Wi-Fi Jobs in the North West

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 165 182 239
Rank change year-on-year +17 +57 -29
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 135 123 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.37% 1.57% 1.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.75% 7.69% 8.16%
Number of salaries quoted 123 90 85
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £30,800
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,438 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year - -24.69% +24.97%
75th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £56,300
90th Percentile £70,000 £53,875 £63,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -2.56%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North West

Wi-Fi is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,149 1,600 1,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.68% 20.44% 13.22%
Number of salaries quoted 877 665 708
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +1.06% +4.44%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,000 £59,787
90th Percentile £73,000 £73,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in the North West.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in the North West over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the North West region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Manchester +45 84 £40,000 - 9
Merseyside -2 15 £70,000 +86.67% 4
Cheshire +1 13 £24,840 -66.88% 1
Lancashire -9 12 £45,000 +52.54% 5
Cumbria -26 11 £70,000 +100.00% 2
Wi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.96%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (2.22%) IIS
Applications
1 12 (8.89%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.22%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 36 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (16.30%) Azure
3 11 (8.15%) Power Platform
4 9 (6.67%) IaaS
4 9 (6.67%) PaaS
5 7 (5.19%) AWS
6 4 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.96%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.96%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.22%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.48%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (48.15%) LAN
2 61 (45.19%) WAN
3 41 (30.37%) Wireless
4 40 (29.63%) DHCP
5 36 (26.67%) MPLS
6 35 (25.93%) Internet
7 32 (23.70%) BGP
7 32 (23.70%) OSPF
8 30 (22.22%) Ethernet
9 29 (21.48%) TCP/IP
10 24 (17.78%) DSL
11 22 (16.30%) Firewall
12 16 (11.85%) DNS
13 10 (7.41%) SD-WAN
13 10 (7.41%) VPN
14 6 (4.44%) Bluetooth
14 6 (4.44%) Broadband
14 6 (4.44%) NGN
14 6 (4.44%) VoIP
15 5 (3.70%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.44%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.70%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.22%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (2.22%) Power BI
3 3 (2.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.19%) Git
2 4 (2.96%) Subversion
2 4 (2.96%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.74%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.74%) JIRA
General
1 47 (34.81%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
2 15 (11.11%) Retail
3 14 (10.37%) Telecoms
4 13 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (8.15%) Back Office
6 10 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.19%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.44%) Local Government
9 5 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.70%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.96%) Electronics
10 4 (2.96%) Finance
11 3 (2.22%) Marketing
12 1 (0.74%) Automotive
12 1 (0.74%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 31 (22.96%) Network Engineer
2 21 (15.56%) IT Support
2 21 (15.56%) Support Engineer
3 19 (14.07%) IP Engineer
3 19 (14.07%) IP Network Engineer
4 15 (11.11%) IT Engineer
5 14 (10.37%) Cisco Engineer
5 14 (10.37%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 14 (10.37%) Juniper Engineer
6 13 (9.63%) IT Support Engineer
7 11 (8.15%) 2nd Line Support
7 11 (8.15%) Network Support
7 11 (8.15%) Project Manager
8 9 (6.67%) Senior
9 8 (5.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 8 (5.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
9 8 (5.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 8 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 8 (5.93%) Lead
10 6 (4.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.22%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 17 (12.59%) Driving Licence
2 16 (11.85%) Management Information System
3 12 (8.89%) Onboarding
4 10 (7.41%) EPoS
5 8 (5.93%) CCTV
6 7 (5.19%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (4.44%) NHS
8 3 (2.22%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (2.22%) IoT
9 1 (0.74%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 39 (28.89%) Windows
2 18 (13.33%) VyOS
3 17 (12.59%) Windows Server
4 10 (7.41%) Linux
4 10 (7.41%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.22%) Android
5 3 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.48%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.48%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.74%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.74%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.74%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (37.78%) Customer Service
2 22 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (15.56%) Project Management
4 16 (11.85%) Disaster Recovery
5 13 (9.63%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (9.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 11 (8.15%) Project Planning
7 10 (7.41%) Project Delivery
8 9 (6.67%) Mentoring
8 9 (6.67%) Proactive Maintenance
8 9 (6.67%) Software Testing
8 9 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (5.93%) Coaching
9 8 (5.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (5.93%) ITIL
10 7 (5.19%) Asset Management
10 7 (5.19%) Computer Science
10 7 (5.19%) PRINCE2
10 7 (5.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 6 (4.44%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.15%) SQL
2 8 (5.93%) C#
3 5 (3.70%) C
4 3 (2.22%) Embedded C
5 2 (1.48%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.74%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (24.44%) Cisco Certification
2 27 (20.00%) CCNA
3 24 (17.78%) JNCIA
4 15 (11.11%) Degree
5 8 (5.93%) DBS Check
5 8 (5.93%) Security Cleared
6 7 (5.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (4.44%) CCDP
7 6 (4.44%) CCNP
7 6 (4.44%) JNCIP
7 6 (4.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (2.96%) A+ Certification
8 4 (2.96%) Master's Degree
8 4 (2.96%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (2.22%) CISSP
9 3 (2.22%) MCSE
10 1 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.74%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.74%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (13.33%) SLA
2 11 (8.15%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.96%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (17.78%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.93%) Hyper-V
2 8 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (5.19%) KVM
4 2 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.74%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (3.70%) Terraform
2 4 (2.96%) Autotask
3 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (37.04%) Microsoft
2 44 (32.59%) Cisco
3 33 (24.44%) Juniper
4 30 (22.22%) Nokia
5 29 (21.48%) Fortinet
6 27 (20.00%) Ruckus Wireless
7 18 (13.33%) Vyatta
8 12 (8.89%) Veeam
9 11 (8.15%) Dell
10 9 (6.67%) Datto
10 9 (6.67%) HP
10 9 (6.67%) Ubiquiti
11 8 (5.93%) Aruba
11 8 (5.93%) VMware
12 4 (2.96%) SolarWinds
13 3 (2.22%) ConnectWise
13 3 (2.22%) Draytek
13 3 (2.22%) ESET
13 3 (2.22%) Sophos
13 3 (2.22%) Xamarin