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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 97 248
Rank change year-on-year -152 +151 +3
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 572 1,049 533
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 3.05% 0.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.17% 18.48% 8.21%
Number of salaries quoted 467 246 291
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,188 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,813 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.26% -1.27%
75th Percentile £48,142 £48,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.50% -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 5,623 5,676 6,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.66% 16.50% 11.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,638 3,012 3,453
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £27,629
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,968 £33,500
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 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,075 £67,950 £72,500
UK median annual salary £48,445 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.11% -20.00% -0.99%

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 18 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 18 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 -90 181 £39,000 -6.02% 72
North of England +7 129 £31,000 +3.33% 37
Midlands -103 118 £42,500 +28.79% 50
North West +28 66 £32,000 +10.34% 20
East of England -128 64 £33,250 +1.53% 51
East Midlands -97 60 £42,500 +25.93% 17
West Midlands -36 58 £34,600 +4.85% 33
South West -105 54 £38,500 +18.46% 21
Yorkshire -22 47 £31,000 +3.33% 11
Wales -52 21 £29,500 -9.23% 3
North East -58 16 £30,000 - 8
Scotland +6 12 £28,000 -15.15% 14
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
1 122 (21.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 120 (20.98%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.05%) Apache
3 6 (1.05%) IIS
4 5 (0.87%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 22 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.70%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.05%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.70%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 266 (46.50%) Microsoft 365
2 145 (25.35%) Entra ID
3 140 (24.48%) Azure
4 31 (5.42%) OneDrive
5 25 (4.37%) AWS
6 16 (2.80%) Google Workspace
7 13 (2.27%) Mimecast
8 9 (1.57%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.22%) SaaS
10 6 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.05%) GCP
10 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.05%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.35%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (0.35%) IaaS
12 2 (0.35%) Rubrik
12 2 (0.35%) Serverless
12 2 (0.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 253 (44.23%) Firewall
2 183 (31.99%) VPN
3 160 (27.97%) DNS
4 150 (26.22%) LAN
5 146 (25.52%) WAN
6 145 (25.35%) DHCP
7 117 (20.45%) VLAN
8 90 (15.73%) Wireless
9 82 (14.34%) TCP/IP
9 82 (14.34%) VoIP
10 71 (12.41%) Internet
11 55 (9.62%) Network Security
12 43 (7.52%) Cisco Nexus
13 39 (6.82%) Broadband
14 33 (5.77%) Structured Cabling
15 31 (5.42%) Bluetooth
16 28 (4.90%) OSPF
17 27 (4.72%) BGP
18 24 (4.20%) SD-WAN
19 18 (3.15%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.92%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.05%) MySQL
3 3 (0.52%) Power BI
4 2 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.17%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.80%) Git
2 15 (2.62%) JIRA
3 6 (1.05%) GDB
3 6 (1.05%) GitLab
3 6 (1.05%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.70%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 196 (34.27%) Social Skills
2 41 (7.17%) Telecoms
3 35 (6.12%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (4.37%) Retail
5 24 (4.20%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (3.85%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.15%) Documentation Skills
8 17 (2.97%) Public Sector
9 13 (2.27%) Advertising
10 12 (2.10%) Electronics
10 12 (2.10%) Finance
11 7 (1.22%) Law
11 7 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.70%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.52%) Wearables
15 2 (0.35%) Automotive
15 2 (0.35%) Billing
15 2 (0.35%) Military
15 2 (0.35%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 202 (35.31%) IT Support
2 149 (26.05%) Support Engineer
3 144 (25.17%) IT Engineer
4 127 (22.20%) IT Support Engineer
5 104 (18.18%) Senior
6 84 (14.69%) Network Engineer
7 80 (13.99%) Analyst
8 44 (7.69%) Support Technician
9 43 (7.52%) IT Technician
10 42 (7.34%) 2nd Line Support
10 42 (7.34%) Support Analyst
11 40 (6.99%) IT Support Technician
11 40 (6.99%) Senior Network Engineer
12 39 (6.82%) IT Analyst
