Wireless Jobs in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wireless over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 190 53
Rank change year-on-year +69 -137 +88
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 989 1,041 3,289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.53% 1.47% 5.52%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.15% 10.68% 30.31%
Number of salaries quoted 196 849 524
10th Percentile £26,750 £23,800 £22,500
25th Percentile £31,599 £29,346 £29,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +6.67% -12.79%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £51,031
90th Percentile £81,250 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% +5.56% -11.76%

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 6,526 9,748 10,852
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.70% 13.76% 18.20%
Number of salaries quoted 3,189 7,064 4,738
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £43,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.20% -3.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

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 15 May 2025. 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
East of England +80 339 £52,000 -13.33% 82
South East +58 292 £40,000 +6.67% 182
Midlands +94 213 £46,000 +2.22% 68
East Midlands +123 193 £50,000 +35.14% 26
North of England -40 100 £33,198 -17.01% 85
Yorkshire +30 51 £30,500 -5.43% 23
North West -79 45 £67,500 +68.75% 50
South West +24 22 £52,500 +40.00% 55
West Midlands -20 20 £44,750 -18.64% 35
Scotland +26 13 £47,500 -9.52% 29
Wales +19 9 £46,375 +32.50% 5
North East +33 4 £56,599 +45.13% 12
Northern Ireland +42 1 - - 8
Wireless
UK

