Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Wi-Fi skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 321 309 474
Rank change year-on-year -12 +165 -77
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 730 696 1,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.88% 1.08% 0.72%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.51% 6.68% 5.56%
Number of salaries quoted 425 553 786
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,600 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £56,000 £53,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,750 £39,289 £42,773
% change year-on-year -1.37% -8.15% -4.95%

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 11,217 10,412 20,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.58% 16.09% 13.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4,923 6,907 11,540
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% -4.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £71,248
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 16 September 2024.

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 16 September 2024. 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 -10 647 £42,500 +6.25% 179
UK excluding London +9 538 £38,750 -1.37% 162
Work from Home +31 232 £45,798 +13.78% 64
London -36 162 £52,500 +28.05% 35
South East +20 143 £37,500 -11.76% 34
North of England +14 139 £39,250 -1.88% 33
Midlands -12 110 £37,500 -6.25% 47
Yorkshire +59 66 £33,000 -9.59% 8
West Midlands -9 62 £39,000 -2.50% 21
North West -17 62 £42,500 -15.00% 21
East of England -3 50 £46,750 +36.50% 17
East Midlands -32 48 £37,500 - 26
South West -31 43 £30,000 -20.00% 17
Scotland -37 34 £60,000 +50.00% 3
Wales +27 29 £36,000 +10.77% 15
North East -33 18 £28,000 -29.67% 4