13 37 (6.47%) Sales Executive
14 36 (6.29%) Senior Analyst
15 32 (5.59%) IT Support Analyst
16 29 (5.07%) Embedded Engineer
16 29 (5.07%) Field Engineer
16 29 (5.07%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.45%) Yocto
2 5 (0.87%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.70%) pytest
3 4 (0.70%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.52%) Flash
4 3 (0.52%) Web Services
5 2 (0.35%) Terraform
6 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.17%) QML
6 1 (0.17%) Qt
6 1 (0.17%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 99 (17.31%) Driving Licence
2 55 (9.62%) Onboarding
3 43 (7.52%) CCTV
4 38 (6.64%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.72%) IoT
6 19 (3.32%) Embedded Systems
7 16 (2.80%) Device Driver
8 14 (2.45%) Raspberry Pi
8 14 (2.45%) Security Posture
9 12 (2.10%) FMCG
10 9 (1.57%) Management Information System
10 9 (1.57%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (1.40%) ARM Cortex
11 8 (1.40%) Clustering
11 8 (1.40%) EPoS
12 7 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.87%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.87%) Fibre Optics
14 4 (0.70%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 253 (44.23%) Windows
2 118 (20.63%) Windows Server
3 68 (11.89%) Windows 10
4 35 (6.12%) Linux
5 33 (5.77%) Mac OS
6 29 (5.07%) Android
7 22 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (3.50%) Apple iOS
9 17 (2.97%) Windows Server 2016
10 15 (2.62%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (1.05%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.35%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (34.44%) Problem-Solving
2 174 (30.42%) Customer Service
3 154 (26.92%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (14.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (13.99%) Disaster Recovery
6 64 (11.19%) ITIL
7 57 (9.97%) Business Continuity
8 54 (9.44%) Incident Management
9 50 (8.74%) Vulnerability Management
10 43 (7.52%) Service Delivery
10 43 (7.52%) SIEM
11 41 (7.17%) Project Delivery
12 40 (6.99%) ITSM
13 39 (6.82%) Data Security
13 39 (6.82%) Mentoring
13 39 (6.82%) Penetration Testing
13 39 (6.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 38 (6.64%) Network Load Balancing
15 35 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 34 (5.94%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.17%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.59%) C
3 22 (3.85%) Python
4 20 (3.50%) Embedded C
5 17 (2.97%) C++
6 14 (2.45%) SQL
7 4 (0.70%) Bash
8 2 (0.35%) Bicep
8 2 (0.35%) Go
8 2 (0.35%) Rust
9 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.17%) Ruby
9 1 (0.17%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
2 62 (10.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 54 (9.44%) Degree
4 42 (7.34%) CCNA
5 29 (5.07%) CCNP
6 28 (4.90%) Network+ Certification
7 27 (4.72%) DBS Check
8 17 (2.97%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (2.62%) Security Cleared
10 13 (2.27%) Azure Certification
10 13 (2.27%) SC Cleared
11 10 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.22%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.22%) MCSA
13 6 (1.05%) AWS Certification
14 5 (0.87%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.87%) MCSE
15 4 (0.70%) CISSP
15 4 (0.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (9.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 32 (5.59%) SLA
3 19 (3.32%) GDPR
4 16 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (1.40%) JTAG
7 4 (0.70%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.17%) NIST
System Software
1 222 (38.81%) Active Directory
2 85 (14.86%) Hyper-V
3 54 (9.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.15%) Firmware
5 10 (1.75%) BitLocker
6 8 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.05%) vSphere
8 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.52%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.35%) iptables
11 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 104 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (2.80%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (1.92%) FortiGate
4 10 (1.75%) SCCM
5 9 (1.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (1.05%) WSUS
7 4 (0.70%) Iperf
8 3 (0.52%) Autotask
8 3 (0.52%) cPanel
8 3 (0.52%) Plesk
8 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.17%) Ansible
9 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 284 (49.65%) Microsoft
2 138 (24.13%) Cisco
3 80 (13.99%) Aruba
4 65 (11.36%) Palo Alto
4 65 (11.36%) VMware
5 51 (8.92%) SonicWALL
6 43 (7.52%) Qualys
7 41 (7.17%) Veeam
8 35 (6.12%) Fortinet
9 31 (5.42%) Apple
10 22 (3.85%) Google
11 21 (3.67%) Meraki
11 21 (3.67%) Ubiquiti
12 16 (2.80%) Datto
13 15 (2.62%) Sophos
14 11 (1.92%) Draytek
14 11 (1.92%) ServiceNow
15 10 (1.75%) HP
16 9 (1.57%) CheckPoint
16 9 (1.57%) Juniper