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 17 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 196 99 250
Rank change year-on-year -97 +151 +20
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,524 3,713 2,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.57% 3.47% 1.59%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.20% 22.83% 11.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,180 763 1,143
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,250 £28,251
25th Percentile £30,938 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.79% -4.44%

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 13,607 16,262 20,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.01% 15.19% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,577 8,449 11,864
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,211
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £88,283 £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 17 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 17 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 -95 1,328 £42,500 -5.56% 360
UK excluding London -127 1,058 £40,000 +6.67% 326
Work from Home +132 558 £52,500 +10.53% 134
London +171 402 £54,556 +3.92% 64
South East -61 339 £36,000 +2.86% 98
North of England -142 209 £40,000 -11.11% 65
Midlands -110 148 £42,750 +22.14% 38
East of England -65 137 £60,000 +33.33% 45
North West -120 122 £40,000 -11.11% 35
South West -106 120 £37,500 +13.64% 52
Scotland -100 111 £52,500 +10.53% 29
West Midlands -82 101 £51,250 +55.30% 22
Yorkshire -65 88 £33,625 -25.28% 28
East Midlands -106 41 £36,500 -18.89% 16
Wales -44 30 £35,000 -22.22% 3
North East -85 14 £39,500 +5.33% 4
Northern Ireland -6 4 £37,500 +3.45% 4

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
1 250 (16.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (3.67%) SharePoint
3 24 (1.57%) Apache Spark
4 22 (1.44%) Skype for Business
5 14 (0.92%) IIS
6 11 (0.72%) WordPress
7 8 (0.52%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2000
9 5 (0.33%) Apache
9 5 (0.33%) SAS
10 4 (0.26%) Confluence
10 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
11 3 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.066%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.066%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 144 (9.45%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.39%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.33%) Simulink
7 3 (0.20%) OrCAD
7 3 (0.20%) Revit
7 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) GNU Octave
9 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
1 459 (30.12%) Microsoft 365
2 341 (22.38%) Azure
3 95 (6.23%) AWS
4 76 (4.99%) Entra ID
5 57 (3.74%) Google Workspace
6 31 (2.03%) OneDrive
7 25 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
8 23 (1.51%) IaaS
9 15 (0.98%) SaaS
10 14 (0.92%) GCP
11 11 (0.72%) PaaS
12 9 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (0.59%) Dropbox
12 9 (0.59%) Rubrik
13 7 (0.46%) AWS Direct Connect
13 7 (0.46%) AWS IoT
13 7 (0.46%) Azure Sentinel
13 7 (0.46%) Datadog
13 7 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 6 (0.39%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 496 (32.55%) WAN
2 466 (30.58%) Firewall
3 406 (26.64%) LAN
4 277 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
5 232 (15.22%) SD-WAN
6 214 (14.04%) DNS
7 207 (13.58%) VPN
8 176 (11.55%) TCP/IP
9 160 (10.50%) DHCP
10 129 (8.46%) Cisco IOS
11 126 (8.27%) VLAN
12 117 (7.68%) Network Security
13 113 (7.41%) Internet
14 111 (7.28%) WebEx
15 99 (6.50%) BGP
15 99 (6.50%) OSPF
16 93 (6.10%) MPLS
17 75 (4.92%) VoIP
18 69 (4.53%) Bluetooth
19 68 (4.46%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.56%) SQL Server
2 27 (1.77%) Big Data
3 25 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.57%) Data Lake
