Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Wi-Fi skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 133 300
Rank change year-on-year -152 +167 +9
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 728 1,198 744
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.68% 2.39% 0.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.72% 16.21% 7.65%
Number of salaries quoted 581 342 579
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £25,875
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £41,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% -2.35% +6.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,250 £54,375
90th Percentile £71,250 £86,250 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £39,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -10.26% +1.30% -1.28%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wi-Fi 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,487 7,390 9,730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.99% 14.73% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4,818 4,263 6,126
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,250 £36,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +18.49% -18.89% -

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Wi-Fi relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Wi-Fi job vacancy trend in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wi-Fi.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 6 months to 17 August 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
England -132 693 £40,000 -2.44% 204
UK excluding London -157 535 £35,000 -10.26% 182
Work from Home +2 186 £47,500 +1.60% 49
South East -89 178 £35,000 -15.66% 62
London +6 177 £55,000 +22.22% 58
North of England +13 114 £31,000 -11.43% 44
Midlands -97 107 £41,250 +5.77% 38
South West -85 64 £38,189 +17.50% 10
North West +23 62 £30,000 +3.45% 25
West Midlands -13 56 £55,000 +41.03% 27
East of England -125 54 £34,000 -9.33% 22
East Midlands -91 51 £40,000 -3.03% 11
Yorkshire -9 41 £42,500 +6.25% 15
Wales -51 18 £29,250 -13.97% 6
North East -55 11 £47,788 +19.47% 7
Scotland 0 7 £28,000 -15.15% 9

Wi-Fi
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 154 (21.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 143 (19.64%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (0.55%) IIS
4 3 (0.41%) Apache
5 2 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.14%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.14%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 53 (7.28%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.41%) Revit
5 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.41%) Trello
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.82%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 345 (47.39%) Microsoft 365
2 255 (35.03%) Azure
3 180 (24.73%) Entra ID
4 54 (7.42%) AWS
5 39 (5.36%) OneDrive
6 35 (4.81%) SaaS
7 24 (3.30%) IaaS
7 24 (3.30%) PaaS
8 17 (2.34%) Google Workspace
9 16 (2.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 15 (2.06%) Datadog
10 15 (2.06%) Mimecast
11 10 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.24%) Power Platform
13 8 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.10%) Power Automate
14 6 (0.82%) Slack
15 5 (0.69%) AWS Direct Connect
15 5 (0.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 343 (47.12%) Firewall
2 221 (30.36%) VPN
3 208 (28.57%) LAN
4 202 (27.75%) WAN
5 197 (27.06%) DNS
6 177 (24.31%) DHCP
7 164 (22.53%) VLAN
8 109 (14.97%) Wireless
9 95 (13.05%) Network Security
10 83 (11.40%) TCP/IP
11 81 (11.13%) VoIP
12 73 (10.03%) Internet
13 53 (7.28%) SD-WAN
14 50 (6.87%) SAN
15 45 (6.18%) Cisco Nexus
16 42 (5.77%) OSPF
17 41 (5.63%) BGP
17 41 (5.63%) Broadband
18 39 (5.36%) Structured Cabling
19 32 (4.40%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (7.28%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.55%) MySQL
3 3 (0.41%) Power BI
3 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.27%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.14%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 18 (2.47%) JIRA
2 16 (2.20%) Git
3 15 (2.06%) Chocolatey
4 6 (0.82%) GDB
4 6 (0.82%) GitLab
4 6 (0.82%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.55%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 213 (29.26%) Social Skills
2 55 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (7.42%) Telecoms
4 53 (7.28%) Finance
5 37 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (3.16%) Retail
7 22 (3.02%) Law
7 22 (3.02%) Public Sector
8 20 (2.75%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.06%) Banking
10 15 (2.06%) Electronics
10 15 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (1.65%) Advertising
12 7 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.82%) Marketing
14 5 (0.69%) Legal
15 4 (0.55%) Wearables
16 3 (0.41%) Mandarin Language
16 3 (0.41%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 201 (27.61%) IT Support
2 169 (23.21%) IT Engineer
3 152 (20.88%) Support Engineer
4 147 (20.19%) Senior
5 131 (17.99%) IT Support Engineer
6 122 (16.76%) Network Engineer
7 76 (10.44%) Analyst
8 60 (8.24%) Senior Network Engineer
