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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 94 211
Rank change year-on-year -154 +117 +40
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 588 1,074 617
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 3.08% 1.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.15% 19.03% 10.08%
Number of salaries quoted 479 256 235
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.46% -16.25% -
75th Percentile £52,250 £48,750 £52,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £39,750 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -0.63% -5.88% +4.94%

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 5,795 5,643 6,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.71% 16.21% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 3,600 2,982 2,995
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% -31.31% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,075 £68,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +1.94%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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 -96 188 £39,000 -6.02% 64
North of England 0 131 £31,000 +3.33% 50
Midlands -94 128 £42,750 +29.55% 56
North West +23 67 £32,000 -0.78% 24
East of England -126 65 £32,500 +16.07% 40
West Midlands -31 64 £37,500 +13.64% 43
East Midlands -96 64 £45,000 +33.33% 13
South West -101 47 £38,500 +18.46% 25
Yorkshire -17 45 £28,500 -5.00% 18
Wales -56 23 £29,500 -9.23% 8
North East -55 19 £30,000 - 10
Scotland +4 13 £28,000 -16.42% 17
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
1 117 (19.90%) SharePoint
2 114 (19.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.19%) Apache
3 7 (1.19%) IIS
4 4 (0.68%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Domino
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 20 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.02%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 276 (46.94%) Microsoft 365
2 145 (24.66%) Entra ID
3 142 (24.15%) Azure
4 39 (6.63%) OneDrive
5 24 (4.08%) AWS
6 17 (2.89%) Google Workspace
7 10 (1.70%) Mimecast
8 7 (1.19%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.02%) GCP
9 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.02%) SaaS
10 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (0.68%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.34%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.34%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.17%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 246 (41.84%) Firewall
2 199 (33.84%) VPN
3 175 (29.76%) DNS
4 162 (27.55%) DHCP
5 160 (27.21%) LAN
6 159 (27.04%) WAN
7 120 (20.41%) VLAN
8 101 (17.18%) Wireless
9 99 (16.84%) TCP/IP
10 70 (11.90%) VoIP
11 69 (11.73%) Internet
12 58 (9.86%) Network Security
13 45 (7.65%) Cisco Nexus
14 43 (7.31%) Broadband
15 33 (5.61%) Bluetooth
16 31 (5.27%) Structured Cabling
17 30 (5.10%) OSPF
18 29 (4.93%) BGP
19 25 (4.25%) SD-WAN
20 21 (3.57%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.53%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.19%) MySQL
3 2 (0.34%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.06%) Git
2 14 (2.38%) JIRA
3 6 (1.02%) GDB
3 6 (1.02%) GitLab
3 6 (1.02%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.68%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 210 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 38 (6.46%) Telecoms
3 37 (6.29%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (3.91%) Retail
5 22 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (3.40%) Manufacturing
6 20 (3.40%) Public Sector
7 15 (2.55%) Finance
8 14 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.21%) Advertising
10 12 (2.04%) Electronics
11 9 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.02%) Law
13 5 (0.85%) Marketing
13 5 (0.85%) Spanish Language
14 4 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.51%) Automotive
15 3 (0.51%) French Language
15 3 (0.51%) Wearables
16 2 (0.34%) Billing
Job Titles
1 212 (36.05%) IT Support
2 160 (27.21%) Support Engineer
3 151 (25.68%) IT Engineer
4 133 (22.62%) IT Support Engineer
5 114 (19.39%) Senior
6 94 (15.99%) Network Engineer
7 79 (13.44%) Analyst
8 50 (8.50%) IT Technician
9 49 (8.33%) Support Technician
10 45 (7.65%) IT Support Technician
10 45 (7.65%) Senior Network Engineer
11 44 (7.48%) IT Analyst
12 41 (6.97%) Sales Executive
12 41 (6.97%) Support Analyst
13 37 (6.29%) IT Support Analyst
14 36 (6.12%) Senior Analyst
15 35 (5.95%) 2nd Line Support
16 33 (5.61%) Embedded Engineer
17 30 (5.10%) Field Engineer
18 29 (4.93%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.72%) Yocto
2 4 (0.68%) pytest
