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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 99 266
Rank change year-on-year -163 +167 +6
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 529 1,039 556
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 3.00% 0.93%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.96% 17.88% 7.94%
Number of salaries quoted 431 236 424
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,625 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +3.31% -3.21%
75th Percentile £49,000 £50,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £60,875
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.61% -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 5,309 5,810 7,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.89% 16.80% 11.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,574 3,171 4,662
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £31,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £37,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.24% -17.78% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -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 12 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 12 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 -85 176 £35,000 -15.66% 63
North of England +13 111 £31,500 -10.00% 46
Midlands -93 105 £40,000 +2.56% 34
South West -71 66 £38,378 +18.08% 16
North West +20 61 £30,000 +7.14% 21
West Midlands -18 56 £52,500 +34.62% 23
East of England -132 54 £34,000 -15.00% 34
East Midlands -92 49 £40,000 -15.79% 11
Yorkshire -7 40 £42,500 +6.25% 21
Wales -44 17 £29,000 -14.71% 11
North East -49 10 £65,576 +63.94% 5
Scotland +11 7 £28,000 -15.15% 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
1 113 (21.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 106 (20.04%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.57%) Apache
3 3 (0.57%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) Confluence
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 30 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.46%) 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 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.13%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.76%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 232 (43.86%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (26.28%) Azure
3 133 (25.14%) Entra ID
4 26 (4.91%) AWS
5 19 (3.59%) OneDrive
6 15 (2.84%) Mimecast
7 9 (1.70%) Google Workspace
7 9 (1.70%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.32%) SaaS
9 6 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.13%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.57%) Asana
10 3 (0.57%) ClickUp
10 3 (0.57%) GCP
10 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.57%) Stripe
11 2 (0.38%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.38%) IaaS
11 2 (0.38%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 228 (43.10%) Firewall
2 146 (27.60%) LAN
3 138 (26.09%) VPN
4 136 (25.71%) WAN
5 120 (22.68%) DNS
6 105 (19.85%) DHCP
6 105 (19.85%) VLAN
7 84 (15.88%) Wireless
8 71 (13.42%) VoIP
9 66 (12.48%) Internet
10 59 (11.15%) TCP/IP
11 55 (10.40%) Network Security
12 39 (7.37%) Cisco Nexus
13 38 (7.18%) Broadband
14 29 (5.48%) Bluetooth
14 29 (5.48%) Structured Cabling
15 27 (5.10%) OSPF
16 26 (4.91%) BGP
17 22 (4.16%) SD-WAN
18 17 (3.21%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.51%) 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 (2.84%) Git
2 8 (1.51%) JIRA
3 6 (1.13%) GDB
3 6 (1.13%) GitLab
3 6 (1.13%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 170 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 38 (7.18%) Telecoms
3 36 (6.81%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (3.97%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.78%) Retail
7 18 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (3.40%) Manufacturing
8 16 (3.02%) Finance
9 14 (2.65%) Electronics
9 14 (2.65%) Law
10 12 (2.27%) Advertising
11 10 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Marketing
13 4 (0.76%) Wearables
14 3 (0.57%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.38%) Billing
15 2 (0.38%) Military
16 1 (0.19%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 171 (32.33%) IT Support
2 124 (23.44%) IT Engineer
3 123 (23.25%) Support Engineer
4 107 (20.23%) IT Support Engineer
5 98 (18.53%) Senior
6 82 (15.50%) Network Engineer
7 71 (13.42%) Analyst
8 51 (9.64%) Support Technician
9 43 (8.13%) IT Technician
10 41 (7.75%) IT Support Technician
11 40 (7.56%) Senior Network Engineer
12 35 (6.62%) 2nd Line Support
