Wi-Fi Jobs in the UK excluding London

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wi-Fi skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 235 317
Rank change year-on-year +109 +82 +12
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 986 907 604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.50% 1.22% 1.04%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.03% 9.21% 5.59%
Number of salaries quoted 197 732 418
10th Percentile £28,250 £24,240 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £40,000 £38,250
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% +4.58% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £49,625
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £57,575
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -15.79%

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 7,027 9,853 10,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.84% 13.21% 18.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,301 7,110 4,617
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% -2.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,000 £58,750 £60,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London

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 30 May 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 30 May 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
East of England +94 342 £40,000 +23.08% 148
South East +125 280 £41,500 +3.75% 248
Midlands +102 249 £48,750 +30.00% 181
East Midlands +104 202 £50,000 +25.00% 70
South West +43 53 £46,000 +15.00% 131
West Midlands 0 47 £47,500 +46.15% 101
North of England -132 35 £30,000 -25.00% 190
North West -104 23 £43,500 +8.75% 86
Wales +36 10 £37,617 +15.74% 25
Yorkshire -17 10 £30,000 -20.53% 80
Northern Ireland +47 9 - - 10
Scotland +87 8 £33,000 -5.71% 43
North East +19 2 £40,000 -5.88% 27
Wi-Fi
UK

