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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 89 190
Rank change year-on-year -158 +101 -145
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 430 988 1,056
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.64% 3.40% 1.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.25% 19.55% 11.24%
Number of salaries quoted 344 186 856
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £29,625 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £40,157
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -0.39% +4.30%
75th Percentile £64,750 £55,438 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,401
% change year-on-year - -0.88% +0.89%

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 6,876 5,055 9,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 10.19% 17.38% 12.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,101 2,601 7,109
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.41% -2.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,258 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.21% - -5.94%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 -109 124 £42,500 +6.25% 109
North of England -20 115 £52,500 +72.13% 45
North West +27 73 £57,500 -14.81% 27
Midlands -121 73 £42,500 -6.59% 30
East of England -106 64 £42,500 -5.56% 36
West Midlands -18 39 £42,500 +8.97% 17
East Midlands -91 34 £35,000 -30.00% 13
Yorkshire -73 29 £34,500 +16.95% 12
South West -58 28 £50,959 +41.55% 29
Scotland +5 14 £75,000 +71.43% 12
North East -39 13 £39,750 +19.74% 9
Wales -35 11 £42,500 -14.57% 2
Northern Ireland -36 2 £45,750 - 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 30 (6.98%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.16%) Confluence
4 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 40 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.09%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.47%) Lightworks
6 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (1.86%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 90 (20.93%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (12.79%) Azure
3 29 (6.74%) Entra ID
4 18 (4.19%) AWS
5 5 (1.16%) Google Workspace
6 4 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 2 (0.47%) GCP
7 2 (0.47%) Mimecast
7 2 (0.47%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.47%) SaaS
8 1 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 84 (19.53%) Firewall
2 79 (18.37%) VPN
2 79 (18.37%) WAN
3 72 (16.74%) LAN
4 40 (9.30%) Wi-Fi
5 38 (8.84%) Network Security
5 38 (8.84%) VLAN
6 34 (7.91%) SD-WAN
7 32 (7.44%) BGP
8 31 (7.21%) Bluetooth
8 31 (7.21%) OSPF
9 26 (6.05%) DHCP
9 26 (6.05%) DNS
9 26 (6.05%) TCP/IP
10 23 (5.35%) Broadband
11 22 (5.12%) WLAN
12 18 (4.19%) Cisco ASA
12 18 (4.19%) Cisco Wireless
13 17 (3.95%) EIGRP
14 14 (3.26%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.47%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.23%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (2.09%) Git
2 5 (1.16%) JIRA
3 4 (0.93%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.93%) GDB
3 4 (0.93%) GitLab
3 4 (0.93%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.93%) Robot Framework
3 4 (0.93%) Subversion
4 2 (0.47%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 131 (30.47%) Social Skills
2 42 (9.77%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (9.53%) Telecoms
4 35 (8.14%) Electronics
5 20 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (4.42%) Finance
6 19 (4.42%) Manufacturing
7 14 (3.26%) Law
8 13 (3.02%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.33%) Automotive
10 9 (2.09%) Marketing
10 9 (2.09%) Retail
11 8 (1.86%) Military
12 7 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.40%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.16%) Advertising
14 5 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.16%) Legal
14 5 (1.16%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (16.28%) Support Engineer
2 69 (16.05%) Senior
3 64 (14.88%) Network Engineer
4 55 (12.79%) IT Support
5 46 (10.70%) IT Technician
6 45 (10.47%) Software Engineer
7 34 (7.91%) IT Engineer
8 33 (7.67%) Embedded Engineer
9 29 (6.74%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 28 (6.51%) IT Support Engineer
11 27 (6.28%) Technical Engineer
11 27 (6.28%) Technical Support
11 27 (6.28%) Technical Support Engineer
12 25 (5.81%) Support Technician
13 24 (5.58%) Senior IT Technician
13 24 (5.58%) Senior Technician
14 23 (5.35%) Systems Engineer
15 22 (5.12%) Senior Network Engineer
