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 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 97 268
Rank change year-on-year -161 +171 -9
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 536 1,038 537
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 2.99% 0.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.04% 17.92% 7.77%
Number of salaries quoted 438 234 409
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,575 £24,550
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% - -0.37%
75th Percentile £49,125 £50,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £39,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.02% -2.35% +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 5,337 5,793 6,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.89% 16.71% 11.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,575 3,163 4,573
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £37,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.57% -17.78% -0.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

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 15 August 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 15 August 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 -80 178 £35,000 -15.66% 69
North of England +26 113 £31,000 -11.43% 49
Midlands -101 108 £42,500 +8.97% 44
South West -84 65 £38,378 +18.08% 10
North West +33 61 £30,000 +7.14% 24
West Midlands -22 57 £53,750 +37.82% 31
East of England -126 54 £34,000 -12.26% 29
East Midlands -92 51 £40,000 -15.79% 13
Yorkshire -8 41 £42,500 +6.25% 21
Wales -43 18 £29,250 -13.97% 8
North East -52 11 £47,788 +19.47% 7
Scotland +2 7 £28,000 -15.15% 10
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
1 115 (21.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 107 (19.96%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.56%) Apache
3 3 (0.56%) IIS
4 2 (0.37%) Confluence
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 30 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.56%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.12%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.75%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 235 (43.84%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (26.31%) Azure
3 134 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 26 (4.85%) AWS
5 19 (3.54%) OneDrive
6 15 (2.80%) Mimecast
7 11 (2.05%) Google Workspace
8 9 (1.68%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.31%) SaaS
10 6 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.12%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.56%) Asana
11 3 (0.56%) ClickUp
11 3 (0.56%) GCP
11 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.56%) Stripe
12 2 (0.37%) IaaS
12 2 (0.37%) PaaS
12 2 (0.37%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 229 (42.72%) Firewall
2 147 (27.43%) LAN
3 140 (26.12%) VPN
4 138 (25.75%) WAN
5 121 (22.57%) DNS
6 106 (19.78%) DHCP
7 105 (19.59%) VLAN
8 85 (15.86%) Wireless
9 72 (13.43%) VoIP
10 67 (12.50%) Internet
11 59 (11.01%) TCP/IP
12 55 (10.26%) Network Security
13 40 (7.46%) Cisco Nexus
14 38 (7.09%) Broadband
15 31 (5.78%) Bluetooth
16 29 (5.41%) Structured Cabling
17 27 (5.04%) OSPF
18 26 (4.85%) BGP
19 23 (4.29%) SD-WAN
20 17 (3.17%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.49%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.56%) MySQL
2 3 (0.56%) Power BI
3 2 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (2.80%) Git
2 8 (1.49%) JIRA
3 6 (1.12%) GDB
3 6 (1.12%) GitLab
3 6 (1.12%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.75%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 173 (32.28%) Social Skills
2 37 (6.90%) Telecoms
3 35 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (3.92%) Public Sector
6 19 (3.54%) Manufacturing
6 19 (3.54%) Retail
7 18 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (2.99%) Finance
9 14 (2.61%) Electronics
9 14 (2.61%) Law
10 12 (2.24%) Advertising
11 10 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.75%) Wearables
14 3 (0.56%) Marketing
14 3 (0.56%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.37%) Billing
15 2 (0.37%) Military
16 1 (0.19%) Legal
Job Titles
1 173 (32.28%) IT Support
2 124 (23.13%) IT Engineer
3 123 (22.95%) Support Engineer
4 107 (19.96%) IT Support Engineer
5 100 (18.66%) Senior
6 83 (15.49%) Network Engineer
7 70 (13.06%) Analyst
8 53 (9.89%) Support Technician
9 45 (8.40%) IT Technician
10 43 (8.02%) IT Support Technician
11 41 (7.65%) Senior Network Engineer
12 34 (6.34%) 2nd Line Support
12 34 (6.34%) Sales Executive
13 33 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
14 32 (5.97%) Support Analyst
15 30 (5.60%) IT Analyst
16 29 (5.41%) Network Analyst