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (2.23%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.20%) IIS
4 2 (0.20%) JOnAS
Applications
1 47 (4.77%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (1.52%) Dynamics NAV
2 13 (1.32%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.61%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 105 (10.65%) Microsoft 365
2 74 (7.51%) Azure
3 22 (2.23%) Entra ID
4 17 (1.72%) OneDrive
5 12 (1.22%) AWS
6 6 (0.61%) SaaS
7 5 (0.51%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (0.41%) Nutanix
8 4 (0.41%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.41%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 3 (0.30%) IaaS
9 3 (0.30%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.30%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.20%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.20%) PaaS
11 1 (0.10%) Google Drive
11 1 (0.10%) ShareGate
11 1 (0.10%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 747 (75.76%) Wireless
2 739 (74.95%) Bluetooth
3 738 (74.85%) 5G
4 736 (74.65%) LTE
5 722 (73.23%) GSM
6 721 (73.12%) UMTS
7 117 (11.87%) Firewall
8 92 (9.33%) WAN
9 78 (7.91%) LAN
10 71 (7.20%) VPN
11 60 (6.09%) VLAN
12 45 (4.56%) DNS
13 44 (4.46%) SD-WAN
14 36 (3.65%) DHCP
15 34 (3.45%) VoIP
16 25 (2.54%) TCP/IP
17 23 (2.33%) SAN
18 22 (2.23%) MPLS
19 17 (1.72%) Cisco Firepower
20 16 (1.62%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.91%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.61%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Git
2 5 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
3 4 (0.41%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.30%) Subversion
5 2 (0.20%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.10%) KGDB
General
1 740 (75.05%) Electronics
2 100 (10.14%) Social Skills
3 30 (3.04%) Manufacturing
4 22 (2.23%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (1.52%) Finance
6 12 (1.22%) Legal
6 12 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (1.12%) Telecoms
8 10 (1.01%) Law
9 9 (0.91%) Marketing
10 7 (0.71%) Tech for Good
11 6 (0.61%) Automotive
11 6 (0.61%) Local Government
12 5 (0.51%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.41%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.41%) Retail
14 3 (0.30%) Games
14 3 (0.30%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.30%) Police
Job Titles
1 722 (73.23%) Electronics Engineer
2 721 (73.12%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 721 (73.12%) Test Engineer
3 35 (3.55%) Support Engineer
4 33 (3.35%) IT Support
4 33 (3.35%) Lead
5 28 (2.84%) 2nd Line Support
6 26 (2.64%) Network Engineer
7 23 (2.33%) Analyst
7 23 (2.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 21 (2.13%) IT Engineer
9 20 (2.03%) 1st Line Support
10 19 (1.93%) Senior
11 17 (1.72%) 3rd Line Support
11 17 (1.72%) Support Analyst
12 15 (1.52%) Coordinator
12 15 (1.52%) Help Desk Coordinator
13 14 (1.42%) Architect
14 13 (1.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 12 (1.22%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.20%) .NET
1 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
1 2 (0.20%) 802.1X
1 2 (0.20%) CSS
1 2 (0.20%) HTML
1 2 (0.20%) HTML5
1 2 (0.20%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (0.10%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 747 (75.76%) Driving Licence
2 25 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
3 20 (2.03%) IoT
4 13 (1.32%) CCTV
5 12 (1.22%) Operational Technology
6 11 (1.12%) Data Centre
6 11 (1.12%) Management Information System
6 11 (1.12%) NB-IoT
7 8 (0.81%) Fibre Optics
7 8 (0.81%) Replication
8 6 (0.61%) EPoS
8 6 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (0.41%) GNSS
10 4 (0.41%) iPad
10 4 (0.41%) PKI
10 4 (0.41%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.41%) Self-Driving Car
11 3 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
11 3 (0.30%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 118 (11.97%) Windows
2 57 (5.78%) Windows Server
3 40 (4.06%) Windows 10
4 30 (3.04%) Linux
5 12 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (0.91%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.81%) VMS
7 8 (0.81%) Windows 7
8 7 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.51%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.51%) Unix
10 2 (0.20%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 740 (75.05%) Mentoring
2 730 (74.04%) Validation
3 726 (73.63%) Coaching
4 723 (73.33%) Verification and Validation
5 722 (73.23%) Customer Requirements
6 721 (73.12%) Test Strategy
7 71 (7.20%) Problem-Solving
8 43 (4.36%) Customer Service
9 33 (3.35%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (3.14%) ITIL
11 30 (3.04%) Asset Management
12 27 (2.74%) Service Delivery
13 26 (2.64%) Presales
14 24 (2.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 24 (2.43%) Time Management
15 22 (2.23%) Virtual Environments
16 20 (2.03%) ITSM
17 19 (1.93%) Migration
18 18 (1.83%) Continuous Improvement
19 17 (1.72%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (2.64%) PowerShell
2 24 (2.43%) SQL
3 15 (1.52%) Python
4 13 (1.32%) Bash
5 8 (0.81%) C
6 4 (0.41%) C++
7 2 (0.20%) Embedded C
7 2 (0.20%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.20%) PHP
8 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 757 (76.77%) Degree
2 721 (73.12%) HND
3 43 (4.36%) Cisco Certification
4 30 (3.04%) CCNA
5 29 (2.94%) CCNP
6 17 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
7 14 (1.42%) Security Cleared
8 13 (1.32%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.12%) CompTIA Security+
10 10 (1.01%) CCIE
11 9 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (0.81%) A+ Certification
12 8 (0.81%) JNCIA
12 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.51%) CCDA
13 5 (0.51%) CCDP
14 3 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 2 (0.20%) CWNA
15 2 (0.20%) CWTS
15 2 (0.20%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.91%) SLA
2 8 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (0.81%) GDPR
3 7 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.41%) NIST
5 4 (0.41%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.41%) PMO
6 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.10%) Automotive SPICE
7 1 (0.10%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.10%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.10%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.10%) JTAG
7 1 (0.10%) QA
System Software
1 81 (8.22%) Active Directory
2 51 (5.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (2.74%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.62%) Firmware
4 16 (1.62%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (1.42%) vSphere
6 11 (1.12%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.20%) Docker
7 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.10%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (2.84%) SCCM
2 25 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (1.72%) Ansible
4 14 (1.42%) Terraform
5 11 (1.12%) Puppet
6 5 (0.51%) CASB
6 5 (0.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (0.41%) Autotask
8 2 (0.20%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.20%) ZENworks
9 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 138 (14.00%) Microsoft
2 66 (6.69%) Cisco
3 58 (5.88%) VMware
4 35 (3.55%) HP
5 31 (3.14%) Fortinet
5 31 (3.14%) Meraki
6 27 (2.74%) Aruba
7 26 (2.64%) Juniper
8 21 (2.13%) Apple
9 19 (1.93%) Palo Alto
10 14 (1.42%) SolarWinds
11 13 (1.32%) Remedy
12 10 (1.01%) MobileIron
12 10 (1.01%) Veeam
13 9 (0.91%) Extreme Networks
14 8 (0.81%) CheckPoint
14 8 (0.81%) Ekahau
15 7 (0.71%) arcserve
15 7 (0.71%) McAfee
15 7 (0.71%) Ruckus Wireless