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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 237 379
Rank change year-on-year +81 +142 +131
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 1,140 1,229 856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.06% 1.19% 0.88%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.43% 9.06% 5.51%
Number of salaries quoted 305 1,031 634
10th Percentile £28,250 £24,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £63,250 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £40,000 £38,250
% change year-on-year +3.75% +4.58% -15.00%

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 9,970 13,562 15,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.99% 13.13% 15.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4,374 9,412 7,743
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £26,781 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.45% -2.22% -5.26%

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 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Top 17 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 30 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
England +77 1,096 £44,850 +5.53% 946
UK excluding London +109 986 £41,500 +3.75% 935
East of England +94 342 £40,000 +23.08% 148
South East +125 280 £41,500 +3.75% 248
Midlands +102 249 £48,750 +30.00% 181
East Midlands +104 202 £50,000 +25.00% 70
Work from Home -74 146 £41,500 -12.63% 622
London -12 127 £45,000 -11.33% 123
South West +43 53 £46,000 +15.00% 131
West Midlands 0 47 £47,500 +46.15% 101
North of England -132 35 £30,000 -25.00% 190
North West -104 23 £43,500 +8.75% 86
Wales +36 10 £37,617 +15.74% 25
Yorkshire -17 10 £30,000 -20.53% 80
Northern Ireland +47 9 - - 10
Scotland +87 8 £33,000 -5.71% 43
North East +19 2 £40,000 -5.88% 27

