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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 212 204 233
Rank change year-on-year -8 +29 +96
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 395 581 390
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.12% 1.21% 1.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.50% 10.52% 7.29%
Number of salaries quoted 288 207 327
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £29,625 £31,750 £31,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £41,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.29% +2.50% -5.60%
75th Percentile £48,620 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,000 £66,050 £60,500
UK median annual salary £35,340 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -21.47% +5.88% -5.56%

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 4,645 5,523 5,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.21% 11.50% 17.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,155 2,713 4,268
10th Percentile £25,087 £28,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 November 2025. 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 -39 97 £41,500 -7.97% 187
Midlands +8 80 £32,500 -27.78% 63
South West +91 78 £31,415 -13.93% 59
North of England -15 67 £30,500 -15.28% 67
West Midlands +48 59 £32,500 -27.78% 33
Yorkshire +11 32 £30,500 +0.83% 21
East of England -41 32 £29,250 -31.18% 60
Scotland +11 26 £33,500 -29.47% 26
North West -2 25 £30,000 -27.27% 37
East Midlands -21 21 £33,750 -21.97% 26
Northern Ireland - 11 £52,827 - 4
North East +4 10 £65,000 +195.45% 9
Wales -14 4 £32,500 -13.33% 12
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 66 (16.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (11.90%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.53%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.76%) IIS
4 3 (0.76%) JOnAS
Applications
1 48 (12.15%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.76%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (4.56%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.77%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.25%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 174 (44.05%) Microsoft 365
2 136 (34.43%) Azure
3 44 (11.14%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.33%) AWS
5 8 (2.03%) OneDrive
6 7 (1.77%) IaaS
7 6 (1.52%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.52%) Nutanix
7 6 (1.52%) SaaS
8 5 (1.27%) Mimecast
8 5 (1.27%) PaaS
8 5 (1.27%) Rubrik
8 5 (1.27%) Serverless
9 3 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.51%) GCP
11 1 (0.25%) Google Drive
11 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.25%) OCI
11 1 (0.25%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.25%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 152 (38.48%) Firewall
2 127 (32.15%) LAN
3 125 (31.65%) WAN
4 113 (28.61%) VPN
5 94 (23.80%) DNS
6 93 (23.54%) VLAN
7 85 (21.52%) DHCP
8 60 (15.19%) TCP/IP
8 60 (15.19%) VoIP
9 46 (11.65%) SD-WAN
10 33 (8.35%) Structured Cabling
11 26 (6.58%) Network Security
12 20 (5.06%) Wireless
13 19 (4.81%) Internet
13 19 (4.81%) Junos
14 15 (3.80%) IPsec
14 15 (3.80%) SAN
15 14 (3.54%) Ethernet
16 12 (3.04%) Unified Communications
16 12 (3.04%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.57%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.77%) JIRA
2 4 (1.01%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.25%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) Subversion
General
1 155 (39.24%) Social Skills
2 39 (9.87%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (8.61%) Telecoms
4 28 (7.09%) Manufacturing
5 27 (6.84%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (5.82%) Finance
6 23 (5.82%) Legal
7 16 (4.05%) Marketing
8 13 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.53%) Public Sector
10 8 (2.03%) Automotive
11 6 (1.52%) Electronics
11 6 (1.52%) Retail
12 5 (1.27%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.01%) Law
13 4 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.76%) Billing
15 2 (0.51%) Games
15 2 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 113 (28.61%) IT Support
2 67 (16.96%) Support Engineer
3 51 (12.91%) IT Engineer
4 38 (9.62%) 2nd Line Support
5 36 (9.11%) Network Engineer
6 32 (8.10%) IT Support Engineer
7 29 (7.34%) Technical Support
8 25 (6.33%) Cabling Engineer
8 25 (6.33%) Data Engineer
9 23 (5.82%) Support Technician