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 54 (7.40%) SharePoint
2 48 (6.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.78%) Confluence
4 4 (0.55%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 60 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (4.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.14%) 1Password
5 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 4 (0.55%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.27%) PlanetPress Connect
3 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 254 (34.79%) Microsoft 365
2 211 (28.90%) Azure
3 84 (11.51%) Entra ID
4 43 (5.89%) AWS
5 35 (4.79%) OneDrive
6 28 (3.84%) SaaS
7 26 (3.56%) IaaS
8 24 (3.29%) PaaS
9 14 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (1.64%) Mimecast
11 11 (1.51%) Power Platform
12 8 (1.10%) Nutanix
13 7 (0.96%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.68%) WhatsApp
15 4 (0.55%) GCP
15 4 (0.55%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 3 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
16 3 (0.41%) Amazon S3
16 3 (0.41%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 276 (37.81%) Firewall
2 204 (27.95%) WAN
3 203 (27.81%) LAN
4 148 (20.27%) Wireless
5 118 (16.16%) VPN
6 117 (16.03%) DNS
7 101 (13.84%) DHCP
8 79 (10.82%) Network Security
9 74 (10.14%) VLAN
10 71 (9.73%) SD-WAN
10 71 (9.73%) TCP/IP
11 65 (8.90%) Bluetooth
12 58 (7.95%) Ethernet
12 58 (7.95%) LTE
13 57 (7.81%) Internet
14 49 (6.71%) Broadband
15 46 (6.30%) 5G
15 46 (6.30%) GSM
15 46 (6.30%) MPLS
16 44 (6.03%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.79%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.01%) MySQL
3 16 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (0.96%) Power BI
4 7 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.41%) Redis
5 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.14%) DTS
6 1 (0.14%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (2.33%) JIRA
2 10 (1.37%) Git
3 7 (0.96%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.41%) Axure RP
4 3 (0.41%) Subversion
5 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 203 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 79 (10.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 68 (9.32%) Retail
4 61 (8.36%) Telecoms
5 56 (7.67%) Automotive
6 55 (7.53%) Analytical Skills
7 54 (7.40%) Finance
8 47 (6.44%) Manufacturing
9 35 (4.79%) Public Sector
10 33 (4.52%) Games
11 32 (4.38%) Billing
12 26 (3.56%) Law
13 23 (3.15%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (2.33%) Legal
16 16 (2.19%) Marketing
17 11 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (1.51%) Local Government
17 11 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (1.23%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 137 (18.77%) Network Engineer
2 102 (13.97%) IT Support
3 96 (13.15%) Senior
4 86 (11.78%) Support Engineer
5 75 (10.27%) IT Engineer
6 68 (9.32%) Analyst
7 49 (6.71%) Test Engineer
8 44 (6.03%) EMC Engineer
8 44 (6.03%) EMC Test Engineer
9 39 (5.34%) Senior Network Engineer
10 38 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 38 (5.21%) Service Delivery Executive
11 37 (5.07%) Support Analyst
12 34 (4.66%) 3rd Line Support
13 33 (4.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 33 (4.52%) Lead
14 32 (4.38%) IT Manager
15 30 (4.11%) IT Support Engineer
15 30 (4.11%) Technical Support
16 29 (3.97%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.33%) HTML
2 8 (1.10%) CSS
2 8 (1.10%) REST
3 6 (0.82%) 802.1X
3 6 (0.82%) HTML5
3 6 (0.82%) Yocto
4 5 (0.68%) NETCONF
5 3 (0.41%) .NET
5 3 (0.41%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.41%) CSS3
5 3 (0.41%) Lucene
5 3 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (0.41%) RequireJS
6 2 (0.27%) Laravel
7 1 (0.14%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 73 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 45 (6.16%) Driving Licence
3 44 (6.03%) Satnav
4 40 (5.48%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (3.97%) CCTV
6 26 (3.56%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.56%) PKI
7 14 (1.92%) Replication
8 13 (1.78%) EPoS
8 13 (1.78%) Robotics
8 13 (1.78%) Smartphone
8 13 (1.78%) Video Conferencing
9 11 (1.51%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.23%) IoT
10 9 (1.23%) Smart Home
11 8 (1.10%) Client/Server
11 8 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
11 8 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
11 8 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (0.82%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 270 (36.99%) Windows
2 134 (18.36%) Windows Server
3 91 (12.47%) Windows 10
4 56 (7.67%) Linux
5 50 (6.85%) Windows Server 2019
6 46 (6.30%) Android
7 43 (5.89%) Apple iOS
8 32 (4.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 31 (4.25%) Windows Server 2012
10 24 (3.29%) Windows 7
11 23 (3.15%) Mac OS
12 15 (2.05%) Embedded Linux
13 11 (1.51%) Windows 8
14 5 (0.68%) Mac OS X
14 5 (0.68%) Ubuntu
15 3 (0.41%) CentOS
15 3 (0.41%) VyOS
16 2 (0.27%) Unix
16 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.27%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (14.52%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (14.38%) Cybersecurity
3 74 (10.14%) ITIL
4 73 (10.00%) Customer Service
5 62 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 60 (8.22%) Service Delivery
7 58 (7.95%) Mentoring
8 56 (7.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 54 (7.40%) Test Automation
10 44 (6.03%) B2B
10 44 (6.03%) Data Management
10 44 (6.03%) Test Scripting
11 42 (5.75%) Coaching
12 41 (5.62%) Network Monitoring
13 39 (5.34%) Computer Science
14 36 (4.93%) ITSM
15 35 (4.79%) CRM
16 34 (4.66%) Service Management
17 31 (4.25%) Agile
17 31 (4.25%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (5.34%) SQL
2 27 (3.70%) Python
3 21 (2.88%) PowerShell
4 20 (2.74%) C
5 17 (2.33%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.33%) PHP
6 13 (1.78%) C++
7 9 (1.23%) Embedded C
8 7 (0.96%) VB
9 2 (0.27%) Assembly Language
9 2 (0.27%) Bash
9 2 (0.27%) Embedded C++
9 2 (0.27%) Java
9 2 (0.27%) Perl
10 1 (0.14%) C#
10 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 124 (16.99%) Degree
2 89 (12.19%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (9.04%) CCNA
4 46 (6.30%) CCNP
5 37 (5.07%) Security Cleared
6 35 (4.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 31 (4.25%) SC Cleared
8 18 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (2.05%) Network+ Certification
10 14 (1.92%) MCSE
11 13 (1.78%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.64%) CWNA
12 12 (1.64%) CWTS
12 12 (1.64%) MCSA
13 11 (1.51%) A+ Certification
13 11 (1.51%) Azure Certification
14 10 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (1.37%) CCIE
15 9 (1.23%) PMI Certification
16 8 (1.10%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (5.62%) SLA
2 35 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 26 (3.56%) GDPR
3 26 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (2.47%) NCSC
5 16 (2.19%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.68%) HIPAA
7 5 (0.68%) NIST
8 3 (0.41%) IASME
8 3 (0.41%) JTAG
9 2 (0.27%) GRC
9 2 (0.27%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.14%) Automotive SPICE
10 1 (0.14%) AUTOSAR
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.14%) PMO
10 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 216 (29.59%) Active Directory
2 66 (9.04%) Hyper-V
3 59 (8.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (2.60%) VMware ESXi
5 18 (2.47%) Firmware
6 11 (1.51%) vSphere
7 7 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.41%) KVM
10 2 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.27%) NFS
10 2 (0.27%) Samba
11 1 (0.14%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 34 (4.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (3.42%) SCCM
3 24 (3.29%) FortiGate
4 22 (3.01%) Ansible
5 16 (2.19%) Terraform
6 15 (2.05%) WSUS
7 10 (1.37%) vCenter Server
8 9 (1.23%) PaperCut
9 8 (1.10%) Nessus
10 7 (0.96%) Autotask
11 6 (0.82%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.68%) AirWatch
13 3 (0.41%) Backup Exec
13 3 (0.41%) Cisco CME
13 3 (0.41%) CSIRT
13 3 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
13 3 (0.41%) Nagios
13 3 (0.41%) Observium
14 2 (0.27%) OfficeScan
14 2 (0.27%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 237 (32.47%) Microsoft
2 174 (23.84%) Cisco
3 102 (13.97%) VMware
4 52 (7.12%) Fortinet
5 44 (6.03%) EMC
6 43 (5.89%) Aruba
6 43 (5.89%) Meraki
6 43 (5.89%) Veeam
7 40 (5.48%) Palo Alto
8 37 (5.07%) Citrix
9 31 (4.25%) Apple
9 31 (4.25%) SolarWinds
10 28 (3.84%) HP
11 22 (3.01%) Juniper
12 18 (2.47%) Sophos
13 17 (2.33%) Dell
13 17 (2.33%) Ruckus Wireless
14 16 (2.19%) Arista
14 16 (2.19%) NetScout
14 16 (2.19%) Ubiquiti