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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 92 217
Rank change year-on-year -123 +125 -183
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 663 1,075 675
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.82% 3.08% 1.16%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.17% 18.58% 10.09%
Number of salaries quoted 517 247 479
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £28,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £69,390 £53,750 £59,763
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £71,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +8.70%

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 5,447 5,787 6,687
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.78% 16.58% 11.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,659 3,148 4,140
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,472 £35,000 £45,475
Median % change year-on-year +27.06% -23.03% +1.06%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £59,875
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,400 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% -3.05%

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 30 August 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 30 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 -78 214 £50,000 +25.00% 118
North of England +6 164 £45,500 +56.90% 52
Midlands -91 106 £42,500 -15.00% 42
North West +41 92 £61,250 +85.61% 29
East of England -96 92 £42,500 -18.27% 25
South West -50 65 £44,250 +10.63% 29
West Midlands +9 59 £42,500 -5.56% 25
Yorkshire -25 56 £35,000 +22.81% 15
East Midlands -98 47 £42,500 -22.02% 17
Scotland -4 17 £55,000 +7.84% 8
North East -58 16 £65,000 +124.14% 11
Wales -67 5 £34,000 -31.66% 2
Northern Ireland -85 1 £34,000 -42.37%
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 74 (11.16%) SharePoint
2 66 (9.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.51%) Skype for Business
4 6 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (6.49%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (4.07%) Lightworks
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.60%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.45%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.45%) Simulink
6 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.21%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.90%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 157 (23.68%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (16.29%) Azure
3 62 (9.35%) Entra ID
4 29 (4.37%) AWS
5 13 (1.96%) OneDrive
6 9 (1.36%) Mimecast
7 6 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.75%) GCP
9 4 (0.60%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.60%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.60%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.30%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.30%) SaaS
10 2 (0.30%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.15%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.15%) IBM Watson
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 176 (26.55%) Firewall
2 125 (18.85%) LAN
3 120 (18.10%) WAN
4 119 (17.95%) VPN
5 93 (14.03%) VLAN
6 86 (12.97%) Wi-Fi
7 80 (12.07%) Network Security
8 74 (11.16%) DNS
9 69 (10.41%) DHCP
10 64 (9.65%) TCP/IP
11 45 (6.79%) SD-WAN
12 39 (5.88%) Bluetooth
12 39 (5.88%) Broadband
13 38 (5.73%) 5G
14 31 (4.68%) OSPF
14 31 (4.68%) WLAN
15 30 (4.52%) BGP
16 26 (3.92%) VoIP
17 25 (3.77%) Cisco Wireless
18 21 (3.17%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.36%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.30%) Power BI
3 1 (0.15%) Data Mart
3 1 (0.15%) MySQL
3 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.17%) Git
2 8 (1.21%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.90%) GDB
3 6 (0.90%) GitLab
3 6 (0.90%) JIRA
4 4 (0.60%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.45%) PetaLinux
6 2 (0.30%) Maven
6 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 205 (30.92%) Social Skills
2 64 (9.65%) Telecoms
3 51 (7.69%) Electronics
4 50 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (5.88%) Manufacturing
6 36 (5.43%) Finance
7 33 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.56%) Retail
9 14 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (2.11%) Public Sector
10 11 (1.66%) Legal
11 10 (1.51%) Marketing
12 9 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.21%) Advertising
13 8 (1.21%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.21%) Automotive
13 8 (1.21%) Law
14 5 (0.75%) Military
14 5 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.60%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 112 (16.89%) Support Engineer
2 104 (15.69%) Network Engineer
3 97 (14.63%) IT Support
4 95 (14.33%) Senior
5 81 (12.22%) IT Engineer
6 65 (9.80%) IT Support Engineer
7 62 (9.35%) Software Engineer
8 58 (8.75%) Embedded Engineer
9 51 (7.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 46 (6.94%) IT Technician
11 40 (6.03%) Systems Engineer
12 31 (4.68%) Technical Engineer
13 27 (4.07%) Technical Support
13 27 (4.07%) Technical Support Engineer
