Wireshark Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Wireshark
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wireshark skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 462 527 500
Rank change year-on-year +65 -27 +135
Permanent jobs citing Wireshark 55 53 51
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.14% 0.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.72% 1.05% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 21 32 48
10th Percentile £30,165 £37,500 £37,275
25th Percentile £37,000 £41,813 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.31% +16.11%
75th Percentile £66,250 £57,500 £59,375
90th Percentile £82,500 £70,000 £65,625
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wireshark 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 7,651 5,047 5,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.24% 13.55% 16.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,898 2,545 4,128
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,694 £35,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

Wireshark
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Wireshark relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Wireshark job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Wireshark
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wireshark.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Wireshark

Wireshark
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireshark in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Wireshark in the UK excluding London

Wireshark
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 Wireshark within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Scotland - 18 £72,500 - 4
South East +21 15 £45,000 -2.70% 13
East of England +23 6 £60,000 -14.29% 1
Midlands +20 6 £62,500 +8.70% 11
South West +11 6 £31,330 -43.04%
West Midlands +17 5 £62,500 +8.70% 10
Wales - 4 - - 4
East Midlands -7 1 £37,500 - 1
Wireshark
UK

Wireshark
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 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 22 (40.00%) Azure
2 5 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (7.27%) Google Workspace
3 4 (7.27%) SurveyMonkey
4 3 (5.45%) AWS
4 3 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.82%) GCP
5 1 (1.82%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (76.36%) Firewall
2 34 (61.82%) WAN
3 30 (54.55%) Wireless
4 24 (43.64%) LAN
5 23 (41.82%) VLAN
6 22 (40.00%) VPN
7 19 (34.55%) SD-WAN
8 16 (29.09%) TCP/IP
9 14 (25.45%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (23.64%) DHCP
10 13 (23.64%) DNS
10 13 (23.64%) Network Security
11 10 (18.18%) OSPF
12 9 (16.36%) Intrusion Detection
13 8 (14.55%) BGP
13 8 (14.55%) VoIP
14 7 (12.73%) EIGRP
15 6 (10.91%) DSL
15 6 (10.91%) MPLS
15 6 (10.91%) PBX
Development Applications
1 5 (9.09%) Burp Suite
1 5 (9.09%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (70.91%) Social Skills
2 26 (47.27%) Telecoms
3 19 (34.55%) Finance
4 18 (32.73%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (10.91%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (10.91%) Law
5 6 (10.91%) Marketing
6 5 (9.09%) Aerospace
6 5 (9.09%) Electronics
7 4 (7.27%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.64%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.82%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 21 (38.18%) Network Engineer
2 10 (18.18%) Analyst
3 7 (12.73%) 3rd Line Support
4 6 (10.91%) Network Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) 2nd Line Support
5 4 (7.27%) Data Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Network Support
5 4 (7.27%) Network Support Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Support Analyst
6 3 (5.45%) Cisco Engineer
6 3 (5.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 3 (5.45%) Threat Hunter
7 2 (3.64%) 3rd Line Support Technician
7 2 (3.64%) Presales Engineer
7 2 (3.64%) Products Support Technician
7 2 (3.64%) Support Engineer
7 2 (3.64%) Support Technician
7 2 (3.64%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (3.64%) Technical Support
7 2 (3.64%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.45%) 802.1X
2 2 (3.64%) FreeSWITCH
2 2 (3.64%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 22 (40.00%) Data Centre
2 18 (32.73%) Management Information System
3 6 (10.91%) Driving Licence
3 6 (10.91%) Web Conferencing
4 4 (7.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (7.27%) CAN bus
4 4 (7.27%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (7.27%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (7.27%) IoT
4 4 (7.27%) Operational Technology
4 4 (7.27%) SCADA
4 4 (7.27%) Security Posture
5 3 (5.45%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (5.45%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (5.45%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.82%) FMCG
7 1 (1.82%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (23.64%) Linux
2 11 (20.00%) Windows
3 5 (9.09%) Android
3 5 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 4 (7.27%) Kali Linux
4 4 (7.27%) Ubuntu
5 3 (5.45%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.82%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (47.27%) Network Monitoring
2 19 (34.55%) Network Virtualisation
3 18 (32.73%) Network Planning
4 16 (29.09%) Asset Management
4 16 (29.09%) Capacity Planning
4 16 (29.09%) Change Management
4 16 (29.09%) Coaching
4 16 (29.09%) Customer Service
4 16 (29.09%) Load Balancing
4 16 (29.09%) Problem Management
5 15 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (20.00%) Time Management
7 8 (14.55%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (10.91%) Case Management
8 6 (10.91%) Computer Science
8 6 (10.91%) Presales
8 6 (10.91%) SIEM
9 5 (9.09%) ITIL
9 5 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
9 5 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (25.45%) Python
2 8 (14.55%) C++
3 6 (10.91%) R
4 4 (7.27%) C
4 4 (7.27%) Java
4 4 (7.27%) Rust
5 3 (5.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (32.73%) Degree
2 15 (27.27%) CCNP
2 15 (27.27%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (14.55%) SC Cleared
3 8 (14.55%) Security Cleared
4 6 (10.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (9.09%) Azure Certification
5 5 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (9.09%) CCNA
5 5 (9.09%) DBS Check
6 4 (7.27%) DV Cleared
6 4 (7.27%) OSCP
7 3 (5.45%) CEH
7 3 (5.45%) GIAC
7 3 (5.45%) GREM
8 2 (3.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.82%) CHECK Team Member
9 1 (1.82%) CREST Certified
9 1 (1.82%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.64%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.82%) GRC
2 1 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (10.91%) Active Directory
2 5 (9.09%) Firmware
3 4 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.82%) Docker
4 1 (1.82%) KVM
Systems Management
1 5 (9.09%) Nessus
1 5 (9.09%) Nmap
2 3 (5.45%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 3 (5.45%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (5.45%) FortiGate
2 3 (5.45%) QRadar
2 3 (5.45%) Terraform
3 1 (1.82%) Ansible
3 1 (1.82%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.82%) Puppet
Vendors
1 36 (65.45%) Cisco
2 25 (45.45%) SolarWinds
3 22 (40.00%) Meraki
4 19 (34.55%) Palo Alto
5 16 (29.09%) CheckPoint
6 8 (14.55%) Splunk
7 7 (12.73%) Microsoft
8 4 (7.27%) Google
8 4 (7.27%) Qualtrics
8 4 (7.27%) Red Hat
8 4 (7.27%) VMware
9 3 (5.45%) Aruba
9 3 (5.45%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (5.45%) Dell
9 3 (5.45%) Fortinet
9 3 (5.45%) Juniper
9 3 (5.45%) Zscaler
10 2 (3.64%) Riverbed
11 1 (1.82%) NetApp
11 1 (1.82%) Qualys