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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 286 256
Rank change year-on-year -76 -30 -49
Contract jobs citing Wireless 297 253 391
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.88% 0.91%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.26% 6.98% 7.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 157 247
10th Percentile £208 £220 £181
25th Percentile £338 £325 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £413
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -2.94%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £538
90th Percentile £600 £588 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £400
% change year-on-year - +12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 23 35
10th Percentile £12.98 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £37.50 £14.66 £16.00
Median hourly rate £52.43 £24.66 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +112.59% +17.43% -58.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £44.75 £23.80
90th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £59.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.43 £21.23 £17.69
% change year-on-year +147.00% +19.98% -11.55%

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 4,745 3,627 5,426
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.71% 12.61% 12.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,903 2,250 3,234
10th Percentile £263 £219 £206
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £465 £480
% change year-on-year +2.10% -2.97% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 282 161 417
10th Percentile £16.01 £14.99 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.79 £16.30
Median hourly rate £28.96 £41.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.37% +2.50% +118.16%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.13 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.93 £81.01 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £31.08 £45.88
% change year-on-year +4.57% -32.26% +154.89%

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 3 June 2026.

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 3 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 16 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 3 June 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
England -68 272 £450 -5.26% 308
UK excluding London -58 195 £450 - 260
London -89 77 £438 -5.41% 84
Work from Home -33 74 £450 -2.70% 92
North of England -45 66 £450 +38.46% 46
South East -29 56 £513 +2.50% 106
North West -8 53 £515 +58.46% 27
Midlands -45 29 £380 +16.48% 33
West Midlands -46 28 £403 +87.21% 18
East of England -47 21 £325 -35.96% 35
South West -26 14 £516 +25.03% 28
Scotland -7 8 £313 -21.78% 12
Yorkshire -59 8 £450 +104.55% 13
North East -26 5 £420 -23.64% 9
Northern Ireland - 2 £245 - 1
East Midlands -28 1 £235 -46.29% 15

