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 4 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 269 219
Rank change year-on-year -101 -50 +31
Contract jobs citing Wireless 282 287 474
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.62% 0.98% 1.07%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.29% 7.60% 8.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 204 294
10th Percentile £175 £219 £172
25th Percentile £204 £362 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £522 £550 £531
90th Percentile £588 £588 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £401 £431 £420
% change year-on-year -7.01% +2.68% -1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 17 39
10th Percentile £13.93 - £12.75
25th Percentile £15.54 £14.20 £16.24
Median hourly rate £21.23 £24.66 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -13.91% +30.27% -62.14%
75th Percentile £38.75 £61.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.71 £14.77 £17.69
% change year-on-year +13.14% -16.53% -46.39%

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 4,485 3,776 5,869
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.93% 12.92% 13.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,861 2,338 3,544
10th Percentile £225 £213 £205
25th Percentile £380 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £480
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +1.67% -7.79%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £468 £475
% change year-on-year +1.60% -1.58% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 153 407
10th Percentile £15.62 £14.99 £13.71
25th Percentile £20.41 £21.46 £17.72
Median hourly rate £42.25 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.71% -6.67% +97.37%
75th Percentile £70.29 £63.25 £62.25
90th Percentile £77.10 £75.00 £67.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £28.00 £45.44
% change year-on-year +78.57% -38.38% +145.62%

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 4 April 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 4 April 2026.

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 4 April 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 -93 257 £400 -11.50% 255
UK excluding London -83 188 £401 -7.01% 221
London -76 69 £213 -53.19% 59
Work from Home -37 68 £450 +7.02% 73
South East -24 62 £475 +16.56% 78
North of England -67 47 £420 -0.59% 54
Midlands -37 41 £340 +61.90% 32
North West -41 36 £437 +2.78% 33
West Midlands -26 35 £369 +79.88% 18
East of England -56 19 £325 -31.58% 40
South West -36 16 £513 +24.24% 21
North East -6 8 £200 -63.64% 8
East Midlands -27 6 £158 -47.50% 14
Scotland -4 5 £425 +6.25% 5
Yorkshire -61 3 £450 +7.14% 15
Wales -25 2 £400 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £385 - 2

