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 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 176 250
Rank change year-on-year -30 +74 +46
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 405 558 441
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.94% 1.56% 1.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.33% 11.32% 7.93%
Number of salaries quoted 285 199 374
10th Percentile £25,350 £29,950 £27,325
25th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £45,000 £40,625
Median % change year-on-year -25.56% +10.77% -3.27%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £64,625
UK median annual salary £35,000 £46,750 £43,000
% change year-on-year -25.13% +8.72% -2.84%

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 7,594 4,931 5,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.62% 13.78% 15.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,827 2,465 4,584
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £39,250 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.64% +10.00% -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 17 January 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 17 January 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 -23 102 £35,000 -22.39% 71
South West +65 82 £31,500 -45.22% 36
North of England +19 82 £30,500 -25.61% 49
Midlands -33 64 £33,000 -31.61% 35
West Midlands +17 47 £33,000 -31.61% 16
East of England -53 39 £35,170 -2.98% 28
Yorkshire +2 36 £30,500 -53.96% 19
North West +3 35 £30,000 -26.83% 23
Scotland +18 22 £33,500 -42.74% 13
East Midlands -55 17 £40,750 -15.54% 18
North East +11 11 £48,445 +21.11% 11
Northern Ireland - 10 £65,000 - 2
Wales -25 4 £28,000 -34.88% 9
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 59 (14.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (11.85%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.74%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 44 (10.86%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.25%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 152 (37.53%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (26.67%) Azure
3 48 (11.85%) Entra ID
4 22 (5.43%) AWS
4 22 (5.43%) OneDrive
5 10 (2.47%) Google Workspace
6 6 (1.48%) OCI
7 4 (0.99%) SaaS
8 3 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.49%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.49%) Slack
10 1 (0.25%) GCP
10 1 (0.25%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 114 (28.15%) LAN
2 104 (25.68%) VPN
3 103 (25.43%) WAN
4 95 (23.46%) DNS
5 91 (22.47%) Firewall
6 81 (20.00%) DHCP
6 81 (20.00%) VLAN
7 71 (17.53%) VoIP
8 50 (12.35%) TCP/IP
9 46 (11.36%) Structured Cabling
10 30 (7.41%) SD-WAN
11 25 (6.17%) Network Security
12 24 (5.93%) Wireshark
13 22 (5.43%) Wireless
14 18 (4.44%) Ethernet
15 16 (3.95%) IPsec
15 16 (3.95%) Unified Communications
16 15 (3.70%) Broadband
17 14 (3.46%) PBX
18 13 (3.21%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.21%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.74%) MySQL
4 2 (0.49%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (0.74%) JIRA
2 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.25%) Git
2 1 (0.25%) Subversion
General
1 146 (36.05%) Social Skills
2 60 (14.81%) Telecoms
3 40 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.90%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (7.16%) Manufacturing
6 26 (6.42%) Legal
7 19 (4.69%) Marketing
7 19 (4.69%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.95%) Finance
9 10 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.22%) Retail
11 8 (1.98%) Billing
11 8 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.48%) Advertising
13 6 (1.48%) Electronics
14 5 (1.23%) Law
15 3 (0.74%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.49%) Automotive
16 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 102 (25.19%) IT Support
2 55 (13.58%) Support Engineer
3 44 (10.86%) IT Engineer
4 38 (9.38%) 2nd Line Support
5 37 (9.14%) Senior
6 36 (8.89%) Data Engineer
7 35 (8.64%) Cabling Engineer
8 34 (8.40%) Field Engineer
9 31 (7.65%) Field Service Engineer
10 30 (7.41%) Support Technician
11 29 (7.16%) IT Support Engineer
12 24 (5.93%) 1st Line Support
13 23 (5.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 23 (5.68%) Network Engineer
14 22 (5.43%) Technical Support
15 20 (4.94%) Support Specialist
16 19 (4.69%) IT Technician
17 18 (4.44%) IT Support Technician
18 17 (4.20%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 17 (4.20%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.49%) 802.1X
1 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.25%) .NET
2 1 (0.25%) NumPy
2 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.25%) SciPy
2 1 (0.25%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 70 (17.28%) Driving Licence
2 47 (11.60%) Onboarding
3 32 (7.90%) EPoS
4 29 (7.16%) Data Centre
5 28 (6.91%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (4.94%) Mobile App
7 19 (4.69%) CCTV
8 10 (2.47%) Fibre Optics
8 10 (2.47%) iPad
8 10 (2.47%) Replication
9 9 (2.22%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.98%) LIMS
10 8 (1.98%) Social Media
11 7 (1.73%) iPhone
12 6 (1.48%) Digital Signage
12 6 (1.48%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.48%) PKI
13 5 (1.23%) Management Information System
14 4 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.99%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 145 (35.80%) Windows
2 72 (17.78%) Windows Server
3 51 (12.59%) Windows 10
4 34 (8.40%) Mac OS
5 22 (5.43%) Android
6 20 (4.94%) Linux
7 19 (4.69%) Apple iOS
8 9 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.74%) Debian
11 1 (0.25%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (34.81%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (23.70%) Customer Service
3 53 (13.09%) ITIL
4 52 (12.84%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (11.11%) Mentoring
6 37 (9.14%) Service Delivery
7 35 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (8.64%) ITSM
8 24 (5.93%) Project Management
9 23 (5.68%) Disaster Recovery
10 22 (5.43%) Coaching
11 21 (5.19%) Time Management
12 19 (4.69%) Service Management
13 16 (3.95%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (3.70%) Business Development
14 15 (3.70%) Computer Science
14 15 (3.70%) Decision-Making
15 14 (3.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 13 (3.21%) Logistics
16 13 (3.21%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.94%) Python
2 18 (4.44%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.22%) SQL
4 6 (1.48%) C
4 6 (1.48%) C++
5 3 (0.74%) Bash
6 2 (0.49%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.25%) C#
7 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 64 (15.80%) Degree
2 61 (15.06%) Security Cleared
3 39 (9.63%) Cisco Certification
4 32 (7.90%) SC Cleared
5 25 (6.17%) CCNA
5 25 (6.17%) CCNP
6 12 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.47%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.47%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.47%) HND
7 10 (2.47%) JNCIA
8 8 (1.98%) HNC
9 7 (1.73%) AWS Certification
9 7 (1.73%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (1.73%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.73%) MCP
10 6 (1.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.48%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.48%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.72%) SLA
2 10 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (1.98%) GDPR
4 6 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (1.48%) NIST
5 3 (0.74%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.74%) QA
6 2 (0.49%) GxP
6 2 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 124 (30.62%) Active Directory
2 52 (12.84%) Hyper-V
3 34 (8.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.22%) Firmware
5 7 (1.73%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.49%) vSphere
8 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 47 (11.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.44%) SCCM
3 11 (2.72%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.22%) Terraform
5 8 (1.98%) Ansible
5 8 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.99%) Autotask
6 4 (0.99%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.74%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 174 (42.96%) Microsoft
2 58 (14.32%) Cisco
3 43 (10.62%) VMware
4 25 (6.17%) Meraki
5 23 (5.68%) Apple
6 13 (3.21%) Aruba
7 12 (2.96%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.47%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.47%) Google
8 10 (2.47%) HP
8 10 (2.47%) Juniper
8 10 (2.47%) Palo Alto
9 9 (2.22%) Mitel
9 9 (2.22%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.98%) Veeam
11 7 (1.73%) Dell
11 7 (1.73%) Remedy
12 6 (1.48%) Arista
12 6 (1.48%) NetScout
12 6 (1.48%) Okta