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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 255 213
Rank change year-on-year +20 -42 +99
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 434 259 897
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 1.00% 1.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.45% 7.13% 9.82%
Number of salaries quoted 343 199 732
10th Percentile £26,550 £28,250 £24,240
25th Percentile £28,681 £32,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £43,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.09% +7.50% +1.89%
75th Percentile £45,000 £61,250 £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 7,957 3,631 9,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.87% 13.96% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,908 2,601 7,123
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,365 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £43,227
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.10% -3.94%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £51,058 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.76% +7.49% -6.86%

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 15 April 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 15 April 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 +15 112 £31,500 -12.50% 36
South West -1 94 £32,500 -29.35% 20
North of England -16 89 £30,750 -25.00% 42
Midlands -48 66 £41,250 -21.43% 31
North West +3 48 £30,000 -18.37% 22
East of England -9 48 £40,000 - 19
West Midlands -27 46 £42,250 -15.50% 16
Yorkshire -36 37 £33,500 -37.50% 16
East Midlands -49 19 £40,000 -33.33% 15
Scotland -12 17 £28,000 -49.09% 16
Northern Ireland -35 6 £65,000 -
North East -26 4 £48,445 +21.11% 10
Wales -38 2 £28,000 -30.00% 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 80 (18.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 78 (17.97%) SharePoint
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 50 (11.52%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.69%) Trello
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 7 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.69%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 188 (43.32%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (26.96%) Azure
3 99 (22.81%) Entra ID
4 25 (5.76%) OneDrive
5 20 (4.61%) AWS
6 12 (2.76%) OCI
6 12 (2.76%) SaaS
7 8 (1.84%) Google Workspace
7 8 (1.84%) Mimecast
8 5 (1.15%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.92%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.69%) Asana
10 3 (0.69%) ClickUp
10 3 (0.69%) Stripe
11 2 (0.46%) IaaS
11 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.46%) PaaS
11 2 (0.46%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.46%) Serverless
11 2 (0.46%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 115 (26.50%) Firewall
2 109 (25.12%) LAN
3 100 (23.04%) WAN
4 99 (22.81%) DNS
5 87 (20.05%) DHCP
6 85 (19.59%) VPN
7 79 (18.20%) VLAN
8 62 (14.29%) VoIP
9 36 (8.29%) TCP/IP
10 34 (7.83%) Structured Cabling
11 30 (6.91%) Wireshark
12 27 (6.22%) Wireless
13 26 (5.99%) Network Security
14 17 (3.92%) SD-WAN
14 17 (3.92%) Unified Communications
15 16 (3.69%) Broadband
16 13 (3.00%) DECT
16 13 (3.00%) DSL
16 13 (3.00%) PBX
16 13 (3.00%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.38%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.15%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) MySQL
4 1 (0.23%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (1.61%) JIRA
2 5 (1.15%) Git
3 4 (0.92%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.92%) Subversion
4 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 123 (28.34%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.29%) Telecoms
3 41 (9.45%) Organisational Skills
4 35 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.60%) Manufacturing
6 32 (7.37%) Public Sector
7 25 (5.76%) Retail
8 20 (4.61%) Marketing
9 19 (4.38%) Finance
10 17 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (3.00%) Law
12 7 (1.61%) Advertising
13 6 (1.38%) Billing
13 6 (1.38%) Electronics
13 6 (1.38%) 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
1 130 (29.95%) IT Support
2 93 (21.43%) Support Engineer
3 85 (19.59%) IT Engineer
4 71 (16.36%) IT Support Engineer
5 55 (12.67%) 2nd Line Support
6 52 (11.98%) Support Technician
7 40 (9.22%) IT Technician
8 39 (8.99%) Senior
9 38 (8.76%) IT Support Technician
10 36 (8.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 33 (7.60%) Field Engineer