9 23 (5.82%) Technical Engineer
10 21 (5.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 21 (5.32%) Technical Support Engineer
11 19 (4.81%) Senior
12 17 (4.30%) 3rd Line Support
12 17 (4.30%) IT Assistant
12 17 (4.30%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 17 (4.30%) IT Support Assistant
12 17 (4.30%) Support Assistant
12 17 (4.30%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.03%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.01%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 55 (13.92%) Driving Licence
2 49 (12.41%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.58%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (4.30%) Data Centre
4 17 (4.30%) EPoS
4 17 (4.30%) Replication
5 16 (4.05%) Operational Technology
6 10 (2.53%) Fibre Optics
7 9 (2.28%) CCTV
8 8 (2.03%) LIMS
8 8 (2.03%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.77%) BYOD
9 7 (1.77%) FMCG
10 6 (1.52%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.27%) Clustering
11 5 (1.27%) Digital Signage
11 5 (1.27%) iPad
11 5 (1.27%) Social Media
11 5 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 171 (43.29%) Windows
2 92 (23.29%) Windows Server
3 55 (13.92%) Windows 10
4 31 (7.85%) Mac OS
5 18 (4.56%) Linux
6 13 (3.29%) Android
7 11 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (2.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (1.52%) Apple iOS
10 5 (1.27%) VMS
11 3 (0.76%) Debian
11 3 (0.76%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.51%) Unix
13 1 (0.25%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (38.48%) Problem-Solving
2 107 (27.09%) Customer Service
3 62 (15.70%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (14.18%) ITIL
5 45 (11.39%) Mentoring
6 38 (9.62%) ITSM
6 38 (9.62%) Project Delivery
7 36 (9.11%) Service Delivery
8 29 (7.34%) Service Management
9 28 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 24 (6.08%) Migration
11 23 (5.82%) Computer Science
12 22 (5.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 20 (5.06%) Project Management
13 20 (5.06%) Virtual Environments
14 19 (4.81%) Process Improvement
15 18 (4.56%) Business Continuity
15 18 (4.56%) Requirements Gathering
16 17 (4.30%) Asset Management
17 16 (4.05%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.05%) PowerShell
2 15 (3.80%) SQL
3 10 (2.53%) Python
4 6 (1.52%) C
5 5 (1.27%) C++
6 3 (0.76%) Bash
7 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 69 (17.47%) Cisco Certification
2 68 (17.22%) Security Cleared
3 67 (16.96%) Degree
4 53 (13.42%) CCNA
5 46 (11.65%) CCNP
6 34 (8.61%) SC Cleared
7 30 (7.59%) JNCIA
8 14 (3.54%) DV Cleared
9 11 (2.78%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.53%) HND
10 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (2.28%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.28%) PMP
12 8 (2.03%) AWS Certification
12 8 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.03%) HNC
12 8 (2.03%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (1.77%) DBS Check
14 4 (1.01%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.30%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (2.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (2.03%) NIST
4 8 (2.03%) SLA
5 3 (0.76%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.76%) GDPR
6 2 (0.51%) GxP
6 2 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 142 (35.95%) Active Directory
2 60 (15.19%) Hyper-V
3 40 (10.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.05%) Firmware
5 8 (2.03%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 64 (16.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (7.85%) SCCM
3 9 (2.28%) Ansible
4 5 (1.27%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.01%) CASB
5 4 (1.01%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (1.01%) Terraform
6 3 (0.76%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.51%) Autotask
8 1 (0.25%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.25%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 201 (50.89%) Microsoft
2 91 (23.04%) Cisco
3 49 (12.41%) VMware
4 37 (9.37%) Meraki
5 29 (7.34%) Juniper
6 27 (6.84%) HP
7 20 (5.06%) Apple
8 19 (4.81%) Fortinet
9 18 (4.56%) Remedy
10 17 (4.30%) Palo Alto
11 15 (3.80%) Aruba
12 13 (3.29%) arcserve
13 12 (3.04%) ServiceNow
14 10 (2.53%) Veeam
15 9 (2.28%) Mitel
16 8 (2.03%) SolarWinds
16 8 (2.03%) Sophos
17 7 (1.77%) McAfee
17 7 (1.77%) MobileIron
17 7 (1.77%) Salesforce