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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 98 265
Rank change year-on-year -155 +167 +22
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 526 1,032 570
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 3.00% 0.95%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.98% 17.89% 8.11%
Number of salaries quoted 432 230 440
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,725 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,656 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £48,875 £51,875 £47,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £58,875
UK median annual salary £39,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.02% -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 5,273 5,767 7,027
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.95% 16.77% 11.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3,559 3,126 4,739
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £31,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £54,938 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -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 6 August 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 6 August 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 -94 175 £35,000 -15.66% 63
North of England +25 108 £32,250 +7.50% 58
Midlands -103 106 £40,000 +2.56% 34
South West -69 66 £38,000 +16.92% 16
North West +37 60 £30,000 +11.11% 33
West Midlands -21 57 £52,500 +34.62% 22
East of England -129 52 £34,000 -12.26% 21
East Midlands -91 49 £40,000 -3.03% 12
Yorkshire -6 39 £42,500 +6.25% 22
Wales -44 16 £29,000 -15.94% 5
Scotland +25 9 £28,000 -15.15% 8
North East -46 9 £65,576 +63.94% 4
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
1 114 (21.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 106 (20.15%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.57%) Apache
3 3 (0.57%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) Confluence
4 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 33 (6.27%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.76%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.57%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.14%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.76%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 233 (44.30%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (26.81%) Azure
3 135 (25.67%) Entra ID
4 25 (4.75%) AWS
5 19 (3.61%) OneDrive
6 15 (2.85%) Mimecast
7 11 (2.09%) SaaS
8 9 (1.71%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.52%) Google Workspace
9 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.14%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.57%) Asana
11 3 (0.57%) ClickUp
11 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.57%) Stripe
12 2 (0.38%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.38%) Rubrik
12 2 (0.38%) Serverless
12 2 (0.38%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 226 (42.97%) Firewall
2 145 (27.57%) LAN
3 135 (25.67%) WAN
4 134 (25.48%) VPN
5 122 (23.19%) DNS
6 108 (20.53%) DHCP
7 107 (20.34%) VLAN
8 84 (15.97%) Wireless
9 70 (13.31%) VoIP
10 65 (12.36%) Internet
11 59 (11.22%) TCP/IP
12 53 (10.08%) Network Security
13 39 (7.41%) Broadband
14 37 (7.03%) Cisco Nexus
15 30 (5.70%) Bluetooth
16 29 (5.51%) Structured Cabling
17 26 (4.94%) OSPF
18 25 (4.75%) BGP
19 21 (3.99%) SD-WAN
20 17 (3.23%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.52%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.57%) MySQL
2 3 (0.57%) 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 15 (2.85%) Git
2 8 (1.52%) JIRA
3 6 (1.14%) GDB
3 6 (1.14%) GitLab
3 6 (1.14%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 166 (31.56%) Social Skills
2 41 (7.79%) Telecoms
3 37 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (3.99%) Public Sector
5 21 (3.99%) Retail
6 19 (3.61%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (3.04%) Finance
9 14 (2.66%) Electronics
9 14 (2.66%) Law
10 12 (2.28%) Advertising
11 10 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.14%) Marketing
14 4 (0.76%) Wearables
15 3 (0.57%) Social Housing
16 2 (0.38%) Military
17 1 (0.19%) Billing
17 1 (0.19%) Legal
Job Titles
1 172 (32.70%) IT Support
2 125 (23.76%) IT Engineer
2 125 (23.76%) Support Engineer
3 108 (20.53%) IT Support Engineer
4 98 (18.63%) Senior
5 78 (14.83%) Network Engineer
6 70 (13.31%) Analyst
7 53 (10.08%) Support Technician
8 45 (8.56%) IT Technician
9 43 (8.17%) IT Support Technician
10 38 (7.22%) Senior Network Engineer
11 37 (7.03%) 2nd Line Support
12 33 (6.27%) Sales Executive
