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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 95 210
Rank change year-on-year -158 +115 +34
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 583 1,058 646
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.67% 3.07% 1.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.13% 18.87% 10.14%
Number of salaries quoted 470 250 256
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,375 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,350 £35,000 £39,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -11.95% -0.63%
75th Percentile £48,750 £48,750 £51,063
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £39,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.25% -5.88% +6.25%

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 5,754 5,608 6,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.66% 16.29% 12.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3,638 2,948 3,139
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,968 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -26.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £61,180
90th Percentile £76,075 £67,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -21.57% -0.78%

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 30 September 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 30 September 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 -101 184 £39,000 -6.02% 63
North of England +12 133 £31,000 +3.33% 46
Midlands -104 123 £42,500 +28.79% 55
North West +16 68 £32,000 +8.47% 24
East of England -123 67 £32,500 +16.07% 43
East Midlands -99 63 £45,000 +33.33% 16
West Midlands -38 60 £37,750 +14.39% 39
South West -101 49 £38,500 +18.46% 24
Yorkshire -15 46 £29,750 -0.83% 17
Wales -56 21 £29,500 -9.23% 6
North East -53 19 £30,000 - 7
Scotland +16 13 £28,000 -15.15% 12
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
1 123 (21.10%) SharePoint
2 119 (20.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.03%) Apache
3 6 (1.03%) IIS
4 5 (0.86%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 23 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.03%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 277 (47.51%) Microsoft 365
2 148 (25.39%) Entra ID
3 143 (24.53%) Azure
4 37 (6.35%) OneDrive
5 24 (4.12%) AWS
6 16 (2.74%) Google Workspace
7 11 (1.89%) Mimecast
8 8 (1.37%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.20%) SaaS
10 6 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.03%) GCP
10 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (0.86%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.34%) AWS IoT
13 2 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.34%) WhatsApp
14 1 (0.17%) IaaS
14 1 (0.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 250 (42.88%) Firewall
2 196 (33.62%) VPN
3 170 (29.16%) DNS
4 157 (26.93%) LAN
4 157 (26.93%) WAN
5 155 (26.59%) DHCP
6 115 (19.73%) VLAN
7 94 (16.12%) Wireless
8 91 (15.61%) TCP/IP
9 77 (13.21%) VoIP
10 70 (12.01%) Internet
11 55 (9.43%) Network Security
12 43 (7.38%) Cisco Nexus
13 42 (7.20%) Broadband
14 32 (5.49%) Bluetooth
15 31 (5.32%) Structured Cabling
16 30 (5.15%) OSPF
17 29 (4.97%) BGP
18 23 (3.95%) SD-WAN
19 20 (3.43%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.54%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.03%) MySQL
3 2 (0.34%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (0.34%) Power BI
4 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 17 (2.92%) Git
2 14 (2.40%) JIRA
3 6 (1.03%) GDB
3 6 (1.03%) GitLab
3 6 (1.03%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.69%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 210 (36.02%) Social Skills
2 42 (7.20%) Telecoms
3 37 (6.35%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (3.95%) Retail
5 22 (3.77%) Manufacturing
5 22 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (2.92%) Public Sector
7 15 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.23%) Advertising
8 13 (2.23%) Finance
9 12 (2.06%) Electronics
10 9 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (0.86%) Law
11 5 (0.86%) Spanish Language
12 4 (0.69%) Marketing
13 3 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.51%) Wearables
14 2 (0.34%) Automotive
14 2 (0.34%) Billing
14 2 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 210 (36.02%) IT Support
2 159 (27.27%) Support Engineer
3 151 (25.90%) IT Engineer
4 134 (22.98%) IT Support Engineer
5 110 (18.87%) Senior
6 89 (15.27%) Network Engineer
7 82 (14.07%) Analyst
8 46 (7.89%) IT Technician
9 45 (7.72%) Support Technician
10 44 (7.55%) Support Analyst