Wireless
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 8 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 16 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (4.04%) MS Visio
4 7 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.34%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 45 (15.15%) Azure
2 29 (9.76%) AWS
3 22 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (3.37%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 5 (1.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 5 (1.68%) GCP
7 4 (1.35%) Route 53
7 4 (1.35%) SaaS
8 3 (1.01%) GitHub
8 3 (1.01%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.67%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.67%) PaaS
9 2 (0.67%) Slack
10 1 (0.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Direct Connect
10 1 (0.34%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.34%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 136 (45.79%) Firewall
2 100 (33.67%) LAN
3 97 (32.66%) WAN
4 69 (23.23%) Wi-Fi
5 68 (22.90%) Network Security
6 57 (19.19%) VPN
7 53 (17.85%) DNS
8 46 (15.49%) VLAN
9 45 (15.15%) DHCP
10 43 (14.48%) BGP
11 41 (13.80%) Cisco ISE
11 41 (13.80%) SD-WAN
12 40 (13.47%) OSPF
13 39 (13.13%) WLAN
14 30 (10.10%) Cisco Wireless
15 25 (8.42%) Structured Cabling
16 24 (8.08%) IPsec
17 21 (7.07%) Cisco IOS
17 21 (7.07%) TCP/IP
18 20 (6.73%) Cisco Nexus
Development Applications
1 9 (3.03%) Burp Suite
1 9 (3.03%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (2.69%) Metasploit
3 6 (2.02%) JIRA
4 2 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.34%) MSI
General
1 87 (29.29%) Social Skills
2 16 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (5.39%) Documentation Skills
3 13 (4.38%) Finance
4 12 (4.04%) Aerospace
4 12 (4.04%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.03%) Retail
6 6 (2.02%) Legal
7 5 (1.68%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.35%) Banking
8 4 (1.35%) Law
8 4 (1.35%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.01%) Billing
9 3 (1.01%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.34%) German Language
11 1 (0.34%) Greek Language
11 1 (0.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 131 (44.11%) Network Engineer
2 32 (10.77%) Architect
3 21 (7.07%) Cisco Engineer
3 21 (7.07%) Senior
4 19 (6.40%) Software Engineer
5 18 (6.06%) Wireless Engineer
6 17 (5.72%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 17 (5.72%) Network Architect
6 17 (5.72%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 15 (5.05%) Wireless Network Engineer
8 14 (4.71%) Embedded Engineer
8 14 (4.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 13 (4.38%) Senior Network Engineer
10 11 (3.70%) Support Engineer
10 11 (3.70%) Technical Architect
11 10 (3.37%) Analyst
11 10 (3.37%) Desktop Support
11 10 (3.37%) IT Support
11 10 (3.37%) Security Engineer
12 9 (3.03%) Penetration Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (17.85%) 802.1X
2 10 (3.37%) SAML
3 7 (2.36%) LDAP
4 6 (2.02%) X-Windows
4 6 (2.02%) Yocto
5 4 (1.35%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.67%) A2A Protocol
6 2 (0.67%) Model Context Protocol
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.34%) Qt
7 1 (0.34%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 45 (15.15%) Data Centre
2 14 (4.71%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.04%) Embedded Systems
3 12 (4.04%) IoT
4 11 (3.70%) Security Posture
5 9 (3.03%) FPGA
5 9 (3.03%) PCIe
5 9 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.36%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.36%) PKI
7 6 (2.02%) Device Driver
7 6 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.02%) iPad
7 6 (2.02%) MicroBlaze
7 6 (2.02%) RISC-V
8 5 (1.68%) BYOD
8 5 (1.68%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.68%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (13.80%) Windows
2 17 (5.72%) Linux
2 17 (5.72%) Windows 10
3 9 (3.03%) FreeRTOS
3 9 (3.03%) Unix
4 8 (2.69%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.36%) Embedded Linux
6 6 (2.02%) Android
6 6 (2.02%) Mac OS X
6 6 (2.02%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.68%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.68%) Windows 7
8 3 (1.01%) Windows XP
9 2 (0.67%) CatOS
10 1 (0.34%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.34%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (12.46%) Network Segmentation
2 34 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (10.10%) ITSM
3 30 (10.10%) Technical Leadership
4 25 (8.42%) High Availability
4 25 (8.42%) Migration
5 24 (8.08%) Zero Trust
6 22 (7.41%) ITIL
7 20 (6.73%) Software Engineering
8 19 (6.40%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (6.40%) Project Delivery
9 18 (6.06%) Change Management
9 18 (6.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (6.06%) Root Cause Analysis
10 17 (5.72%) Incident Management
11 16 (5.39%) Agile
11 16 (5.39%) Regulatory Compliance
11 16 (5.39%) User Experience
12 15 (5.05%) Network Design
12 15 (5.05%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.72%) C
2 13 (4.38%) Python
3 7 (2.36%) C++
4 4 (1.35%) Embedded C
5 3 (1.01%) Lisp
6 2 (0.67%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.34%) Korn
7 1 (0.34%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.34%) Perl
Qualifications
1 86 (28.96%) Security Cleared
2 83 (27.95%) Cisco Certification
3 74 (24.92%) CCNP
3 74 (24.92%) SC Cleared
4 49 (16.50%) CCNA
5 25 (8.42%) Degree
6 23 (7.74%) Network+ Certification
7 20 (6.73%) CCIE
8 17 (5.72%) Server+ Certification
9 8 (2.69%) CHECK Team Member
9 8 (2.69%) CREST Certified
9 8 (2.69%) Cyber Scheme
10 7 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (2.36%) Postgraduate
11 5 (1.68%) CWNA
12 4 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.35%) CWNE
12 4 (1.35%) CWSP
12 4 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 4 (1.35%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.38%) QA
2 11 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.03%) GDPR
3 9 (3.03%) PCI DSS
3 9 (3.03%) SLA
4 7 (2.36%) PMO
5 5 (1.68%) NIST
6 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.01%) NCSC
7 1 (0.34%) DICOM
7 1 (0.34%) HL7
System Software
1 36 (12.12%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.03%) Firmware
3 9 (3.03%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.02%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (1.01%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (7.07%) Ansible
2 16 (5.39%) FortiGate
3 13 (4.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.03%) Nmap
5 8 (2.69%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (2.36%) Prometheus
7 6 (2.02%) Grafana
8 5 (1.68%) Salt
8 5 (1.68%) SCCM
8 5 (1.68%) Terraform
9 4 (1.35%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.67%) CASB
12 1 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.34%) Nagios
12 1 (0.34%) Nessus
Vendors
1 165 (55.56%) Cisco
2 66 (22.22%) Aruba
3 62 (20.88%) Palo Alto
4 41 (13.80%) ServiceNow
5 36 (12.12%) Microsoft
6 33 (11.11%) F5
7 32 (10.77%) CheckPoint
8 31 (10.44%) Meraki
9 28 (9.43%) Fortinet
10 22 (7.41%) Ekahau
11 18 (6.06%) Juniper
12 17 (5.72%) ForeScout
13 15 (5.05%) VMware
14 11 (3.70%) Splunk
15 10 (3.37%) Apple
15 10 (3.37%) Arista
16 9 (3.03%) SolarWinds
17 6 (2.02%) BigPanda
17 6 (2.02%) HP
18 5 (1.68%) Infoblox