14 24 (3.62%) Administrator
14 24 (3.62%) Senior IT Technician
14 24 (3.62%) Senior Technician
15 23 (3.47%) Support Technician
16 22 (3.32%) Lead
16 22 (3.32%) Network Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.26%) Yocto
2 7 (1.06%) Terraform
3 4 (0.60%) pytest
3 4 (0.60%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.45%) .NET
4 3 (0.45%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 3 (0.45%) Flash
4 3 (0.45%) Jinja
4 3 (0.45%) JSON
4 3 (0.45%) WinForms
4 3 (0.45%) YAML
5 2 (0.30%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.30%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 90 (13.57%) Driving Licence
2 40 (6.03%) Data Centre
3 39 (5.88%) IoT
4 33 (4.98%) Embedded Systems
5 32 (4.83%) Onboarding
6 28 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (3.92%) CCTV
8 18 (2.71%) FPGA
9 17 (2.56%) Management Information System
10 15 (2.26%) Device Driver
11 14 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (1.96%) ASIC
13 11 (1.66%) Raspberry Pi
14 9 (1.36%) PMI
15 8 (1.21%) ARM Cortex
15 8 (1.21%) Security Posture
15 8 (1.21%) Smart Home
16 7 (1.06%) Clustering
17 5 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
18 4 (0.60%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 172 (25.94%) Windows
2 129 (19.46%) Windows Server
3 30 (4.52%) Linux
4 28 (4.22%) Windows 10
5 20 (3.02%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.26%) FreeRTOS
6 15 (2.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (2.26%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (1.81%) Mac OS
8 11 (1.66%) Embedded Linux
9 5 (0.75%) Android
10 1 (0.15%) ThreadX
10 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (24.43%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (14.33%) Software Engineering
3 94 (14.18%) Customer Service
4 91 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 56 (8.45%) Cybersecurity
6 55 (8.30%) Project Delivery
7 50 (7.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 46 (6.94%) Root Cause Analysis
9 45 (6.79%) Disaster Recovery
10 43 (6.49%) ITIL
10 43 (6.49%) Service Delivery
11 39 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
11 39 (5.88%) Mentoring
12 33 (4.98%) Validation
13 32 (4.83%) Migration
14 31 (4.68%) Network Design
15 29 (4.37%) Decision-Making
15 29 (4.37%) Stakeholder Management
16 27 (4.07%) ITSM
16 27 (4.07%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 53 (7.99%) Python
2 52 (7.84%) C
3 44 (6.64%) PowerShell
4 40 (6.03%) C++
5 16 (2.41%) Embedded C
6 9 (1.36%) Ruby
7 8 (1.21%) SQL
8 6 (0.90%) Bash
9 5 (0.75%) Rust
10 3 (0.45%) C#
10 3 (0.45%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.45%) VB
11 2 (0.30%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 88 (13.27%) Cisco Certification
2 79 (11.92%) Degree
3 57 (8.60%) CCNP
3 57 (8.60%) DBS Check
4 46 (6.94%) CCNA
5 29 (4.37%) Network+ Certification
6 19 (2.87%) A+ Certification
6 19 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.71%) Azure Certification
8 14 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.96%) Security Cleared
10 12 (1.81%) SC Cleared
11 11 (1.66%) Master's Degree
12 9 (1.36%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.90%) CCIE
14 5 (0.75%) HNC
15 4 (0.60%) DV Cleared
15 4 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 3 (0.45%) CISSP
16 3 (0.45%) HP APS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.71%) Cyber Essentials
1 18 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (1.96%) SLA
3 12 (1.81%) GDPR
3 12 (1.81%) JTAG
4 6 (0.90%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.60%) ISO 26262
5 4 (0.60%) QA
6 3 (0.45%) ECSS
6 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.30%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.30%) PMO
8 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 145 (21.87%) Active Directory
2 77 (11.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (8.75%) Hyper-V
4 38 (5.73%) Firmware
5 16 (2.41%) vSphere
6 11 (1.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 7 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.30%) ProxySG
9 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.15%) KVM
10 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 59 (8.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (2.41%) FortiGate
3 11 (1.66%) Ansible
4 5 (0.75%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (0.75%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.45%) SCCM
5 3 (0.45%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.30%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.30%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.15%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.15%) WSUS
7 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 213 (32.13%) Microsoft
2 139 (20.97%) Cisco
3 82 (12.37%) VMware
4 67 (10.11%) Aruba
4 67 (10.11%) Fortinet
5 34 (5.13%) Meraki
6 32 (4.83%) Juniper
7 28 (4.22%) Palo Alto
8 24 (3.62%) Ubiquiti
9 18 (2.71%) HP
10 16 (2.41%) Veeam
11 15 (2.26%) CheckPoint
12 12 (1.81%) F5
13 10 (1.51%) ServiceNow
14 9 (1.36%) Apple
14 9 (1.36%) Sophos
14 9 (1.36%) WatchGuard
15 8 (1.21%) SolarWinds
15 8 (1.21%) SonicWALL
16 7 (1.06%) Ruckus Wireless