12 33 (6.27%) Senior Analyst
13 32 (6.08%) Support Analyst
14 30 (5.70%) IT Analyst
15 29 (5.51%) Network Analyst
16 27 (5.13%) Senior Network Analyst
17 26 (4.94%) Security Analyst
17 26 (4.94%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.28%) Yocto
2 5 (0.95%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.76%) pytest
3 4 (0.76%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.57%) Flash
4 3 (0.57%) Web Services
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 94 (17.87%) Driving Licence
2 54 (10.27%) Onboarding
3 42 (7.98%) CCTV
4 41 (7.79%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (4.94%) IoT
6 19 (3.61%) Embedded Systems
7 15 (2.85%) Device Driver
8 14 (2.66%) Security Posture
9 11 (2.09%) Raspberry Pi
10 10 (1.90%) Clustering
11 9 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.71%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.52%) ARM Cortex
12 8 (1.52%) FMCG
13 6 (1.14%) EPoS
13 6 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.95%) Digital Signage
14 5 (0.95%) Fibre Optics
14 5 (0.95%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 212 (40.30%) Windows
2 107 (20.34%) Windows Server
3 76 (14.45%) Windows 10
4 43 (8.17%) Mac OS
5 32 (6.08%) Linux
6 28 (5.32%) Android
7 22 (4.18%) Apple iOS
8 18 (3.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (2.85%) Windows Server 2016
10 14 (2.66%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (1.14%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
12 3 (0.57%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
14 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (29.09%) Problem-Solving
2 140 (26.62%) Cybersecurity
3 138 (26.24%) Customer Service
4 72 (13.69%) Disaster Recovery
5 70 (13.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 53 (10.08%) ITIL
7 47 (8.94%) Business Continuity
8 46 (8.75%) Service Delivery
9 44 (8.37%) Vulnerability Management
10 41 (7.79%) Incident Management
11 35 (6.65%) SIEM
11 35 (6.65%) Time Management
12 34 (6.46%) Data Security
12 34 (6.46%) Penetration Testing
12 34 (6.46%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 33 (6.27%) Mentoring
13 33 (6.27%) Network Load Balancing
14 31 (5.89%) Project Delivery
15 30 (5.70%) Coaching
15 30 (5.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.46%) PowerShell
2 25 (4.75%) C
3 19 (3.61%) Python
4 17 (3.23%) SQL
5 14 (2.66%) C++
5 14 (2.66%) Embedded C
6 4 (0.76%) Bash
7 2 (0.38%) Bicep
7 2 (0.38%) Rust
8 1 (0.19%) Go
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (11.03%) Cisco Certification
2 53 (10.08%) Degree
3 50 (9.51%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (7.03%) CCNA
5 25 (4.75%) CCNP
6 23 (4.37%) DBS Check
7 19 (3.61%) Network+ Certification
8 16 (3.04%) Security Cleared
9 15 (2.85%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (2.85%) SC Cleared
10 12 (2.28%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.52%) CIPD
13 7 (1.33%) Master's Degree
14 6 (1.14%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.76%) CISSP
15 4 (0.76%) MCSA
15 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 3 (0.57%) MCSE
17 2 (0.38%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 28 (5.32%) SLA
3 21 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.61%) GDPR
5 14 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.71%) JTAG
7 4 (0.76%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.38%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.19%) NIST
System Software
1 211 (40.11%) Active Directory
2 72 (13.69%) Hyper-V
3 53 (10.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (2.66%) Firmware
5 12 (2.28%) BitLocker
6 8 (1.52%) vSphere
7 7 (1.33%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.57%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.19%) iptables
10 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 84 (15.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.04%) Jamf Pro
3 14 (2.66%) FortiGate
4 13 (2.47%) SCCM
5 7 (1.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (0.76%) Iperf
7 3 (0.57%) Autotask
7 3 (0.57%) cPanel
7 3 (0.57%) Plesk
7 3 (0.57%) WSUS
8 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.38%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 256 (48.67%) Microsoft
2 116 (22.05%) Cisco
3 70 (13.31%) Aruba
4 62 (11.79%) VMware
5 57 (10.84%) Palo Alto
6 39 (7.41%) SonicWALL
6 39 (7.41%) Veeam
7 38 (7.22%) Qualys
8 29 (5.51%) Apple
9 27 (5.13%) Ubiquiti
10 24 (4.56%) Fortinet
11 21 (3.99%) Meraki
12 18 (3.42%) Sophos
13 11 (2.09%) Datto
13 11 (2.09%) Google
14 9 (1.71%) HP
14 9 (1.71%) WatchGuard
15 8 (1.52%) ServiceNow
16 7 (1.33%) CheckPoint
16 7 (1.33%) Juniper