15 22 (5.12%) Wireless Engineer
16 21 (4.88%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.63%) REST
2 4 (0.93%) pytest
2 4 (0.93%) Unity DI Container
2 4 (0.93%) Yocto
3 1 (0.23%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.23%) NumPy
3 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.23%) SciPy
3 1 (0.23%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 66 (15.35%) Driving Licence
2 42 (9.77%) Data Centre
3 29 (6.74%) IoT
4 21 (4.88%) Embedded Systems
5 15 (3.49%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.56%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.33%) CCTV
7 10 (2.33%) Smart Home
8 9 (2.09%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.63%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.16%) Device Driver
11 5 (1.16%) Replication
12 4 (0.93%) ARM Cortex
12 4 (0.93%) ASIC
12 4 (0.93%) Podcast
12 4 (0.93%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
13 3 (0.70%) FPGA
13 3 (0.70%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 113 (26.28%) Windows
2 73 (16.98%) Windows Server
3 23 (5.35%) Windows 10
4 19 (4.42%) Apple iOS
5 14 (3.26%) Linux
6 11 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (1.86%) FreeRTOS
8 7 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.16%) Android
10 3 (0.70%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.23%) CentOS
12 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.23%) Rocky
12 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.23%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (12.33%) Software Engineering
3 52 (12.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (10.70%) Customer Service
5 45 (10.47%) Root Cause Analysis
6 35 (8.14%) Service Delivery
7 30 (6.98%) ITIL
7 30 (6.98%) Project Delivery
8 29 (6.74%) Decision-Making
9 23 (5.35%) Network Monitoring
10 22 (5.12%) Time Management
11 20 (4.65%) Collaborative Working
11 20 (4.65%) CRM
12 18 (4.19%) Computer Science
12 18 (4.19%) Logistics
12 18 (4.19%) Validation
13 17 (3.95%) ITSM
14 16 (3.72%) Mentoring
14 16 (3.72%) Network Design
14 16 (3.72%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (8.60%) Python
2 27 (6.28%) C
2 27 (6.28%) C++
3 12 (2.79%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.40%) Embedded C
5 5 (1.16%) VB
6 4 (0.93%) Bash
7 1 (0.23%) Bicep
7 1 (0.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (14.19%) DBS Check
2 55 (12.79%) Cisco Certification
3 48 (11.16%) Degree
4 44 (10.23%) CCNP
5 25 (5.81%) Network+ Certification
6 19 (4.42%) A+ Certification
7 17 (3.95%) CCNA
8 15 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (2.79%) CCIE
10 9 (2.09%) Master's Degree
10 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.86%) Security Cleared
12 7 (1.63%) SC Cleared
13 4 (0.93%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.70%) HP APS
14 3 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.70%) MCSE
15 2 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.47%) CREST Certified
16 1 (0.23%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.79%) SLA
2 8 (1.86%) PMO
3 5 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.16%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.16%) JTAG
4 4 (0.93%) ISO 26262
4 4 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.47%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.47%) GDPR
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.23%) GRC
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.23%) NIST
6 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 83 (19.30%) Active Directory
2 43 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.88%) Firmware
4 16 (3.72%) Hyper-V
5 13 (3.02%) Embedded Firmware
6 8 (1.86%) ProxySG
7 7 (1.63%) vSphere
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.09%) FortiGate
3 8 (1.86%) Ansible
4 5 (1.16%) SCCM
5 4 (0.93%) Backup Exec
5 4 (0.93%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.47%) Nagios
7 1 (0.23%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.23%) Nessus
7 1 (0.23%) Nmap
7 1 (0.23%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.23%) Terraform
7 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 115 (26.74%) Microsoft
2 91 (21.16%) Cisco
3 46 (10.70%) Fortinet
4 45 (10.47%) VMware
5 36 (8.37%) Aruba
6 32 (7.44%) Meraki
7 16 (3.72%) CheckPoint
7 16 (3.72%) Veeam
8 15 (3.49%) Palo Alto
9 13 (3.02%) F5
9 13 (3.02%) Juniper
9 13 (3.02%) SolarWinds
10 11 (2.56%) Apple
11 10 (2.33%) HP
12 9 (2.09%) ServiceNow
13 8 (1.86%) Blue Coat
13 8 (1.86%) HubSpot
13 8 (1.86%) Infoblox
13 8 (1.86%) Motorola
14 7 (1.63%) Ubiquiti