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 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 99 238
Rank change year-on-year -148 +139 +60
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 521 1,029 704
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 3.03% 1.09%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.15% 18.26% 8.95%
Number of salaries quoted 425 229 542
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £24,240
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,625 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -2.60%
75th Percentile £49,250 £53,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £63,250 £58,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.61% -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 5,132 5,635 7,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.03% 16.60% 12.16%
Number of salaries quoted 3,475 3,060 5,540
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,617 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.98% -16.41% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -6.61%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 -93 169 £35,000 -15.66% 57
Midlands -98 109 £40,000 +2.56% 30
North of England +29 107 £32,500 +8.33% 44
South West -70 71 £38,000 +1.33% 20
North West +31 64 £30,000 +7.14% 23
West Midlands -12 59 £42,500 +8.97% 18
East Midlands -98 50 £40,000 -15.79% 12
East of England -125 46 £34,000 -12.26% 21
Yorkshire -23 37 £42,500 +13.33% 18
Wales -46 15 £29,000 -17.14% 5
Scotland +19 10 £28,000 -15.15% 4
North East -45 6 £65,576 +63.94% 5
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
1 109 (20.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 102 (19.58%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.58%) Apache
3 3 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (0.58%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (7.10%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.77%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.58%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.15%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.77%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.77%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 228 (43.76%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (26.68%) Azure
3 133 (25.53%) Entra ID
4 26 (4.99%) AWS
5 16 (3.07%) OneDrive
6 15 (2.88%) Mimecast
7 13 (2.50%) SaaS
8 9 (1.73%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.15%) Google Workspace
10 6 (1.15%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.58%) Asana
11 3 (0.58%) ClickUp
11 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.58%) Stripe
12 2 (0.38%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.38%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (0.38%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.38%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 224 (42.99%) Firewall
2 147 (28.21%) LAN
3 139 (26.68%) WAN
4 134 (25.72%) VPN
5 120 (23.03%) DNS
6 107 (20.54%) DHCP
6 107 (20.54%) VLAN
7 80 (15.36%) Wireless
8 66 (12.67%) Internet
8 66 (12.67%) VoIP
9 57 (10.94%) TCP/IP
10 54 (10.36%) Network Security
11 38 (7.29%) Broadband
12 37 (7.10%) Cisco Nexus
13 33 (6.33%) Structured Cabling
14 30 (5.76%) Bluetooth
15 25 (4.80%) OSPF
16 24 (4.61%) BGP
17 21 (4.03%) SD-WAN
18 17 (3.26%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.34%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.58%) MySQL
2 3 (0.58%) Power BI
3 2 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (3.07%) Git
2 8 (1.54%) JIRA
3 6 (1.15%) GDB
3 6 (1.15%) GitLab
3 6 (1.15%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.77%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.38%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.38%) Subversion
5 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 166 (31.86%) Social Skills
2 44 (8.45%) Telecoms
3 40 (7.68%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (4.41%) Manufacturing
6 22 (4.22%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.22%) Retail
7 16 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (3.07%) Finance
8 15 (2.88%) Law
9 13 (2.50%) Electronics
10 12 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.11%) Advertising
12 8 (1.54%) Marketing
13 7 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.77%) Military
15 3 (0.58%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.58%) Wearables
16 1 (0.19%) Fire and Rescue
16 1 (0.19%) Police
Job Titles
1 164 (31.48%) IT Support
2 124 (23.80%) IT Engineer
3 122 (23.42%) Support Engineer
4 104 (19.96%) IT Support Engineer
5 94 (18.04%) Senior
6 74 (14.20%) Network Engineer
7 66 (12.67%) Analyst
8 52 (9.98%) Support Technician
9 44 (8.45%) IT Technician
10 42 (8.06%) IT Support Technician
11 41 (7.87%) 2nd Line Support
12 38 (7.29%) Senior Network Engineer
13 32 (6.14%) Sales Executive
