Wireless Contracts

Wireless
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wireless over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 277 242 232
Rank change year-on-year -35 -10 +96
Contract jobs citing Wireless 270 436 696
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 1.00% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.22% 7.73% 9.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 264 464
10th Percentile £219 £168 £200
25th Percentile £325 £252 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £414 £425
Median % change year-on-year +8.76% -2.65% +6.25%
75th Percentile £555 £538 £516
90th Percentile £594 £663 £619
UK excluding London median daily rate £438 £408 £400
% change year-on-year +7.36% +1.88% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 42 21
10th Percentile - £12.76 £18.43
25th Percentile £14.20 £16.25 £22.26
Median hourly rate £24.66 £18.93 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.27% -62.14% +53.85%
75th Percentile £62.19 £23.80 £80.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £63.73 £85.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.20 £17.69 £33.00
% change year-on-year -19.73% -46.39% +26.92%

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 3,739 5,643 7,361
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.79% 12.94% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,297 3,382 4,789
10th Percentile £213 £205 £235
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £495 £519
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 423 478
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.57 £9.80
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.35 £10.63
Median hourly rate £32.50 £38.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.58% +102.63% -31.84%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £67.40 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.59 £45.88 £18.50
% change year-on-year -46.41% +148.00% -13.95%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 16 Contract 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 30 April 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 -59 228 £468 +13.33% 346
UK excluding London +3 164 £438 +7.36% 283
London -34 85 £475 +18.75% 83
Work from Home +38 72 £475 +5.56% 168
North of England +8 41 £400 -3.93% 55
East of England +43 40 £490 +16.67% 48
South East -1 33 £403 +6.62% 91
North West -3 32 £400 +1.01% 29
South West +28 18 £413 +8.55% 33
Wales +18 14 £400 +33.33% 4
Scotland +17 13 £400 +77.56% 19
Yorkshire +11 8 £220 -63.64% 16
Midlands -4 7 £215 -49.41% 36
West Midlands -1 4 £205 -55.68% 16
East Midlands +3 3 £369 +34.09% 19
North East -3 1 £550 -8.33% 10

