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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 89 215
Rank change year-on-year -162 +126 +79
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 434 995 900
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.66% 3.46% 1.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.51% 20.91% 9.70%
Number of salaries quoted 348 211 728
10th Percentile £26,925 £28,250 £24,240
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,375 £26,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% +6.25% +3.90%
75th Percentile £43,750 £59,375 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,000 £75,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -18.89% +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 6,665 4,759 9,277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 10.18% 16.56% 13.49%
Number of salaries quoted 2,884 2,668 7,075
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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 -103 108 £31,500 -16.00% 47
North of England +18 92 £32,500 -20.73% 60
South West -10 91 £32,500 -29.35% 23
Midlands -130 83 £32,500 -35.00% 32
West Midlands -26 52 £32,500 -33.33% 17
North West +22 51 £30,000 -7.69% 27
East of England -129 44 £40,000 - 25
Yorkshire -30 38 £34,000 -23.94% 27
East Midlands -116 30 £37,500 -34.78% 15
Scotland +3 12 £28,000 -36.00% 10
Northern Ireland -32 6 £65,000 -
North East -34 3 £48,445 +21.11% 16
Wales -38 2 £50,250 +25.63%
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 89 (20.51%) SharePoint
2 87 (20.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.46%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (9.91%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.92%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.69%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.92%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 185 (42.63%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (26.96%) Azure
3 105 (24.19%) Entra ID
4 24 (5.53%) OneDrive
5 21 (4.84%) AWS
6 15 (3.46%) SaaS
7 12 (2.76%) OCI
8 11 (2.53%) Mimecast
9 7 (1.61%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.15%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.92%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.69%) Asana
12 3 (0.69%) ClickUp
12 3 (0.69%) Stripe
13 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.46%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.46%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.46%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 125 (28.80%) Firewall
2 95 (21.89%) LAN
3 94 (21.66%) DNS
4 87 (20.05%) WAN
5 86 (19.82%) VPN
6 82 (18.89%) DHCP
7 74 (17.05%) VLAN
8 60 (13.82%) VoIP
9 36 (8.29%) Broadband
9 36 (8.29%) Internet
9 36 (8.29%) TCP/IP
10 33 (7.60%) Structured Cabling
11 31 (7.14%) Wireless
12 25 (5.76%) Network Security
12 25 (5.76%) Wireshark
13 18 (4.15%) Bluetooth
14 14 (3.23%) SD-WAN
15 12 (2.76%) NGFW
15 12 (2.76%) Unified Communications
15 12 (2.76%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.38%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.15%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) MySQL
3 3 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.23%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.84%) JIRA
2 7 (1.61%) Git
3 4 (0.92%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.92%) Subversion
4 2 (0.46%) GDB
4 2 (0.46%) GitLab
4 2 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.46%) Robot Framework
4 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 118 (27.19%) Social Skills
2 65 (14.98%) Telecoms
3 37 (8.53%) Manufacturing
4 31 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (6.68%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (6.68%) Public Sector
6 24 (5.53%) Retail
7 18 (4.15%) Finance
8 15 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (3.23%) Law
10 13 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
10 13 (3.00%) Marketing
11 8 (1.84%) Advertising
12 7 (1.61%) Electronics
13 5 (1.15%) Billing
13 5 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.69%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.69%) Legal
14 3 (0.69%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.46%) Military
Job Titles
1 125 (28.80%) IT Support
2 101 (23.27%) Support Engineer
3 91 (20.97%) IT Engineer
4 77 (17.74%) IT Support Engineer
5 51 (11.75%) 2nd Line Support
6 50 (11.52%) Support Technician
7 39 (8.99%) IT Technician
7 39 (8.99%) Senior
8 37 (8.53%) IT Support Technician
9 33 (7.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 28 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 27 (6.22%) Field Engineer
