Wi-Fi Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 72 26
Rank change year-on-year +14 -46 +35
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 9 4 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.20% 0.47% 4.84%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.00% 5.48% 20.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 17
10th Percentile - - £34,850
25th Percentile £60,000 - £37,976
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.65%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £43,875
90th Percentile - - £51,146
North East median annual salary £65,000 £22,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +195.45% -45.00% +1.63%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 90 73 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 11.97% 8.58% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 78 37 79
10th Percentile £21,620 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,500 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £44,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.09% +10.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £35,250 £52,500 £51,823
90th Percentile £62,375 £75,000 £85,000
North East median annual salary £25,087 £45,000 £39,563
% change year-on-year -44.25% +13.74% -1.09%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Wi-Fi.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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
Gateshead - 8 - -
Newcastle upon Tyne +6 1 £65,000 -
Wi-Fi
North East

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (88.89%) DNS
1 8 (88.89%) TCP/IP
1 8 (88.89%) VPN
2 1 (11.11%) LAN
2 1 (11.11%) Network Security
2 1 (11.11%) SD-WAN
2 1 (11.11%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (88.89%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Coordinator
2 1 (11.11%) Network Design Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Network Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Linux
1 8 (88.89%) Mac OS
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Computer Science
1 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Network Design
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) Degree
1 8 (88.89%) HNC
1 8 (88.89%) HND
2 1 (11.11%) CCNA
2 1 (11.11%) CCNP
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Fortinet