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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 221 98 199
Rank change year-on-year -123 +101 -165
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 586 1,049 798
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.80% 3.07% 1.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.39% 18.37% 10.44%
Number of salaries quoted 456 222 613
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,563 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,166 £38,375 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.91% -7.53% +6.41%
75th Percentile £67,500 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £49,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.47% -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 5,146 5,710 7,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.01% 16.71% 12.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,498 3,092 5,358
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £56,563 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.82% -5.47%

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 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 27 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 -86 182 £47,500 +18.75% 91
North of England +18 153 £45,500 +56.90% 49
Midlands -96 99 £42,500 -17.07% 31
North West +39 84 £57,500 +74.24% 26
East of England -95 83 £42,500 -5.56% 28
Yorkshire -33 56 £34,500 +21.05% 18
West Midlands +7 52 £42,500 +1.19% 17
South West -47 47 £52,500 +31.25% 19
East Midlands -94 47 £42,500 -22.02% 14
Scotland +12 17 £52,500 +6.60% 2
North East -48 13 £55,538 +91.51% 6
Wales -56 5 £34,000 -31.66% 1
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 (9.90%) SharePoint
2 46 (7.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.02%) Skype for Business
4 5 (0.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 41 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (3.75%) Lightworks
3 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.85%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.51%) Simulink
6 1 (0.17%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.88%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.02%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 137 (23.38%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (15.87%) Azure
3 49 (8.36%) Entra ID
4 20 (3.41%) AWS
5 9 (1.54%) Mimecast
6 6 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (0.85%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.68%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.68%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.51%) GCP
9 3 (0.51%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.34%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.34%) SaaS
10 2 (0.34%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.17%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.17%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 148 (25.26%) Firewall
2 113 (19.28%) LAN
3 111 (18.94%) WAN
4 104 (17.75%) VPN
5 84 (14.33%) Wi-Fi
6 68 (11.60%) VLAN
7 66 (11.26%) Network Security
8 59 (10.07%) DNS
9 57 (9.73%) DHCP
10 54 (9.22%) TCP/IP
11 44 (7.51%) SD-WAN
12 43 (7.34%) Bluetooth
13 30 (5.12%) BGP
13 30 (5.12%) Broadband
14 29 (4.95%) OSPF
14 29 (4.95%) WLAN
15 24 (4.10%) 5G
16 21 (3.58%) ZigBee
17 19 (3.24%) Modbus
18 18 (3.07%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.02%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.34%) Power BI
3 1 (0.17%) Data Mart
3 1 (0.17%) MySQL
3 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.75%) Git
2 6 (1.02%) GDB
2 6 (1.02%) GitLab
2 6 (1.02%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.85%) JIRA
4 4 (0.68%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.51%) PetaLinux
6 2 (0.34%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.34%) Subversion
6 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.17%) Zephyr
General
1 186 (31.74%) Social Skills
2 55 (9.39%) Telecoms
3 50 (8.53%) Electronics
4 42 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (5.63%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.29%) Manufacturing
7 30 (5.12%) Finance
8 13 (2.22%) Public Sector
8 13 (2.22%) Retail
9 12 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.71%) Marketing
11 9 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.37%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.37%) Automotive
12 8 (1.37%) Legal
13 7 (1.19%) Law
14 5 (0.85%) Advertising
14 5 (0.85%) Military
14 5 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.68%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 97 (16.55%) Support Engineer
2 93 (15.87%) Network Engineer
3 91 (15.53%) Senior
4 87 (14.85%) IT Support
5 67 (11.43%) IT Engineer
6 62 (10.58%) Embedded Engineer
7 59 (10.07%) Software Engineer
8 54 (9.22%) IT Support Engineer
9 52 (8.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 47 (8.02%) IT Technician
11 35 (5.97%) Systems Engineer
