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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 98 192
Rank change year-on-year -132 +94 -157
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 569 1,043 866
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.78% 3.08% 1.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.14% 18.50% 10.80%
Number of salaries quoted 446 217 661
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,800 £25,625
25th Percentile £32,125 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,250 £37,750 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.87% -10.12% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £63,750 £70,250
UK median annual salary £48,750 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +14.71% -10.53% +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 5,110 5,638 8,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.02% 16.64% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,460 3,060 5,688
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,030
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% -15.56% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,014 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -6.73%

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 24 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 24 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 -88 173 £47,500 +18.75% 95
North of England +8 151 £44,000 +51.72% 56
Midlands -101 95 £42,500 -15.00% 31
East of England -91 84 £42,500 -5.56% 29
North West +39 83 £57,500 +74.24% 26
Yorkshire -34 55 £34,000 +19.30% 24
West Midlands -3 49 £42,500 +8.97% 18
East Midlands -98 46 £42,500 -22.02% 13
South West -48 45 £52,500 +31.25% 32
Scotland +13 16 £52,750 +7.11% 5
North East -44 13 £55,538 +91.51% 7
Wales -56 5 £34,000 -31.66%
Northern Ireland -67 1 £34,000 -28.42% 1
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 58 (10.19%) SharePoint
2 45 (7.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.05%) Skype for Business
4 5 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 42 (7.38%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.51%) Lightworks
3 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.70%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.53%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.93%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.05%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 136 (23.90%) Microsoft 365
2 90 (15.82%) Azure
3 47 (8.26%) Entra ID
4 18 (3.16%) AWS
5 9 (1.58%) Mimecast
6 6 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (0.88%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.70%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.70%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.70%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.53%) GCP
10 2 (0.35%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.35%) SaaS
10 2 (0.35%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.18%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 142 (24.96%) Firewall
2 107 (18.80%) LAN
3 105 (18.45%) WAN
4 98 (17.22%) VPN
5 80 (14.06%) Wi-Fi
6 66 (11.60%) VLAN
7 63 (11.07%) Network Security
8 55 (9.67%) DNS
9 54 (9.49%) DHCP
10 52 (9.14%) TCP/IP
11 42 (7.38%) Bluetooth
12 40 (7.03%) SD-WAN
13 30 (5.27%) Broadband
14 28 (4.92%) WLAN
15 27 (4.75%) BGP
16 26 (4.57%) OSPF
17 22 (3.87%) 5G
18 20 (3.51%) ZigBee
19 19 (3.34%) Modbus
20 18 (3.16%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.35%) Power BI
3 1 (0.18%) Data Mart
3 1 (0.18%) MySQL
3 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.69%) Git
2 6 (1.05%) GDB
2 6 (1.05%) GitLab
2 6 (1.05%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.88%) JIRA
4 4 (0.70%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.53%) PetaLinux
6 2 (0.35%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.35%) Subversion
6 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 182 (31.99%) Social Skills
2 53 (9.31%) Telecoms
3 49 (8.61%) Electronics
4 40 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.62%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (5.10%) Finance
6 29 (5.10%) Manufacturing
7 13 (2.28%) Public Sector
7 13 (2.28%) Retail
8 11 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.76%) Marketing
10 9 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.41%) Automotive
11 8 (1.41%) Legal
12 7 (1.23%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.23%) Law
13 5 (0.88%) Advertising
13 5 (0.88%) Military
13 5 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.53%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 96 (16.87%) Support Engineer
2 89 (15.64%) Senior
3 88 (15.47%) Network Engineer
4 86 (15.11%) IT Support
5 67 (11.78%) IT Engineer
6 60 (10.54%) Embedded Engineer
7 58 (10.19%) Software Engineer
8 54 (9.49%) IT Support Engineer
9 51 (8.96%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 47 (8.26%) IT Technician
