Wireless Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wireless skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 100 196
Rank change year-on-year -142 +96 -155
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 509 1,020 1,050
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 3.12% 1.39%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.30% 18.66% 11.22%
Number of salaries quoted 401 201 826
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,500 £24,688
25th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £29,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -10.71% +10.53%
75th Percentile £64,750 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £70,125
UK median annual salary £47,500 £44,850 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.91% -5.58% +5.56%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wireless 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 4,944 5,467 9,355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.03% 16.70% 12.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,370 2,954 6,866
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,087 £25,760
25th Percentile £31,125 £28,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -9.09% -2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,350 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -6.86%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Wireless relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Wireless job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wireless.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wireless

Wireless
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
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 Wireless within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 July 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 -100 152 £42,500 +6.25% 95
North of England -6 136 £50,000 +66.67% 50
Midlands -102 86 £42,500 -6.59% 31
North West +26 80 £58,750 +78.03% 24
East of England -94 78 £41,845 -7.01% 28
West Midlands +4 44 £42,500 +25.00% 18
Yorkshire -36 43 £34,500 +21.05% 22
East Midlands -94 42 £35,000 -30.00% 13
South West -61 36 £55,000 +52.78% 22
Scotland +13 14 £52,750 +20.57% 7
North East -41 13 £39,750 +37.07% 5
Wales -50 7 £34,000 -31.66% 6
Northern Ireland -49 1 £34,000 -28.42% 6
Wireless
UK

Wireless
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 55 (10.81%) SharePoint
2 38 (7.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.98%) Confluence
4 4 (0.79%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 44 (8.64%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.75%) Lightworks
3 6 (1.18%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.59%) Simulink
7 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (2.16%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.98%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 121 (23.77%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (15.32%) Azure
3 40 (7.86%) Entra ID
4 16 (3.14%) AWS
5 9 (1.77%) Mimecast
6 5 (0.98%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (0.79%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.39%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (0.39%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.39%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.39%) SaaS
8 2 (0.39%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.20%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 129 (25.34%) Firewall
2 100 (19.65%) WAN
3 99 (19.45%) VPN
4 98 (19.25%) LAN
5 67 (13.16%) Wi-Fi
6 55 (10.81%) VLAN
7 54 (10.61%) Network Security
8 45 (8.84%) DHCP
8 45 (8.84%) DNS
9 40 (7.86%) Bluetooth
9 40 (7.86%) SD-WAN
9 40 (7.86%) TCP/IP
10 29 (5.70%) BGP
11 28 (5.50%) Broadband
12 26 (5.11%) OSPF
13 22 (4.32%) WLAN
14 19 (3.73%) Modbus
15 17 (3.34%) 5G
16 16 (3.14%) ZigBee
17 15 (2.95%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.98%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.20%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 17 (3.34%) Git
2 5 (0.98%) JIRA
3 4 (0.79%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.79%) GDB
3 4 (0.79%) GitLab
3 4 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.79%) Robot Framework
3 4 (0.79%) Subversion
4 3 (0.59%) PetaLinux
5 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 157 (30.84%) Social Skills
2 49 (9.63%) Telecoms
3 41 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (8.06%) Electronics
4 30 (5.89%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (4.91%) Finance
6 22 (4.32%) Manufacturing
7 12 (2.36%) Public Sector
8 11 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.96%) Automotive
9 10 (1.96%) Law
9 10 (1.96%) Retail
10 9 (1.77%) Marketing
11 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.18%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.18%) Legal
13 5 (0.98%) Military
13 5 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.79%) Advertising
15 2 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 79 (15.52%) Senior
1 79 (15.52%) Support Engineer
2 78 (15.32%) Network Engineer
3 73 (14.34%) IT Support
4 56 (11.00%) Software Engineer
5 54 (10.61%) Embedded Engineer
6 52 (10.22%) IT Engineer
7 48 (9.43%) IT Technician
