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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 90 220
Rank change year-on-year -152 +130 +77
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 455 986 906
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.67% 3.39% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.62% 19.51% 9.64%
Number of salaries quoted 371 196 731
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,250 £24,240
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,125 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £41,500 £39,750
Median % change year-on-year -21.69% +4.40% +3.25%
75th Percentile £43,750 £57,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,000 £67,500 £62,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% - +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 6,876 5,055 9,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 10.19% 17.38% 12.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,101 2,601 7,109
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.41% -2.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,258 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.21% - -5.94%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 -100 127 £31,500 -24.10% 74
North of England +34 102 £32,500 +8.33% 45
Midlands -117 90 £32,500 -31.58% 30
South West -38 79 £32,500 -29.35% 20
North West +30 56 £30,000 -31.03% 25
West Midlands -32 51 £32,500 -31.58% 16
East of England -127 45 £35,000 -9.68% 21
Yorkshire -15 43 £34,000 +13.33% 17
East Midlands -92 38 £37,500 -25.00% 14
Scotland +5 12 £25,250 -23.48% 5
Northern Ireland -42 4 £65,000 -
North East -45 3 £48,445 +21.11% 8
Wales -49 2 £54,750 +45.55% 1
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 96 (21.10%) Microsoft Exchange
1 96 (21.10%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.10%) Exchange Server 2007
2 5 (1.10%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (1.10%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (0.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (9.45%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.88%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.66%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.10%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.88%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 198 (43.52%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (28.79%) Azure
3 114 (25.05%) Entra ID
4 25 (5.49%) AWS
5 22 (4.84%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.52%) SaaS
7 13 (2.86%) Mimecast
8 12 (2.64%) OCI
9 9 (1.98%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.76%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.66%) Asana
12 3 (0.66%) ClickUp
12 3 (0.66%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.66%) Stripe
13 2 (0.44%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.44%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 155 (34.07%) Firewall
2 100 (21.98%) LAN
3 99 (21.76%) VPN
4 97 (21.32%) DNS
5 95 (20.88%) WAN
6 82 (18.02%) DHCP
7 78 (17.14%) VLAN
8 66 (14.51%) VoIP
9 48 (10.55%) Internet
10 41 (9.01%) Broadband
10 41 (9.01%) TCP/IP
11 40 (8.79%) Wireless
12 37 (8.13%) Structured Cabling
13 32 (7.03%) Network Security
14 25 (5.49%) Wireshark
15 21 (4.62%) Bluetooth
16 17 (3.74%) SD-WAN
17 16 (3.52%) NGFW
18 14 (3.08%) OSPF
18 14 (3.08%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.32%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.88%) Power BI
3 3 (0.66%) MySQL
3 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.22%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (2.20%) JIRA
2 9 (1.98%) Git
3 4 (0.88%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.88%) GDB
3 4 (0.88%) GitLab
3 4 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.88%) Robot Framework
3 4 (0.88%) Subversion
4 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 137 (30.11%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.07%) Telecoms
3 38 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 31 (6.81%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (6.37%) Public Sector
7 26 (5.71%) Retail
8 17 (3.74%) Finance
9 16 (3.52%) Law
10 15 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.86%) Marketing
12 8 (1.76%) Advertising
12 8 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.54%) Electronics
14 4 (0.88%) Billing
15 3 (0.66%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.66%) Military
15 3 (0.66%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.22%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 139 (30.55%) IT Support
2 108 (23.74%) Support Engineer
3 100 (21.98%) IT Engineer
4 85 (18.68%) IT Support Engineer
5 52 (11.43%) Support Technician
6 50 (10.99%) 2nd Line Support
7 47 (10.33%) Senior
8 43 (9.45%) IT Technician
9 41 (9.01%) IT Support Technician
10 30 (6.59%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 30 (6.59%) Network Engineer
