WPA Job Trends in the South East

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
England > South East

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 - 386
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing WPA 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.007% - 0.040%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.074% - 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 - £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £43,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.35% -22.73% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

WPA 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,344 1,205 2,752
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.27% 15.41% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 887 731 1,888
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%

WPA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WPA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

WPA job vacancy trend in the South East

WPA
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WPA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WPA

WPA
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WPA within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Kent - 1 £45,000 -
WPA
England

WPA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Help Desk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signage
1 1 (100.00%) EPoS
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics