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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 100 194
Rank change year-on-year -136 +94 -155
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 554 1,041 961
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.77% 3.08% 1.36%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.92% 18.56% 10.97%
Number of salaries quoted 438 218 743
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,850 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,250 £37,617 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.29% -11.49% +10.39%
75th Percentile £65,938 £52,375 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £64,875 £70,200
UK median annual salary £49,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.29% -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 5,074 5,610 8,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.06% 16.60% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,459 3,045 6,353
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.39% -13.48% -1.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £43,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.47% -9.47% -7.77%

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 18 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 18 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 -90 169 £47,333 +18.33% 79
North of England -8 149 £50,000 +72.41% 42
Midlands -99 93 £42,500 -11.46% 22
North West +44 82 £58,750 +78.03% 20
East of England -98 80 £42,500 -5.56% 22
Yorkshire -35 54 £34,500 +21.05% 19
East Midlands -84 47 £38,750 -25.48% 8
West Midlands +7 46 £42,500 +16.44% 14
South West -51 41 £54,709 +43.97% 21
Scotland +12 16 £52,750 +11.05% 4
North East -50 13 £55,538 +91.51% 4
Wales -53 6 £34,000 -31.66%
Northern Ireland -62 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 (10.47%) SharePoint
2 46 (8.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
3 5 (0.90%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 44 (7.94%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.07%) Lightworks
3 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.54%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.99%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.08%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 135 (24.37%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (16.06%) Azure
3 48 (8.66%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.07%) AWS
5 10 (1.81%) Mimecast
6 6 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (0.72%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.72%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.54%) GCP
8 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.54%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.36%) AWS IoT
9 2 (0.36%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 2 (0.36%) SaaS
9 2 (0.36%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.18%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 140 (25.27%) Firewall
2 106 (19.13%) LAN
3 105 (18.95%) WAN
4 101 (18.23%) VPN
5 78 (14.08%) Wi-Fi
6 65 (11.73%) VLAN
7 61 (11.01%) Network Security
8 55 (9.93%) DHCP
8 55 (9.93%) DNS
9 51 (9.21%) TCP/IP
10 43 (7.76%) Bluetooth
11 39 (7.04%) SD-WAN
12 28 (5.05%) Broadband
13 26 (4.69%) BGP
13 26 (4.69%) WLAN
14 24 (4.33%) OSPF
15 21 (3.79%) 5G
16 20 (3.61%) Modbus
16 20 (3.61%) ZigBee
17 15 (2.71%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.90%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.18%) Data Mart
2 1 (0.18%) MySQL
2 1 (0.18%) Power BI
2 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (3.61%) Git
2 6 (1.08%) GDB
2 6 (1.08%) GitLab
2 6 (1.08%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.90%) JIRA
4 4 (0.72%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.54%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.54%) PetaLinux
5 3 (0.54%) Subversion
6 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 176 (31.77%) Social Skills
2 50 (9.03%) Telecoms
3 47 (8.48%) Electronics
4 38 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (5.96%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (5.05%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.87%) Finance
8 12 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (2.17%) Public Sector
9 11 (1.99%) Retail
10 9 (1.62%) Automotive
10 9 (1.62%) Law
10 9 (1.62%) Marketing
11 8 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.26%) Legal
13 6 (1.08%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.90%) Military
14 5 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.72%) Advertising
16 3 (0.54%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 92 (16.61%) Support Engineer
2 88 (15.88%) Senior
3 86 (15.52%) Network Engineer
4 85 (15.34%) IT Support
5 65 (11.73%) IT Engineer
6 58 (10.47%) Embedded Engineer
7 57 (10.29%) Software Engineer
8 50 (9.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 50 (9.03%) IT Support Engineer