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 10 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 38 (13.48%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (7.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (5.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (4.96%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.35%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (2.48%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 42 (14.89%) Azure
2 39 (13.83%) AWS
3 38 (13.48%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (3.55%) GCP
5 9 (3.19%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 9 (3.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 8 (2.84%) SaaS
7 6 (2.13%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.77%) Sauce Labs
9 4 (1.42%) Route 53
10 3 (1.06%) AWS Direct Connect
10 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.06%) PaaS
11 2 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.71%) IaaS
11 2 (0.71%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.71%) Slack
12 1 (0.35%) Amazon EC2
12 1 (0.35%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 121 (42.91%) Firewall
2 80 (28.37%) WAN
3 77 (27.30%) LAN
4 55 (19.50%) VPN
5 47 (16.67%) Network Security
6 46 (16.31%) BGP
7 45 (15.96%) Wi-Fi
8 42 (14.89%) OSPF
9 40 (14.18%) VLAN
10 37 (13.12%) DNS
11 35 (12.41%) Cisco ISE
11 35 (12.41%) SD-WAN
12 33 (11.70%) DHCP
13 28 (9.93%) Cisco Wireless
13 28 (9.93%) WLAN
14 25 (8.87%) IPsec
15 24 (8.51%) Cisco ASA
16 20 (7.09%) MPLS
16 20 (7.09%) TCP/IP
17 18 (6.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.77%) MySQL
1 5 (1.77%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (5.67%) Burp Suite
2 14 (4.96%) Metasploit
3 5 (1.77%) Android Studio
3 5 (1.77%) Browser DevTools
3 5 (1.77%) Eclipse
3 5 (1.77%) JIRA
3 5 (1.77%) Xcode
4 3 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.35%) MSI
5 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 81 (28.72%) Social Skills
2 29 (10.28%) Public Sector
3 21 (7.45%) Finance
3 21 (7.45%) Telecoms
4 19 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.32%) Manufacturing
6 13 (4.61%) Banking
7 12 (4.26%) Marketing
8 11 (3.90%) Electronics
8 11 (3.90%) Retail
9 9 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.77%) Local Government
11 4 (1.42%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.42%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.42%) Legal
12 3 (1.06%) Billing
13 2 (0.71%) Law
13 2 (0.71%) Military
13 2 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 92 (32.62%) Network Engineer
2 26 (9.22%) IT Support
3 25 (8.87%) Architect
4 19 (6.74%) Desktop Support
4 19 (6.74%) Penetration Tester
4 19 (6.74%) Senior
4 19 (6.74%) Tester
5 18 (6.38%) Support Engineer
6 16 (5.67%) Cisco Engineer
7 15 (5.32%) Wireless Engineer
8 14 (4.96%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (4.96%) Network Architect
9 12 (4.26%) Analyst
9 12 (4.26%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 12 (4.26%) Senior Network Engineer
10 11 (3.90%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
10 11 (3.90%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 11 (3.90%) Wireless Network Engineer
11 9 (3.19%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
11 9 (3.19%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (14.89%) 802.1X
2 9 (3.19%) SAML
3 7 (2.48%) LDAP
4 6 (2.13%) X-Windows
5 5 (1.77%) Ajax
5 5 (1.77%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.77%) CSS
5 5 (1.77%) GraphQL
5 5 (1.77%) React
6 3 (1.06%) Yocto
7 2 (0.71%) A2A Protocol
7 2 (0.71%) Model Context Protocol
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.35%) Qt
8 1 (0.35%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 55 (19.50%) Data Centre
2 21 (7.45%) IoT
3 15 (5.32%) Security Posture
4 11 (3.90%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.55%) Driving Licence
6 6 (2.13%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.13%) NHS
6 6 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.77%) BYOD
7 5 (1.77%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.77%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.77%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.42%) Device Driver
8 4 (1.42%) FPGA
8 4 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (1.42%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.06%) CMDB
9 3 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.06%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 53 (18.79%) Windows
2 29 (10.28%) Android
3 25 (8.87%) Mac OS
4 23 (8.16%) Linux
5 22 (7.80%) Windows 10
6 12 (4.26%) Unix
6 12 (4.26%) Windows Server
7 6 (2.13%) Embedded Linux
7 6 (2.13%) Mac OS X
8 4 (1.42%) CatOS
9 3 (1.06%) Apple iOS
9 3 (1.06%) FreeRTOS
9 3 (1.06%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.71%) Debian
10 2 (0.71%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.71%) VMS
11 1 (0.35%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (11.70%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (9.93%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (9.57%) Network Segmentation
4 26 (9.22%) ITSM
5 24 (8.51%) Technical Leadership
6 22 (7.80%) Regulatory Compliance
6 22 (7.80%) Zero Trust
7 21 (7.45%) ITIL
7 21 (7.45%) Migration
8 19 (6.74%) Customer Service
8 19 (6.74%) Penetration Testing
9 18 (6.38%) Cloud Security
9 18 (6.38%) Network Monitoring
10 17 (6.03%) Change Management
10 17 (6.03%) Network Design
10 17 (6.03%) Root Cause Analysis
11 16 (5.67%) Asset Management
11 16 (5.67%) Network Management
12 15 (5.32%) High Availability
12 15 (5.32%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.45%) Python
2 8 (2.84%) C
3 7 (2.48%) C++
3 7 (2.48%) Perl
4 5 (1.77%) Java
4 5 (1.77%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.42%) Lisp
6 2 (0.71%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.35%) Bash
7 1 (0.35%) Embedded C++
7 1 (0.35%) Korn
7 1 (0.35%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.35%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.35%) Ruby
7 1 (0.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 90 (31.91%) Security Cleared
2 84 (29.79%) SC Cleared
3 62 (21.99%) Cisco Certification
4 58 (20.57%) CCNP
5 34 (12.06%) CCNA
6 29 (10.28%) Degree
7 15 (5.32%) CCIE
8 14 (4.96%) CHECK Team Member
9 12 (4.26%) CREST Certified
9 12 (4.26%) Cyber Scheme
10 11 (3.90%) Postgraduate
11 10 (3.55%) DV Cleared
11 10 (3.55%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (2.84%) Server+ Certification
13 7 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (2.13%) JNCIA
14 6 (2.13%) JNCIP
14 6 (2.13%) JNCIS
15 5 (1.77%) CISSP
15 5 (1.77%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (6.38%) GDPR
2 18 (6.38%) PCI DSS
3 13 (4.61%) QA
4 11 (3.90%) PMO
5 7 (2.48%) NIST
6 6 (2.13%) SLA
7 4 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.06%) NCSC
9 1 (0.35%) DICOM
9 1 (0.35%) HL7
9 1 (0.35%) JTAG
System Software
1 30 (10.64%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.61%) VMware NSX
4 11 (3.90%) Firmware
5 5 (1.77%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (1.42%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (6.74%) Ansible
2 17 (6.03%) Nmap
3 12 (4.26%) FortiGate
4 9 (3.19%) SCCM
5 8 (2.84%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.84%) Terraform
6 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.48%) Prometheus
7 6 (2.13%) Grafana
8 5 (1.77%) Salt
9 4 (1.42%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (1.06%) Nessus
11 1 (0.35%) CASB
11 1 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 149 (52.84%) Cisco
2 61 (21.63%) Palo Alto
3 48 (17.02%) Aruba
4 43 (15.25%) ServiceNow
5 39 (13.83%) Microsoft
6 33 (11.70%) F5
7 32 (11.35%) CheckPoint
7 32 (11.35%) Meraki
8 27 (9.57%) Apple
9 26 (9.22%) HP
10 24 (8.51%) Juniper
11 23 (8.16%) Dell
11 23 (8.16%) Ekahau
11 23 (8.16%) Fortinet
12 19 (6.74%) VMware
13 15 (5.32%) Splunk
14 13 (4.61%) SolarWinds
15 11 (3.90%) ForeScout
15 11 (3.90%) Remedy
15 11 (3.90%) SAP