Wi-Fi Job Trends in the Midlands

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 129 151
Rank change year-on-year -29 +22 +92
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 66 123 80
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.84% 1.93% 1.40%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.15% 12.89% 7.88%
Number of salaries quoted 39 58 73
10th Percentile £26,050 £36,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £27,900 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £46,250 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.65% +7.56% +0.15%
75th Percentile £53,500 £67,188 £55,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £79,125 £59,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -26.32% +11.76% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

Wi-Fi 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,589 954 1,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.31% 14.95% 17.79%
Number of salaries quoted 423 398 880
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £36,063 £29,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £49,504 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.37% +10.01% -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,500 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Wi-Fi relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Wi-Fi.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the Midlands

Wi-Fi
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
West Midlands +13 49 £33,000 -28.26% 14
East Midlands -54 17 £40,750 -22.38% 5
Wi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (1.52%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 29 (43.94%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (33.33%) Azure
3 9 (13.64%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.06%) AWS
5 3 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.03%) Google Workspace
6 2 (3.03%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (33.33%) WAN
2 21 (31.82%) LAN
3 20 (30.30%) VPN
4 19 (28.79%) DHCP
4 19 (28.79%) DNS
5 15 (22.73%) Firewall
6 14 (21.21%) Structured Cabling
7 13 (19.70%) Wireless
8 12 (18.18%) SD-WAN
9 7 (10.61%) Ethernet
10 6 (9.09%) Internet
11 5 (7.58%) ADSL
11 5 (7.58%) BGP
11 5 (7.58%) Network Security
11 5 (7.58%) OSPF
11 5 (7.58%) PBX
11 5 (7.58%) VDSL
11 5 (7.58%) VLAN
11 5 (7.58%) VoIP
11 5 (7.58%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 2 (3.03%) JIRA
2 1 (1.52%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.52%) Git
2 1 (1.52%) Subversion
General
1 28 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Legal
3 8 (12.12%) Telecoms
4 6 (9.09%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.06%) Law
5 4 (6.06%) Retail
6 3 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.03%) Automotive
7 2 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.03%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.52%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (21.21%) Cabling Engineer
1 14 (21.21%) Data Engineer
2 12 (18.18%) IT Support
2 12 (18.18%) Network Engineer
2 12 (18.18%) Support Engineer
3 9 (13.64%) IT Engineer
3 9 (13.64%) Technical Support
4 8 (12.12%) 2nd Line Support
5 7 (10.61%) Senior
6 6 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
7 5 (7.58%) 1st Line Support
7 5 (7.58%) Senior Network Engineer
7 5 (7.58%) Technical Engineer
7 5 (7.58%) Technical Support Engineer
8 4 (6.06%) Delivery Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Project Support Officer
8 4 (6.06%) Service Delivery Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Service Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Support Technician
8 4 (6.06%) Technical Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 23 (34.85%) Onboarding
2 20 (30.30%) Driving Licence
3 4 (6.06%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.55%) Cloud Native
4 3 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.03%) Social Media
6 1 (1.52%) CCTV
6 1 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.52%) Fibre Optics
6 1 (1.52%) IoT
6 1 (1.52%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 20 (30.30%) Windows
2 9 (13.64%) Windows 10
3 4 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 2 (3.03%) Linux
4 2 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (37.88%) Customer Service
2 18 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (18.18%) ITIL
4 9 (13.64%) Mentoring
5 8 (12.12%) ITSM
5 8 (12.12%) Service Delivery
6 7 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (9.09%) Migration
7 6 (9.09%) Service Management
8 5 (7.58%) Disaster Recovery
9 4 (6.06%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 4 (6.06%) IT Strategy
9 4 (6.06%) Mathematics
9 4 (6.06%) Proactive Maintenance
9 4 (6.06%) Roadmaps
9 4 (6.06%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (6.06%) Strategic Thinking
9 4 (6.06%) Technology Roadmap
9 4 (6.06%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.61%) Python
2 2 (3.03%) Bash
2 2 (3.03%) Google Apps Script
2 2 (3.03%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.52%) C
3 1 (1.52%) Embedded C
3 1 (1.52%) PHP
Qualifications
1 20 (30.30%) Security Cleared
2 9 (13.64%) CCNP
2 9 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (10.61%) SC Cleared
4 5 (7.58%) Degree
5 4 (6.06%) Azure Certification
6 3 (4.55%) CCNA
6 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.52%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.58%) SLA
2 3 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.52%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 19 (28.79%) Active Directory
2 7 (10.61%) Firmware
2 7 (10.61%) Hyper-V
3 5 (7.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (3.03%) BitLocker
5 1 (1.52%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (6.06%) Autotask
2 3 (4.55%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.55%) Terraform
3 2 (3.03%) SCCM
3 2 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.52%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 30 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 17 (25.76%) Cisco
3 13 (19.70%) Meraki
4 8 (12.12%) VMware
5 6 (9.09%) HP
6 5 (7.58%) Panasonic
6 5 (7.58%) Samsung
7 4 (6.06%) Aruba
7 4 (6.06%) Palo Alto
7 4 (6.06%) Zscaler
8 3 (4.55%) Dell
8 3 (4.55%) Fortinet
8 3 (4.55%) SolarWinds
9 2 (3.03%) Apple
9 2 (3.03%) Google
9 2 (3.03%) Juniper
9 2 (3.03%) McAfee
9 2 (3.03%) MobileIron
9 2 (3.03%) Remedy
9 2 (3.03%) Salesforce