12 26 (5.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 25 (5.76%) Sales Executive
14 24 (5.53%) Network Engineer
15 22 (5.07%) Field Service Engineer
16 21 (4.84%) Operations Manager
17 19 (4.38%) Field Sales Executive
17 19 (4.38%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
18 18 (4.15%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.92%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.46%) pytest
2 2 (0.46%) Unity DI Container
2 2 (0.46%) Yocto
3 1 (0.23%) .NET
3 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.23%) NumPy
3 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.23%) SciPy
3 1 (0.23%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 72 (16.59%) Driving Licence
2 36 (8.29%) Onboarding
3 31 (7.14%) Data Centre
4 26 (5.99%) CCTV
5 25 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (5.30%) EPoS
7 14 (3.23%) Fibre Optics
8 13 (3.00%) IoT
9 12 (2.76%) Mobile App
9 12 (2.76%) PKI
10 8 (1.84%) FMCG
10 8 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
11 7 (1.61%) Clustering
11 7 (1.61%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (1.38%) iPad
12 6 (1.38%) Raspberry Pi
12 6 (1.38%) Replication
13 5 (1.15%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (1.15%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 155 (35.71%) Windows
2 82 (18.89%) Windows Server
3 72 (16.59%) Windows 10
4 31 (7.14%) Mac OS
5 30 (6.91%) Android
6 29 (6.68%) Apple iOS
7 17 (3.92%) Linux
8 10 (2.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (1.84%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.69%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
12 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.23%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (20.28%) Customer Service
3 56 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
4 48 (11.06%) ITIL
5 45 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (10.37%) Service Delivery
6 35 (8.06%) Disaster Recovery
7 34 (7.83%) Coaching
7 34 (7.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 33 (7.60%) Time Management
9 27 (6.22%) Mentoring
10 26 (5.99%) ITSM
11 24 (5.53%) Project Management
12 22 (5.07%) CRM
13 19 (4.38%) Mobile Device Management
14 18 (4.15%) Network Monitoring
15 17 (3.92%) Cloud Security
16 16 (3.69%) Business Development
17 15 (3.46%) Asset Management
17 15 (3.46%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.68%) PowerShell
2 26 (5.99%) Python
3 16 (3.69%) SQL
4 7 (1.61%) C
5 5 (1.15%) Embedded C
6 3 (0.69%) C++
7 2 (0.46%) Bash
7 2 (0.46%) Bicep
7 2 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.23%) C#
8 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (9.68%) Degree
2 40 (9.22%) Security Cleared
3 36 (8.29%) SC Cleared
4 30 (6.91%) Microsoft Certification
5 23 (5.30%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (3.46%) CCNA
7 12 (2.76%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.84%) CCNP
9 8 (1.84%) CIPD
10 7 (1.61%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.15%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.69%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.69%) MCSE
14 2 (0.46%) A+ Certification
15 1 (0.23%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (5.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (5.07%) SLA
4 12 (2.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 12 (2.76%) GDPR
5 4 (0.92%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.92%) QA
6 3 (0.69%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.69%) JTAG
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 156 (35.94%) Active Directory
2 53 (12.21%) Hyper-V
3 37 (8.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.23%) BitLocker
5 11 (2.53%) Firmware
5 11 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.38%) vSphere
7 3 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 65 (14.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.46%) SCCM
3 14 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (3.00%) Terraform
5 12 (2.76%) Ansible
6 9 (2.07%) FortiGate
7 8 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.38%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.46%) Autotask
11 1 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 201 (46.31%) Microsoft
2 46 (10.60%) VMware
3 33 (7.60%) Cisco
4 25 (5.76%) Apple
5 24 (5.53%) Meraki
6 20 (4.61%) Veeam
7 19 (4.38%) Aruba
8 15 (3.46%) Ubiquiti
9 12 (2.76%) Arista
9 12 (2.76%) NetScout
10 11 (2.53%) SonicWALL
11 10 (2.30%) Sophos
12 9 (2.07%) Salesforce
13 8 (1.84%) Dell
13 8 (1.84%) HP
14 7 (1.61%) Adobe
15 6 (1.38%) ServiceNow
15 6 (1.38%) TP-LINK
16 5 (1.15%) Google
16 5 (1.15%) Okta