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

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 342 254 428
Rank change year-on-year -88 +174 +22
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 135 422 229
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.73% 1.23% 0.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.67% 8.13% 5.05%
Number of salaries quoted 108 356 201
10th Percentile £28,550 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,188 £35,000 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.32% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £54,063 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £81,875 £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 5,063 5,190 4,531
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.19% 15.18% 11.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,661 3,324 3,345
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,250
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 £58,750 £67,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% -4.76%

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 28 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 28 (20.74%) SharePoint
2 11 (8.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (7.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (17.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (4.44%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (2.96%) Sage 200
2 4 (2.96%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 41 (30.37%) Azure
2 34 (25.19%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (17.78%) OneDrive
4 16 (11.85%) AWS
5 11 (8.15%) SaaS
6 10 (7.41%) AWS Direct Connect
7 6 (4.44%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (3.70%) Google Workspace
8 5 (3.70%) Power Platform
9 4 (2.96%) Entra ID
10 3 (2.22%) Mimecast
10 3 (2.22%) Power Automate
10 3 (2.22%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.74%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (48.15%) Firewall
2 44 (32.59%) WAN
3 31 (22.96%) VPN
4 30 (22.22%) LAN
5 27 (20.00%) SD-WAN
6 22 (16.30%) DNS
7 19 (14.07%) Wireless
8 17 (12.59%) Cisco ASA
9 16 (11.85%) Cisco Firepower
10 15 (11.11%) Internet
11 14 (10.37%) BGP
11 14 (10.37%) OSPF
11 14 (10.37%) TCP/IP
11 14 (10.37%) WLAN
12 13 (9.63%) DHCP
12 13 (9.63%) IPsec
12 13 (9.63%) VoIP
13 11 (8.15%) MPLS
14 10 (7.41%) NX-OS
15 9 (6.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.48%) Power BI
2 1 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.74%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.70%) KGDB
2 4 (2.96%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.48%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.48%) Git
3 2 (1.48%) Subversion
4 1 (0.74%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.74%) SoapUI
General
1 33 (24.44%) Social Skills
2 13 (9.63%) Finance
3 11 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (5.93%) Marketing
6 7 (5.19%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.70%) Local Government
7 5 (3.70%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.48%) Legal
8 2 (1.48%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.48%) Police
8 2 (1.48%) Welsh Language
9 1 (0.74%) French Language
Job Titles
1 40 (29.63%) Support Engineer
2 32 (23.70%) IT Support
3 24 (17.78%) IT Engineer
4 22 (16.30%) IT Support Engineer
4 22 (16.30%) Network Engineer
5 19 (14.07%) Lead
6 15 (11.11%) Analyst
7 14 (10.37%) Technical Engineer
7 14 (10.37%) Technical Support
7 14 (10.37%) Technical Support Engineer
8 13 (9.63%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (9.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (8.89%) Support Analyst
10 9 (6.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 9 (6.67%) Senior
11 8 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 7 (5.19%) IT Analyst
12 7 (5.19%) Network Operations Engineer
12 7 (5.19%) Operations Engineer
13 6 (4.44%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.41%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (14.81%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (14.07%) Data Centre
3 13 (9.63%) Driving Licence
3 13 (9.63%) Management Information System
4 10 (7.41%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (4.44%) EPoS
5 6 (4.44%) Security Posture
6 5 (3.70%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (2.96%) GNSS
7 4 (2.96%) Self-Driving Car
8 3 (2.22%) iPad
8 3 (2.22%) iPhone
8 3 (2.22%) Social Media
9 2 (1.48%) Biopharmaceutical
9 2 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.48%) IoT
9 2 (1.48%) PKI
9 2 (1.48%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.48%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 60 (44.44%) Windows
2 28 (20.74%) Windows Server
3 19 (14.07%) Linux
4 15 (11.11%) Windows 10
5 11 (8.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (6.67%) Windows 7
7 6 (4.44%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (2.22%) Android
10 2 (1.48%) Mac OS
10 2 (1.48%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.48%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (28.89%) Customer Service
2 35 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (14.07%) Change Management
4 16 (11.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 15 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (10.37%) Cloud Security
6 14 (10.37%) Password Management
7 13 (9.63%) Mentoring
8 11 (8.15%) Incident Management
8 11 (8.15%) Software Engineering
9 10 (7.41%) Asset Management
9 10 (7.41%) Mobile Device Management
10 9 (6.67%) Major Incident Management
10 9 (6.67%) Problem Management
10 9 (6.67%) Process Improvement
11 8 (5.93%) B2B
11 8 (5.93%) ITSM
11 8 (5.93%) Network Architecture
12 7 (5.19%) Network Segmentation
12 7 (5.19%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.44%) C
2 4 (2.96%) C++
2 4 (2.96%) Python
3 2 (1.48%) Embedded C
3 2 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.74%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (11.85%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (9.63%) CCNA
3 9 (6.67%) CCNP
3 9 (6.67%) Degree
4 7 (5.19%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.19%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.22%) CHECK Team Leader
5 3 (2.22%) JNCIA
6 2 (1.48%) CHECK Team Member
6 2 (1.48%) CREST Certified
6 2 (1.48%) CWNA
6 2 (1.48%) CWTS
6 2 (1.48%) Cyber Scheme
6 2 (1.48%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.48%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.74%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.41%) SLA
2 4 (2.96%) NIST
2 4 (2.96%) PMO
3 3 (2.22%) GDPR
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.74%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.74%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 38 (28.15%) Active Directory
2 20 (14.81%) Firmware
3 10 (7.41%) BitLocker
4 7 (5.19%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (5.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (2.22%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.74%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (6.67%) SCCM
2 6 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.96%) ZENworks
4 3 (2.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.48%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.74%) Ansible
6 1 (0.74%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.74%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (35.56%) Microsoft
2 40 (29.63%) Cisco
3 30 (22.22%) Meraki
4 18 (13.33%) CheckPoint
4 18 (13.33%) SolarWinds
5 16 (11.85%) Fortinet
6 14 (10.37%) Infoblox
7 13 (9.63%) Apple
7 13 (9.63%) HP
8 10 (7.41%) Dynatrace
8 10 (7.41%) Juniper
9 9 (6.67%) MobileIron
10 8 (5.93%) VMware
11 7 (5.19%) Palo Alto
12 6 (4.44%) McAfee
12 6 (4.44%) Remedy
13 5 (3.70%) Sage
14 4 (2.96%) Aruba
14 4 (2.96%) Google
14 4 (2.96%) Intel