5 13 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.52%) 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%) JIRA
2 27 (1.77%) Git
3 22 (1.44%) LabVIEW
4 11 (0.72%) Burp Suite
4 11 (0.72%) Metasploit
5 9 (0.59%) Subversion
6 8 (0.52%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.33%) GDB
7 5 (0.33%) Xcode
8 4 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.20%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.13%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.066%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.066%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.066%) GitLab
11 1 (0.066%) Mercurial
11 1 (0.066%) TeamCity
General
1 549 (36.02%) Social Skills
2 131 (8.60%) Finance
3 130 (8.53%) Telecoms
4 119 (7.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 99 (6.50%) Electronics
6 93 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
7 82 (5.38%) Manufacturing
8 39 (2.56%) Public Sector
9 38 (2.49%) Legal
9 38 (2.49%) Marketing
10 35 (2.30%) Games
10 35 (2.30%) Law
10 35 (2.30%) Retail
11 30 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (1.31%) Banking
13 19 (1.25%) Mandarin Language
13 19 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (1.12%) Automotive
15 16 (1.05%) Local Government
16 12 (0.79%) Military
Job Titles
1 283 (18.57%) IT Support
2 261 (17.13%) Network Engineer
3 227 (14.90%) Senior
4 155 (10.17%) Support Engineer
5 140 (9.19%) Embedded Engineer
6 125 (8.20%) Support Specialist
7 112 (7.35%) IT Support Specialist
8 109 (7.15%) Analyst
8 109 (7.15%) IT Engineer
9 98 (6.43%) Software Engineer
10 94 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 84 (5.51%) IT Support Engineer
12 77 (5.05%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 77 (5.05%) IT Technician
13 76 (4.99%) Senior Network Engineer
14 71 (4.66%) Support Technician
15 61 (4.00%) Architect
16 53 (3.48%) Technical Support
17 52 (3.41%) IT Support Technician
18 48 (3.15%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (2.23%) 802.1X
2 18 (1.18%) Yocto
3 15 (0.98%) REST
4 12 (0.79%) HTML
5 11 (0.72%) LAMP
5 11 (0.72%) LDAP
6 9 (0.59%) SAML
7 8 (0.52%) WebSphere MQ
8 7 (0.46%) ADSI
8 7 (0.46%) React
8 7 (0.46%) X-Windows
9 5 (0.33%) Apache Cordova
9 5 (0.33%) Core Animation
9 5 (0.33%) Core Data
9 5 (0.33%) HTML5
9 5 (0.33%) OAuth
9 5 (0.33%) Redux
9 5 (0.33%) RESTful
9 5 (0.33%) XMPP
10 4 (0.26%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 132 (8.66%) Data Centre
2 130 (8.53%) Video Conferencing
3 109 (7.15%) Wiki
4 104 (6.82%) Driving Licence
5 81 (5.31%) Self-Motivation
6 76 (4.99%) Management Information System
7 72 (4.72%) IoT
8 54 (3.54%) CCTV
9 39 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
10 35 (2.30%) Onboarding
11 28 (1.84%) PKI
11 28 (1.84%) Public Cloud
12 27 (1.77%) Replication
13 25 (1.64%) Acoustics
14 23 (1.51%) Device Driver
15 22 (1.44%) Algorithms
15 22 (1.44%) Satnav
16 17 (1.12%) Linux Command Line
17 14 (0.92%) Clustering
18 13 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 544 (35.70%) Windows
2 232 (15.22%) Windows 10
3 206 (13.52%) Windows Server
4 161 (10.56%) Linux
5 152 (9.97%) Android
6 69 (4.53%) Windows Server 2016
7 67 (4.40%) Mac OS
8 59 (3.87%) Windows Server 2019
9 53 (3.48%) Apple iOS
10 45 (2.95%) Embedded Linux
11 33 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
12 24 (1.57%) Mac OS X
13 19 (1.25%) VyOS
13 19 (1.25%) Windows 7
14 14 (0.92%) Ubuntu
15 12 (0.79%) VMS
16 10 (0.66%) Kali Linux
16 10 (0.66%) Unix
17 9 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 9 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 266 (17.45%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (12.93%) Computer Science
3 195 (12.80%) Customer Service
4 164 (10.76%) Software Engineering
5 154 (10.10%) ITIL
6 151 (9.91%) Business Continuity
7 139 (9.12%) Mobile Device Management
8 132 (8.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 128 (8.40%) Agile