2 4 (0.68%) Unity DI Container
3 3 (0.51%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.51%) Flash
3 3 (0.51%) Web Services
4 2 (0.34%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.17%) QML
5 1 (0.17%) Qt
5 1 (0.17%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 110 (18.71%) Driving Licence
2 55 (9.35%) Onboarding
3 40 (6.80%) CCTV
4 35 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (4.42%) IoT
6 22 (3.74%) Embedded Systems
7 18 (3.06%) Device Driver
8 16 (2.72%) Raspberry Pi
9 14 (2.38%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.87%) FMCG
11 10 (1.70%) Management Information System
12 9 (1.53%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
13 8 (1.36%) ARM Cortex
13 8 (1.36%) EPoS
14 7 (1.19%) Clustering
15 4 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
15 4 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
15 4 (0.68%) Fibre Optics
16 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 273 (46.43%) Windows
2 116 (19.73%) Windows Server
3 62 (10.54%) Windows 10
4 36 (6.12%) Linux
5 33 (5.61%) Mac OS
6 23 (3.91%) Android
7 22 (3.74%) Apple iOS
7 22 (3.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (3.40%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (2.89%) Embedded Linux
10 7 (1.19%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (36.39%) Problem-Solving
2 185 (31.46%) Customer Service
3 160 (27.21%) Cybersecurity
4 89 (15.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 78 (13.27%) Disaster Recovery
6 66 (11.22%) ITIL
7 59 (10.03%) Business Continuity
8 57 (9.69%) Incident Management
9 51 (8.67%) ITSM
9 51 (8.67%) Vulnerability Management
10 46 (7.82%) Service Delivery
11 44 (7.48%) SIEM
12 41 (6.97%) Data Security
12 41 (6.97%) Project Delivery
12 41 (6.97%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 39 (6.63%) Mentoring
13 39 (6.63%) Penetration Testing
14 38 (6.46%) Network Load Balancing
15 35 (5.95%) Software Engineering
16 32 (5.44%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (6.46%) C
2 36 (6.12%) PowerShell
3 24 (4.08%) Embedded C
4 22 (3.74%) Python
5 21 (3.57%) C++
6 6 (1.02%) SQL
7 4 (0.68%) Bash
8 3 (0.51%) Rust
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
9 2 (0.34%) Go
10 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.17%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 68 (11.56%) Cisco Certification
2 55 (9.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 47 (7.99%) Degree
4 42 (7.14%) CCNA
5 36 (6.12%) CCNP
6 27 (4.59%) DBS Check
7 25 (4.25%) Network+ Certification
8 21 (3.57%) Security Cleared
9 16 (2.72%) CompTIA Security+
10 15 (2.55%) SC Cleared
11 12 (2.04%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.19%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.19%) MCSA
14 6 (1.02%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.02%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 3 (0.51%) CISSP
16 3 (0.51%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (8.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 31 (5.27%) SLA
3 19 (3.23%) GDPR
4 13 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.36%) JTAG
7 4 (0.68%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.51%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.51%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.34%) QA
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.17%) NIST
System Software
1 225 (38.27%) Active Directory
2 76 (12.93%) Hyper-V
3 48 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (3.40%) Firmware
5 8 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.19%) BitLocker
7 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (1.02%) vSphere
8 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.34%) iptables
10 1 (0.17%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 102 (17.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (2.21%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (1.70%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.36%) SCCM
6 7 (1.19%) WSUS
7 6 (1.02%) Autotask
8 4 (0.68%) Iperf
9 3 (0.51%) cPanel
9 3 (0.51%) Plesk
10 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.17%) Ansible
11 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.17%) N-central
Vendors
1 295 (50.17%) Microsoft
2 148 (25.17%) Cisco
3 79 (13.44%) Aruba
4 66 (11.22%) Palo Alto
5 59 (10.03%) VMware
6 52 (8.84%) SonicWALL
7 43 (7.31%) Qualys
8 41 (6.97%) Veeam
9 40 (6.80%) Fortinet
10 33 (5.61%) Apple
11 23 (3.91%) Google
12 19 (3.23%) Datto
12 19 (3.23%) Meraki
13 15 (2.55%) Sophos
14 14 (2.38%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (2.04%) CheckPoint
15 12 (2.04%) ServiceNow
16 11 (1.87%) Draytek
17 10 (1.70%) WatchGuard
18 9 (1.53%) Juniper