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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 98 206
Rank change year-on-year -149 +108 +34
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 577 1,047 678
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 3.06% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.16% 18.58% 10.35%
Number of salaries quoted 471 245 282
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,625 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -7.69% -2.04%
75th Percentile £48,142 £48,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,000 £61,000
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 5,679 5,634 6,553
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.67% 16.46% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,646 2,978 3,393
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £27,750
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 £75,000 £67,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.19%

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 21 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 21 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 -101 181 £39,000 -6.02% 70
North of England +8 129 £31,000 +3.33% 42
Midlands -112 120 £42,500 +25.00% 50
North West +13 67 £32,000 +10.34% 24
East of England -121 66 £32,500 -0.76% 54
East Midlands -90 63 £42,500 +25.93% 15
West Midlands -43 57 £34,600 -0.43% 35
South West -91 52 £38,500 +18.46% 23
Yorkshire -15 46 £29,750 -0.83% 11
Wales -54 21 £29,500 -9.23% 2
North East -49 16 £30,000 - 9
Scotland +19 15 £28,000 -15.15% 13
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 (21.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 122 (21.14%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.04%) Apache
2 6 (1.04%) IIS
3 5 (0.87%) Confluence
4 1 (0.17%) HCL Domino
4 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 23 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.69%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.69%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 274 (47.49%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (25.48%) Entra ID
3 144 (24.96%) Azure
4 32 (5.55%) OneDrive
5 25 (4.33%) AWS
6 16 (2.77%) Google Workspace
7 13 (2.25%) Mimecast
8 9 (1.56%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.21%) SaaS
10 6 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.04%) GCP
10 6 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.04%) 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 (43.85%) Firewall
2 189 (32.76%) VPN
3 166 (28.77%) DNS
4 152 (26.34%) LAN
5 150 (26.00%) DHCP
6 149 (25.82%) WAN
7 117 (20.28%) VLAN
8 91 (15.77%) Wireless
9 89 (15.42%) TCP/IP
10 82 (14.21%) VoIP
11 71 (12.31%) Internet
12 55 (9.53%) Network Security
13 43 (7.45%) Cisco Nexus
14 40 (6.93%) Broadband
15 33 (5.72%) Structured Cabling
16 31 (5.37%) Bluetooth
17 28 (4.85%) OSPF
18 27 (4.68%) BGP
19 24 (4.16%) SD-WAN
20 18 (3.12%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.91%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.04%) 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 (2.77%) Git
1 16 (2.77%) JIRA
2 6 (1.04%) GDB
2 6 (1.04%) GitLab
2 6 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.69%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 200 (34.66%) Social Skills
2 41 (7.11%) Telecoms
3 34 (5.89%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (3.99%) Manufacturing
4 23 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
4 23 (3.99%) Retail
5 17 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (2.95%) Public Sector
6 13 (2.25%) Advertising
7 12 (2.08%) Electronics
8 11 (1.91%) Finance
9 7 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.04%) Law
11 5 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (0.87%) Spanish Language
12 3 (0.52%) Wearables
13 2 (0.35%) Automotive
13 2 (0.35%) Billing
13 2 (0.35%) Marketing
13 2 (0.35%) Military
Job Titles
1 208 (36.05%) IT Support
2 156 (27.04%) Support Engineer
3 149 (25.82%) IT Engineer
4 132 (22.88%) IT Support Engineer
5 105 (18.20%) Senior
6 85 (14.73%) Network Engineer
7 81 (14.04%) Analyst
8 46 (7.97%) IT Technician
8 46 (7.97%) Support Technician
9 43 (7.45%) Support Analyst
10 42 (7.28%) IT Support Technician
11 41 (7.11%) 2nd Line Support
12 40 (6.93%) IT Analyst
12 40 (6.93%) Senior Network Engineer
