Wireless
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 194 97 256
Rank change year-on-year -97 +159 +20
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,518 3,727 2,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.55% 3.56% 1.58%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.17% 23.22% 11.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,176 780 1,126
10th Percentile £25,250 £23,250 £28,094
25th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,563 £56,063 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,550 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.79% -7.03%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,586 16,051 20,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 15.34% 13.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 8,237 11,833
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Salary trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 -97 1,326 £45,000 - 333
UK excluding London -133 1,060 £40,000 +6.67% 302
Work from Home +121 545 £52,500 +10.53% 131
London +159 394 £54,556 +3.92% 65
South East -59 338 £36,500 +4.29% 86
North of England -140 216 £40,000 -11.11% 55
Midlands -125 145 £45,000 +28.57% 33
East of England -74 140 £60,000 +33.33% 46
North West -114 129 £40,000 -11.11% 30
South West -106 119 £37,500 +15.38% 48
Scotland -104 108 £52,500 +16.67% 35
West Midlands -86 101 £51,250 +57.69% 18
Yorkshire -70 88 £33,625 -25.28% 22
East Midlands -114 38 £39,000 -13.33% 15
Wales -35 30 £35,000 -12.50% 3
North East -84 14 £39,500 +5.33% 5
Northern Ireland +1 4 £37,500 +3.45% 3

Wireless
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
1 243 (16.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (3.69%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.45%) Apache Spark
3 22 (1.45%) Skype for Business
4 13 (0.86%) IIS
5 10 (0.66%) WordPress
6 8 (0.53%) WebSphere
7 6 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2000
7 6 (0.40%) SAS
8 5 (0.33%) Apache
9 4 (0.26%) Confluence
9 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
10 3 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.066%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.066%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 139 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.40%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.33%) Simulink
7 4 (0.26%) OrCAD
8 3 (0.20%) Revit
8 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.13%) GNU Octave
10 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.066%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.066%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.066%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.066%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 445 (29.31%) Microsoft 365
2 335 (22.07%) Azure
3 97 (6.39%) AWS
4 74 (4.87%) Entra ID
5 58 (3.82%) Google Workspace
6 31 (2.04%) OneDrive
7 26 (1.71%) IaaS
8 23 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (1.05%) SaaS
10 14 (0.92%) GCP
10 14 (0.92%) PaaS
11 10 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (0.66%) Rubrik
12 9 (0.59%) Dropbox
13 8 (0.53%) Datadog
14 7 (0.46%) AWS Direct Connect
14 7 (0.46%) AWS IoT
14 7 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 6 (0.40%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 486 (32.02%) WAN
2 465 (30.63%) Firewall
3 400 (26.35%) LAN
4 275 (18.12%) Wi-Fi
5 228 (15.02%) SD-WAN
6 210 (13.83%) VPN
7 208 (13.70%) DNS
8 176 (11.59%) TCP/IP
9 155 (10.21%) DHCP
10 125 (8.23%) Cisco IOS
11 121 (7.97%) Network Security
12 116 (7.64%) VLAN
13 113 (7.44%) Internet
14 107 (7.05%) WebEx
15 102 (6.72%) OSPF
16 100 (6.59%) BGP
17 94 (6.19%) MPLS
18 75 (4.94%) VoIP
19 70 (4.61%) Bluetooth
20 67 (4.41%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.44%) SQL Server
2 25 (1.65%) Big Data
3 23 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (1.45%) Data Lake
5 13 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.53%) DB2
7 7 (0.46%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.26%) MySQL
8 4 (0.26%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.20%) Power BI