10 116 (7.61%) Contract Negotiation
11 109 (7.15%) Application Virtualisation
11 109 (7.15%) BCP
11 109 (7.15%) Business Continuity Planning
12 96 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
13 81 (5.31%) Coaching
14 76 (4.99%) Mathematics
15 73 (4.79%) Project Delivery
16 65 (4.27%) Project Management
17 61 (4.00%) Service Delivery
18 58 (3.81%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 161 (10.56%) C
2 104 (6.82%) Python
3 102 (6.69%) PowerShell
4 93 (6.10%) Embedded C
5 43 (2.82%) SQL
6 41 (2.69%) C++
7 33 (2.17%) Bash
8 24 (1.57%) JavaScript
9 19 (1.25%) C#
10 12 (0.79%) Java
11 9 (0.59%) Assembly Language
11 9 (0.59%) MATLAB
12 6 (0.39%) Swift
13 5 (0.33%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.33%) VB
14 3 (0.20%) Perl
14 3 (0.20%) R
15 2 (0.13%) PHP
15 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.066%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 375 (24.61%) Degree
2 235 (15.42%) Cisco Certification
3 172 (11.29%) CCNA
4 135 (8.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 124 (8.14%) Master's Degree
6 109 (7.15%) CCNP
6 109 (7.15%) Security Cleared
7 84 (5.51%) SC Cleared
8 65 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 58 (3.81%) DBS Check
10 53 (3.48%) Network+ Certification
11 34 (2.23%) CCIE
12 28 (1.84%) JNCIA
13 25 (1.64%) MCITP
14 23 (1.51%) Azure Certification
14 23 (1.51%) DV Cleared
15 20 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
16 18 (1.18%) CREST Certified
16 18 (1.18%) MCSA
16 18 (1.18%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (4.13%) SLA
2 38 (2.49%) GDPR
3 31 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (0.98%) QA
6 14 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 13 (0.85%) SOC 2
8 12 (0.79%) NIST
9 9 (0.59%) GRC
10 8 (0.52%) IEC 62304
10 8 (0.52%) ISO 13485
10 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 8 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.39%) JTAG
12 6 (0.39%) MISRA
13 5 (0.33%) NCSC
14 4 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
14 4 (0.26%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 418 (27.43%) Active Directory
2 137 (8.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 132 (8.66%) VMware ESXi
4 127 (8.33%) Firmware
5 116 (7.61%) XenApp
6 114 (7.48%) XenDesktop
7 109 (7.15%) Microsoft App-V
8 97 (6.36%) Hyper-V
9 51 (3.35%) Embedded Firmware
10 38 (2.49%) vSphere
11 25 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
12 7 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
14 5 (0.33%) Terminal Services
15 2 (0.13%) Docker
15 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
16 1 (0.066%) Dovecot
16 1 (0.066%) NFS
16 1 (0.066%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 175 (11.48%) SCCM
2 109 (7.15%) AirWatch
3 108 (7.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (1.97%) Ansible
5 21 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
6 19 (1.25%) FortiGate
7 14 (0.92%) SmoothWall
8 13 (0.85%) Cisco CUCM
8 13 (0.85%) ServiceCenter
9 12 (0.79%) Nmap
10 11 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
10 11 (0.72%) vCenter Server
11 10 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 10 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
11 10 (0.66%) SCOM
12 9 (0.59%) Terraform
12 9 (0.59%) WSUS
13 8 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
14 7 (0.46%) Nessus
14 7 (0.46%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 575 (37.73%) Microsoft
2 510 (33.46%) Cisco
3 202 (13.25%) VMware
4 167 (10.96%) Citrix
5 142 (9.32%) Aruba
6 119 (7.81%) Fortinet
7 103 (6.76%) Juniper
8 102 (6.69%) Meraki
9 95 (6.23%) Palo Alto
10 85 (5.58%) Apple
11 79 (5.18%) Google
12 67 (4.40%) Ruckus Wireless
12 67 (4.40%) Veeam
13 60 (3.94%) HP
14 56 (3.67%) CheckPoint
15 50 (3.28%) SolarWinds
16 31 (2.03%) F5
16 31 (2.03%) Nokia
17 24 (1.57%) Databricks
18 21 (1.38%) Mitel