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 46 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 42 (3.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.88%) Confluence
4 6 (0.53%) CMS
5 5 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.26%) WordPress
7 2 (0.18%) IIS
7 2 (0.18%) JOnAS
Applications
1 57 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.26%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.088%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.088%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (1.58%) Remedy ITSM
2 15 (1.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.53%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.26%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.26%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 151 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (12.19%) Azure
3 35 (3.07%) OneDrive
4 31 (2.72%) AWS
5 30 (2.63%) Entra ID
6 20 (1.75%) SaaS
7 12 (1.05%) Google Workspace
8 10 (0.88%) AWS Direct Connect
9 9 (0.79%) Power Platform
10 7 (0.61%) Mimecast
11 6 (0.53%) Amazon EC2
11 6 (0.53%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (0.53%) Google Analytics
11 6 (0.53%) Slack
12 4 (0.35%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.35%) Nutanix
12 4 (0.35%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.26%) IaaS
13 3 (0.26%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 772 (67.72%) Wireless
2 753 (66.05%) Bluetooth
3 747 (65.53%) 5G
4 745 (65.35%) LTE
5 731 (64.12%) GSM
6 730 (64.04%) UMTS
7 190 (16.67%) Firewall
8 137 (12.02%) WAN
9 124 (10.88%) VPN
10 115 (10.09%) LAN
11 69 (6.05%) VLAN
12 66 (5.79%) SD-WAN
13 62 (5.44%) DNS
14 47 (4.12%) DHCP
15 38 (3.33%) Internet
16 36 (3.16%) MPLS
16 36 (3.16%) VoIP
17 33 (2.89%) IPsec
17 33 (2.89%) Network Security
18 31 (2.72%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.79%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.35%) Power BI
3 3 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 11 (0.96%) JIRA
2 5 (0.44%) Git
2 5 (0.44%) KGDB
2 5 (0.44%) Sonatype Nexus
3 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.26%) Subversion
5 2 (0.18%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.088%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.088%) SoapUI
General
1 750 (65.79%) Electronics
2 138 (12.11%) Social Skills
3 50 (4.39%) Finance
4 30 (2.63%) Manufacturing
5 26 (2.28%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (1.58%) Telecoms
7 16 (1.40%) Marketing
8 13 (1.14%) Legal
8 13 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (0.88%) Law
9 10 (0.88%) Local Government
10 9 (0.79%) Banking
11 8 (0.70%) Public Sector
12 7 (0.61%) Automotive
12 7 (0.61%) Tech for Good
13 6 (0.53%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.35%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.35%) Retail
15 3 (0.26%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 731 (64.12%) Electronics Engineer
2 730 (64.04%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 730 (64.04%) Test Engineer
3 74 (6.49%) Support Engineer
4 59 (5.18%) IT Support
5 55 (4.82%) Network Engineer
6 49 (4.30%) Lead
7 47 (4.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 47 (4.12%) Senior
8 44 (3.86%) IT Engineer
9 32 (2.81%) IT Support Engineer
10 31 (2.72%) 2nd Line Support
11 30 (2.63%) Analyst
12 22 (1.93%) Support Analyst
12 22 (1.93%) Technical Support
13 20 (1.75%) 1st Line Support
14 19 (1.67%) 3rd Line Support
15 18 (1.58%) Technical Engineer
16 17 (1.49%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 16 (1.40%) Cisco Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.40%) 802.1X
2 8 (0.70%) CSS
2 8 (0.70%) HTML
3 2 (0.18%) .NET
3 2 (0.18%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.18%) HTML5
3 2 (0.18%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.088%) JSON
4 1 (0.088%) Web Services
4 1 (0.088%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 760 (66.67%) Driving Licence
2 35 (3.07%) Video Conferencing
3 29 (2.54%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.28%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (1.75%) IoT
7 17 (1.49%) CCTV
8 16 (1.40%) Fibre Optics
9 12 (1.05%) Operational Technology
10 11 (0.96%) NB-IoT
11 10 (0.88%) Onboarding
12 8 (0.70%) Embedded Systems
12 8 (0.70%) iPad
12 8 (0.70%) Replication
13 6 (0.53%) EPoS
13 6 (0.53%) iPhone
13 6 (0.53%) IPTV
13 6 (0.53%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.44%) Linux Command Line
14 5 (0.44%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 173 (15.18%) Windows
2 81 (7.11%) Windows Server
3 63 (5.53%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.77%) Linux
5 17 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (1.32%) Mac OS
7 11 (0.96%) Windows 7
8 9 (0.79%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (0.70%) VMS
10 6 (0.53%) Android
11 5 (0.44%) Unix
12 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 758 (66.49%) Mentoring
2 739 (64.82%) Validation
3 735 (64.47%) Coaching
4 732 (64.21%) Verification and Validation
5 731 (64.12%) Customer Requirements
6 730 (64.04%) Test Strategy
7 125 (10.96%) Problem-Solving
8 81 (7.11%) Customer Service
9 52 (4.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 44 (3.86%) Continuous Improvement
11 43 (3.77%) ITIL
12 37 (3.25%) Cybersecurity
13 35 (3.07%) Asset Management
14 34 (2.98%) Service Delivery
15 31 (2.72%) Network Management
16 30 (2.63%) Virtual Environments
17 28 (2.46%) Presales
18 25 (2.19%) ITSM
18 25 (2.19%) Time Management
19 24 (2.11%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (2.89%) PowerShell
2 24 (2.11%) SQL
3 15 (1.32%) Python
4 13 (1.14%) Bash
5 8 (0.70%) C
5 8 (0.70%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.35%) C++
7 2 (0.18%) Embedded C
7 2 (0.18%) PHP
8 1 (0.088%) Scala
Qualifications
1 784 (68.77%) Degree
2 733 (64.30%) HND
3 73 (6.40%) Cisco Certification
4 57 (5.00%) CCNA
5 49 (4.30%) CCNP
6 20 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
7 17 (1.49%) Security Cleared
8 15 (1.32%) SC Cleared
9 14 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (0.88%) CCIE
13 9 (0.79%) A+ Certification
14 8 (0.70%) DBS Check
14 8 (0.70%) JNCIA
15 5 (0.44%) CCDA
15 5 (0.44%) CCDP
15 5 (0.44%) CHECK Team Leader
16 4 (0.35%) Azure Certification
16 4 (0.35%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (1.23%) SLA
2 9 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (0.79%) GDPR
3 7 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.35%) NIST
5 4 (0.35%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.35%) PMO
6 3 (0.26%) QA
7 2 (0.18%) JTAG
7 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.088%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.088%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.088%) AUTOSAR
8 1 (0.088%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.088%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.088%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 119 (10.44%) Active Directory
2 55 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.81%) Hyper-V
4 26 (2.28%) Firmware
5 20 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (1.23%) vSphere
7 11 (0.96%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.18%) Docker
9 2 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.088%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.088%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 31 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.63%) SCCM
3 19 (1.67%) Terraform
4 17 (1.49%) Ansible
5 11 (0.96%) Puppet
6 5 (0.44%) CASB
6 5 (0.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (0.35%) Autotask
7 4 (0.35%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.35%) ZENworks
8 3 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.088%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.088%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.088%) Norton AntiVirus
10 1 (0.088%) WSUS
Vendors
1 179 (15.70%) Microsoft
2 126 (11.05%) Cisco
3 85 (7.46%) Meraki
4 62 (5.44%) VMware
5 52 (4.56%) Fortinet
6 39 (3.42%) HP
7 36 (3.16%) SolarWinds
8 31 (2.72%) Juniper
9 29 (2.54%) Apple
10 28 (2.46%) Aruba
10 28 (2.46%) CheckPoint
11 26 (2.28%) Palo Alto
12 18 (1.58%) Remedy
13 16 (1.40%) Google
14 14 (1.23%) Infoblox
15 11 (0.96%) BMC
15 11 (0.96%) Extreme Networks
15 11 (0.96%) Veeam
16 10 (0.88%) Dynatrace
16 10 (0.88%) MobileIron