8 47 (9.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 38 (7.47%) IT Support Engineer
10 30 (5.89%) Technical Engineer
11 28 (5.50%) Systems Engineer
12 27 (5.30%) Support Technician
12 27 (5.30%) Technical Support
12 27 (5.30%) Technical Support Engineer
13 24 (4.72%) Senior IT Technician
13 24 (4.72%) Senior Technician
14 23 (4.52%) IT Support Technician
15 22 (4.32%) Administrator
16 21 (4.13%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.96%) Yocto
2 4 (0.79%) pytest
2 4 (0.79%) Unity DI Container
3 2 (0.39%) REST
4 1 (0.20%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.20%) NumPy
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) SciPy
4 1 (0.20%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 77 (15.13%) Driving Licence
2 39 (7.66%) Data Centre
3 33 (6.48%) Embedded Systems
3 33 (6.48%) IoT
4 18 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.34%) CCTV
5 17 (3.34%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.75%) FPGA
7 12 (2.36%) ASIC
7 12 (2.36%) Raspberry Pi
8 10 (1.96%) Device Driver
8 10 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (1.96%) Smart Home
9 7 (1.38%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.18%) ARM Cortex
10 6 (1.18%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.98%) Replication
12 4 (0.79%) Clustering
12 4 (0.79%) Podcast
12 4 (0.79%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 139 (27.31%) Windows
2 103 (20.24%) Windows Server
3 27 (5.30%) Windows 10
4 23 (4.52%) Linux
5 17 (3.34%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (2.95%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.95%) FreeRTOS
7 13 (2.55%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.57%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (0.79%) Android
10 3 (0.59%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.20%) CentOS
12 1 (0.20%) Rocky
12 1 (0.20%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.20%) Unix
12 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (24.95%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (14.54%) Software Engineering
3 67 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (11.00%) Customer Service
5 47 (9.23%) Root Cause Analysis
6 43 (8.45%) Service Delivery
7 42 (8.25%) Project Delivery
8 33 (6.48%) ITIL
9 29 (5.70%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (5.50%) Disaster Recovery
11 26 (5.11%) Decision-Making
11 26 (5.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 23 (4.52%) CRM
13 22 (4.32%) Network Monitoring
13 22 (4.32%) Time Management
14 21 (4.13%) Collaborative Culture
14 21 (4.13%) Computer Science
15 20 (3.93%) Collaborative Working
16 19 (3.73%) Network Design
16 19 (3.73%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 45 (8.84%) Python
2 42 (8.25%) C
3 32 (6.29%) C++
4 29 (5.70%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.36%) Embedded C
6 5 (0.98%) Rust
6 5 (0.98%) VB
7 4 (0.79%) Bash
8 3 (0.59%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.59%) Ruby
8 3 (0.59%) SQL
9 1 (0.20%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 65 (12.77%) Cisco Certification
2 63 (12.38%) DBS Check
3 62 (12.18%) Degree
4 48 (9.43%) CCNP
5 32 (6.29%) CCNA
6 25 (4.91%) Network+ Certification
7 19 (3.73%) A+ Certification
8 13 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.96%) CCIE
10 10 (1.96%) Security Cleared
11 9 (1.77%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.77%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.77%) SC Cleared
12 3 (0.59%) HP APS
12 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.59%) MCSE
13 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.39%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.20%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (2.16%) SLA
3 8 (1.57%) GDPR
3 8 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (1.57%) JTAG
4 6 (1.18%) PMO
5 4 (0.79%) ISO 26262
6 3 (0.59%) ECSS
6 3 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.39%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.20%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 110 (21.61%) Active Directory
2 57 (11.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (6.68%) Hyper-V
4 30 (5.89%) Firmware
5 15 (2.95%) Embedded Firmware
5 15 (2.95%) vSphere
6 6 (1.18%) ProxySG
7 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 33 (6.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.57%) FortiGate
3 5 (0.98%) SCCM
4 4 (0.79%) Ansible
4 4 (0.79%) Backup Exec
4 4 (0.79%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (0.79%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.59%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.39%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.39%) Nagios
7 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.20%) Terraform
7 1 (0.20%) WSUS
Vendors
1 160 (31.43%) Microsoft
2 110 (21.61%) Cisco
3 60 (11.79%) VMware
4 52 (10.22%) Fortinet
5 47 (9.23%) Aruba
6 34 (6.68%) Meraki
7 24 (4.72%) Juniper
8 23 (4.52%) Palo Alto
9 17 (3.34%) CheckPoint
9 17 (3.34%) Veeam
10 16 (3.14%) Ubiquiti
11 13 (2.55%) HP
12 11 (2.16%) SolarWinds
13 9 (1.77%) Apple
13 9 (1.77%) F5
14 8 (1.57%) HubSpot
14 8 (1.57%) ServiceNow
15 7 (1.38%) Sophos
16 6 (1.18%) Motorola
16 6 (1.18%) Salesforce