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 8 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 101 277
Rank change year-on-year -142 +176 -20
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 558 1,026 441
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 3.00% 0.79%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.14% 18.29% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 456 235 296
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,250 £29,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - -2.60%
75th Percentile £48,142 £48,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,000 £60,625
UK median annual salary £39,000 £40,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% -4.71% +6.75%

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 5,505 5,609 6,206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.73% 16.38% 11.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,679 2,992 3,593
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,992 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,472 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.06% -26.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,700 £71,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% -2.91%

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 8 September 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 8 September 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 -93 177 £39,000 -6.02% 52
North of England +14 127 £31,000 -4.62% 41
Midlands -101 109 £40,000 +21.21% 48
North West +24 67 £31,500 +8.62% 24
East of England -117 65 £34,500 -8.00% 49
South West -94 56 £38,500 +18.46% 17
East Midlands -91 55 £42,500 +25.93% 15
West Midlands -27 54 £33,250 +0.76% 33
Yorkshire -15 45 £32,500 -7.14% 14
Wales -51 21 £29,500 -9.23% 3
North East -52 15 £30,000 -25.00% 6
Scotland +1 10 £28,000 -15.15% 6
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
1 121 (21.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 118 (21.15%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.90%) Apache
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
3 5 (0.90%) IIS
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Domino
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 24 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Trello
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.08%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 260 (46.59%) Microsoft 365
2 140 (25.09%) Azure
2 140 (25.09%) Entra ID
3 28 (5.02%) OneDrive
4 26 (4.66%) AWS
5 16 (2.87%) Google Workspace
6 13 (2.33%) Mimecast
7 9 (1.61%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.25%) SaaS
9 6 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.08%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.90%) GCP
11 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.36%) Asana
12 2 (0.36%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.36%) ClickUp
12 2 (0.36%) IaaS
12 2 (0.36%) Rubrik
12 2 (0.36%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 250 (44.80%) Firewall
2 174 (31.18%) VPN
3 150 (26.88%) DNS
3 150 (26.88%) LAN
4 143 (25.63%) WAN
5 135 (24.19%) DHCP
6 117 (20.97%) VLAN
7 88 (15.77%) Wireless
8 82 (14.70%) VoIP
9 75 (13.44%) TCP/IP
10 69 (12.37%) Internet
11 56 (10.04%) Network Security
12 43 (7.71%) Cisco Nexus
13 35 (6.27%) Broadband
14 33 (5.91%) Structured Cabling
15 31 (5.56%) Bluetooth
16 28 (5.02%) OSPF
17 27 (4.84%) BGP
18 22 (3.94%) SD-WAN
19 18 (3.23%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.79%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.90%) MySQL
3 3 (0.54%) Power BI
4 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.87%) Git
2 14 (2.51%) JIRA
3 6 (1.08%) GDB
3 6 (1.08%) GitLab
3 6 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.72%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 186 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 37 (6.63%) Telecoms
3 36 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (3.76%) Manufacturing
6 19 (3.41%) Public Sector
6 19 (3.41%) Retail
7 18 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.33%) Electronics
8 13 (2.33%) Finance
9 12 (2.15%) Advertising
10 10 (1.79%) Law
11 8 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.72%) Wearables
14 3 (0.54%) Social Housing
14 3 (0.54%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.36%) Billing
15 2 (0.36%) Marketing
15 2 (0.36%) Military
Job Titles
1 196 (35.13%) IT Support
2 141 (25.27%) Support Engineer
3 138 (24.73%) IT Engineer
4 123 (22.04%) IT Support Engineer
5 103 (18.46%) Senior
6 83 (14.87%) Network Engineer
7 78 (13.98%) Analyst
8 45 (8.06%) Support Technician
9 42 (7.53%) IT Technician
10 40 (7.17%) IT Support Technician
10 40 (7.17%) Support Analyst
