 (0.32%) PaaS
10 1 (0.32%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 125 (39.68%) Firewall
2 86 (27.30%) WAN
3 77 (24.44%) LAN
4 62 (19.68%) VPN
5 59 (18.73%) DNS
6 49 (15.56%) BGP
7 45 (14.29%) Cisco Wireless
8 43 (13.65%) DHCP
9 42 (13.33%) Network Security
10 40 (12.70%) OSPF
11 38 (12.06%) Cisco ISE
12 34 (10.79%) SD-WAN
13 30 (9.52%) VLAN
13 30 (9.52%) WLAN
14 27 (8.57%) IPsec
15 23 (7.30%) MPLS
16 22 (6.98%) SSL
16 22 (6.98%) TCP/IP
16 22 (6.98%) Wi-Fi
17 18 (5.71%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.71%) MySQL
1 18 (5.71%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.63%) Power BI
2 2 (0.63%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 18 (5.71%) Android Studio
1 18 (5.71%) Browser DevTools
1 18 (5.71%) Eclipse
1 18 (5.71%) Xcode
2 8 (2.54%) Burp Suite
3 7 (2.22%) Metasploit
4 5 (1.59%) JIRA
5 1 (0.32%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.32%) Postman
General
1 91 (28.89%) Social Skills
2 49 (15.56%) Telecoms
3 45 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 35 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 34 (10.79%) Finance
6 30 (9.52%) Banking
7 24 (7.62%) Marketing
8 23 (7.30%) Analytical Skills
8 23 (7.30%) Electronics
9 19 (6.03%) Retail
10 12 (3.81%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.22%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.90%) Legal
12 6 (1.90%) Local Government
12 6 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.95%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Military
16 1 (0.32%) Law
Job Titles
1 79 (25.08%) Network Engineer
2 39 (12.38%) Support Engineer
3 32 (10.16%) IT Support
4 30 (9.52%) Desktop Support
5 29 (9.21%) 2nd Line Support
6 27 (8.57%) Technical Support
7 24 (7.62%) Senior
8 23 (7.30%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
8 23 (7.30%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
9 21 (6.67%) Analyst
10 19 (6.03%) Security Engineer
11 18 (5.71%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
11 18 (5.71%) Technical Engineer
11 18 (5.71%) Technical Support Engineer
11 18 (5.71%) UX Engineer
12 15 (4.76%) Cisco Engineer
13 13 (4.13%) Architect
13 13 (4.13%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 13 (4.13%) IT Engineer
13 13 (4.13%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.03%) 802.1X
2 18 (5.71%) Ajax
2 18 (5.71%) AngularJS
2 18 (5.71%) CSS
2 18 (5.71%) GraphQL
2 18 (5.71%) React
3 4 (1.27%) LDAP
3 4 (1.27%) SAML
4 1 (0.32%) REST
4 1 (0.32%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 104 (33.02%) Data Centre
2 24 (7.62%) Driving Licence
2 24 (7.62%) IoT
3 19 (6.03%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.49%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.17%) Virtual Team
6 9 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.54%) CMDB
7 8 (2.54%) NHS
7 8 (2.54%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.59%) Life Science
8 5 (1.59%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.27%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.27%) PKI
10 3 (0.95%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.95%) CCTV
10 3 (0.95%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.63%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 68 (21.59%) Android
2 65 (20.63%) Windows
3 57 (18.10%) Mac OS
4 29 (9.21%) Linux
5 20 (6.35%) Unix
6 16 (5.08%) Windows Server
7 11 (3.49%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.95%) VMS
9 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.63%) CatOS
9 2 (0.63%) Debian
9 2 (0.63%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (13.02%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (10.79%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (9.84%) User Experience
4 28 (8.89%) Customer Service
5 26 (8.25%) Programme Management
6 25 (7.94%) ITIL
7 23 (7.30%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (7.30%) Digital Marketing
8 20 (6.35%) Network Management
9 19 (6.03%) Change Management
9 19 (6.03%) Computer Science
9 19 (6.03%) Network Monitoring
10 18 (5.71%) Mobile Application Development
10 18 (5.71%) Network Design
10 18 (5.71%) OO
11 17 (5.40%) Migration
12 16 (5.08%) Project Delivery
13 15 (4.76%) Incident Response
13 15 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 14 (4.44%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 40 (12.70%) Python
2 22 (6.98%) Perl
3 18 (5.71%) Java
3 18 (5.71%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.54%) Lisp
5 4 (1.27%) C++
6 2 (0.63%) Bash
6 2 (0.63%) C
6 2 (0.63%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.32%) Embedded C++
7 1 (0.32%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.32%) Ruby
7 1 (0.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (31.11%) Security Cleared
2 88 (27.94%) SC Cleared
3 84 (26.67%) Cisco Certification
4 58 (18.41%) CCNP
5 33 (10.48%) CCNA
6 32 (10.16%) Degree
7 21 (6.67%) DV Cleared
8 14 (4.44%) CCIE
8 14 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.86%) AWS Certification
10 8 (2.54%) CCSA
10 8 (2.54%) JNCIE
11 7 (2.22%) CHECK Team Member
11 7 (2.22%) CISSP
12 6 (1.90%) ECDL
12 6 (1.90%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.90%) PMP
13 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.59%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.71%) SLA
2 17 (5.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (4.76%) GDPR
4 13 (4.13%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.90%) NIST
5 6 (1.90%) QA
6 5 (1.59%) PMO
7 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.63%) GxP
8 1 (0.32%) COBIT
8 1 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.32%) JTAG
8 1 (0.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 26 (8.25%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.13%) Firmware
3 13 (4.13%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.27%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (5.71%) FortiGate
2 16 (5.08%) Ansible
3 11 (3.49%) Terraform
4 9 (2.86%) Nmap
5 6 (1.90%) SCCM
6 4 (1.27%) CA Spectrum
6 4 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.95%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (0.95%) Nessus
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.63%) NSN NetAct
8 2 (0.63%) OpenView
8 2 (0.63%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 181 (57.46%) Cisco
2 59 (18.73%) Microsoft
3 52 (16.51%) Dell
3 52 (16.51%) F5
4 50 (15.87%) Apple
5 49 (15.56%) HP
6 42 (13.33%) Juniper
7 39 (12.38%) ServiceNow
8 30 (9.52%) CheckPoint
8 30 (9.52%) Fortinet
8 30 (9.52%) Palo Alto
9 29 (9.21%) SolarWinds
10 28 (8.89%) Meraki
11 24 (7.62%) SAP
12 22 (6.98%) VMware
13 21 (6.67%) Oracle
13 21 (6.67%) Splunk
14 18 (5.71%) Remedy
15 16 (5.08%) Aruba
16 12 (3.81%) Blue Coat