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

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 199 92
Rank change year-on-year +41 -107 +172
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,113 1,469 3,710
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.02% 1.48% 3.67%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.05% 10.89% 23.46%
Number of salaries quoted 284 1,147 787
10th Percentile £29,250 £25,500 £23,400
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% +5.56% -11.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £72,700
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 9,239 13,484 15,812
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.77% 13.62% 15.62%
Number of salaries quoted 4,292 9,395 8,040
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,925 £77,715 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £43,875 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% -2.50% -3.23%

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 14 May 2025.

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 14 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 +44 1,080 £52,500 +16.67% 546
UK excluding London +80 989 £43,750 +9.38% 455
East of England +81 339 £52,000 -13.33% 77
South East +56 292 £40,000 +6.67% 160
Midlands +104 214 £48,000 +6.67% 67
East Midlands +118 193 £50,000 +31.58% 26
Work from Home -116 133 £57,500 +9.52% 226
London -86 106 £65,000 +19.14% 159
North of England -42 99 £33,599 -16.00% 78
Yorkshire +42 51 £30,500 -9.29% 22
North West -74 44 £67,500 +68.75% 49
South West +11 22 £52,500 +40.00% 51
West Midlands -21 21 £45,000 -18.18% 35
Scotland +31 13 £47,500 -9.52% 24
Wales +20 9 £46,375 +32.50% 7
North East +35 4 £56,599 +45.13% 7
Northern Ireland +42 1 - - 5

