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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 206 197 243
Rank change year-on-year -9 +46 +79
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 389 585 389
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.07% 1.24% 1.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.85% 10.64% 7.24%
Number of salaries quoted 281 214 327
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £32,000 £31,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.35% +6.25% -5.33%
75th Percentile £46,160 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,000 £66,250 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.22% +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 5,679 5,498 5,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.58% 11.65% 17.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3,145 2,643 4,277
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £37,750 £53,050 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.84% +6.10% -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 18 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 18 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 -23 96 £41,500 -7.97% 230
South West +89 79 £31,330 -24.05% 66
Midlands +5 74 £32,500 -27.78% 56
North of England +17 68 £30,500 -19.74% 46
West Midlands +50 56 £32,500 -27.78% 35
East of England -56 34 £30,000 -29.41% 76
Yorkshire +6 32 £30,500 -3.17% 16
North West +19 26 £30,000 -26.83% 23
Scotland +11 23 £33,500 -46.40% 11
East Midlands -26 18 £32,500 -23.53% 21
North East +1 10 £65,000 +195.45% 7
Northern Ireland - 10 £52,827 - 6
Wales -13 5 £30,250 -19.33% 16
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 64 (16.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (12.08%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.57%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.77%) IIS
5 2 (0.51%) JOnAS
Applications
1 48 (12.34%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (3.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.26%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 170 (43.70%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (33.68%) Azure
3 45 (11.57%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.43%) AWS
5 10 (2.57%) OneDrive
6 7 (1.80%) IaaS
7 6 (1.54%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.54%) SaaS
8 5 (1.29%) Nutanix
8 5 (1.29%) PaaS
8 5 (1.29%) Rubrik
8 5 (1.29%) Serverless
9 4 (1.03%) Mimecast
10 3 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.51%) GCP
12 1 (0.26%) Google Drive
12 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.26%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.26%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.26%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 141 (36.25%) Firewall
2 129 (33.16%) LAN
3 126 (32.39%) WAN
4 110 (28.28%) VPN
5 95 (24.42%) DNS
5 95 (24.42%) VLAN
6 86 (22.11%) DHCP
7 61 (15.68%) VoIP
8 59 (15.17%) TCP/IP
9 45 (11.57%) SD-WAN
10 34 (8.74%) Structured Cabling
11 28 (7.20%) Network Security
12 19 (4.88%) Junos
12 19 (4.88%) Wireless
13 18 (4.63%) Internet
14 17 (4.37%) IPsec
15 15 (3.86%) Ethernet
16 13 (3.34%) SAN
16 13 (3.34%) Unified Communications
16 13 (3.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.14%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (1.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 153 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 39 (10.03%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (9.25%) Telecoms
4 25 (6.43%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (6.17%) Legal
6 23 (5.91%) Finance
6 23 (5.91%) Manufacturing
7 16 (4.11%) Marketing
8 10 (2.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.31%) Public Sector
10 8 (2.06%) Automotive
11 6 (1.54%) Electronics
11 6 (1.54%) Retail
12 5 (1.29%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.03%) Law
14 3 (0.77%) Billing
15 2 (0.51%) Games
15 2 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 110 (28.28%) IT Support
2 66 (16.97%) Support Engineer
3 50 (12.85%) IT Engineer
4 38 (9.77%) 2nd Line Support
5 33 (8.48%) Network Engineer
6 31 (7.97%) IT Support Engineer
7 29 (7.46%) Technical Support
8 26 (6.68%) Cabling Engineer
8 26 (6.68%) Data Engineer
9 24 (6.17%) Support Technician
10 23 (5.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 23 (5.91%) Technical Engineer
11 21 (5.40%) Technical Support Engineer
12 19 (4.88%) Senior
13 17 (4.37%) 3rd Line Support
13 17 (4.37%) IT Assistant
13 17 (4.37%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (4.37%) IT Support Assistant
13 17 (4.37%) Support Assistant
13 17 (4.37%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.06%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.03%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 58 (14.91%) Driving Licence
2 50 (12.85%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.63%) EPoS
5 16 (4.11%) Data Centre
5 16 (4.11%) Replication
6 12 (3.08%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.31%) CCTV
7 9 (2.31%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.06%) Fibre Optics
8 8 (2.06%) LIMS
9 7 (1.80%) BYOD
9 7 (1.80%) FMCG
10 5 (1.29%) Digital Signage
10 5 (1.29%) iPad
10 5 (1.29%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.29%) Social Media
10 5 (1.29%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.03%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 163 (41.90%) Windows
2 91 (23.39%) Windows Server
3 52 (13.37%) Windows 10
4 31 (7.97%) Mac OS
5 18 (4.63%) Linux
6 13 (3.34%) Android
7 10 (2.57%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.06%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (1.54%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.77%) Debian
10 3 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.51%) VMS
11 2 (0.51%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.26%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (38.82%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (26.99%) Customer Service
3 58 (14.91%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (14.40%) ITIL
5 43 (11.05%) Mentoring
6 38 (9.77%) Project Delivery
7 36 (9.25%) Service Delivery
8 35 (9.00%) ITSM
9 30 (7.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 29 (7.46%) Service Management
11 24 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 24 (6.17%) Migration
12 22 (5.66%) Computer Science
13 18 (4.63%) Business Continuity
13 18 (4.63%) Process Improvement
13 18 (4.63%) Project Management
13 18 (4.63%) Requirements Gathering
14 16 (4.11%) Disaster Recovery
14 16 (4.11%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (4.11%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 14 (3.60%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.34%) SQL
3 9 (2.31%) Python
4 5 (1.29%) C
4 5 (1.29%) C++
5 3 (0.77%) Bash
6 1 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 71 (18.25%) Security Cleared
2 67 (17.22%) Degree
3 66 (16.97%) Cisco Certification
4 50 (12.85%) CCNA
5 43 (11.05%) CCNP
6 36 (9.25%) SC Cleared
7 30 (7.71%) JNCIA
8 14 (3.60%) DV Cleared
9 11 (2.83%) Azure Certification
9 11 (2.83%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (2.57%) HND
11 9 (2.31%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.31%) PMP
12 8 (2.06%) AWS Certification
12 8 (2.06%) HNC
12 8 (2.06%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.80%) DBS Check
14 5 (1.29%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (4.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (2.06%) NIST
5 7 (1.80%) SLA
6 4 (1.03%) GDPR
7 3 (0.77%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.51%) GxP
8 2 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 136 (34.96%) Active Directory
2 58 (14.91%) Hyper-V
3 34 (8.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.86%) Firmware
5 6 (1.54%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.26%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 61 (15.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (7.20%) SCCM
3 7 (1.80%) Ansible
4 5 (1.29%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.03%) Terraform
6 3 (0.77%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.51%) Autotask
7 2 (0.51%) CASB
7 2 (0.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.26%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.26%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 192 (49.36%) Microsoft
2 90 (23.14%) Cisco
3 44 (11.31%) VMware
4 35 (9.00%) Meraki
5 27 (6.94%) Juniper
6 25 (6.43%) HP
7 17 (4.37%) Fortinet
8 16 (4.11%) Apple
9 15 (3.86%) Aruba
9 15 (3.86%) Palo Alto
9 15 (3.86%) Remedy
10 12 (3.08%) arcserve
11 11 (2.83%) ServiceNow
12 10 (2.57%) Veeam
13 9 (2.31%) Mitel
14 8 (2.06%) SolarWinds
14 8 (2.06%) Sophos
15 7 (1.80%) Google
15 7 (1.80%) Salesforce
16 5 (1.29%) CheckPoint