11 39 (6.99%) 2nd Line Support
11 39 (6.99%) Senior Network Engineer
12 36 (6.45%) IT Analyst
12 36 (6.45%) Senior Analyst
13 34 (6.09%) Sales Executive
14 29 (5.20%) IT Support Analyst
14 29 (5.20%) Network Analyst
15 27 (4.84%) Embedded Engineer
15 27 (4.84%) Senior Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.33%) Yocto
2 6 (1.08%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.72%) pytest
3 4 (0.72%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.54%) Flash
4 3 (0.54%) Web Services
5 2 (0.36%) Terraform
6 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.18%) QML
6 1 (0.18%) Qt
6 1 (0.18%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 93 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 54 (9.68%) Onboarding
3 44 (7.89%) CCTV
4 40 (7.17%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (5.02%) IoT
6 19 (3.41%) Embedded Systems
7 16 (2.87%) Device Driver
7 16 (2.87%) Security Posture
8 12 (2.15%) Raspberry Pi
9 11 (1.97%) FMCG
10 9 (1.61%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.43%) ARM Cortex
11 8 (1.43%) Clustering
11 8 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.90%) EPoS
12 5 (0.90%) Fibre Optics
13 4 (0.72%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 243 (43.55%) Windows
2 118 (21.15%) Windows Server
3 65 (11.65%) Windows 10
4 36 (6.45%) Mac OS
5 35 (6.27%) Linux
6 28 (5.02%) Android
7 22 (3.94%) Windows Server 2019
8 21 (3.76%) Apple iOS
9 16 (2.87%) Windows Server 2016
10 15 (2.69%) Embedded Linux
11 5 (0.90%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
14 1 (0.18%) ThreadX
14 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (32.80%) Problem-Solving
2 162 (29.03%) Customer Service
3 150 (26.88%) Cybersecurity
4 84 (15.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 81 (14.52%) Disaster Recovery
6 62 (11.11%) ITIL
7 56 (10.04%) Business Continuity
8 52 (9.32%) Incident Management
9 50 (8.96%) Vulnerability Management
10 44 (7.89%) Service Delivery
11 42 (7.53%) SIEM
12 39 (6.99%) Data Security
12 39 (6.99%) Penetration Testing
12 39 (6.99%) Project Delivery
13 38 (6.81%) Network Load Balancing
13 38 (6.81%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 37 (6.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 37 (6.63%) Mentoring
15 36 (6.45%) ITSM
16 35 (6.27%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (6.63%) PowerShell
2 30 (5.38%) C
3 21 (3.76%) Python
4 18 (3.23%) Embedded C
5 16 (2.87%) C++
6 15 (2.69%) SQL
7 4 (0.72%) Bash
8 2 (0.36%) Bicep
8 2 (0.36%) Go
8 2 (0.36%) Rust
9 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.18%) Ruby
9 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (11.83%) Cisco Certification
2 61 (10.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 54 (9.68%) Degree
4 42 (7.53%) CCNA
5 29 (5.20%) CCNP
6 27 (4.84%) DBS Check
7 26 (4.66%) Network+ Certification
8 18 (3.23%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (2.69%) Security Cleared
10 14 (2.51%) Azure Certification
11 13 (2.33%) SC Cleared
12 10 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.25%) MCSA
14 6 (1.08%) AWS Certification
14 6 (1.08%) MCSE
15 5 (0.90%) CIPD
16 4 (0.72%) CISSP
16 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 3 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (9.68%) Cyber Essentials
2 32 (5.73%) SLA
3 20 (3.58%) GDPR
4 18 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.61%) JTAG
7 4 (0.72%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 217 (38.89%) Active Directory
2 84 (15.05%) Hyper-V
3 54 (9.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (3.05%) Firmware
5 11 (1.97%) BitLocker
6 7 (1.25%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.08%) vSphere
8 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.54%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.36%) iptables
11 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 100 (17.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.05%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (2.15%) FortiGate
4 11 (1.97%) SCCM
5 8 (1.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 5 (0.90%) WSUS
7 4 (0.72%) Iperf
8 3 (0.54%) Autotask
8 3 (0.54%) cPanel
8 3 (0.54%) Plesk
8 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.18%) Ansible
9 1 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 278 (49.82%) Microsoft
2 133 (23.84%) Cisco
3 79 (14.16%) Aruba
4 65 (11.65%) Palo Alto
5 64 (11.47%) VMware
6 50 (8.96%) SonicWALL
7 43 (7.71%) Qualys
8 39 (6.99%) Veeam
9 31 (5.56%) Fortinet
10 29 (5.20%) Apple
11 23 (4.12%) Ubiquiti
12 21 (3.76%) Google
13 19 (3.41%) Meraki
14 16 (2.87%) Sophos
15 14 (2.51%) Datto
16 11 (1.97%) Draytek
17 10 (1.79%) ServiceNow
18 9 (1.61%) CheckPoint
18 9 (1.61%) HP
18 9 (1.61%) WatchGuard