9 56 (7.69%) Support Technician
10 54 (7.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 51 (7.01%) 2nd Line Support
12 45 (6.18%) IT Technician
13 43 (5.91%) IT Support Technician
14 38 (5.22%) Support Analyst
15 33 (4.53%) IT Analyst
15 33 (4.53%) Sales Executive
15 33 (4.53%) Senior Analyst
15 33 (4.53%) Senior IT Engineer
16 32 (4.40%) Azure Engineer
17 31 (4.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.65%) Yocto
2 9 (1.24%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.55%) pytest
3 4 (0.55%) Unity DI Container
4 3 (0.41%) ARM Templates
4 3 (0.41%) Flash
4 3 (0.41%) Web Services
5 2 (0.27%) EDI
6 1 (0.14%) Ruby on Rails
Miscellaneous
1 105 (14.42%) Driving Licence
2 78 (10.71%) Onboarding
3 52 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
4 50 (6.87%) CCTV
5 30 (4.12%) Data Centre
6 27 (3.71%) IoT
7 19 (2.61%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (2.61%) Embedded Systems
7 19 (2.61%) Security Posture
8 15 (2.06%) Device Driver
9 13 (1.79%) Raspberry Pi
10 12 (1.65%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.37%) Clustering
12 9 (1.24%) Fibre Optics
12 9 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
13 8 (1.10%) ARM Cortex
13 8 (1.10%) EPoS
13 8 (1.10%) FMCG
14 7 (0.96%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 6 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 315 (43.27%) Windows
2 123 (16.90%) Windows Server
3 85 (11.68%) Windows 10
4 60 (8.24%) Mac OS
5 39 (5.36%) Linux
6 29 (3.98%) Android
7 28 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
8 24 (3.30%) Apple iOS
9 22 (3.02%) Windows Server 2016
10 14 (1.92%) Embedded Linux
11 12 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.55%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.41%) FreeRTOS
14 1 (0.14%) ThreadX
14 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (30.49%) Problem-Solving
2 161 (22.12%) Customer Service
3 150 (20.60%) Cybersecurity
4 111 (15.25%) Disaster Recovery
5 105 (14.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 87 (11.95%) ITIL
7 76 (10.44%) ITSM
8 67 (9.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 62 (8.52%) Business Continuity
9 62 (8.52%) Service Delivery
10 60 (8.24%) Project Delivery
11 54 (7.42%) Change Management
12 53 (7.28%) Mentoring
13 49 (6.73%) Incident Management
14 48 (6.59%) Migration
15 47 (6.46%) Vulnerability Management
16 42 (5.77%) SIEM
17 40 (5.49%) Mobile Device Management
17 40 (5.49%) Service Management
18 39 (5.36%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (6.18%) PowerShell
2 29 (3.98%) Python
3 28 (3.85%) C
4 20 (2.75%) SQL
5 16 (2.20%) Embedded C
6 14 (1.92%) C++
7 7 (0.96%) Bash
8 6 (0.82%) Bicep
9 3 (0.41%) Go
10 2 (0.27%) Delphi
10 2 (0.27%) Pascal
10 2 (0.27%) PHP
10 2 (0.27%) Ruby
10 2 (0.27%) Rust
11 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.14%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 95 (13.05%) Cisco Certification
2 72 (9.89%) Degree
3 58 (7.97%) CCNP
4 57 (7.83%) CCNA
5 54 (7.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 36 (4.95%) Azure Certification
7 24 (3.30%) DBS Check
8 20 (2.75%) Network+ Certification
8 20 (2.75%) Security Cleared
9 19 (2.61%) SC Cleared
10 15 (2.06%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.10%) CCIE
12 8 (1.10%) CIPD
12 8 (1.10%) Master's Degree
13 7 (0.96%) AWS Certification
14 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (0.69%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.69%) PMP
15 4 (0.55%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.93%) SLA
2 52 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 35 (4.81%) GDPR
4 27 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (1.24%) JTAG
7 8 (1.10%) NIST
8 6 (0.82%) QA
9 4 (0.55%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.27%) Accessibility
System Software
1 298 (40.93%) Active Directory
2 85 (11.68%) Hyper-V
3 73 (10.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (2.34%) Firmware
5 14 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.65%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.82%) vSphere
8 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.41%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.27%) iptables
11 1 (0.14%) Docker
11 1 (0.14%) Xen
Systems Management
1 128 (17.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (4.26%) SCCM
3 20 (2.75%) Jamf Pro
4 19 (2.61%) FortiGate
5 12 (1.65%) Autotask
6 7 (0.96%) Cisco Prime
6 7 (0.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 6 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.55%) Iperf
9 4 (0.55%) Terraform
10 3 (0.41%) cPanel
10 3 (0.41%) Plesk
10 3 (0.41%) WSUS
11 1 (0.14%) Ansible
11 1 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 376 (51.65%) Microsoft
2 167 (22.94%) Cisco
3 114 (15.66%) VMware
4 82 (11.26%) Aruba
5 74 (10.16%) Palo Alto
6 46 (6.32%) Meraki
7 42 (5.77%) SonicWALL
8 40 (5.49%) Qualys
8 40 (5.49%) Veeam
9 34 (4.67%) Apple
10 29 (3.98%) Fortinet
11 27 (3.71%) Ubiquiti
12 20 (2.75%) Dynatrace
12 20 (2.75%) Google
13 19 (2.61%) Sophos
14 18 (2.47%) CheckPoint
15 16 (2.20%) HP
16 15 (2.06%) AppDynamics
16 15 (2.06%) SolarWinds
16 15 (2.06%) Tenable