Wireless Jobs

Wireless
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wireless over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 202 195 94
Rank change year-on-year -7 -101 +162
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 803 1,519 3,726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.54% 1.54% 3.58%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.58% 11.15% 23.24%
Number of salaries quoted 291 1,178 781
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,350 £23,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,031 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,375 £56,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £73,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +9.38% +6.67% -12.79%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless 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 6,936 13,623 16,032
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.30% 13.85% 15.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,252 9,516 8,186
10th Percentile £23,731 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,250
Median % change year-on-year - -5.47% -4.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,715 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% -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 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 16 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 30 April 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 +8 775 £54,000 +20.00% 346
UK excluding London +31 679 £43,750 +9.38% 283
East of England +63 203 £55,000 -8.33% 48
South East +18 203 £40,000 +9.59% 91
Midlands +50 136 £50,000 +11.11% 36
Work from Home -91 124 £57,500 +9.52% 168
East Midlands +108 116 £45,000 +15.38% 19
London -94 114 £67,500 +23.73% 83
North of England -28 92 £34,000 -15.00% 55
Yorkshire +33 47 £30,500 -9.29% 16
North West -53 41 £67,500 +68.75% 29
South West +23 21 £44,500 +18.67% 33
West Midlands -27 20 £65,000 +26.83% 16
Scotland +36 14 £47,500 -9.52% 19
Wales +20 10 £43,000 +22.86% 4
North East +42 4 £56,599 +43.29% 10

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 27 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 19 (2.37%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 33 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.75%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 4 (0.50%) Carpe Diem
1 4 (0.50%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.37%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 116 (14.45%) Azure
2 86 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (3.99%) AWS
4 26 (3.24%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.49%) OneDrive
6 8 (1.00%) Mimecast
7 7 (0.87%) SaaS
8 6 (0.75%) Google Workspace
9 5 (0.62%) Azure Storage
9 5 (0.62%) GCP
10 3 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.37%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 3 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.37%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.25%) IaaS
11 2 (0.25%) IBM Cloud
12 1 (0.12%) Cloudflare
12 1 (0.12%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.12%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 472 (58.78%) Wi-Fi
2 439 (54.67%) Bluetooth
3 426 (53.05%) LTE
4 425 (52.93%) 5G
5 423 (52.68%) GSM
6 420 (52.30%) UMTS
7 138 (17.19%) LAN
8 131 (16.31%) WAN
9 105 (13.08%) Firewall
10 68 (8.47%) VPN
11 54 (6.72%) DHCP
12 49 (6.10%) DNS
13 47 (5.85%) SD-WAN
13 47 (5.85%) TCP/IP
14 46 (5.73%) Internet
15 42 (5.23%) BGP
15 42 (5.23%) Cisco Nexus
16 40 (4.98%) Network Security
17 38 (4.73%) OSPF
17 38 (4.73%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.37%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.37%) Power BI
3 2 (0.25%) EDMS
4 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (1.12%) Git
1 9 (1.12%) Sonatype Nexus
2 7 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.62%) JIRA
4 2 (0.25%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.25%) GDB
4 2 (0.25%) KGDB
4 2 (0.25%) Subversion
5 1 (0.12%) CMake
General
1 449 (55.92%) Electronics
2 75 (9.34%) Social Skills
3 44 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 37 (4.61%) Finance
5 35 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (3.99%) Telecoms
7 20 (2.49%) Law
8 18 (2.24%) Manufacturing
9 15 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (1.87%) Public Sector
10 10 (1.25%) Retail
11 9 (1.12%) Wearables
12 8 (1.00%) Marketing
13 7 (0.87%) Aerospace
13 7 (0.87%) Local Government
14 5 (0.62%) Welsh Language
15 4 (0.50%) Automotive
15 4 (0.50%) Legal
15 4 (0.50%) Multimedia
15 4 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 423 (52.68%) Electronics Engineer
2 421 (52.43%) Test Engineer
3 420 (52.30%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 86 (10.71%) Senior
5 74 (9.22%) Network Engineer
6 36 (4.48%) Analyst
7 33 (4.11%) Consultant
7 33 (4.11%) IT Support
8 26 (3.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 26 (3.24%) Network Consultant
9 25 (3.11%) Senior Consultant
10 24 (2.99%) Software Engineer
11 23 (2.86%) Senior Network Consultant