11 34 (5.98%) Systems Engineer
12 31 (5.45%) Technical Engineer
13 27 (4.75%) Technical Support
13 27 (4.75%) Technical Support Engineer
14 24 (4.22%) Senior IT Technician
14 24 (4.22%) Senior Technician
14 24 (4.22%) Support Technician
15 22 (3.87%) Administrator
16 21 (3.69%) IT Support Technician
17 20 (3.51%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.46%) Yocto
2 4 (0.70%) pytest
2 4 (0.70%) Unity DI Container
3 2 (0.35%) Flash
3 2 (0.35%) Jinja
3 2 (0.35%) JSON
3 2 (0.35%) YAML
4 1 (0.18%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.18%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 79 (13.88%) Driving Licence
2 40 (7.03%) IoT
3 37 (6.50%) Data Centre
3 37 (6.50%) Embedded Systems
4 22 (3.87%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.69%) CCTV
5 21 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.46%) Device Driver
6 14 (2.46%) FPGA
7 13 (2.28%) ASIC
8 12 (2.11%) Raspberry Pi
9 10 (1.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.76%) Smart Home
10 9 (1.58%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.41%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (1.05%) Clustering
12 6 (1.05%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.70%) Fibre Optics
13 4 (0.70%) PCIe
13 4 (0.70%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 151 (26.54%) Windows
2 111 (19.51%) Windows Server
3 29 (5.10%) Linux
4 27 (4.75%) Windows 10
5 19 (3.34%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.64%) FreeRTOS
6 15 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.11%) Embedded Linux
8 11 (1.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (1.23%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.70%) Android
11 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.18%) CentOS
12 1 (0.18%) Rocky
12 1 (0.18%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (24.60%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (15.29%) Software Engineering
3 79 (13.88%) Continuous Improvement
4 70 (12.30%) Customer Service
5 46 (8.08%) Root Cause Analysis
6 45 (7.91%) Project Delivery
7 42 (7.38%) Service Delivery
8 37 (6.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 36 (6.33%) Cybersecurity
10 34 (5.98%) Collaborative Culture
10 34 (5.98%) ITIL
11 30 (5.27%) Disaster Recovery
12 25 (4.39%) Decision-Making
12 25 (4.39%) Mentoring
13 24 (4.22%) Computer Science
13 24 (4.22%) CRM
13 24 (4.22%) Network Monitoring
14 23 (4.04%) Validation
15 22 (3.87%) Time Management
16 21 (3.69%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 47 (8.26%) C
1 47 (8.26%) Python
2 36 (6.33%) C++
3 34 (5.98%) PowerShell
4 14 (2.46%) Embedded C
5 5 (0.88%) Bash
5 5 (0.88%) Ruby
5 5 (0.88%) Rust
6 4 (0.70%) SQL
6 4 (0.70%) VB
7 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.35%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 75 (13.18%) Cisco Certification
2 69 (12.13%) Degree
3 59 (10.37%) DBS Check
4 55 (9.67%) CCNP
5 36 (6.33%) CCNA
6 25 (4.39%) Network+ Certification
7 19 (3.34%) A+ Certification
8 16 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (2.11%) Security Cleared
10 11 (1.93%) Azure Certification
10 11 (1.93%) Master's Degree
10 11 (1.93%) SC Cleared
11 9 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.23%) CCIE
13 4 (0.70%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.53%) HNC
14 3 (0.53%) HP APS
14 3 (0.53%) MCSE
15 2 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (2.11%) SLA
3 11 (1.93%) JTAG
4 10 (1.76%) GDPR
5 9 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.70%) ISO 26262
6 4 (0.70%) PMO
7 3 (0.53%) ECSS
7 3 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.35%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.35%) QA
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 125 (21.97%) Active Directory
2 63 (11.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (7.91%) Hyper-V
4 34 (5.98%) Firmware
5 17 (2.99%) vSphere
6 15 (2.64%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.70%) ProxySG
8 4 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (8.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.11%) FortiGate
3 6 (1.05%) Ansible
4 5 (0.88%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.70%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.70%) SCCM
6 3 (0.53%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.35%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.35%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.35%) Terraform
8 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 179 (31.46%) Microsoft
2 118 (20.74%) Cisco
3 66 (11.60%) VMware
4 55 (9.67%) Aruba
4 55 (9.67%) Fortinet
5 31 (5.45%) Meraki
6 27 (4.75%) Juniper
7 26 (4.57%) Palo Alto
8 18 (3.16%) Ubiquiti
9 17 (2.99%) CheckPoint
10 15 (2.64%) Veeam
11 14 (2.46%) HP
12 10 (1.76%) F5
13 9 (1.58%) Apple
14 8 (1.41%) HubSpot
14 8 (1.41%) ServiceNow
15 6 (1.05%) Google
15 6 (1.05%) Salesforce
15 6 (1.05%) SolarWinds
15 6 (1.05%) Sophos