WLAN Job Trends in England

Wireless LAN (WLAN)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring WLAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 588 527 596
Rank change year-on-year -61 +69 +122
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 97 99 230
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.25% 0.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.19% 1.65% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 65 40 191
10th Percentile £27,050 - £32,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +23.71% +14.12%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,250 £65,000
UK median annual salary £59,522 £55,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +8.22% +13.40% +10.23%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

WLAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,150 6,000 11,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.98% 15.23% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,708 3,417 8,521
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,330 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.34% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,525 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,253 £86,966 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.47%

WLAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WLAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

WLAN job vacancy trend in England

WLAN
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing WLAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing WLAN

WLAN
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing WLAN in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Salary histogram for WLAN in England

WLAN
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WLAN within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -23 43 £85,000 - 11
North of England -24 21 £33,500 -25.06% 9
South East -17 11 £29,500 -37.89% 7
Yorkshire -44 11 £30,000 -32.89% 3
North West - 10 £44,250 - 4
Midlands -64 7 £38,500 +10.00% 8
East of England -19 6 £42,500 -37.04% 2
East Midlands -34 4 £33,000 - 2
South West -45 4 £29,500 -45.12% 2
West Midlands -61 3 £75,000 +114.29% 6
WLAN
UK

WLAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 19 (19.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (13.40%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.09%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (12.37%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 54 (55.67%) Azure
2 29 (29.90%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (28.87%) AWS
4 15 (15.46%) AWS Direct Connect
5 13 (13.40%) SaaS
5 13 (13.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 8 (8.25%) Entra ID
7 7 (7.22%) GCP
8 5 (5.15%) OneDrive
9 4 (4.12%) Viva Engage
10 2 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (2.06%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 95 (97.94%) LAN
2 86 (88.66%) WAN
3 66 (68.04%) Firewall
4 44 (45.36%) SD-WAN
5 35 (36.08%) Wireless
6 32 (32.99%) Cisco ISE
6 32 (32.99%) VPN
7 31 (31.96%) Wi-Fi
8 27 (27.84%) Network Security
9 21 (21.65%) BGP
9 21 (21.65%) OSPF
10 19 (19.59%) MPLS
11 18 (18.56%) Cisco Firepower
12 17 (17.53%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (16.49%) NX-OS
14 15 (15.46%) IPsec
14 15 (15.46%) VXLAN
15 13 (13.40%) NetScaler
15 13 (13.40%) VLAN
16 9 (9.28%) Cisco Nexus
Development Applications
1 3 (3.09%) GitLab
2 1 (1.03%) JIRA
General
1 18 (18.56%) Social Skills
2 8 (8.25%) Finance
2 8 (8.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (7.22%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (4.12%) Banking
5 4 (4.12%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.12%) Retail
5 4 (4.12%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 34 (35.05%) Network Engineer
2 28 (28.87%) IT Support
3 18 (18.56%) Architect
4 16 (16.49%) IT Engineer
4 16 (16.49%) IT Support Engineer
4 16 (16.49%) Support Engineer
5 15 (15.46%) Senior
6 14 (14.43%) Network Architect
7 13 (13.40%) Senior Network Engineer
8 12 (12.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (12.37%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (11.34%) IT Support Technician
9 11 (11.34%) IT Technician
9 11 (11.34%) Network Operations Engineer
9 11 (11.34%) Operations Engineer
9 11 (11.34%) Support Technician
10 10 (10.31%) Cisco Engineer
10 10 (10.31%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 10 (10.31%) Firewall Engineer
11 9 (9.28%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.09%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 32 (32.99%) Data Centre
2 12 (12.37%) Driving Licence
3 9 (9.28%) Management Information System
4 7 (7.22%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (6.19%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (4.12%) iPad
6 4 (4.12%) iPhone
7 3 (3.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (3.09%) Security Posture
7 3 (3.09%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (2.06%) Cloud Native
8 2 (2.06%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 26 (26.80%) Windows
2 14 (14.43%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.19%) Windows 10
4 5 (5.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (4.12%) Mac OS
5 4 (4.12%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (3.09%) Linux
6 3 (3.09%) Ubuntu
7 1 (1.03%) Android
7 1 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (24.74%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (18.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 17 (17.53%) Network Segmentation
4 16 (16.49%) Customer Service
5 15 (15.46%) Roadmaps
5 15 (15.46%) Zero Trust
6 14 (14.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 13 (13.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (12.37%) Runbook
9 11 (11.34%) Network Architecture
9 11 (11.34%) Network Design
10 10 (10.31%) Kalman Filter
11 9 (9.28%) Cloud Security
11 9 (9.28%) Migration
11 9 (9.28%) Root Cause Analysis
12 8 (8.25%) ITIL
12 8 (8.25%) Technical Leadership
13 7 (7.22%) Network Monitoring
13 7 (7.22%) Proactive Monitoring
13 7 (7.22%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.06%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (28.87%) Cisco Certification
2 16 (16.49%) CCNP
3 14 (14.43%) Degree
4 13 (13.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (12.37%) CCNA
5 12 (12.37%) Security Cleared
6 11 (11.34%) CCIE
7 8 (8.25%) SC Cleared
8 5 (5.15%) CWNA
9 4 (4.12%) Azure Certification
9 4 (4.12%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (4.12%) DBS Check
10 3 (3.09%) RIBA
11 2 (2.06%) CCSA
11 2 (2.06%) CCSE
11 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (2.06%) DV Cleared
12 1 (1.03%) JNCIP
12 1 (1.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.06%) PCI DSS
2 1 (1.03%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (11.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (8.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.25%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.06%) Firmware
4 1 (1.03%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (1.03%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (9.28%) FortiGate
2 5 (5.15%) Terraform
3 4 (4.12%) Ansible
4 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (1.03%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (1.03%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 55 (56.70%) Cisco
2 36 (37.11%) Fortinet
3 29 (29.90%) Microsoft
4 27 (27.84%) Meraki
5 19 (19.59%) CheckPoint
5 19 (19.59%) Palo Alto
6 15 (15.46%) Dynatrace
6 15 (15.46%) SolarWinds
7 13 (13.40%) VMware
8 12 (12.37%) Aruba
9 10 (10.31%) ServiceNow
10 7 (7.22%) Juniper
11 5 (5.15%) HP
12 4 (4.12%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (4.12%) ProCurve
13 3 (3.09%) Apple
13 3 (3.09%) Red Hat
14 2 (2.06%) Huawei
14 2 (2.06%) Samsung
14 2 (2.06%) Zscaler