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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 94 215
Rank change year-on-year -120 +121 -185
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 655 1,069 700
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.82% 3.07% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.09% 18.49% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 512 244 506
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £38,375 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.78% -14.72% +12.50%
75th Percentile £69,390 £52,813 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £70,125
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +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 5,419 5,780 6,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.78% 16.57% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,632 3,144 4,380
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,472 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.06% -22.22% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £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 27 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 27 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 -73 209 £50,000 +25.00% 76
North of England +16 164 £46,500 +60.34% 44
Midlands -89 106 £42,500 -17.07% 32
North West +40 93 £65,000 +96.97% 28
East of England -96 91 £42,500 -5.56% 18
South West -51 63 £46,000 +15.00% 25
West Midlands +6 59 £42,500 +1.19% 19
Yorkshire -26 56 £35,000 +22.81% 9
East Midlands -93 47 £42,500 -22.02% 13
Scotland +3 17 £55,000 +7.84% 5
North East -57 15 £65,000 +124.14% 9
Wales -64 5 £34,000 -31.66% 2
Northern Ireland -81 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 72 (10.99%) SharePoint
2 64 (9.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.37%) Skype for Business
4 6 (0.92%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (3.97%) Lightworks
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.46%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.46%) Simulink
6 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.37%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.92%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 156 (23.82%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (16.03%) Azure
3 61 (9.31%) Entra ID
4 28 (4.27%) AWS
5 13 (1.98%) OneDrive
6 9 (1.37%) Mimecast
7 6 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.76%) GCP
9 4 (0.61%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.61%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.61%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.31%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.31%) SaaS
10 2 (0.31%) 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
1 173 (26.41%) Firewall
2 122 (18.63%) LAN
3 117 (17.86%) VPN
3 117 (17.86%) WAN
4 91 (13.89%) VLAN
5 85 (12.98%) Wi-Fi
6 78 (11.91%) Network Security
7 72 (10.99%) DNS
8 68 (10.38%) DHCP
9 63 (9.62%) TCP/IP
10 44 (6.72%) SD-WAN
11 39 (5.95%) Bluetooth
11 39 (5.95%) Broadband
12 36 (5.50%) 5G
13 30 (4.58%) OSPF
13 30 (4.58%) WLAN
14 29 (4.43%) BGP
15 26 (3.97%) VoIP
16 24 (3.66%) Cisco Wireless
17 21 (3.21%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.37%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.31%) 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 (3.21%) Git
2 8 (1.22%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.92%) GDB
3 6 (0.92%) GitLab
3 6 (0.92%) JIRA
4 4 (0.61%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.46%) PetaLinux
6 2 (0.31%) Maven
6 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 205 (31.30%) Social Skills
2 63 (9.62%) Telecoms
3 51 (7.79%) Electronics
4 48 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (5.95%) Manufacturing
6 35 (5.34%) Finance
7 33 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.60%) Retail
9 14 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (2.14%) Public Sector
10 11 (1.68%) Legal
11 10 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.53%) Marketing
12 8 (1.22%) Advertising
12 8 (1.22%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.22%) Automotive
12 8 (1.22%) Law
13 5 (0.76%) Military
13 5 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.61%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 111 (16.95%) Support Engineer
2 104 (15.88%) Network Engineer
3 97 (14.81%) IT Support
4 96 (14.66%) Senior
5 81 (12.37%) IT Engineer
6 65 (9.92%) IT Support Engineer
7 61 (9.31%) Software Engineer
8 58 (8.85%) Embedded Engineer
9 51 (7.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 46 (7.02%) IT Technician
11 39 (5.95%) Systems Engineer
12 31 (4.73%) Technical Engineer
13 27 (4.12%) Technical Support
13 27 (4.12%) Technical Support Engineer
14 24 (3.66%) Administrator
14 24 (3.66%) Senior IT Technician
14 24 (3.66%) Senior Technician