11 43 (7.38%) IT Analyst
12 42 (7.20%) Senior Network Engineer
13 41 (7.03%) IT Support Technician
14 39 (6.69%) 2nd Line Support
15 38 (6.52%) Sales Executive
16 36 (6.17%) IT Support Analyst
16 36 (6.17%) Senior Analyst
17 31 (5.32%) Embedded Engineer
18 29 (4.97%) Field Engineer
18 29 (4.97%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.57%) Yocto
2 4 (0.69%) 802.1X
2 4 (0.69%) pytest
2 4 (0.69%) Unity DI Container
3 3 (0.51%) Flash
3 3 (0.51%) 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
1 106 (18.18%) Driving Licence
2 56 (9.61%) Onboarding
3 39 (6.69%) CCTV
4 33 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.63%) IoT
6 20 (3.43%) Embedded Systems
7 17 (2.92%) Device Driver
8 15 (2.57%) Raspberry Pi
9 14 (2.40%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.89%) FMCG
11 9 (1.54%) Management Information System
11 9 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.37%) ARM Cortex
13 7 (1.20%) Clustering
13 7 (1.20%) EPoS
14 6 (1.03%) Data Centre
14 6 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
16 4 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
16 4 (0.69%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 269 (46.14%) Windows
2 119 (20.41%) Windows Server
3 61 (10.46%) Windows 10
4 35 (6.00%) Linux
5 33 (5.66%) Mac OS
6 25 (4.29%) Android
7 22 (3.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (3.43%) Apple iOS
9 18 (3.09%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (2.74%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (1.03%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (36.54%) Problem-Solving
2 184 (31.56%) Customer Service
3 156 (26.76%) Cybersecurity
4 88 (15.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (13.72%) Disaster Recovery
6 69 (11.84%) ITIL
7 59 (10.12%) Business Continuity
8 56 (9.61%) Incident Management
9 52 (8.92%) Vulnerability Management
10 48 (8.23%) ITSM
11 46 (7.89%) Service Delivery
12 43 (7.38%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 43 (7.38%) SIEM
13 42 (7.20%) Mentoring
14 40 (6.86%) Project Delivery
15 39 (6.69%) Data Security
15 39 (6.69%) Penetration Testing
16 38 (6.52%) Network Load Balancing
17 33 (5.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 33 (5.66%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 38 (6.52%) PowerShell
2 34 (5.83%) C
3 22 (3.77%) Embedded C
3 22 (3.77%) Python
4 18 (3.09%) C++
5 11 (1.89%) SQL
6 4 (0.69%) Bash
7 2 (0.34%) Bicep
7 2 (0.34%) Go
7 2 (0.34%) Rust
8 1 (0.17%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 67 (11.49%) Cisco Certification
2 58 (9.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 52 (8.92%) Degree
4 40 (6.86%) CCNA
5 32 (5.49%) CCNP
6 27 (4.63%) DBS Check
7 25 (4.29%) Network+ Certification
8 20 (3.43%) Security Cleared
9 16 (2.74%) CompTIA Security+
10 15 (2.57%) SC Cleared
11 12 (2.06%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.20%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.20%) MCSA
14 6 (1.03%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.03%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.69%) MCSE
15 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 3 (0.51%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 32 (5.49%) SLA
3 19 (3.26%) GDPR
4 14 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (1.37%) JTAG
7 4 (0.69%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.51%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.34%) QA
10 1 (0.17%) NIST
System Software
1 229 (39.28%) Active Directory
2 82 (14.07%) Hyper-V
3 50 (8.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.09%) Firmware
5 8 (1.37%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (1.03%) vSphere
7 2 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.34%) iptables
7 2 (0.34%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 106 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.92%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (2.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (1.72%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.37%) SCCM
6 6 (1.03%) Autotask
6 6 (1.03%) WSUS
7 4 (0.69%) Iperf
8 3 (0.51%) cPanel
8 3 (0.51%) 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
1 295 (50.60%) Microsoft
2 142 (24.36%) Cisco
3 79 (13.55%) Aruba
4 65 (11.15%) Palo Alto
5 61 (10.46%) VMware
6 50 (8.58%) SonicWALL
7 43 (7.38%) Qualys
8 41 (7.03%) Veeam
9 37 (6.35%) Fortinet
10 31 (5.32%) Apple
11 22 (3.77%) Google
12 19 (3.26%) Datto
12 19 (3.26%) Meraki
13 18 (3.09%) Ubiquiti
14 15 (2.57%) Sophos
15 12 (2.06%) ServiceNow
16 11 (1.89%) Draytek
17 9 (1.54%) CheckPoint
17 9 (1.54%) Juniper
17 9 (1.54%) WatchGuard