12 22 (2.74%) Embedded Engineer
13 21 (2.62%) IT Analyst
13 21 (2.62%) Network Support
14 20 (2.49%) Infrastructure Support
15 19 (2.37%) Support Analyst
16 18 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 18 (2.24%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.86%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.37%) Middleware
3 2 (0.25%) HTML
3 2 (0.25%) HTML5
3 2 (0.25%) JSON
3 2 (0.25%) React
3 2 (0.25%) Redux
3 2 (0.25%) YAML
4 1 (0.12%) Bazel
4 1 (0.12%) EDI
4 1 (0.12%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 438 (54.55%) Driving Licence
2 32 (3.99%) Data Centre
3 24 (2.99%) Virtual Team
4 22 (2.74%) IoT
5 21 (2.62%) Embedded Systems
5 21 (2.62%) Video Conferencing
6 19 (2.37%) Digital Signage
6 19 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.37%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.12%) CCTV
9 8 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (0.87%) Management Information System
10 7 (0.87%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.75%) Device Driver
11 6 (0.75%) iPhone
12 5 (0.62%) Mobile Computing
12 5 (0.62%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.62%) Smart Energy
13 4 (0.50%) PKI
13 4 (0.50%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 139 (17.31%) Windows
2 65 (8.09%) Windows Server
3 39 (4.86%) Linux
4 36 (4.48%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.87%) Mac OS
5 15 (1.87%) Mac OS X
6 14 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (1.37%) Apple iOS
7 11 (1.37%) FreeRTOS
8 7 (0.87%) Android
9 5 (0.62%) VMS
9 5 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.50%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (55.17%) Mentoring
2 431 (53.67%) Coaching
3 430 (53.55%) Validation
4 427 (53.18%) Customer Requirements
5 421 (52.43%) Verification and Validation
6 420 (52.30%) Test Strategy
7 73 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 54 (6.72%) ITIL
9 42 (5.23%) Service Delivery
10 38 (4.73%) Customer Service
11 34 (4.23%) Project Management
12 29 (3.61%) Change Management
12 29 (3.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 29 (3.61%) Software Engineering
13 27 (3.36%) Roadmaps
14 25 (3.11%) Migration
15 23 (2.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (2.86%) Cybersecurity
15 23 (2.86%) Project Delivery
16 22 (2.74%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.23%) C
1 34 (4.23%) Python
2 29 (3.61%) PowerShell
3 22 (2.74%) C++
3 22 (2.74%) SQL
4 7 (0.87%) Embedded C
5 5 (0.62%) Assembly Language
6 4 (0.50%) Bash
7 3 (0.37%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.25%) Java
8 2 (0.25%) Progress 4GL
8 2 (0.25%) R
9 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.12%) Rust
9 1 (0.12%) Scala
Qualifications
1 489 (60.90%) Degree
2 420 (52.30%) HND
3 88 (10.96%) Cisco Certification
4 66 (8.22%) CCNP
5 34 (4.23%) CCNA
6 33 (4.11%) CCIE
7 27 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
8 26 (3.24%) Master's Degree
9 19 (2.37%) MBA
10 18 (2.24%) Security Cleared
11 10 (1.25%) MCSA
12 9 (1.12%) CHECK Team Leader
12 9 (1.12%) SC Cleared
13 8 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 7 (0.87%) CREST Certified
15 6 (0.75%) OSCP
16 5 (0.62%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
17 4 (0.50%) CWNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.11%) SLA
2 12 (1.49%) PCI DSS
3 9 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.62%) NIST
4 5 (0.62%) QA
5 3 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.37%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.37%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (0.37%) GRC
5 3 (0.37%) IEC 62304
5 3 (0.37%) MISRA
5 3 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.25%) GDPR
7 1 (0.12%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.12%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.12%) PMO
System Software
1 82 (10.21%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.74%) Firmware
3 27 (3.36%) Hyper-V
4 19 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.12%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.50%) vSphere
6 4 (0.50%) XenApp
7 3 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (5.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.24%) FortiGate
3 14 (1.74%) WSUS
4 12 (1.49%) Ansible
5 11 (1.37%) Terraform
6 5 (0.62%) AirWatch
6 5 (0.62%) Kubernetes
7 4 (0.50%) Dell DRAC
7 4 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.37%) SCCM
8 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.12%) Autotask
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.12%) Grafana
10 1 (0.12%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.12%) WMI
10 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 142 (17.68%) Cisco
2 126 (15.69%) Microsoft
3 36 (4.48%) Meraki
4 32 (3.99%) VMware
5 29 (3.61%) Palo Alto
6 21 (2.62%) Apple
6 21 (2.62%) Mitel
7 20 (2.49%) Juniper
8 19 (2.37%) SolarWinds
8 19 (2.37%) Unisys
9 18 (2.24%) Polycom
9 18 (2.24%) ShoreTel
10 17 (2.12%) F5
10 17 (2.12%) Fortinet
11 15 (1.87%) HP
12 14 (1.74%) Aruba
13 10 (1.25%) CheckPoint
13 10 (1.25%) Citrix
13 10 (1.25%) ServiceNow
14 9 (1.12%) Ubiquiti