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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 96 227
Rank change year-on-year -136 +131 +72
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 485 1,004 918
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 3.30% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.05% 19.07% 9.58%
Number of salaries quoted 398 209 729
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,450 £24,240
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £40,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.28% +3.85% +1.30%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £58,250 £67,500 £62,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% - +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 4,824 5,266 9,583
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.04% 17.33% 12.22%
Number of salaries quoted 3,280 2,777 7,071
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,087 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £44,175
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -9.45% -1.83%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -85 157 £35,000 -15.66% 51
North of England +34 109 £33,000 -5.71% 33
Midlands -109 92 £32,500 -31.58% 22
South West -61 68 £33,000 -28.26% 13
North West +38 64 £29,500 -31.79% 16
West Midlands -9 50 £32,500 -25.71% 12
East of England -127 47 £34,500 -10.97% 23
Yorkshire -13 42 £42,500 +30.77% 15
East Midlands -98 41 £40,000 -15.79% 10
Scotland +14 12 £25,250 -23.48% 3
Wales -49 5 £37,000 -1.64% 4
North East -41 3 £48,445 +21.11% 6
Northern Ireland -43 1 £65,000 +13.04% 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
1 100 (20.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 93 (19.18%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.03%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (1.03%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (1.03%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (8.87%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.82%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.62%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.03%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.82%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.41%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 216 (44.54%) Microsoft 365
2 142 (29.28%) Azure
3 119 (24.54%) Entra ID
4 35 (7.22%) AWS
5 18 (3.71%) SaaS
6 17 (3.51%) OneDrive
7 13 (2.68%) Mimecast
8 12 (2.47%) OCI
9 9 (1.86%) Google Workspace
10 8 (1.65%) Power Platform
11 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (1.03%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.62%) Asana
13 3 (0.62%) ClickUp
13 3 (0.62%) Stripe
14 2 (0.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 2 (0.41%) Azure Monitor
14 2 (0.41%) Serverless
14 2 (0.41%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 210 (43.30%) Firewall
2 119 (24.54%) LAN
3 118 (24.33%) VPN
4 115 (23.71%) DNS
5 114 (23.51%) WAN
6 102 (21.03%) DHCP
7 99 (20.41%) VLAN
8 71 (14.64%) VoIP
9 60 (12.37%) Internet
10 53 (10.93%) TCP/IP
11 52 (10.72%) Wireless
12 47 (9.69%) Network Security
13 38 (7.84%) Structured Cabling
14 37 (7.63%) Broadband
15 25 (5.15%) Wireshark
16 23 (4.74%) Bluetooth
16 23 (4.74%) Cisco Nexus
17 21 (4.33%) SD-WAN
18 20 (4.12%) NGFW
19 15 (3.09%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.24%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.62%) MySQL
2 3 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (0.62%) Power BI
3 2 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (2.06%) Git
1 10 (2.06%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Eclipse
2 4 (0.82%) GDB
2 4 (0.82%) GitLab
2 4 (0.82%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.82%) Robot Framework
2 4 (0.82%) Subversion
3 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.21%) Zephyr
General
1 149 (30.72%) Social Skills
2 55 (11.34%) Telecoms
3 41 (8.45%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (6.60%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (6.19%) Manufacturing
6 29 (5.98%) Public Sector
7 28 (5.77%) Retail
8 17 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (3.09%) Finance
10 14 (2.89%) Law
11 12 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (2.47%) Marketing
12 7 (1.44%) Electronics
12 7 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.03%) Advertising
14 4 (0.82%) Military
15 3 (0.62%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.62%) Social Housing
16 2 (0.41%) Billing
17 1 (0.21%) Legal
Job Titles
1 151 (31.13%) IT Support
2 115 (23.71%) Support Engineer
3 110 (22.68%) IT Engineer
4 93 (19.18%) IT Support Engineer
5 60 (12.37%) Senior
6 52 (10.72%) Support Technician
7 51 (10.52%) 2nd Line Support
8 49 (10.10%) Analyst
9 48 (9.90%) IT Technician
10 44 (9.07%) IT Support Technician
11 39 (8.04%) Network Engineer
12 28 (5.77%) Sales Executive
13 26 (5.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 25 (5.15%) Senior Analyst