13 32 (6.14%) Senior Analyst
14 29 (5.57%) Network Analyst
15 28 (5.37%) Support Analyst
16 27 (5.18%) Senior Network Analyst
17 26 (4.99%) IT Analyst
17 26 (4.99%) Security Analyst
17 26 (4.99%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.11%) Yocto
2 5 (0.96%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.77%) pytest
3 4 (0.77%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.58%) Web Services
5 2 (0.38%) Flash
6 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 95 (18.23%) Driving Licence
2 55 (10.56%) Onboarding
3 40 (7.68%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (7.10%) CCTV
5 23 (4.41%) IoT
6 18 (3.45%) Embedded Systems
7 15 (2.88%) Security Posture
8 14 (2.69%) Device Driver
9 12 (2.30%) Raspberry Pi
10 10 (1.92%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.73%) Clustering
11 9 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (1.54%) ARM Cortex
12 8 (1.54%) EPoS
12 8 (1.54%) FMCG
12 8 (1.54%) Management Information System
13 7 (1.34%) Fibre Optics
14 6 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
15 5 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
15 5 (0.96%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 205 (39.35%) Windows
2 106 (20.35%) Windows Server
3 76 (14.59%) Windows 10
4 39 (7.49%) Mac OS
5 30 (5.76%) Linux
6 26 (4.99%) Android
7 22 (4.22%) Apple iOS
8 16 (3.07%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (3.07%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (2.30%) Embedded Linux
10 7 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.58%) FreeRTOS
11 3 (0.58%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.19%) Unix
12 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
2 134 (25.72%) Cybersecurity
3 132 (25.34%) Customer Service
4 68 (13.05%) Disaster Recovery
5 66 (12.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 52 (9.98%) ITIL
7 47 (9.02%) Service Delivery
8 43 (8.25%) Business Continuity
8 43 (8.25%) Vulnerability Management
9 39 (7.49%) Incident Management
10 37 (7.10%) Time Management
11 35 (6.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 34 (6.53%) Mentoring
13 33 (6.33%) Data Security
13 33 (6.33%) Penetration Testing
13 33 (6.33%) SIEM
14 32 (6.14%) Network Load Balancing
14 32 (6.14%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 31 (5.95%) Coaching
16 30 (5.76%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.53%) PowerShell
2 25 (4.80%) C
3 22 (4.22%) Python
4 17 (3.26%) SQL
5 14 (2.69%) Embedded C
6 13 (2.50%) C++
7 4 (0.77%) Bash
8 2 (0.38%) Bicep
8 2 (0.38%) Rust
9 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (11.32%) Cisco Certification
2 52 (9.98%) Degree
3 48 (9.21%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (7.10%) CCNA
5 26 (4.99%) CCNP
6 25 (4.80%) Security Cleared
7 24 (4.61%) SC Cleared
8 20 (3.84%) DBS Check
9 17 (3.26%) Network+ Certification
10 13 (2.50%) CompTIA Security+
11 12 (2.30%) Azure Certification
12 10 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.54%) CIPD
14 7 (1.34%) Master's Degree
15 6 (1.15%) AWS Certification
16 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (0.77%) CISSP
16 4 (0.77%) MCSA
16 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 3 (0.58%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.02%) Cyber Essentials
2 28 (5.37%) SLA
3 24 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.84%) GDPR
5 14 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.73%) JTAG
7 4 (0.77%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.38%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.19%) NIST
System Software
1 206 (39.54%) Active Directory
2 67 (12.86%) Hyper-V
3 53 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (3.07%) Firmware
5 12 (2.30%) BitLocker
6 9 (1.73%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (1.73%) vSphere
7 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.58%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.58%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 81 (15.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.69%) FortiGate
2 14 (2.69%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (2.50%) SCCM
4 7 (1.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.77%) Iperf
6 3 (0.58%) Autotask
6 3 (0.58%) cPanel
6 3 (0.58%) Plesk
6 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.58%) WSUS
7 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.38%) 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
1 251 (48.18%) Microsoft
2 113 (21.69%) Cisco
3 69 (13.24%) Aruba
4 62 (11.90%) VMware
5 56 (10.75%) Palo Alto
6 37 (7.10%) Qualys
7 36 (6.91%) Veeam
8 35 (6.72%) SonicWALL
9 26 (4.99%) Ubiquiti
10 25 (4.80%) Apple
11 24 (4.61%) Meraki
12 23 (4.41%) Fortinet
13 18 (3.45%) Sophos
14 10 (1.92%) HP
15 9 (1.73%) Datto
15 9 (1.73%) Google
15 9 (1.73%) ServiceNow
15 9 (1.73%) WatchGuard
16 7 (1.34%) ConnectWise
16 7 (1.34%) Dell