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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 176 232
Rank change year-on-year -31 +56 +72
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 404 560 471
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.93% 1.58% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.33% 11.40% 8.20%
Number of salaries quoted 288 200 400
10th Percentile £25,425 £29,975 £25,863
25th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.56% +12.50% -4.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,813 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £63,875
UK median annual salary £35,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -26.32% +11.76% -3.97%

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 7,579 4,912 5,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.52% 13.85% 14.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,811 2,455 4,751
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
UK 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 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 20 January 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 20 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
South East -31 101 £35,000 -24.40% 57
North of England +11 83 £30,250 -26.22% 35
South West +63 81 £31,500 -45.22% 27
Midlands -29 65 £35,250 -29.50% 26
West Midlands +15 48 £35,250 -26.94% 16
East of England -48 38 £35,170 -2.98% 17
North West +6 37 £30,000 -26.83% 20
Yorkshire +2 35 £30,500 -53.96% 10
Scotland +11 22 £33,500 -42.74% 10
East Midlands -56 17 £40,750 -22.38% 10
North East +14 11 £48,445 +21.11% 8
Northern Ireland - 10 £65,000 -
Wales -25 4 £28,000 -34.88% 5
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 59 (14.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (11.88%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.74%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 44 (10.89%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.25%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 153 (37.87%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (26.73%) Azure
3 47 (11.63%) Entra ID
4 22 (5.45%) AWS
4 22 (5.45%) OneDrive
5 10 (2.48%) Google Workspace
6 6 (1.49%) OCI
7 4 (0.99%) SaaS
8 3 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.50%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.50%) Slack
10 1 (0.25%) GCP
10 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.25%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 114 (28.22%) LAN
2 105 (25.99%) VPN
3 103 (25.50%) WAN
4 95 (23.51%) DNS
5 87 (21.53%) Firewall
6 81 (20.05%) DHCP
6 81 (20.05%) VLAN
7 71 (17.57%) VoIP
8 50 (12.38%) TCP/IP
9 47 (11.63%) Structured Cabling
10 30 (7.43%) SD-WAN
11 24 (5.94%) Wireshark
12 23 (5.69%) Network Security
13 22 (5.45%) Wireless
14 18 (4.46%) Ethernet
15 16 (3.96%) Unified Communications
16 15 (3.71%) Broadband
16 15 (3.71%) IPsec
17 14 (3.47%) PBX
18 13 (3.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.22%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.74%) MySQL
4 2 (0.50%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (0.74%) JIRA
2 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.25%) Git
2 1 (0.25%) Subversion
General
1 144 (35.64%) Social Skills
2 58 (14.36%) Telecoms
3 37 (9.16%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (8.17%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (7.18%) Manufacturing
6 26 (6.44%) Legal
7 19 (4.70%) Marketing
7 19 (4.70%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.96%) Finance
9 10 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.48%) Retail
10 8 (1.98%) Billing
10 8 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.49%) Advertising
11 6 (1.49%) Electronics
12 5 (1.24%) Law
13 3 (0.74%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.50%) Automotive
14 2 (0.50%) Games
Job Titles
1 102 (25.25%) IT Support
2 53 (13.12%) Support Engineer
3 44 (10.89%) IT Engineer
4 38 (9.41%) 2nd Line Support
5 37 (9.16%) Senior
6 36 (8.91%) Data Engineer
7 35 (8.66%) Cabling Engineer
8 34 (8.42%) Field Engineer
9 31 (7.67%) Field Service Engineer
10 30 (7.43%) Support Technician
11 29 (7.18%) IT Support Engineer
12 25 (6.19%) 1st Line Support
13 23 (5.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 23 (5.69%) Network Engineer
14 21 (5.20%) Support Specialist
15 19 (4.70%) IT Technician
15 19 (4.70%) Technical Support
16 18 (4.46%) IT Support Technician
17 17 (4.21%) IT Support Assistant
17 17 (4.21%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.50%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.25%) .NET
2 1 (0.25%) NumPy
2 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.25%) SciPy
2 1 (0.25%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 73 (18.07%) Driving Licence
2 47 (11.63%) Onboarding
3 33 (8.17%) EPoS
4 29 (7.18%) Data Centre
5 28 (6.93%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (4.95%) Mobile App
7 19 (4.70%) CCTV
8 10 (2.48%) Fibre Optics
8 10 (2.48%) iPad
8 10 (2.48%) Replication
9 9 (2.23%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.98%) LIMS
10 8 (1.98%) Social Media
11 7 (1.73%) iPhone
12 6 (1.49%) Digital Signage
12 6 (1.49%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.49%) PKI
13 5 (1.24%) Management Information System
14 4 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.99%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 146 (36.14%) Windows
2 70 (17.33%) Windows Server
3 52 (12.87%) Windows 10
4 34 (8.42%) Mac OS
5 23 (5.69%) Android
6 20 (4.95%) Apple iOS
6 20 (4.95%) Linux
7 8 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.74%) Debian
10 1 (0.25%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (34.65%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (23.27%) Customer Service
3 54 (13.37%) ITIL
4 53 (13.12%) Cybersecurity
5 43 (10.64%) Mentoring
6 37 (9.16%) Service Delivery
7 36 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 34 (8.42%) ITSM
9 24 (5.94%) Disaster Recovery
9 24 (5.94%) Project Management
10 23 (5.69%) Coaching
11 21 (5.20%) Time Management
12 18 (4.46%) Service Management
13 16 (3.96%) Decision-Making
13 16 (3.96%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (3.71%) Business Development
14 15 (3.71%) Computer Science
15 14 (3.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 14 (3.47%) Migration
16 13 (3.22%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.95%) Python
2 18 (4.46%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.23%) SQL
4 6 (1.49%) C
4 6 (1.49%) C++
5 3 (0.74%) Bash
6 2 (0.50%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.25%) C#
7 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 65 (16.09%) Degree
2 60 (14.85%) Security Cleared
3 35 (8.66%) Cisco Certification
4 33 (8.17%) SC Cleared
5 25 (6.19%) CCNP
6 21 (5.20%) CCNA
7 12 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.48%) Azure Certification
8 10 (2.48%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.48%) HND
9 8 (1.98%) HNC
10 7 (1.73%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.73%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (1.73%) JNCIA
10 7 (1.73%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.73%) MCP
11 6 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (1.49%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials
1 11 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (2.72%) SLA
2 8 (1.98%) GDPR
3 7 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (1.49%) NIST
5 3 (0.74%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.74%) QA
6 1 (0.25%) GxP
6 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 125 (30.94%) Active Directory
2 51 (12.62%) Hyper-V
3 33 (8.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.23%) Firmware
5 8 (1.98%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.50%) vSphere
8 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 46 (11.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.70%) SCCM
3 11 (2.72%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.23%) Terraform
5 8 (1.98%) Ansible
5 8 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.99%) Autotask
6 4 (0.99%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.74%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 175 (43.32%) Microsoft
2 58 (14.36%) Cisco
3 42 (10.40%) VMware
4 25 (6.19%) Meraki
5 23 (5.69%) Apple
6 13 (3.22%) Aruba
7 12 (2.97%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.48%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.48%) Google
8 10 (2.48%) Juniper
8 10 (2.48%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.48%) ServiceNow
9 9 (2.23%) HP
9 9 (2.23%) Mitel
10 8 (1.98%) Veeam
11 7 (1.73%) Dell
11 7 (1.73%) Remedy
12 6 (1.49%) Arista
12 6 (1.49%) NetScout
12 6 (1.49%) Okta