9 47 (8.48%) IT Technician
10 32 (5.78%) Systems Engineer
11 30 (5.42%) Technical Engineer
12 27 (4.87%) Technical Support
12 27 (4.87%) Technical Support Engineer
13 26 (4.69%) Support Technician
14 24 (4.33%) Senior IT Technician
14 24 (4.33%) Senior Technician
15 22 (3.97%) Administrator
15 22 (3.97%) IT Support Technician
16 21 (3.79%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.35%) Yocto
2 4 (0.72%) pytest
2 4 (0.72%) Unity DI Container
3 2 (0.36%) Flash
4 1 (0.18%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.18%) Jinja
4 1 (0.18%) JSON
4 1 (0.18%) REST
4 1 (0.18%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (14.44%) Driving Licence
2 39 (7.04%) IoT
3 37 (6.68%) Data Centre
4 36 (6.50%) Embedded Systems
5 21 (3.79%) Onboarding
6 20 (3.61%) CCTV
6 20 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (2.53%) FPGA
8 13 (2.35%) ASIC
8 13 (2.35%) Device Driver
8 13 (2.35%) Raspberry Pi
9 10 (1.81%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.81%) Smart Home
10 8 (1.44%) ARM Cortex
10 8 (1.44%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.08%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.90%) Clustering
12 5 (0.90%) Replication
13 4 (0.72%) PMI
13 4 (0.72%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 151 (27.26%) Windows
2 111 (20.04%) Windows Server
3 28 (5.05%) Linux
3 28 (5.05%) Windows 10
4 19 (3.43%) Apple iOS
5 16 (2.89%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (2.71%) FreeRTOS
7 13 (2.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 11 (1.99%) Embedded Linux
9 7 (1.26%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.90%) Android
11 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.18%) CentOS
12 1 (0.18%) Rocky
12 1 (0.18%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.18%) Unix
12 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (25.27%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (15.34%) Software Engineering
3 77 (13.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 66 (11.91%) Customer Service
5 46 (8.30%) Project Delivery
6 44 (7.94%) Root Cause Analysis
7 42 (7.58%) Service Delivery
8 35 (6.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (6.14%) Cybersecurity
9 34 (6.14%) ITIL
10 29 (5.23%) Collaborative Culture
10 29 (5.23%) Disaster Recovery
11 26 (4.69%) Decision-Making
12 25 (4.51%) Mentoring
13 24 (4.33%) Computer Science
13 24 (4.33%) Network Monitoring
14 23 (4.15%) CRM
15 22 (3.97%) Time Management
15 22 (3.97%) Validation
16 20 (3.61%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.30%) C
2 45 (8.12%) Python
3 34 (6.14%) C++
4 32 (5.78%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.53%) Embedded C
6 5 (0.90%) Bash
6 5 (0.90%) Rust
7 4 (0.72%) Ruby
7 4 (0.72%) SQL
7 4 (0.72%) VB
8 3 (0.54%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.36%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 74 (13.36%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (12.09%) Degree
3 61 (11.01%) DBS Check
4 54 (9.75%) CCNP
5 37 (6.68%) CCNA
6 25 (4.51%) Network+ Certification
7 19 (3.43%) A+ Certification
8 16 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.99%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.99%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.99%) Security Cleared
10 10 (1.81%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.44%) CCIE
12 4 (0.72%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.54%) HP APS
13 3 (0.54%) MCSE
14 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (2.17%) SLA
3 11 (1.99%) JTAG
4 10 (1.81%) GDPR
5 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.72%) ISO 26262
6 4 (0.72%) PMO
7 3 (0.54%) ECSS
7 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.36%) QA
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 125 (22.56%) Active Directory
2 62 (11.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 44 (7.94%) Hyper-V
4 34 (6.14%) Firmware
5 17 (3.07%) vSphere
6 15 (2.71%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.72%) ProxySG
7 4 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (8.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.81%) FortiGate
3 5 (0.90%) Failover Clustering
3 5 (0.90%) SCCM
4 4 (0.72%) Ansible
4 4 (0.72%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.54%) Backup Exec
5 3 (0.54%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.36%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.36%) Terraform
7 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Nagios
7 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 175 (31.59%) Microsoft
2 116 (20.94%) Cisco
3 65 (11.73%) VMware
4 52 (9.39%) Fortinet
5 51 (9.21%) Aruba
6 31 (5.60%) Meraki
7 26 (4.69%) Palo Alto
8 24 (4.33%) Juniper
9 18 (3.25%) Veeam
10 17 (3.07%) Ubiquiti
11 16 (2.89%) CheckPoint
12 14 (2.53%) HP
13 9 (1.62%) F5
14 8 (1.44%) Apple
14 8 (1.44%) HubSpot
14 8 (1.44%) ServiceNow
14 8 (1.44%) SolarWinds
15 7 (1.26%) Sophos
16 6 (1.08%) Google
16 6 (1.08%) Salesforce