Wi-Fi Jobs in the UK excluding London

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 226 308 330
Rank change year-on-year +82 +22 -39
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 902 642 743
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.29% 1.04% 1.05%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.24% 5.81% 6.80%
Number of salaries quoted 731 447 566
10th Percentile £24,240 £26,000 £27,625
25th Percentile £26,750 £30,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -14.44% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £55,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -12.09% -4.21%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wi-Fi is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,766 11,047 10,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.94% 17.88% 15.48%
Number of salaries quoted 7,096 4,889 6,514
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £26,600
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £32,638
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK excluding London

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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
North of England +80 246 £40,000 - 45
South East +59 190 £40,000 +2.06% 46
Midlands +88 177 £39,750 +15.22% 24
North West +33 136 £40,000 - 24
East of England +47 119 £32,500 -5.80% 19
South West +34 118 £40,000 - 25
West Midlands +77 107 £33,500 -2.90% 13
Yorkshire +118 90 £38,000 +10.14% 17
East Midlands +27 65 £40,000 +5.26% 11
Scotland -74 39 £35,000 -33.96% 9
North East +1 24 £42,500 +8.97% 5
Wales +21 20 £33,750 -2.70% 7
Northern Ireland +33 5 - - 5
Wi-Fi
UK

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 122 (13.53%) SharePoint
2 82 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.88%) Confluence
4 6 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2000
5 5 (0.55%) IIS
6 4 (0.44%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 4 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.22%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) JOnAS
9 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 133 (14.75%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.44%) Trello
5 1 (0.11%) 1Password
5 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.44%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.33%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 388 (43.02%) Microsoft 365
2 259 (28.71%) Azure
3 125 (13.86%) Entra ID
4 71 (7.87%) OneDrive
5 70 (7.76%) AWS
6 33 (3.66%) SaaS
7 27 (2.99%) IaaS
8 21 (2.33%) PaaS
9 17 (1.88%) Power Platform
10 13 (1.44%) Google Workspace
11 12 (1.33%) GCP
11 12 (1.33%) Mimecast
12 10 (1.11%) WhatsApp
13 9 (1.00%) Nutanix
14 8 (0.89%) Slack
15 7 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.67%) GitHub
16 6 (0.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 5 (0.55%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 290 (32.15%) LAN
2 264 (29.27%) WAN
3 260 (28.82%) Firewall
4 214 (23.73%) Wireless
5 158 (17.52%) DHCP
6 149 (16.52%) DNS
7 130 (14.41%) VPN
8 128 (14.19%) TCP/IP
9 91 (10.09%) Bluetooth
10 89 (9.87%) VLAN
11 77 (8.54%) Internet
12 66 (7.32%) MPLS
13 65 (7.21%) Network Security
14 64 (7.10%) Ethernet
15 63 (6.98%) VoIP
16 60 (6.65%) SD-WAN
17 44 (4.88%) LTE
18 41 (4.55%) BGP
19 39 (4.32%) OSPF
20 32 (3.55%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (3.66%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.00%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.89%) MySQL
4 6 (0.67%) Tableau
5 5 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.33%) Power BI
6 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.22%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 33 (3.66%) JIRA
2 22 (2.44%) LabVIEW
3 16 (1.77%) Git
4 5 (0.55%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.44%) Subversion
5 4 (0.44%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
General
1 240 (26.61%) Social Skills
2 89 (9.87%) Telecoms
3 82 (9.09%) Finance
4 62 (6.87%) Retail
5 59 (6.54%) Manufacturing
6 56 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 55 (6.10%) Documentation Skills
7 55 (6.10%) Electronics
8 54 (5.99%) Analytical Skills
9 43 (4.77%) Public Sector
10 40 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (2.22%) Law
11 20 (2.22%) Marketing
12 19 (2.11%) Legal
13 15 (1.66%) Local Government
14 14 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.33%) Automotive
15 12 (1.33%) Back Office
15 12 (1.33%) Mandarin Language
16 6 (0.67%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 147 (16.30%) Support Engineer
2 135 (14.97%) IT Engineer
3 129 (14.30%) IT Support
4 128 (14.19%) Network Engineer
5 108 (11.97%) Senior
6 89 (9.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 80 (8.87%) IT Support Engineer
8 70 (7.76%) Embedded Engineer
9 65 (7.21%) Analyst
10 62 (6.87%) Software Engineer
11 59 (6.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 54 (5.99%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 50 (5.54%) IT Technician
14 48 (5.32%) IT Manager
15 47 (5.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 42 (4.66%) 2nd Line Support
17 39 (4.32%) 3rd Line Support
18 38 (4.21%) Project Manager
19 36 (3.99%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
20 35 (3.88%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.55%) Yocto