10 2 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.066%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.066%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.066%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.066%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (1.84%) Git
1 28 (1.84%) JIRA
2 22 (1.45%) LabVIEW
3 11 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 11 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 10 (0.66%) Subversion
5 8 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.40%) GDB
7 5 (0.33%) Xcode
8 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.13%) PetaLinux
10 1 (0.066%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.066%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.066%) GitLab
10 1 (0.066%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.066%) TeamCity
General
1 532 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 132 (8.70%) Finance
3 125 (8.23%) Telecoms
4 119 (7.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 105 (6.92%) Electronics
6 87 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
6 87 (5.73%) Manufacturing
7 40 (2.64%) Public Sector
8 39 (2.57%) Marketing
9 38 (2.50%) Legal
10 37 (2.44%) Retail
11 36 (2.37%) Games
11 36 (2.37%) Law
12 31 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (1.25%) Automotive
13 19 (1.25%) Banking
13 19 (1.25%) Mandarin Language
14 18 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (0.99%) Local Government
16 13 (0.86%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 277 (18.25%) IT Support
2 263 (17.33%) Network Engineer
3 234 (15.42%) Senior
4 150 (9.88%) Support Engineer
5 142 (9.35%) Embedded Engineer
6 121 (7.97%) Support Specialist
7 108 (7.11%) IT Engineer
7 108 (7.11%) IT Support Specialist
8 105 (6.92%) Analyst
9 99 (6.52%) Software Engineer
10 88 (5.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 85 (5.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 79 (5.20%) Senior Network Engineer
13 78 (5.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 76 (5.01%) IT Technician
15 70 (4.61%) Support Technician
16 60 (3.95%) Architect
17 51 (3.36%) IT Support Technician
18 49 (3.23%) Technical Support
19 48 (3.16%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.17%) 802.1X
2 18 (1.19%) Yocto
3 15 (0.99%) REST
4 14 (0.92%) HTML
5 11 (0.72%) LDAP
6 10 (0.66%) LAMP
7 9 (0.59%) SAML
8 8 (0.53%) React
8 8 (0.53%) WebSphere MQ
9 7 (0.46%) ADSI
9 7 (0.46%) X-Windows
10 6 (0.40%) HTML5
10 6 (0.40%) Redux
11 5 (0.33%) Apache Cordova
11 5 (0.33%) Core Animation
11 5 (0.33%) Core Data
11 5 (0.33%) RESTful
11 5 (0.33%) XMPP
12 4 (0.26%) Flash
12 4 (0.26%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 133 (8.76%) Data Centre
2 125 (8.23%) Video Conferencing
3 105 (6.92%) Wiki
4 104 (6.85%) Driving Licence
5 79 (5.20%) Self-Motivation
6 78 (5.14%) IoT
7 74 (4.87%) Management Information System
8 54 (3.56%) CCTV
9 41 (2.70%) Embedded Systems
10 34 (2.24%) Onboarding
11 28 (1.84%) PKI
11 28 (1.84%) Public Cloud
12 26 (1.71%) Replication
13 25 (1.65%) Acoustics
14 23 (1.52%) Device Driver
15 22 (1.45%) Algorithms
15 22 (1.45%) Satnav
16 16 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
17 13 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
17 13 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 530 (34.91%) Windows
2 219 (14.43%) Windows 10
3 202 (13.31%) Windows Server
4 165 (10.87%) Linux
5 149 (9.82%) Android
6 66 (4.35%) Mac OS
6 66 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 56 (3.69%) Windows Server 2019
8 54 (3.56%) Apple iOS
9 47 (3.10%) Embedded Linux
10 30 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
11 24 (1.58%) Mac OS X
12 19 (1.25%) VyOS
13 18 (1.19%) Windows 7
14 13 (0.86%) Ubuntu
15 11 (0.72%) VMS
16 10 (0.66%) Kali Linux
17 9 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 8 (0.53%) Unix
18 8 (0.53%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (17.33%) Problem-Solving
2 194 (12.78%) Computer Science
3 189 (12.45%) Customer Service
4 165 (10.87%) Software Engineering
5 153 (10.08%) ITIL
