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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 96 159
Rank change year-on-year -110 +63 +17
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 734 1,070 802
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.85% 3.07% 1.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.67% 18.96% 13.11%
Number of salaries quoted 547 233 335
10th Percentile £28,400 £26,500 £27,900
25th Percentile £36,250 £28,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -23.47% +19.51%
75th Percentile £70,000 £54,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £63,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,500 £45,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +12.22% -15.09% +11.58%

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 5,795 5,643 6,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.71% 16.21% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 3,600 2,982 2,995
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% -31.31% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,075 £68,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +1.94%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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 -48 282 £50,000 +32.45% 155
North of England -15 130 £57,500 +98.28% 124
Midlands -91 114 £47,500 -5.00% 71
East of England -98 103 £45,000 - 73
South West -45 78 £41,000 +13.73% 54
North West +11 62 £65,000 +100.00% 76
West Midlands -2 60 £44,000 -1.12% 44
East Midlands -98 54 £54,000 -6.09% 27
Yorkshire -16 49 £40,000 +53.85% 33
Scotland 0 24 £55,000 +7.84% 42
North East -60 19 £65,000 +124.14% 16
Wales -77 3 £35,000 -29.65% 11
Northern Ireland -82 1 £57,500 -2.54% 15
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 91 (12.40%) SharePoint
2 87 (11.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.04%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 46 (6.27%) Lightworks
2 42 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.68%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.54%) Simulink
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.14%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.82%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.14%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.14%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 174 (23.71%) Microsoft 365
2 121 (16.49%) Azure
3 69 (9.40%) Entra ID
4 29 (3.95%) AWS
5 18 (2.45%) OneDrive
6 10 (1.36%) Mimecast
7 8 (1.09%) Google Workspace
8 6 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (0.68%) GCP
10 4 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.54%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.27%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.27%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.27%) SaaS
11 2 (0.27%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.14%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 202 (27.52%) Firewall
2 149 (20.30%) LAN
3 139 (18.94%) WAN
4 120 (16.35%) VPN
5 117 (15.94%) VLAN
6 101 (13.76%) Wi-Fi
7 98 (13.35%) Network Security
8 88 (11.99%) DNS
9 82 (11.17%) DHCP
10 74 (10.08%) TCP/IP
11 54 (7.36%) SD-WAN
12 51 (6.95%) 5G
13 41 (5.59%) Bluetooth
14 39 (5.31%) Broadband
15 37 (5.04%) WLAN
16 32 (4.36%) OSPF
16 32 (4.36%) VoIP
17 31 (4.22%) BGP
17 31 (4.22%) Cisco Wireless
18 22 (3.00%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.45%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.27%) Power BI
3 1 (0.14%) Data Mart
3 1 (0.14%) MySQL
3 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (3.41%) Git
2 9 (1.23%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.82%) GDB
3 6 (0.82%) GitLab
4 4 (0.54%) PetaLinux
4 4 (0.54%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.41%) Maven
5 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.14%) JIRA
6 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 205 (27.93%) Social Skills
2 75 (10.22%) Telecoms
3 55 (7.49%) Electronics
4 51 (6.95%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (5.72%) Manufacturing
5 42 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
6 35 (4.77%) Finance
7 20 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (2.59%) Retail
9 17 (2.32%) Aerospace
10 15 (2.04%) Public Sector
11 12 (1.63%) Marketing
12 11 (1.50%) Advertising
12 11 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.09%) Law
14 7 (0.95%) Automotive
14 7 (0.95%) Legal
14 7 (0.95%) Local Government
15 6 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.82%) Military
Job Titles
1 115 (15.67%) Network Engineer
2 112 (15.26%) IT Support
3 111 (15.12%) Support Engineer
4 88 (11.99%) Senior
5 84 (11.44%) IT Engineer
6 72 (9.81%) Software Engineer
7 70 (9.54%) Embedded Engineer
8 63 (8.58%) IT Support Engineer
9 60 (8.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 53 (7.22%) Systems Engineer
11 32 (4.36%) IT Technician
12 31 (4.22%) IT Support Technician
12 31 (4.22%) Support Technician
12 31 (4.22%) Technical Engineer
13 28 (3.81%) Lead
