Wi-Fi Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 89 206
Rank change year-on-year -155 +117 +34
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 597 1,080 606
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 3.14% 1.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.25% 19.55% 10.01%
Number of salaries quoted 481 261 227
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.46% -16.25% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £48,750 £51,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £59,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -11.36% +7.32%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,827 5,524 6,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.75% 16.05% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,597 2,977 2,940
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% -32.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,075 £68,750 £74,144
UK median annual salary £50,000 £38,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +29.87% -26.67% +1.94%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wi-Fi.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London

Wi-Fi
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
South East -97 190 £39,000 -6.02% 47
North of England +20 135 £32,000 +6.67% 37
Midlands -101 129 £42,750 +29.55% 45
North West +20 69 £32,000 -0.78% 17
East of England -127 67 £35,000 +25.00% 34
East Midlands -88 65 £45,000 +33.33% 12
West Midlands -32 64 £37,500 +13.64% 33
Yorkshire -21 47 £30,000 - 15
South West -100 46 £38,500 +18.46% 18
Wales -48 24 £29,500 -9.23% 9
North East -57 19 £30,000 - 7
Scotland -6 13 £28,000 -16.42% 8
Wi-Fi
UK

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 119 (19.93%) SharePoint
2 116 (19.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.34%) Apache
3 8 (1.34%) IIS
4 3 (0.50%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 19 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.01%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (0.50%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 282 (47.24%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (24.62%) Entra ID
3 146 (24.46%) Azure
4 44 (7.37%) OneDrive
5 24 (4.02%) AWS
6 17 (2.85%) Google Workspace
7 9 (1.51%) Mimecast
8 7 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.01%) GCP
9 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.01%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.01%) SaaS
10 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.50%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.34%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.34%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.17%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 248 (41.54%) Firewall
2 206 (34.51%) VPN
3 181 (30.32%) DNS
4 169 (28.31%) DHCP
5 164 (27.47%) LAN
6 163 (27.30%) WAN
7 127 (21.27%) VLAN
8 108 (18.09%) TCP/IP
9 105 (17.59%) Wireless
10 72 (12.06%) VoIP
11 69 (11.56%) Internet
12 61 (10.22%) Network Security
13 47 (7.87%) Cisco Nexus
14 43 (7.20%) Broadband
15 33 (5.53%) Bluetooth
16 32 (5.36%) Structured Cabling
17 31 (5.19%) OSPF
18 30 (5.03%) BGP
19 28 (4.69%) SD-WAN
20 21 (3.52%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.68%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.34%) MySQL
3 2 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.34%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 18 (3.02%) Git
2 14 (2.35%) JIRA
3 6 (1.01%) GDB
3 6 (1.01%) GitLab
3 6 (1.01%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.67%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 216 (36.18%) Social Skills
2 39 (6.53%) Telecoms
3 37 (6.20%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
4 23 (3.85%) Retail
5 21 (3.52%) Manufacturing
5 21 (3.52%) Public Sector
6 15 (2.51%) Finance
7 14 (2.35%) Advertising
7 14 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (2.01%) Electronics
9 9 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.01%) Law
11 5 (0.84%) French Language
11 5 (0.84%) Marketing
11 5 (0.84%) Spanish Language
12 4 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.50%) Automotive
13 3 (0.50%) Wearables
14 2 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 209 (35.01%) IT Support
2 158 (26.47%) Support Engineer
3 148 (24.79%) IT Engineer
4 130 (21.78%) IT Support Engineer
5 117 (19.60%) Senior
6 98 (16.42%) Network Engineer
7 79 (13.23%) Analyst
8 52 (8.71%) IT Technician
9 49 (8.21%) Support Technician
10 46 (7.71%) Senior Network Engineer
11 45 (7.54%) IT Support Technician
12 44 (7.37%) IT Analyst
13 41 (6.87%) Sales Executive
13 41 (6.87%) Support Analyst
14 37 (6.20%) IT Support Analyst
15 36 (6.03%) Senior Analyst
16 34 (5.70%) 2nd Line Support
17 33 (5.53%) Embedded Engineer
18 30 (5.03%) Field Engineer
19 29 (4.86%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.68%) Yocto