12 31 (5.29%) Technical Engineer
13 27 (4.61%) Technical Support
13 27 (4.61%) Technical Support Engineer
14 24 (4.10%) Senior IT Technician
14 24 (4.10%) Senior Technician
14 24 (4.10%) Support Technician
15 22 (3.75%) Administrator
16 21 (3.58%) IT Support Technician
17 20 (3.41%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.56%) Yocto
2 4 (0.68%) pytest
2 4 (0.68%) Unity DI Container
3 3 (0.51%) Flash
4 2 (0.34%) Jinja
4 2 (0.34%) JSON
4 2 (0.34%) YAML
5 1 (0.17%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.17%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.17%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 79 (13.48%) Driving Licence
2 42 (7.17%) IoT
3 38 (6.48%) Data Centre
3 38 (6.48%) Embedded Systems
4 24 (4.10%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.58%) CCTV
5 21 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.56%) Device Driver
7 14 (2.39%) FPGA
8 13 (2.22%) ASIC
9 12 (2.05%) Raspberry Pi
10 11 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.71%) Smart Home
12 9 (1.54%) Management Information System
13 8 (1.37%) ARM Cortex
14 6 (1.02%) Clustering
14 6 (1.02%) Security Posture
15 5 (0.85%) PCIe
15 5 (0.85%) PMI
16 4 (0.68%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 151 (25.77%) Windows
2 110 (18.77%) Windows Server
3 30 (5.12%) Linux
4 26 (4.44%) Windows 10
5 20 (3.41%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.56%) FreeRTOS
7 14 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.22%) Embedded Linux
9 11 (1.88%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (1.37%) Mac OS
11 5 (0.85%) Android
12 2 (0.34%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.17%) CentOS
13 1 (0.17%) Rocky
13 1 (0.17%) ThreadX
13 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (24.40%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (15.53%) Software Engineering
3 82 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
4 72 (12.29%) Customer Service
5 46 (7.85%) Project Delivery
5 46 (7.85%) Root Cause Analysis
6 42 (7.17%) Service Delivery
7 38 (6.48%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (6.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (5.97%) Collaborative Culture
10 34 (5.80%) ITIL
11 32 (5.46%) Disaster Recovery
12 27 (4.61%) Mentoring
12 27 (4.61%) Network Monitoring
13 26 (4.44%) Decision-Making
13 26 (4.44%) Validation
14 24 (4.10%) Computer Science
14 24 (4.10%) CRM
15 23 (3.92%) CI/CD
15 23 (3.92%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.36%) Python
2 48 (8.19%) C
3 37 (6.31%) C++
4 33 (5.63%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.56%) Embedded C
6 5 (0.85%) Bash
6 5 (0.85%) Ruby
6 5 (0.85%) Rust
7 4 (0.68%) SQL
8 3 (0.51%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.51%) VB
9 2 (0.34%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 78 (13.31%) Cisco Certification
2 69 (11.77%) Degree
3 58 (9.90%) CCNP
3 58 (9.90%) DBS Check
4 37 (6.31%) CCNA
5 25 (4.27%) Network+ Certification
6 19 (3.24%) A+ Certification
7 16 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (2.22%) Security Cleared
9 12 (2.05%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.05%) SC Cleared
10 11 (1.88%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.19%) CCIE
13 5 (0.85%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.51%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.51%) HNC
14 3 (0.51%) HP APS
14 3 (0.51%) MCSE
15 2 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (2.05%) SLA
3 11 (1.88%) JTAG
4 10 (1.71%) GDPR
4 10 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.68%) ISO 26262
5 4 (0.68%) PMO
6 3 (0.51%) ECSS
6 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.34%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.34%) QA
8 1 (0.17%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.17%) NIST
System Software
1 126 (21.50%) Active Directory
2 63 (10.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (7.68%) Hyper-V
4 35 (5.97%) Firmware
5 17 (2.90%) vSphere
6 15 (2.56%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.68%) ProxySG
8 4 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (8.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.22%) FortiGate
3 7 (1.19%) Ansible
4 5 (0.85%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.68%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.68%) SCCM
6 3 (0.51%) Terraform
6 3 (0.51%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.34%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.34%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 181 (30.89%) Microsoft
2 121 (20.65%) Cisco
3 66 (11.26%) VMware
4 57 (9.73%) Fortinet
5 56 (9.56%) Aruba
6 32 (5.46%) Meraki
7 27 (4.61%) Juniper
7 27 (4.61%) Palo Alto
8 18 (3.07%) Ubiquiti
9 17 (2.90%) CheckPoint
10 15 (2.56%) Veeam
11 14 (2.39%) HP
12 11 (1.88%) F5
13 9 (1.54%) ServiceNow
14 8 (1.37%) Apple
14 8 (1.37%) HubSpot
15 7 (1.19%) SolarWinds
16 6 (1.02%) Salesforce
16 6 (1.02%) Sophos
17 5 (0.85%) Adobe