Wi-Fi Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 328 254 431
Rank change year-on-year -74 +177 +23
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 146 425 225
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.77% 1.23% 0.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.86% 8.16% 5.01%
Number of salaries quoted 119 358 197
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,688 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £76,000 £68,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -15.79%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,113 5,208 4,488
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.08% 15.12% 11.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,697 3,324 3,309
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,450
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%

Wi-Fi
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Wi-Fi trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Wi-Fi salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (18.49%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.85%) Confluence
2 10 (6.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 23 (15.75%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (4.11%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (2.05%) Sage 200
2 3 (2.05%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 41 (28.08%) Azure
2 34 (23.29%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (16.44%) OneDrive
4 16 (10.96%) AWS
5 11 (7.53%) SaaS
6 10 (6.85%) AWS Direct Connect
7 7 (4.79%) Power Platform
8 6 (4.11%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (3.42%) Google Workspace
10 4 (2.74%) Entra ID
11 3 (2.05%) Mimecast
11 3 (2.05%) Power Automate
11 3 (2.05%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.68%) Google Drive
12 1 (0.68%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 71 (48.63%) Firewall
2 52 (35.62%) WAN
3 38 (26.03%) LAN
3 38 (26.03%) VPN
4 27 (18.49%) SD-WAN
5 23 (15.75%) DNS
6 20 (13.70%) Wireless
7 17 (11.64%) Cisco ASA
8 16 (10.96%) Cisco Firepower
8 16 (10.96%) Internet
8 16 (10.96%) TCP/IP
9 15 (10.27%) DHCP
10 14 (9.59%) BGP
10 14 (9.59%) OSPF
10 14 (9.59%) VoIP
10 14 (9.59%) WLAN
11 13 (8.90%) IPsec
12 11 (7.53%) MPLS
12 11 (7.53%) VLAN
13 10 (6.85%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.74%) Power BI
2 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.42%) KGDB
2 4 (2.74%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.37%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.37%) Git
3 2 (1.37%) Subversion
4 1 (0.68%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.68%) SoapUI
General
1 36 (24.66%) Social Skills
2 17 (11.64%) Finance
3 11 (7.53%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (5.48%) Marketing
6 7 (4.79%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.42%) Local Government
7 5 (3.42%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.05%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.37%) Legal
9 2 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.37%) Police
9 2 (1.37%) Welsh Language
10 1 (0.68%) Banking
10 1 (0.68%) French Language
10 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Retail
Job Titles
1 39 (26.71%) Support Engineer
2 31 (21.23%) IT Support
3 26 (17.81%) Network Engineer
4 23 (15.75%) IT Engineer
5 21 (14.38%) IT Support Engineer
6 19 (13.01%) Lead
7 17 (11.64%) Analyst
8 14 (9.59%) Technical Engineer
8 14 (9.59%) Technical Support
8 14 (9.59%) Technical Support Engineer
9 13 (8.90%) 2nd Line Support
9 13 (8.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (8.22%) Support Analyst
11 10 (6.85%) Senior
12 9 (6.16%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 8 (5.48%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 8 (5.48%) Architect
14 7 (4.79%) IT Analyst
14 7 (4.79%) Network Operations Engineer
14 7 (4.79%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.85%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.38%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (13.01%) Data Centre
3 14 (9.59%) Driving Licence
4 13 (8.90%) Management Information System
5 10 (6.85%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (4.11%) EPoS
6 6 (4.11%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.42%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (2.74%) GNSS
8 4 (2.74%) Self-Driving Car
9 3 (2.05%) iPad
9 3 (2.05%) iPhone
9 3 (2.05%) Social Media
10 2 (1.37%) Biopharmaceutical
10 2 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.37%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (1.37%) IoT
10 2 (1.37%) PKI
10 2 (1.37%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (1.37%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 62 (42.47%) Windows
2 28 (19.18%) Windows Server
3 22 (15.07%) Linux
4 15 (10.27%) Windows 10
5 11 (7.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (6.16%) Windows 7
7 6 (4.11%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (2.05%) Android
10 2 (1.37%) Mac OS
10 2 (1.37%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.37%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (26.71%) Customer Service
1 39 (26.71%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (13.70%) Change Management
3 16 (10.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 15 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (10.27%) Mentoring
5 14 (9.59%) Cloud Security
5 14 (9.59%) Password Management
6 11 (7.53%) Asset Management
6 11 (7.53%) Incident Management
6 11 (7.53%) Software Engineering
7 10 (6.85%) Mobile Device Management
7 10 (6.85%) Process Improvement
8 9 (6.16%) Major Incident Management
8 9 (6.16%) Problem Management
9 8 (5.48%) B2B
9 8 (5.48%) Infrastructure Management
9 8 (5.48%) ITIL
9 8 (5.48%) ITSM
9 8 (5.48%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.11%) C
2 4 (2.74%) C++
2 4 (2.74%) Python
3 3 (2.05%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.37%) Embedded C
5 1 (0.68%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (16.44%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (14.38%) CCNA
3 14 (9.59%) CCNP
4 11 (7.53%) Degree
4 11 (7.53%) SC Cleared
4 11 (7.53%) Security Cleared
5 8 (5.48%) JNCIA
6 4 (2.74%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (2.05%) CHECK Team Leader
8 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.37%) CHECK Team Member
8 2 (1.37%) CREST Certified
8 2 (1.37%) CWNA
8 2 (1.37%) CWTS
8 2 (1.37%) Cyber Scheme
8 2 (1.37%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.85%) SLA
2 4 (2.74%) NIST
2 4 (2.74%) PMO
3 3 (2.05%) GDPR
4 2 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.68%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 37 (25.34%) Active Directory
2 20 (13.70%) Firmware
3 10 (6.85%) BitLocker
4 7 (4.79%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (2.05%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (1.37%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (6.16%) SCCM
2 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.74%) ZENworks
4 3 (2.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.37%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.68%) Ansible
6 1 (0.68%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 50 (34.25%) Cisco
1 50 (34.25%) Microsoft
2 31 (21.23%) Meraki
3 18 (12.33%) CheckPoint
3 18 (12.33%) Juniper
3 18 (12.33%) SolarWinds
4 17 (11.64%) Fortinet
5 16 (10.96%) HP
6 14 (9.59%) Infoblox
7 13 (8.90%) Apple
8 10 (6.85%) Dynatrace
9 9 (6.16%) MobileIron
9 9 (6.16%) VMware
10 7 (4.79%) Palo Alto
11 6 (4.11%) McAfee
11 6 (4.11%) Remedy
12 5 (3.42%) Aruba
12 5 (3.42%) Google
13 4 (2.74%) Intel
13 4 (2.74%) Ruckus Wireless