17 27 (5.04%) Senior Network Analyst
18 26 (4.85%) Security Analyst
18 26 (4.85%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.24%) Yocto
2 6 (1.12%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.75%) pytest
3 4 (0.75%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.56%) Flash
4 3 (0.56%) Web Services
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 94 (17.54%) Driving Licence
2 56 (10.45%) Onboarding
3 43 (8.02%) CCTV
4 39 (7.28%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (5.04%) IoT
6 18 (3.36%) Embedded Systems
7 15 (2.80%) Device Driver
8 14 (2.61%) Security Posture
9 12 (2.24%) Raspberry Pi
10 10 (1.87%) Clustering
11 9 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.68%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.49%) ARM Cortex
12 8 (1.49%) FMCG
13 6 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
14 5 (0.93%) EPoS
14 5 (0.93%) Fibre Optics
15 4 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 215 (40.11%) Windows
2 103 (19.22%) Windows Server
3 74 (13.81%) Windows 10
4 40 (7.46%) Mac OS
5 32 (5.97%) Linux
6 28 (5.22%) Android
7 21 (3.92%) Apple iOS
8 19 (3.54%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (2.61%) Embedded Linux
10 13 (2.43%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.56%) FreeRTOS
12 3 (0.56%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
13 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (29.66%) Problem-Solving
2 144 (26.87%) Customer Service
3 142 (26.49%) Cybersecurity
4 78 (14.55%) Disaster Recovery
5 75 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 55 (10.26%) ITIL
7 50 (9.33%) Business Continuity
8 47 (8.77%) Vulnerability Management
9 46 (8.58%) Service Delivery
10 43 (8.02%) Incident Management
11 37 (6.90%) SIEM
12 36 (6.72%) Data Security
12 36 (6.72%) Penetration Testing
13 35 (6.53%) Network Load Balancing
13 35 (6.53%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 34 (6.34%) Mentoring
14 34 (6.34%) Project Delivery
15 33 (6.16%) Mobile Device Management
15 33 (6.16%) Time Management
16 30 (5.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 32 (5.97%) PowerShell
2 27 (5.04%) C
3 21 (3.92%) Python
4 17 (3.17%) SQL
5 16 (2.99%) Embedded C
6 14 (2.61%) C++
7 4 (0.75%) Bash
8 2 (0.37%) Bicep
8 2 (0.37%) Go
8 2 (0.37%) Rust
9 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) Ruby
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (11.01%) Cisco Certification
2 53 (9.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 52 (9.70%) Degree
4 37 (6.90%) CCNA
5 25 (4.66%) CCNP
6 24 (4.48%) DBS Check
7 19 (3.54%) Network+ Certification
8 16 (2.99%) Security Cleared
9 15 (2.80%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (2.80%) SC Cleared
10 12 (2.24%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.49%) CIPD
13 7 (1.31%) Master's Degree
14 6 (1.12%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.75%) CISSP
15 4 (0.75%) MCSA
15 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 3 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 3 (0.56%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.51%) Cyber Essentials
2 31 (5.78%) SLA
3 21 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.73%) GDPR
5 16 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.68%) JTAG
7 4 (0.75%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.19%) NIST
System Software
1 211 (39.37%) Active Directory
2 74 (13.81%) Hyper-V
3 52 (9.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (2.99%) Firmware
5 12 (2.24%) BitLocker
6 6 (1.12%) vSphere
7 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 5 (0.93%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.56%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.56%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.37%) iptables
10 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 86 (16.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.80%) Jamf Pro
3 14 (2.61%) FortiGate
3 14 (2.61%) SCCM
4 7 (1.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.75%) Iperf
6 3 (0.56%) Autotask
6 3 (0.56%) cPanel
6 3 (0.56%) Plesk
6 3 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.56%) WSUS
7 2 (0.37%) Terraform
8 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.19%) Ansible
8 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 258 (48.13%) Microsoft
2 122 (22.76%) Cisco
3 74 (13.81%) Aruba
4 61 (11.38%) VMware
5 60 (11.19%) Palo Alto
6 42 (7.84%) SonicWALL
7 40 (7.46%) Qualys
7 40 (7.46%) Veeam
8 28 (5.22%) Apple
9 27 (5.04%) Ubiquiti
10 25 (4.66%) Fortinet
11 21 (3.92%) Meraki
12 18 (3.36%) Sophos
13 14 (2.61%) Google
14 12 (2.24%) Datto
15 9 (1.68%) WatchGuard
16 8 (1.49%) ServiceNow
17 7 (1.31%) CheckPoint
17 7 (1.31%) ConnectWise
17 7 (1.31%) Juniper