Wireless
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (1.82%) SharePoint
1 18 (1.82%) Skype for Business
2 16 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.20%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.40%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 58 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (5.26%) Azure
3 16 (1.62%) Entra ID
4 12 (1.21%) AWS
5 6 (0.61%) Azure Storage
5 6 (0.61%) OneDrive
6 3 (0.30%) SaaS
7 2 (0.20%) IaaS
7 2 (0.20%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.20%) Mimecast
7 2 (0.20%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.10%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.10%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.10%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.10%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.10%) GCP
8 1 (0.10%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.10%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 752 (76.04%) Wi-Fi
2 736 (74.42%) Bluetooth
3 727 (73.51%) LTE
4 726 (73.41%) 5G
5 722 (73.00%) GSM
6 721 (72.90%) UMTS
7 93 (9.40%) LAN
8 79 (7.99%) WAN
9 56 (5.66%) Firewall
10 37 (3.74%) VPN
11 35 (3.54%) TCP/IP
12 33 (3.34%) Internet
13 32 (3.24%) DHCP
14 30 (3.03%) DNS
15 24 (2.43%) VLAN
16 23 (2.33%) Cisco Nexus
17 21 (2.12%) Network Security
17 21 (2.12%) Unified Communications
18 20 (2.02%) WLAN
19 18 (1.82%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.71%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.20%) EDMS
2 2 (0.20%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (1.01%) Git
2 7 (0.71%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.40%) JIRA
4 3 (0.30%) Subversion
5 2 (0.20%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.20%) GDB
6 1 (0.10%) CMake
6 1 (0.10%) KGDB
General
1 747 (75.53%) Electronics
2 47 (4.75%) Social Skills
3 41 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (2.73%) Finance
5 25 (2.53%) Telecoms
6 22 (2.22%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (1.62%) Manufacturing
8 14 (1.42%) Law
9 9 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (0.81%) Public Sector
11 7 (0.71%) Aerospace
11 7 (0.71%) Wearables
12 4 (0.40%) Marketing
12 4 (0.40%) Multimedia
12 4 (0.40%) Retail
13 3 (0.30%) Legal
13 3 (0.30%) Local Government
13 3 (0.30%) Welsh Language
14 2 (0.20%) Automotive
14 2 (0.20%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 724 (73.21%) Electronics Engineer
2 722 (73.00%) Test Engineer
3 721 (72.90%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 56 (5.66%) Senior
5 36 (3.64%) Network Engineer
6 32 (3.24%) Software Engineer
7 27 (2.73%) Embedded Engineer
7 27 (2.73%) IT Support
8 21 (2.12%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 19 (1.92%) Analyst
9 19 (1.92%) Infrastructure Support
9 19 (1.92%) Network Support
10 18 (1.82%) Collaboration Specialist
10 18 (1.82%) Consultant
10 18 (1.82%) Senior Software Engineer
11 17 (1.72%) Network Consultant
11 17 (1.72%) Senior Consultant
11 17 (1.72%) Senior Network Consultant
12 15 (1.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 13 (1.31%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.61%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.30%) Middleware
3 2 (0.20%) HTML
3 2 (0.20%) HTML5
3 2 (0.20%) JSON
3 2 (0.20%) React
3 2 (0.20%) Redux
4 1 (0.10%) Bazel
4 1 (0.10%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 736 (74.42%) Driving Licence
2 26 (2.63%) Embedded Systems
3 22 (2.22%) Virtual Team
4 20 (2.02%) Video Conferencing
5 18 (1.82%) Digital Signage
6 15 (1.52%) IoT
7 11 (1.11%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (0.91%) Public Cloud
10 8 (0.81%) CCTV
10 8 (0.81%) e-Learning
10 8 (0.81%) MicroBlaze
10 8 (0.81%) RISC-V
11 6 (0.61%) Device Driver
12 5 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.51%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.51%) Smart Energy
13 4 (0.40%) Blackberry
13 4 (0.40%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.40%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 97 (9.81%) Windows
2 39 (3.94%) Windows Server
3 35 (3.54%) Linux
4 31 (3.13%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.52%) Mac OS
6 14 (1.42%) Mac OS X
7 11 (1.11%) Apple iOS
8 10 (1.01%) FreeRTOS
9 9 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (0.81%) Embedded Linux
11 7 (0.71%) Android
12 6 (0.61%) VMS
12 6 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 730 (73.81%) Mentoring
1 730 (73.81%) Validation
2 727 (73.51%) Coaching
3 724 (73.21%) Customer Requirements
4 722 (73.00%) Verification and Validation
5 721 (72.90%) Test Strategy
6 38 (3.84%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (3.74%) Service Delivery
8 35 (3.54%) ITIL
9 34 (3.44%) Software Engineering
10 32 (3.24%) Customer Service
11 23 (2.33%) Migration
12 21 (2.12%) Project Management
13 20 (2.02%) User Experience
14 17 (1.72%) Roadmaps
15 16 (1.62%) Agile
16 15 (1.52%) Cybersecurity
17 14 (1.42%) Change Management
17 14 (1.42%) Signal Processing
18 13 (1.31%) Digital Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 39 (3.94%) C
2 28 (2.83%) C++
3 25 (2.53%) Python
4 20 (2.02%) SQL
5 19 (1.92%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.71%) Embedded C
7 5 (0.51%) Assembly Language
8 2 (0.20%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.20%) Java
8 2 (0.20%) Progress 4GL
9 1 (0.10%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.10%) R
9 1 (0.10%) Rust
9 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 775 (78.36%) Degree
2 721 (72.90%) HND
3 54 (5.46%) Cisco Certification
4 40 (4.04%) CCNP
5 25 (2.53%) Security Cleared
6 24 (2.43%) Master's Degree
7 23 (2.33%) CCNA
8 22 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (1.92%) CCIE
9 19 (1.92%) MBA
10 16 (1.62%) SC Cleared
11 10 (1.01%) MCSA
12 5 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.40%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.30%) CWNA
14 3 (0.30%) DBS Check
15 2 (0.20%) CWTS
16 1 (0.10%) CTC Cleared
16 1 (0.10%) CWDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (1.42%) SLA
2 8 (0.81%) PCI DSS
3 6 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.40%) GDPR
5 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.20%) IEC 62304
5 2 (0.20%) MISRA
5 2 (0.20%) NIST
5 2 (0.20%) QA
5 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.10%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.10%) Automotive SPICE
6 1 (0.10%) AUTOSAR
6 1 (0.10%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.10%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.10%) PMO
System Software
1 60 (6.07%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.73%) Firmware
3 23 (2.33%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.62%) Embedded Firmware
4 16 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 30 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.61%) FortiGate
2 6 (0.61%) WSUS
3 5 (0.51%) AirWatch
3 5 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.40%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (0.30%) Ansible
6 2 (0.20%) SCCM
6 2 (0.20%) Terraform
7 1 (0.10%) Autotask
7 1 (0.10%) CASB
7 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.10%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.10%) Grafana
7 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.10%) Nagios
7 1 (0.10%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.10%) WMI
7 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 88 (8.90%) Cisco
2 72 (7.28%) Microsoft
3 23 (2.33%) VMware
4 21 (2.12%) Apple
5 19 (1.92%) Meraki
5 19 (1.92%) Mitel
5 19 (1.92%) Unisys
6 18 (1.82%) Polycom
6 18 (1.82%) ShoreTel
7 12 (1.21%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.11%) Aruba
8 11 (1.11%) HP
8 11 (1.11%) Palo Alto
9 9 (0.91%) Ubiquiti
10 8 (0.81%) Juniper
11 7 (0.71%) CheckPoint
12 5 (0.51%) Draytek
12 5 (0.51%) EMC
12 5 (0.51%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.51%) Xilinx