15 24 (4.95%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 23 (4.74%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 23 (4.74%) Field Sales Executive
16 23 (4.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 23 (4.74%) Network Analyst
16 23 (4.74%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.03%) 802.1X
1 5 (1.03%) Yocto
2 4 (0.82%) pytest
2 4 (0.82%) Unity DI Container
3 3 (0.62%) Web Services
4 1 (0.21%) .NET
4 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.21%) NumPy
4 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.21%) SciPy
4 1 (0.21%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 91 (18.76%) Driving Licence
2 50 (10.31%) Onboarding
3 35 (7.22%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (6.60%) CCTV
5 27 (5.57%) Data Centre
6 16 (3.30%) IoT
6 16 (3.30%) Security Posture
7 14 (2.89%) EPoS
8 13 (2.68%) PKI
9 12 (2.47%) Fibre Optics
10 9 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.86%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (1.65%) Clustering
11 8 (1.65%) Embedded Systems
11 8 (1.65%) FMCG
12 7 (1.44%) Web Conferencing
13 6 (1.24%) Device Driver
13 6 (1.24%) Digital Signage
14 5 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (1.03%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 190 (39.18%) Windows
2 107 (22.06%) Windows Server
3 80 (16.49%) Windows 10
4 35 (7.22%) Mac OS
5 29 (5.98%) Android
5 29 (5.98%) Apple iOS
6 24 (4.95%) Linux
7 16 (3.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (3.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.82%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.21%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.21%) ThreadX
11 1 (0.21%) Unix
11 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (30.52%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (22.68%) Customer Service
3 105 (21.65%) Cybersecurity
4 58 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 57 (11.75%) Disaster Recovery
6 52 (10.72%) ITIL
6 52 (10.72%) Service Delivery
7 40 (8.25%) Mentoring
8 35 (7.22%) ITSM
8 35 (7.22%) Time Management
9 34 (7.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 31 (6.39%) Business Continuity
10 31 (6.39%) Coaching
10 31 (6.39%) Vulnerability Management
11 25 (5.15%) Project Delivery
12 23 (4.74%) Incident Management
12 23 (4.74%) Mobile Device Management
13 22 (4.54%) Data Security
13 22 (4.54%) Penetration Testing
13 22 (4.54%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.01%) PowerShell
2 29 (5.98%) Python
3 17 (3.51%) SQL
4 14 (2.89%) C
5 9 (1.86%) Embedded C
6 6 (1.24%) C++
7 4 (0.82%) Bash
8 2 (0.41%) Bicep
8 2 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.21%) C#
9 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (10.10%) Degree
2 44 (9.07%) Cisco Certification
3 43 (8.87%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (7.01%) CCNA
5 31 (6.39%) Security Cleared
6 30 (6.19%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.30%) Network+ Certification
8 15 (3.09%) CCNP
9 14 (2.89%) DBS Check
10 12 (2.47%) CompTIA Security+
11 11 (2.27%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.65%) CIPD
12 8 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.03%) Master's Degree
15 4 (0.82%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.82%) CISSP
16 3 (0.62%) A+ Certification
16 3 (0.62%) MCSE
16 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.63%) Cyber Essentials
2 31 (6.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (6.19%) SLA
4 21 (4.33%) GDPR
5 14 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.03%) JTAG
7 4 (0.82%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.62%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.62%) QA
9 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 190 (39.18%) Active Directory
2 62 (12.78%) Hyper-V
3 46 (9.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.68%) Firmware
5 12 (2.47%) BitLocker
6 11 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (1.65%) vSphere
8 3 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.62%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 70 (14.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.89%) FortiGate
2 14 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (2.68%) SCCM
3 13 (2.68%) Terraform
4 12 (2.47%) Ansible
5 6 (1.24%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.03%) Autotask
6 5 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.62%) cPanel
8 3 (0.62%) Plesk
9 2 (0.41%) Iperf
9 2 (0.41%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 240 (49.48%) Microsoft
2 76 (15.67%) Cisco
3 57 (11.75%) VMware
4 54 (11.13%) Aruba
5 39 (8.04%) Palo Alto
6 29 (5.98%) Veeam
7 27 (5.57%) Apple
7 27 (5.57%) SonicWALL
8 25 (5.15%) Qualys
9 24 (4.95%) Meraki
10 20 (4.12%) Fortinet
11 18 (3.71%) Ubiquiti
12 17 (3.51%) Sophos
13 12 (2.47%) Arista
13 12 (2.47%) NetScout
14 11 (2.27%) ServiceNow
15 10 (2.06%) Google
16 9 (1.86%) HP
17 8 (1.65%) Dell
17 8 (1.65%) Juniper