15 23 (3.51%) Support Technician
16 22 (3.36%) Lead
16 22 (3.36%) Network Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.29%) Yocto
2 6 (0.92%) Terraform
3 4 (0.61%) pytest
3 4 (0.61%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.46%) .NET
4 3 (0.46%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 3 (0.46%) Flash
4 3 (0.46%) Jinja
4 3 (0.46%) JSON
4 3 (0.46%) WinForms
4 3 (0.46%) YAML
5 2 (0.31%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.31%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 90 (13.74%) Driving Licence
2 39 (5.95%) Data Centre
2 39 (5.95%) IoT
3 33 (5.04%) Embedded Systems
4 30 (4.58%) Onboarding
5 28 (4.27%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (3.82%) CCTV
7 17 (2.60%) FPGA
7 17 (2.60%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.29%) Device Driver
9 14 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (1.98%) ASIC
11 11 (1.68%) Raspberry Pi
12 9 (1.37%) PMI
13 8 (1.22%) ARM Cortex
13 8 (1.22%) Security Posture
13 8 (1.22%) Smart Home
14 7 (1.07%) Clustering
15 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
16 4 (0.61%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 170 (25.95%) Windows
2 127 (19.39%) Windows Server
3 30 (4.58%) Linux
4 28 (4.27%) Windows 10
5 20 (3.05%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.29%) FreeRTOS
6 15 (2.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (2.14%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (1.83%) Mac OS
9 11 (1.68%) Embedded Linux
10 5 (0.76%) Android
11 1 (0.15%) ThreadX
11 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (14.35%) Customer Service
2 94 (14.35%) Software Engineering
3 91 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
4 55 (8.40%) Project Delivery
5 48 (7.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 45 (6.87%) Root Cause Analysis
7 43 (6.56%) Disaster Recovery
7 43 (6.56%) ITIL
7 43 (6.56%) Service Delivery
8 39 (5.95%) Collaborative Culture
9 38 (5.80%) Mentoring
10 32 (4.89%) Validation
11 31 (4.73%) Network Design
12 30 (4.58%) Migration
13 29 (4.43%) Decision-Making
13 29 (4.43%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (4.12%) ITSM
14 27 (4.12%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 52 (7.94%) Python
2 51 (7.79%) C
3 43 (6.56%) PowerShell
4 39 (5.95%) C++
5 16 (2.44%) Embedded C
6 8 (1.22%) Ruby
6 8 (1.22%) SQL
7 6 (0.92%) Bash
8 5 (0.76%) Rust
9 3 (0.46%) C#
9 3 (0.46%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.46%) VB
10 2 (0.31%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 86 (13.13%) Cisco Certification
2 79 (12.06%) Degree
3 57 (8.70%) DBS Check
4 56 (8.55%) CCNP
5 46 (7.02%) CCNA
6 29 (4.43%) Network+ Certification
7 19 (2.90%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (2.60%) Azure Certification
10 14 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.98%) Security Cleared
12 12 (1.83%) SC Cleared
13 11 (1.68%) Master's Degree
14 9 (1.37%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.92%) CCIE
16 5 (0.76%) HNC
17 4 (0.61%) DV Cleared
17 4 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 3 (0.46%) CISSP
18 3 (0.46%) HP APS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 17 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.14%) SLA
4 12 (1.83%) GDPR
4 12 (1.83%) JTAG
5 6 (0.92%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.61%) ISO 26262
6 4 (0.61%) QA
7 3 (0.46%) ECSS
7 3 (0.46%) ISO 14001
7 3 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.31%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.31%) PMO
9 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 143 (21.83%) Active Directory
2 74 (11.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 57 (8.70%) Hyper-V
4 37 (5.65%) Firmware
5 16 (2.44%) vSphere
6 11 (1.68%) Embedded Firmware
7 7 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.31%) ProxySG
9 2 (0.31%) 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 (9.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.29%) FortiGate
3 10 (1.53%) Ansible
4 5 (0.76%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (0.76%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.61%) SCCM
6 3 (0.46%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.31%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.15%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.15%) WSUS
8 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 210 (32.06%) Microsoft
2 137 (20.92%) Cisco
3 79 (12.06%) VMware
4 67 (10.23%) Aruba
5 66 (10.08%) Fortinet
6 33 (5.04%) Meraki
7 32 (4.89%) Juniper
8 28 (4.27%) Palo Alto
9 23 (3.51%) Ubiquiti
10 17 (2.60%) HP
11 16 (2.44%) Veeam
12 15 (2.29%) CheckPoint
13 11 (1.68%) F5
14 9 (1.37%) Apple
14 9 (1.37%) ServiceNow
14 9 (1.37%) Sophos
14 9 (1.37%) WatchGuard
15 8 (1.22%) SonicWALL
16 7 (1.07%) Ruckus Wireless
16 7 (1.07%) SolarWinds