Wireless
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.74%) CMS
2 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.37%) Confluence
3 1 (0.37%) FactoryTalk
3 1 (0.37%) IIS
3 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.33%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.11%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.74%) Revit
6 1 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.37%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.37%) Sketch
6 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.37%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 48 (17.78%) Azure
2 30 (11.11%) AWS
3 18 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.33%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.85%) Google Workspace
6 4 (1.48%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 4 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.11%) GCP
7 3 (1.11%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.74%) Akamai
8 2 (0.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 2 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (0.74%) Datadog
8 2 (0.74%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.74%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.74%) Serverless
8 2 (0.74%) Smartsheet
8 2 (0.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 1 (0.37%) Amazon EC2
9 1 (0.37%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 144 (53.33%) Firewall
2 94 (34.81%) WAN
3 83 (30.74%) LAN
4 82 (30.37%) Network Security
5 79 (29.26%) VPN
6 53 (19.63%) BGP
6 53 (19.63%) OSPF
7 44 (16.30%) SD-WAN
8 42 (15.56%) Wi-Fi
9 38 (14.07%) DNS
10 36 (13.33%) Cisco Wireless
11 33 (12.22%) DHCP
12 30 (11.11%) TCP/IP
13 29 (10.74%) Internet
14 28 (10.37%) Cisco ASA
14 28 (10.37%) WLAN
15 27 (10.00%) Cisco Nexus
15 27 (10.00%) VLAN
16 26 (9.63%) Cisco ISE
17 25 (9.26%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.48%) InfluxDB
1 4 (1.48%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.74%) Looker
2 2 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.37%) Big Data
3 1 (0.37%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.48%) GitLab
1 4 (1.48%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.11%) Git
2 3 (1.11%) JIRA
3 2 (0.74%) KGDB
4 1 (0.37%) Selenium
4 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.37%) WebDriver
General
1 77 (28.52%) Social Skills
2 31 (11.48%) Telecoms
3 28 (10.37%) Finance
4 23 (8.52%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (4.81%) Public Sector
6 10 (3.70%) Electronics
6 10 (3.70%) Manufacturing
7 8 (2.96%) Banking
7 8 (2.96%) Legal
8 7 (2.59%) Marketing
9 6 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.11%) Advertising
12 2 (0.74%) Back Office
12 2 (0.74%) German Language
12 2 (0.74%) Italian Language
13 1 (0.37%) Billing
13 1 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 127 (47.04%) Network Engineer
2 29 (10.74%) Senior
3 19 (7.04%) Senior Network Engineer
4 18 (6.67%) Cisco Engineer
5 16 (5.93%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 15 (5.56%) Support Engineer
7 14 (5.19%) Security Engineer
8 13 (4.81%) Architect
8 13 (4.81%) Network Architect
8 13 (4.81%) Network Security Engineer
8 13 (4.81%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 11 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.70%) Embedded Engineer
11 9 (3.33%) Consultant
11 9 (3.33%) Developer
12 8 (2.96%) Analyst
13 7 (2.59%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 7 (2.59%) IT Engineer
13 7 (2.59%) Linux Engineer
13 7 (2.59%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.89%) 802.1X
2 8 (2.96%) REST
3 3 (1.11%) RESTful
4 2 (0.74%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.74%) LDAP
4 2 (0.74%) OpenAPI
4 2 (0.74%) SAML
4 2 (0.74%) Swagger
5 1 (0.37%) Java RMI
5 1 (0.37%) JSON
5 1 (0.37%) Matplotlib
5 1 (0.37%) NumPy
5 1 (0.37%) Pandas
5 1 (0.37%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.37%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.37%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.37%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 46 (17.04%) Data Centre
2 12 (4.44%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.33%) Embedded Systems
4 8 (2.96%) CMDB
4 8 (2.96%) FPGA
4 8 (2.96%) NHS
5 7 (2.59%) CUDA
5 7 (2.59%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.22%) Driving Licence
6 6 (2.22%) PKI
7 5 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.48%) ASIC
8 4 (1.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.48%) Fibre Optics
8 4 (1.48%) IoT
8 4 (1.48%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.48%) VHDL
9 3 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.11%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 30 (11.11%) Windows
2 25 (9.26%) Linux
3 11 (4.07%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.33%) Android
4 9 (3.33%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.59%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (2.59%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.74%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (19.26%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (14.81%) Network Design
3 22 (8.15%) ITIL
3 22 (8.15%) Network Monitoring
4 20 (7.41%) Customer Service
5 18 (6.67%) Change Management
5 18 (6.67%) Computer Science
6 16 (5.93%) Agile
6 16 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 16 (5.93%) Migration
7 15 (5.56%) High Availability
8 14 (5.19%) Network Architecture
9 13 (4.81%) Network Management
9 13 (4.81%) Service Delivery
10 12 (4.44%) Load Balancing
10 12 (4.44%) Test Automation
11 11 (4.07%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (4.07%) Mentoring
11 11 (4.07%) Project Management
12 10 (3.70%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.11%) Python
2 9 (3.33%) C++
2 9 (3.33%) Java
2 9 (3.33%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.22%) SQL
4 5 (1.85%) C
5 4 (1.48%) C#
5 4 (1.48%) Go
5 4 (1.48%) Tcl
6 3 (1.11%) Perl
7 2 (0.74%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.37%) Lisp
8 1 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (30.74%) Cisco Certification
2 58 (21.48%) CCNP
3 44 (16.30%) Degree
4 39 (14.44%) Security Cleared
5 36 (13.33%) CCNA
6 34 (12.59%) SC Cleared
7 19 (7.04%) CCIE
7 19 (7.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.22%) CCSA
8 6 (2.22%) DV Cleared
8 6 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.85%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.48%) CISSP
11 3 (1.11%) A+ Certification
11 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.11%) CCIE Security
11 3 (1.11%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.11%) PMI Certification
11 3 (1.11%) PMP
12 2 (0.74%) CCIE Wireless
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.81%) SLA
2 9 (3.33%) QA
3 5 (1.85%) GDPR
4 3 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.11%) NIST
4 3 (1.11%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.74%) DICOM
5 2 (0.74%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.74%) HL7
5 2 (0.74%) PMO
6 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (6.30%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.59%) Docker
3 7 (2.59%) Firmware
4 4 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.74%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.74%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.74%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.37%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.37%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (5.56%) FortiGate
2 11 (4.07%) Ansible
3 8 (2.96%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.59%) Cisco Prime
4 7 (2.59%) SCCM
5 6 (2.22%) Terraform
6 5 (1.85%) Cacti
6 5 (1.85%) SmoothWall
7 4 (1.48%) CA Spectrum
8 3 (1.11%) AirWatch
9 2 (0.74%) Grafana
9 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.74%) OPNET
9 2 (0.74%) WSUS
9 2 (0.74%) XenMobile
10 1 (0.37%) CASB
10 1 (0.37%) Cisco UCCX
10 1 (0.37%) Netcool
10 1 (0.37%) OfficeScan
10 1 (0.37%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 150 (55.56%) Cisco
2 68 (25.19%) Palo Alto
3 34 (12.59%) Microsoft
4 32 (11.85%) Juniper
4 32 (11.85%) Meraki
5 30 (11.11%) F5
6 29 (10.74%) Aruba
7 26 (9.63%) CheckPoint
7 26 (9.63%) Fortinet
7 26 (9.63%) SolarWinds
8 17 (6.30%) Infoblox
9 14 (5.19%) VMware
10 13 (4.81%) Apple
10 13 (4.81%) Extreme Networks
10 13 (4.81%) HP
11 11 (4.07%) Ekahau
12 10 (3.70%) Zscaler
13 9 (3.33%) Ruckus Wireless
14 8 (2.96%) Arista
15 7 (2.59%) NVIDIA