13 33 (6.24%) Sales Executive
13 33 (6.24%) Senior Analyst
13 33 (6.24%) Support Analyst
14 31 (5.86%) IT Analyst
15 29 (5.48%) Network Analyst
16 27 (5.10%) Senior Network Analyst
17 26 (4.91%) Security Analyst
17 26 (4.91%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.27%) Yocto
2 6 (1.13%) 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 93 (17.58%) Driving Licence
2 55 (10.40%) Onboarding
3 43 (8.13%) CCTV
4 39 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (5.10%) IoT
6 18 (3.40%) Embedded Systems
7 15 (2.84%) Device Driver
8 14 (2.65%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.89%) Clustering
9 10 (1.89%) Raspberry Pi
10 9 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.70%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.51%) ARM Cortex
11 8 (1.51%) FMCG
12 6 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.95%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.95%) EPoS
13 5 (0.95%) Fibre Optics
14 4 (0.76%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 213 (40.26%) Windows
2 103 (19.47%) Windows Server
3 75 (14.18%) Windows 10
4 39 (7.37%) Mac OS
5 32 (6.05%) Linux
6 28 (5.29%) Android
7 21 (3.97%) Apple iOS
8 18 (3.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (2.65%) Embedded Linux
10 13 (2.46%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
12 3 (0.57%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
13 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (29.30%) Problem-Solving
2 141 (26.65%) Customer Service
2 141 (26.65%) Cybersecurity
3 76 (14.37%) Disaster Recovery
4 74 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (10.40%) ITIL
6 49 (9.26%) Business Continuity
7 46 (8.70%) Service Delivery
7 46 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
8 42 (7.94%) Incident Management
9 36 (6.81%) SIEM
10 35 (6.62%) Data Security
10 35 (6.62%) Penetration Testing
10 35 (6.62%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 34 (6.43%) Mentoring
11 34 (6.43%) Network Load Balancing
12 33 (6.24%) Time Management
13 31 (5.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 31 (5.86%) Mobile Device Management
13 31 (5.86%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.24%) PowerShell
2 25 (4.73%) C
3 21 (3.97%) Python
4 17 (3.21%) SQL
5 14 (2.65%) C++
5 14 (2.65%) Embedded C
6 4 (0.76%) Bash
7 2 (0.38%) Bicep
7 2 (0.38%) Go
7 2 (0.38%) Rust
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (11.15%) Cisco Certification
2 52 (9.83%) Degree
3 51 (9.64%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (6.99%) CCNA
5 25 (4.73%) CCNP
6 23 (4.35%) DBS Check
7 18 (3.40%) Network+ Certification
8 16 (3.02%) Security Cleared
9 15 (2.84%) SC Cleared
10 14 (2.65%) CompTIA Security+
11 12 (2.27%) Azure Certification
12 10 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.51%) CIPD
14 7 (1.32%) Master's Degree
15 6 (1.13%) AWS Certification
16 4 (0.76%) CISSP
16 4 (0.76%) MCSA
16 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 3 (0.57%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (9.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 30 (5.67%) SLA
3 21 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.78%) GDPR
5 15 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.70%) 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%) NIST
System Software
1 210 (39.70%) Active Directory
2 73 (13.80%) Hyper-V
3 51 (9.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (2.65%) Firmware
5 12 (2.27%) BitLocker
6 6 (1.13%) vSphere
7 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 5 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.57%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.38%) iptables
10 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 84 (15.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.65%) FortiGate
2 14 (2.65%) Jamf Pro
2 14 (2.65%) SCCM
3 7 (1.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.76%) Iperf
5 3 (0.57%) Autotask
5 3 (0.57%) cPanel
5 3 (0.57%) Plesk
5 3 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.57%) WSUS
6 2 (0.38%) Terraform
7 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.19%) Ansible
7 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 255 (48.20%) Microsoft
2 120 (22.68%) Cisco
3 73 (13.80%) Aruba
4 60 (11.34%) VMware
5 59 (11.15%) Palo Alto
6 41 (7.75%) SonicWALL
7 39 (7.37%) Qualys
7 39 (7.37%) Veeam
8 27 (5.10%) Apple
8 27 (5.10%) Ubiquiti
9 25 (4.73%) Fortinet
10 21 (3.97%) Meraki
11 18 (3.40%) Sophos
12 12 (2.27%) Google
13 11 (2.08%) Datto
14 9 (1.70%) WatchGuard
15 8 (1.51%) ServiceNow
16 7 (1.32%) CheckPoint
16 7 (1.32%) ConnectWise
16 7 (1.32%) Juniper