13 37 (6.41%) Sales Executive
14 36 (6.24%) Senior Analyst
15 33 (5.72%) IT Support Analyst
16 29 (5.03%) Embedded Engineer
16 29 (5.03%) Field Engineer
16 29 (5.03%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.43%) Yocto
2 5 (0.87%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.69%) pytest
3 4 (0.69%) 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
1 103 (17.85%) Driving Licence
2 55 (9.53%) Onboarding
3 41 (7.11%) CCTV
4 36 (6.24%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.68%) IoT
6 19 (3.29%) Embedded Systems
7 16 (2.77%) Device Driver
8 14 (2.43%) Raspberry Pi
8 14 (2.43%) Security Posture
9 13 (2.25%) FMCG
10 10 (1.73%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.56%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.39%) ARM Cortex
12 8 (1.39%) Clustering
13 7 (1.21%) EPoS
13 7 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
14 5 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.87%) Data Centre
14 5 (0.87%) Fibre Optics
15 4 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 263 (45.58%) Windows
2 121 (20.97%) Windows Server
3 68 (11.79%) Windows 10
4 34 (5.89%) Linux
5 33 (5.72%) Mac OS
6 28 (4.85%) Android
7 22 (3.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 21 (3.64%) Apple iOS
9 17 (2.95%) Windows Server 2016
10 15 (2.60%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (1.04%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.35%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (35.36%) Problem-Solving
2 178 (30.85%) Customer Service
3 154 (26.69%) Cybersecurity
4 81 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (13.86%) Disaster Recovery
6 68 (11.79%) ITIL
7 59 (10.23%) Business Continuity
8 54 (9.36%) Incident Management
9 51 (8.84%) Vulnerability Management
10 46 (7.97%) Service Delivery
11 45 (7.80%) ITSM
12 43 (7.45%) SIEM
13 41 (7.11%) Project Delivery
14 40 (6.93%) Mentoring
14 40 (6.93%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 39 (6.76%) Data Security
15 39 (6.76%) Penetration Testing
16 38 (6.59%) Network Load Balancing
17 35 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 34 (5.89%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.76%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.55%) C
3 22 (3.81%) Python
4 20 (3.47%) Embedded C
5 17 (2.95%) C++
6 14 (2.43%) SQL
7 4 (0.69%) 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 67 (11.61%) Cisco Certification
2 61 (10.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 53 (9.19%) Degree
4 43 (7.45%) CCNA
5 29 (5.03%) CCNP
5 29 (5.03%) Network+ Certification
6 27 (4.68%) DBS Check
7 17 (2.95%) CompTIA Security+
8 16 (2.77%) Security Cleared
9 13 (2.25%) Azure Certification
9 13 (2.25%) SC Cleared
10 10 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.21%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.21%) MCSA
12 6 (1.04%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.87%) A+ Certification
13 5 (0.87%) MCSE
14 4 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.52%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (9.19%) Cyber Essentials
2 34 (5.89%) SLA
3 19 (3.29%) GDPR
4 15 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (1.39%) JTAG
7 4 (0.69%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.17%) NIST
10 1 (0.17%) QA
System Software
1 228 (39.51%) Active Directory
2 86 (14.90%) Hyper-V
3 53 (9.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.12%) Firmware
5 10 (1.73%) BitLocker
6 8 (1.39%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.04%) 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
1 105 (18.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (1.91%) FortiGate
4 10 (1.73%) SCCM
4 10 (1.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.04%) WSUS
6 4 (0.69%) Autotask
6 4 (0.69%) Iperf
7 3 (0.52%) cPanel
7 3 (0.52%) Plesk
7 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.17%) Ansible
8 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 291 (50.43%) Microsoft
2 140 (24.26%) Cisco
3 80 (13.86%) Aruba
4 65 (11.27%) Palo Alto
5 64 (11.09%) VMware
6 51 (8.84%) SonicWALL
7 43 (7.45%) Qualys
8 42 (7.28%) Veeam
9 35 (6.07%) Fortinet
10 31 (5.37%) Apple
11 22 (3.81%) Google
12 21 (3.64%) Meraki
12 21 (3.64%) Ubiquiti
13 17 (2.95%) Datto
14 16 (2.77%) Sophos
15 12 (2.08%) ServiceNow
16 11 (1.91%) Draytek
17 10 (1.73%) HP
18 9 (1.56%) CheckPoint
18 9 (1.56%) Juniper