2 4 (0.67%) pytest
2 4 (0.67%) Unity DI Container
3 3 (0.50%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.50%) Flash
3 3 (0.50%) Web Services
4 2 (0.34%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.17%) QML
5 1 (0.17%) Qt
5 1 (0.17%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 113 (18.93%) Driving Licence
2 54 (9.05%) Onboarding
3 41 (6.87%) CCTV
4 38 (6.37%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.52%) IoT
6 22 (3.69%) Embedded Systems
7 18 (3.02%) Device Driver
8 16 (2.68%) Raspberry Pi
9 14 (2.35%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.84%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.84%) FMCG
10 11 (1.84%) Management Information System
11 9 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.34%) ARM Cortex
12 8 (1.34%) EPoS
13 7 (1.17%) Clustering
14 4 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
14 4 (0.67%) Fibre Optics
15 3 (0.50%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 277 (46.40%) Windows
2 119 (19.93%) Windows Server
3 60 (10.05%) Windows 10
4 37 (6.20%) Linux
5 32 (5.36%) macOS
6 22 (3.69%) Android
6 22 (3.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 22 (3.69%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (3.52%) Apple iOS
8 17 (2.85%) Embedded Linux
9 8 (1.34%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (36.18%) Problem-Solving
2 186 (31.16%) Customer Service
3 163 (27.30%) Cybersecurity
4 90 (15.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 78 (13.07%) Disaster Recovery
6 67 (11.22%) ITIL
7 59 (9.88%) Business Continuity
8 58 (9.72%) Incident Management
9 53 (8.88%) ITSM
10 51 (8.54%) Vulnerability Management
11 45 (7.54%) Service Delivery
11 45 (7.54%) SIEM
12 42 (7.04%) Project Delivery
12 42 (7.04%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 41 (6.87%) Data Security
13 41 (6.87%) Mentoring
14 39 (6.53%) Penetration Testing
15 38 (6.37%) Network Load Balancing
16 35 (5.86%) Software Engineering
17 32 (5.36%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.53%) C
2 35 (5.86%) PowerShell
3 24 (4.02%) Embedded C
4 23 (3.85%) Python
5 21 (3.52%) C++
6 5 (0.84%) SQL
7 4 (0.67%) Bash
8 3 (0.50%) Rust
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
9 2 (0.34%) Go
10 1 (0.17%) C#
10 1 (0.17%) Java
10 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.17%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 72 (12.06%) Cisco Certification
2 56 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 47 (7.87%) Degree
4 46 (7.71%) CCNA
5 39 (6.53%) CCNP
6 26 (4.36%) DBS Check
7 25 (4.19%) Network+ Certification
8 21 (3.52%) Security Cleared
9 16 (2.68%) CompTIA Security+
10 15 (2.51%) SC Cleared
11 12 (2.01%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.34%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.17%) MCSA
15 6 (1.01%) A+ Certification
15 6 (1.01%) AWS Certification
16 4 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 3 (0.50%) CISSP
17 3 (0.50%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.21%) Cyber Essentials
2 30 (5.03%) SLA
3 18 (3.02%) GDPR
4 13 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.34%) JTAG
7 4 (0.67%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.50%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.50%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.34%) QA
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.17%) NIST
System Software
1 228 (38.19%) Active Directory
2 76 (12.73%) Hyper-V
3 47 (7.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (3.35%) Firmware
5 8 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.01%) BitLocker
6 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.01%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (1.01%) vSphere
7 3 (0.50%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.34%) iptables
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 102 (17.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.85%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (2.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (1.68%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.34%) SCCM
5 8 (1.34%) WSUS
6 7 (1.17%) Autotask
7 4 (0.67%) Iperf
8 3 (0.50%) cPanel
8 3 (0.50%) Plesk
9 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.17%) Ansible
10 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.17%) N-central
Vendors
1 303 (50.75%) Microsoft
2 153 (25.63%) Cisco
3 82 (13.74%) Aruba
4 67 (11.22%) Palo Alto
5 58 (9.72%) VMware
6 54 (9.05%) SonicWALL
7 43 (7.20%) Fortinet
7 43 (7.20%) Qualys
8 41 (6.87%) Veeam
9 33 (5.53%) Apple
10 23 (3.85%) Google
11 20 (3.35%) Datto
12 18 (3.02%) Meraki
13 15 (2.51%) CheckPoint
13 15 (2.51%) Sophos
14 13 (2.18%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (2.01%) ServiceNow
16 11 (1.84%) Draytek
16 11 (1.84%) WatchGuard
17 9 (1.51%) Juniper