13 28 (3.81%) Wireless Engineer
14 27 (3.68%) Technical Support
14 27 (3.68%) Technical Support Engineer
15 25 (3.41%) Design Engineer
15 25 (3.41%) Network Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.86%) Yocto
2 12 (1.63%) .NET
2 12 (1.63%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 12 (1.63%) WinForms
3 8 (1.09%) Terraform
4 4 (0.54%) pytest
4 4 (0.54%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.41%) Flash
5 3 (0.41%) Jinja
5 3 (0.41%) JSON
5 3 (0.41%) YAML
6 2 (0.27%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.27%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.14%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 99 (13.49%) Driving Licence
2 43 (5.86%) IoT
3 39 (5.31%) Embedded Systems
3 39 (5.31%) Onboarding
4 34 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (4.22%) FPGA
6 29 (3.95%) CCTV
7 22 (3.00%) Management Information System
8 19 (2.59%) Device Driver
9 17 (2.32%) Data Centre
10 16 (2.18%) Raspberry Pi
11 14 (1.91%) Algorithms
11 14 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (1.77%) ASIC
13 10 (1.36%) PMI
14 8 (1.09%) ARM Cortex
14 8 (1.09%) Verilog
15 7 (0.95%) Clustering
15 7 (0.95%) Security Posture
15 7 (0.95%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 169 (23.02%) Windows
2 115 (15.67%) Windows Server
3 39 (5.31%) Linux
4 30 (4.09%) Windows 10
5 20 (2.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 17 (2.32%) Apple iOS
7 16 (2.18%) Mac OS
8 15 (2.04%) Embedded Linux
8 15 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (1.77%) FreeRTOS
10 6 (0.82%) Android
11 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (24.25%) Problem-Solving
2 109 (14.85%) Software Engineering
3 103 (14.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (10.76%) Customer Service
5 69 (9.40%) Cybersecurity
5 69 (9.40%) Project Delivery
6 60 (8.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 59 (8.04%) Disaster Recovery
8 55 (7.49%) ITIL
8 55 (7.49%) Mentoring
9 51 (6.95%) Root Cause Analysis
10 45 (6.13%) Migration
11 43 (5.86%) Network Design
12 41 (5.59%) Collaborative Culture
13 39 (5.31%) Validation
14 34 (4.63%) CI/CD
14 34 (4.63%) Stakeholder Management
15 32 (4.36%) Decision-Making
15 32 (4.36%) Network Monitoring
16 31 (4.22%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 67 (9.13%) C
2 61 (8.31%) Python
3 53 (7.22%) C++
4 45 (6.13%) PowerShell
5 24 (3.27%) Embedded C
6 14 (1.91%) Ruby
7 13 (1.77%) SQL
8 12 (1.63%) C#
8 12 (1.63%) MATLAB
9 7 (0.95%) Rust
10 6 (0.82%) Bash
11 3 (0.41%) VB
12 2 (0.27%) Assembly Language
12 2 (0.27%) Bicep
12 2 (0.27%) SystemVerilog
13 1 (0.14%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 101 (13.76%) Cisco Certification
2 90 (12.26%) Degree
3 67 (9.13%) CCNP
4 54 (7.36%) CCNA
5 30 (4.09%) DBS Check
6 21 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 19 (2.59%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.32%) Security Cleared
9 11 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.50%) SC Cleared
10 10 (1.36%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
12 6 (0.82%) CCIE
12 6 (0.82%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.68%) HNC
14 4 (0.54%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 2 (0.27%) AWS Certification
15 2 (0.27%) JNCIP
15 2 (0.27%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.27%) Cyber Essentials
2 22 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (1.91%) GDPR
4 11 (1.50%) JTAG
4 11 (1.50%) QA
5 9 (1.23%) SLA
6 8 (1.09%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.54%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.54%) ECSS
8 3 (0.41%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.41%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.41%) NCSC
8 3 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 157 (21.39%) Active Directory
2 79 (10.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (8.45%) Hyper-V
4 47 (6.40%) Firmware
5 19 (2.59%) vSphere
6 12 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
7 10 (1.36%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.14%) KVM
10 1 (0.14%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 66 (8.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (3.27%) FortiGate
3 12 (1.63%) Ansible
4 6 (0.82%) SCCM
5 5 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.41%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.41%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.27%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.14%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.14%) WSUS
8 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 224 (30.52%) Microsoft
2 165 (22.48%) Cisco
3 83 (11.31%) VMware
4 79 (10.76%) Fortinet
5 73 (9.95%) Aruba
6 50 (6.81%) Meraki
7 37 (5.04%) Juniper
8 26 (3.54%) Palo Alto
8 26 (3.54%) Ubiquiti
9 22 (3.00%) Apple
10 19 (2.59%) HP
11 15 (2.04%) Veeam
12 13 (1.77%) CheckPoint
12 13 (1.77%) F5
13 11 (1.50%) Ruckus Wireless
14 10 (1.36%) Google
15 9 (1.23%) EMC
15 9 (1.23%) ServiceNow
15 9 (1.23%) SonicWALL
15 9 (1.23%) Sophos