2 12 (1.33%) REST
3 8 (0.89%) Laravel
4 7 (0.78%) Vue
5 6 (0.67%) CSS
5 6 (0.67%) HTML
5 6 (0.67%) React Native
6 5 (0.55%) .NET
6 5 (0.55%) NETCONF
7 4 (0.44%) 802.1X
7 4 (0.44%) Flask
8 3 (0.33%) COM
8 3 (0.33%) Node.js
8 3 (0.33%) Qt
8 3 (0.33%) SignalR
8 3 (0.33%) WinForms
9 2 (0.22%) LAMP
9 2 (0.22%) V-Ray
10 1 (0.11%) LDAP
10 1 (0.11%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 148 (16.41%) Driving Licence
2 87 (9.65%) Data Centre
3 51 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (5.32%) IoT
5 42 (4.66%) CCTV
6 34 (3.77%) Management Information System
7 30 (3.33%) Onboarding
8 25 (2.77%) EPoS
9 22 (2.44%) Acoustics
9 22 (2.44%) Embedded Systems
9 22 (2.44%) Satnav
10 21 (2.33%) Video Conferencing
11 14 (1.55%) Device Driver
12 10 (1.11%) Clustering
12 10 (1.11%) Social Media
13 9 (1.00%) ARM Cortex
13 9 (1.00%) Fibre Optics
13 9 (1.00%) Mobile App
13 9 (1.00%) PropTech
14 8 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 395 (43.79%) Windows
2 201 (22.28%) Windows Server
3 114 (12.64%) Windows 10
4 98 (10.86%) Linux
5 51 (5.65%) Mac OS
6 47 (5.21%) Windows Server 2019
7 42 (4.66%) Windows Server 2012
8 39 (4.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 35 (3.88%) Embedded Linux
10 31 (3.44%) Android
11 30 (3.33%) Apple iOS
12 19 (2.11%) VyOS
13 15 (1.66%) Windows 7
14 11 (1.22%) Windows 8
15 9 (1.00%) Ubuntu
16 7 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
17 6 (0.67%) FreeRTOS
17 6 (0.67%) ThreadX
18 3 (0.33%) VMS
19 2 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (19.51%) Customer Service
2 130 (14.41%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
4 110 (12.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 99 (10.98%) Agile
6 83 (9.20%) Software Engineering
7 78 (8.65%) ITIL
8 72 (7.98%) Service Delivery
9 67 (7.43%) Asset Management
10 56 (6.21%) Project Management
11 53 (5.88%) Project Delivery
12 49 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
13 44 (4.88%) Coaching
13 44 (4.88%) Disaster Recovery
14 43 (4.77%) Proactive Maintenance
15 41 (4.55%) Mentoring
16 39 (4.32%) ERP
16 39 (4.32%) Test Automation
17 38 (4.21%) Migration
18 34 (3.77%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.43%) C
2 61 (6.76%) PowerShell
3 53 (5.88%) SQL
4 47 (5.21%) Python
5 43 (4.77%) Embedded C
6 24 (2.66%) C++
7 19 (2.11%) JavaScript
8 14 (1.55%) C#
9 8 (0.89%) PHP
10 6 (0.67%) Bash
11 4 (0.44%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.33%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.33%) VB
13 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 154 (17.07%) Degree
2 94 (10.42%) Cisco Certification
3 68 (7.54%) Security Cleared
4 62 (6.87%) CCNA
5 43 (4.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 37 (4.10%) CCNP
7 31 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
8 28 (3.10%) SC Cleared
9 26 (2.88%) JNCIA
10 25 (2.77%) A+ Certification
11 24 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (2.44%) CCIE
13 21 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
14 17 (1.88%) DBS Check
15 16 (1.77%) CISSP
16 12 (1.33%) MCSE
17 10 (1.11%) DV Cleared
18 8 (0.89%) AWS Certification
18 8 (0.89%) CCSA
19 6 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (9.31%) SLA
2 42 (4.66%) GDPR
2 42 (4.66%) PCI DSS
3 18 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (0.89%) IEC 62304
5 8 (0.89%) ISO 13485
5 8 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 7 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.78%) QA
7 5 (0.55%) HIPAA
7 5 (0.55%) MISRA
8 4 (0.44%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
8 4 (0.44%) AUTOSAR
9 3 (0.33%) JTAG
9 3 (0.33%) NCSC
10 2 (0.22%) PMO
11 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 260 (28.82%) Active Directory
2 98 (10.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 74 (8.20%) Hyper-V
4 38 (4.21%) KVM
5 26 (2.88%) Firmware
6 15 (1.66%) vSphere
7 13 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (1.11%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
10 5 (0.55%) Docker
11 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.44%) pfSense
11 4 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.22%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.11%) NFS
Systems Management
1 95 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (3.33%) SCCM
3 26 (2.88%) WSUS
4 18 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
5 17 (1.88%) FortiGate
6 16 (1.77%) Autotask
7 11 (1.22%) SmoothWall
8 10 (1.11%) Failover Clustering
9 9 (1.00%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.78%) PaperCut
11 6 (0.67%) Backup Exec
11 6 (0.67%) Terraform
12 5 (0.55%) Nagios
12 5 (0.55%) OfficeScan
13 4 (0.44%) AirWatch
13 4 (0.44%) Ansible
13 4 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
14 3 (0.33%) HAProxy
14 3 (0.33%) SCOM
15 2 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 375 (41.57%) Microsoft
2 204 (22.62%) Cisco
3 145 (16.08%) VMware
4 72 (7.98%) Meraki
5 60 (6.65%) Veeam
6 53 (5.88%) Dell
7 52 (5.76%) Apple
8 46 (5.10%) Aruba
8 46 (5.10%) Fortinet
9 42 (4.66%) Juniper
10 40 (4.43%) Citrix
11 36 (3.99%) HP
12 33 (3.66%) Ruckus Wireless
13 32 (3.55%) Nokia
14 31 (3.44%) Palo Alto
15 29 (3.22%) Google
16 26 (2.88%) Draytek
17 20 (2.22%) Ubiquiti
18 19 (2.11%) CheckPoint
18 19 (2.11%) Vyatta