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 29 (2.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (2.52%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.71%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.090%) IIS
Applications
1 30 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 4 (0.36%) Carpe Diem
1 4 (0.36%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.090%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 113 (10.15%) Azure
2 92 (8.27%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (2.88%) AWS
4 30 (2.70%) Entra ID
5 16 (1.44%) OneDrive
6 9 (0.81%) Mimecast
7 8 (0.72%) Google Workspace
8 6 (0.54%) Azure Storage
9 5 (0.45%) GCP
10 4 (0.36%) SaaS
11 3 (0.27%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (0.27%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.27%) IaaS
11 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.27%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.18%) IBM Cloud
13 1 (0.090%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.090%) Cloudflare
13 1 (0.090%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.090%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 780 (70.08%) Wi-Fi
2 748 (67.21%) Bluetooth
3 736 (66.13%) 5G
3 736 (66.13%) LTE
4 732 (65.77%) GSM
5 730 (65.59%) UMTS
6 139 (12.49%) LAN
7 130 (11.68%) WAN
8 103 (9.25%) Firewall
9 65 (5.84%) VPN
10 56 (5.03%) DHCP
11 51 (4.58%) DNS
12 46 (4.13%) Internet
12 46 (4.13%) TCP/IP
13 41 (3.68%) VLAN
14 40 (3.59%) BGP
14 40 (3.59%) Network Security
14 40 (3.59%) SD-WAN
15 39 (3.50%) Cisco Nexus
16 37 (3.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.90%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.27%) Power BI
3 2 (0.18%) EDMS
4 1 (0.090%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.090%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (0.90%) Git
2 7 (0.63%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
3 4 (0.36%) JIRA
4 3 (0.27%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.27%) KGDB
4 3 (0.27%) Subversion
5 2 (0.18%) GDB
6 1 (0.090%) CMake
General
1 756 (67.92%) Electronics
2 74 (6.65%) Social Skills
3 49 (4.40%) Finance
4 47 (4.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (2.96%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (2.61%) Telecoms
7 20 (1.80%) Law
8 16 (1.44%) Manufacturing
9 15 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (0.81%) Public Sector
10 9 (0.81%) Retail
11 8 (0.72%) Wearables
12 7 (0.63%) Aerospace
12 7 (0.63%) Legal
13 5 (0.45%) Marketing
14 4 (0.36%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.27%) Automotive
15 3 (0.27%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.27%) Local Government
15 3 (0.27%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 733 (65.86%) Electronics Engineer
2 731 (65.68%) Test Engineer
3 730 (65.59%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 78 (7.01%) Senior
5 71 (6.38%) Network Engineer
6 38 (3.41%) IT Support
7 37 (3.32%) Analyst
8 36 (3.23%) Software Engineer
9 33 (2.96%) Embedded Engineer
10 28 (2.52%) Consultant
11 26 (2.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 25 (2.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 24 (2.16%) Network Consultant
14 21 (1.89%) IT Analyst
14 21 (1.89%) Senior Consultant
15 20 (1.80%) Infrastructure Support
15 20 (1.80%) Network Support
15 20 (1.80%) Support Engineer
16 19 (1.71%) Senior Network Consultant
16 19 (1.71%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (1.98%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.27%) Middleware
3 2 (0.18%) HTML
3 2 (0.18%) HTML5
3 2 (0.18%) JSON
3 2 (0.18%) React
3 2 (0.18%) Redux
4 1 (0.090%) Bazel
4 1 (0.090%) EDI
4 1 (0.090%) LDAP
4 1 (0.090%) XMPP
4 1 (0.090%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 747 (67.12%) Driving Licence
2 33 (2.96%) Embedded Systems
3 28 (2.52%) Data Centre
4 23 (2.07%) Virtual Team
5 21 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
6 20 (1.80%) IoT
7 19 (1.71%) Digital Signage
8 13 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.08%) e-Learning
9 12 (1.08%) MicroBlaze
9 12 (1.08%) RISC-V
10 10 (0.90%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (0.72%) CCTV
12 7 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 6 (0.54%) Device Driver
13 6 (0.54%) iPhone
14 5 (0.45%) Mobile Computing
14 5 (0.45%) Onboarding
14 5 (0.45%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 137 (12.31%) Windows
2 65 (5.84%) Windows Server
3 46 (4.13%) Linux
4 37 (3.32%) Windows 10
5 17 (1.53%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.35%) Mac OS X
7 13 (1.17%) Apple iOS
7 13 (1.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (1.08%) Embedded Linux
9 10 (0.90%) FreeRTOS
10 9 (0.81%) Android
11 7 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
12 6 (0.54%) VMS
13 4 (0.36%) Windows 7
14 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
15 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.090%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 751 (67.48%) Mentoring
2 739 (66.40%) Validation
3 737 (66.22%) Coaching
4 735 (66.04%) Customer Requirements
5 731 (65.68%) Verification and Validation
6 730 (65.59%) Test Strategy
7 69 (6.20%) Problem-Solving
8 58 (5.21%) ITIL
9 42 (3.77%) Service Delivery
10 41 (3.68%) Software Engineering
11 40 (3.59%) Customer Service
12 36 (3.23%) Project Management
13 28 (2.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 26 (2.34%) Agile
14 26 (2.34%) Migration
15 25 (2.25%) Change Management
16 24 (2.16%) Disaster Recovery
17 23 (2.07%) Continuous Improvement
17 23 (2.07%) Cybersecurity
17 23 (2.07%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 45 (4.04%) C
2 33 (2.96%) C++
2 33 (2.96%) Python
3 29 (2.61%) PowerShell
4 22 (1.98%) SQL
5 7 (0.63%) Embedded C
6 5 (0.45%) Assembly Language
7 2 (0.18%) Bash
7 2 (0.18%) Embedded C++
7 2 (0.18%) Java
7 2 (0.18%) Progress 4GL
7 2 (0.18%) R
8 1 (0.090%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.090%) Rust
8 1 (0.090%) Scala
Qualifications
1 800 (71.88%) Degree
2 730 (65.59%) HND
3 87 (7.82%) Cisco Certification
4 68 (6.11%) CCNP
5 35 (3.14%) CCNA
6 34 (3.05%) Security Cleared
7 32 (2.88%) CCIE
8 30 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (2.25%) Master's Degree
10 22 (1.98%) SC Cleared
11 19 (1.71%) MBA
12 10 (0.90%) MCSA
13 9 (0.81%) DBS Check
14 8 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.54%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (0.45%) CHECK Team Leader
17 4 (0.36%) CREST Certified
17 4 (0.36%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.25%) SLA
2 9 (0.81%) PCI DSS
3 7 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (0.45%) QA
5 4 (0.36%) GDPR
6 3 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.27%) NIST
7 2 (0.18%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.18%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.18%) IEC 62304
7 2 (0.18%) MISRA
7 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.090%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.090%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.090%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.090%) GRC
8 1 (0.090%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.090%) PMO
System Software
1 89 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.68%) Firmware
3 28 (2.52%) Hyper-V
4 21 (1.89%) Embedded Firmware
4 21 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.36%) vSphere
5 4 (0.36%) XenApp
6 3 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.090%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (0.090%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.090%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.090%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.090%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 48 (4.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.53%) FortiGate
3 14 (1.26%) WSUS
4 10 (0.90%) Ansible
5 9 (0.81%) Terraform
6 6 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.45%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.45%) Kubernetes
7 5 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.36%) Dell DRAC
9 3 (0.27%) SCCM
10 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.18%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.090%) Autotask
11 1 (0.090%) CASB
11 1 (0.090%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.090%) Grafana
11 1 (0.090%) SolarWinds Orion
11 1 (0.090%) WMI
11 1 (0.090%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 137 (12.31%) Cisco
2 125 (11.23%) Microsoft
3 41 (3.68%) Meraki
4 37 (3.32%) VMware
5 25 (2.25%) Palo Alto
6 23 (2.07%) Apple
7 19 (1.71%) Fortinet
7 19 (1.71%) Mitel
7 19 (1.71%) Unisys
8 18 (1.62%) Juniper
8 18 (1.62%) Polycom
8 18 (1.62%) ShoreTel
9 17 (1.53%) F5
10 15 (1.35%) HP
10 15 (1.35%) SolarWinds
11 13 (1.17%) Aruba
12 11 (0.99%) CheckPoint
12 11 (0.99%) ServiceNow
13 10 (0.90%) Citrix
13 10 (0.90%) Google