6 146 (9.62%) Business Continuity
7 135 (8.89%) Mobile Device Management
8 128 (8.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 127 (8.37%) Agile
10 112 (7.38%) Contract Negotiation
11 105 (6.92%) Application Virtualisation
11 105 (6.92%) BCP
11 105 (6.92%) Business Continuity Planning
12 97 (6.39%) Cybersecurity
13 81 (5.34%) Coaching
14 76 (5.01%) Mathematics
15 73 (4.81%) Project Delivery
16 63 (4.15%) Project Management
17 62 (4.08%) Network Management
18 58 (3.82%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 161 (10.61%) C
2 106 (6.98%) Python
3 101 (6.65%) PowerShell
4 91 (5.99%) Embedded C
5 43 (2.83%) C++
6 42 (2.77%) SQL
7 32 (2.11%) Bash
8 25 (1.65%) JavaScript
9 20 (1.32%) C#
10 13 (0.86%) Java
11 10 (0.66%) Assembly Language
12 9 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.40%) Swift
14 5 (0.33%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.33%) VB
15 3 (0.20%) Perl
15 3 (0.20%) R
16 2 (0.13%) PHP
16 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.066%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 375 (24.70%) Degree
2 229 (15.09%) Cisco Certification
3 165 (10.87%) CCNA
4 132 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 121 (7.97%) Master's Degree
6 112 (7.38%) CCNP
7 109 (7.18%) Security Cleared
8 84 (5.53%) SC Cleared
9 60 (3.95%) DBS Check
10 59 (3.89%) Microsoft Certification
11 46 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
12 34 (2.24%) CCIE
13 28 (1.84%) JNCIA
14 24 (1.58%) DV Cleared
15 22 (1.45%) Azure Certification
16 19 (1.25%) MCITP
17 18 (1.19%) CREST Certified
17 18 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
17 18 (1.19%) OSCP
18 17 (1.12%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (3.89%) SLA
2 37 (2.44%) GDPR
3 28 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (0.99%) QA
6 14 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 13 (0.86%) SOC 2
8 10 (0.66%) NIST
9 9 (0.59%) GRC
10 8 (0.53%) IEC 62304
10 8 (0.53%) ISO 13485
10 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 8 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.46%) JTAG
12 6 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.40%) MISRA
13 5 (0.33%) NCSC
14 4 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
14 4 (0.26%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 406 (26.75%) Active Directory
2 137 (9.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 128 (8.43%) Firmware
3 128 (8.43%) VMware ESXi
4 112 (7.38%) XenApp
5 110 (7.25%) XenDesktop
6 105 (6.92%) Microsoft App-V
7 97 (6.39%) Hyper-V
8 51 (3.36%) Embedded Firmware
9 36 (2.37%) vSphere
10 22 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
11 7 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
12 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
13 5 (0.33%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.13%) Docker
14 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.066%) Dovecot
15 1 (0.066%) NFS
15 1 (0.066%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 170 (11.20%) SCCM
2 105 (6.92%) AirWatch
2 105 (6.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (2.04%) Ansible
4 20 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.25%) FortiGate
6 14 (0.92%) Cisco CUCM
6 14 (0.92%) SmoothWall
7 13 (0.86%) ServiceCenter
8 12 (0.79%) Nmap
9 11 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
9 11 (0.72%) vCenter Server
10 10 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 10 (0.66%) Terraform
11 9 (0.59%) Failover Clustering
11 9 (0.59%) SCOM
11 9 (0.59%) WSUS
12 8 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
12 8 (0.53%) Nessus
13 7 (0.46%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 560 (36.89%) Microsoft
2 503 (33.14%) Cisco
3 202 (13.31%) VMware
4 164 (10.80%) Citrix
5 142 (9.35%) Aruba
6 119 (7.84%) Fortinet
7 104 (6.85%) Juniper
8 103 (6.79%) Meraki
9 97 (6.39%) Palo Alto
10 86 (5.67%) Apple
11 78 (5.14%) Google
12 68 (4.48%) Ruckus Wireless
13 65 (4.28%) Veeam
14 61 (4.02%) HP
15 58 (3.82%) CheckPoint
16 51 (3.36%) SolarWinds
17 31 (2.04%) F5
18 30 (1.98%) Nokia
19 22 (1.45%) Databricks
19 22 (1.45%) Mitel