12 31 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 28 (6.45%) Field Service Engineer
14 25 (5.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 25 (5.76%) Network Engineer
15 21 (4.84%) Operations Manager
16 18 (4.15%) 1st Line Support
16 18 (4.15%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
17 17 (3.92%) Cabling Engineer
18 16 (3.69%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.23%) .NET
2 1 (0.23%) NumPy
2 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.23%) SciPy
2 1 (0.23%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 67 (15.44%) Driving Licence
2 34 (7.83%) Data Centre
2 34 (7.83%) EPoS
3 30 (6.91%) Onboarding
3 30 (6.91%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (5.30%) CCTV
5 19 (4.38%) Mobile App
6 13 (3.00%) Fibre Optics
6 13 (3.00%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (2.76%) PKI
8 8 (1.84%) iPad
8 8 (1.84%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.61%) Replication
10 6 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.38%) IoT
10 6 (1.38%) iPhone
10 6 (1.38%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (1.38%) Social Media
11 5 (1.15%) Digital Signage
11 5 (1.15%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 169 (38.94%) Windows
2 88 (20.28%) Windows Server
3 73 (16.82%) Windows 10
4 32 (7.37%) Android
5 31 (7.14%) Apple iOS
6 30 (6.91%) Mac OS
7 19 (4.38%) Linux
8 8 (1.84%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.84%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.69%) Embedded Linux
10 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.46%) Debian
12 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
12 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.23%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (30.18%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (17.05%) Customer Service
3 55 (12.67%) Cybersecurity
4 54 (12.44%) ITIL
5 45 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (10.37%) Service Delivery
6 40 (9.22%) Coaching
7 39 (8.99%) Time Management
8 35 (8.06%) Mentoring
9 32 (7.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 31 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
11 26 (5.99%) ITSM
12 24 (5.53%) Project Management
13 18 (4.15%) Cloud Security
13 18 (4.15%) CRM
14 17 (3.92%) Network Monitoring
15 16 (3.69%) Decision-Making
15 16 (3.69%) Mobile Device Management
15 16 (3.69%) Process Improvement
16 15 (3.46%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.68%) PowerShell
2 25 (5.76%) Python
3 13 (3.00%) SQL
4 6 (1.38%) C
5 5 (1.15%) Embedded C
6 2 (0.46%) C++
6 2 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.23%) Bash
7 1 (0.23%) C#
7 1 (0.23%) PHP
7 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 48 (11.06%) Degree
2 37 (8.53%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.60%) SC Cleared
4 27 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 22 (5.07%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (3.46%) CCNA
7 11 (2.53%) CCNP
7 11 (2.53%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.84%) CIPD
10 7 (1.61%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.69%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.69%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.69%) MCSE
14 2 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.46%) DV Cleared
15 1 (0.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (5.30%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (5.07%) SLA
4 13 (3.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (2.76%) GDPR
6 4 (0.92%) QA
7 2 (0.46%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.23%) JTAG
System Software
1 159 (36.64%) Active Directory
2 49 (11.29%) Hyper-V
3 39 (8.99%) 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%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 63 (14.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.92%) Jamf Pro
3 14 (3.23%) SCCM
4 13 (3.00%) Ansible
5 12 (2.76%) Terraform
6 11 (2.53%) FortiGate
7 9 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.38%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.69%) Autotask
11 1 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 199 (45.85%) Microsoft
2 48 (11.06%) VMware
3 38 (8.76%) Cisco
4 28 (6.45%) Apple
5 25 (5.76%) Meraki
6 24 (5.53%) Aruba
7 17 (3.92%) Veeam
8 14 (3.23%) Ubiquiti
9 12 (2.76%) Arista
9 12 (2.76%) HP
9 12 (2.76%) NetScout
9 12 (2.76%) Salesforce
10 11 (2.53%) Sophos
11 8 (1.84%) Dell
11 8 (1.84%) Google
11 8 (1.84%) SonicWALL
12 7 (1.61%) Fortinet
13 6 (1.38%) Okta
13 6 (1.38%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.38%) TP-LINK