11 28 (6.15%) Sales Executive
12 27 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 25 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 23 (5.05%) Field Sales Executive
15 22 (4.84%) Analyst
16 21 (4.62%) Field Engineer
16 21 (4.62%) Operations Manager
17 20 (4.40%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
18 18 (3.96%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.88%) 802.1X
1 4 (0.88%) pytest
1 4 (0.88%) Unity DI Container
1 4 (0.88%) Yocto
2 1 (0.22%) .NET
2 1 (0.22%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.22%) NumPy
2 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.22%) SciPy
2 1 (0.22%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 84 (18.46%) Driving Licence
2 41 (9.01%) Onboarding
3 31 (6.81%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.93%) CCTV
5 24 (5.27%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.96%) EPoS
7 15 (3.30%) Fibre Optics
7 15 (3.30%) IoT
8 12 (2.64%) PKI
9 11 (2.42%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.76%) Clustering
10 8 (1.76%) FMCG
10 8 (1.76%) Web Conferencing
11 7 (1.54%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.54%) Raspberry Pi
12 6 (1.32%) Digital Signage
12 6 (1.32%) Mobile App
12 6 (1.32%) Replication
13 5 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 172 (37.80%) Windows
2 93 (20.44%) Windows Server
3 74 (16.26%) Windows 10
4 35 (7.69%) Mac OS
5 30 (6.59%) Android
6 29 (6.37%) Apple iOS
7 21 (4.62%) Linux
8 14 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.86%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (1.76%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (1.10%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.22%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.22%) ThreadX
13 1 (0.22%) Unix
13 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (27.25%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (21.10%) Customer Service
3 74 (16.26%) Cybersecurity
4 53 (11.65%) ITIL
5 50 (10.99%) Service Delivery
6 47 (10.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (9.23%) Disaster Recovery
8 33 (7.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 31 (6.81%) Coaching
9 31 (6.81%) Time Management
10 30 (6.59%) Mentoring
11 27 (5.93%) ITSM
12 23 (5.05%) Mobile Device Management
13 22 (4.84%) CRM
13 22 (4.84%) Project Management
14 20 (4.40%) Network Monitoring
15 19 (4.18%) Project Delivery
16 17 (3.74%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 17 (3.74%) Service Management
17 16 (3.52%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.03%) PowerShell
2 28 (6.15%) Python
3 17 (3.74%) SQL
4 11 (2.42%) C
5 6 (1.32%) Embedded C
6 5 (1.10%) C++
7 4 (0.88%) Bash
8 2 (0.44%) Bicep
8 2 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.22%) C#
9 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (10.33%) Degree
2 38 (8.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (7.91%) Security Cleared
4 35 (7.69%) SC Cleared
5 34 (7.47%) Cisco Certification
6 25 (5.49%) CCNA
7 16 (3.52%) Network+ Certification
8 12 (2.64%) DBS Check
9 10 (2.20%) CCNP
10 8 (1.76%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.76%) CIPD
10 8 (1.76%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.10%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.66%) A+ Certification
14 3 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.66%) MCSE
15 2 (0.44%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.47%) Cyber Essentials
2 32 (7.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (5.05%) SLA
4 15 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 13 (2.86%) GDPR
6 5 (1.10%) JTAG
7 4 (0.88%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.88%) QA
8 3 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 171 (37.58%) Active Directory
2 58 (12.75%) Hyper-V
3 41 (9.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.30%) BitLocker
5 11 (2.42%) Firmware
5 11 (2.42%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.32%) vSphere
7 3 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.66%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 72 (15.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.52%) SCCM
3 15 (3.30%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (2.86%) Terraform
5 12 (2.64%) Ansible
6 10 (2.20%) FortiGate
7 7 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.32%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.44%) Autotask
10 2 (0.44%) cPanel
10 2 (0.44%) Plesk
11 1 (0.22%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 219 (48.13%) Microsoft
2 51 (11.21%) VMware
3 47 (10.33%) Cisco
4 31 (6.81%) Aruba
5 30 (6.59%) Veeam
6 28 (6.15%) Apple
7 25 (5.49%) Meraki
8 19 (4.18%) SonicWALL
9 17 (3.74%) Ubiquiti
10 12 (2.64%) Arista
10 12 (2.64%) NetScout
11 11 (2.42%) Palo Alto
11 11 (2.42%) Sophos
12 10 (2.20%) Fortinet
13 9 (1.98%) Google
13 9 (1.98%) HP
14 8 (1.76%) Dell
14 8 (1.76%) ServiceNow
15 7 (1.54%) Adobe
15 7 (1.54%) Salesforce