Hybrid/Remote Wireless Job Trends

Wireless
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Wireless skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 268 190
Rank change year-on-year +2 -78 +180
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 129 213 387
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 1.07% 1.77%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.08% 8.78% 12.63%
Number of salaries quoted 72 111 333
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,625 £43,750 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.20% +25.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £110,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -22.73% +19.57% -8.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,421 2,427 3,065
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.08% 12.20% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 988 1,407 2,560
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Wireless and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Wireless job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wireless.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wireless

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wireless over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Wireless salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 42 (32.56%) Azure
2 13 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.43%) AWS
4 5 (3.88%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.88%) Mimecast
5 4 (3.10%) Google Workspace
6 3 (2.33%) Amazon Ads
7 2 (1.55%) Facebook Ads
7 2 (1.55%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.55%) SaaS
8 1 (0.78%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.78%) GCP
8 1 (0.78%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 55 (42.64%) LAN
2 54 (41.86%) Firewall
3 46 (35.66%) WAN
4 40 (31.01%) SD-WAN
5 34 (26.36%) Wireshark
6 26 (20.16%) Software-Defined Radio
7 23 (17.83%) VPN
8 19 (14.73%) DNS
8 19 (14.73%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (12.40%) DHCP
10 14 (10.85%) Bluetooth
11 12 (9.30%) Network Security
11 12 (9.30%) RS-232
11 12 (9.30%) VLAN
12 11 (8.53%) BGP
13 8 (6.20%) OSPF
13 8 (6.20%) WLAN
14 7 (5.43%) EIGRP
14 7 (5.43%) TCP/IP
15 6 (4.65%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.78%) FileMaker
1 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.55%) JIRA
1 2 (1.55%) KGDB
2 1 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 63 (48.84%) Finance
2 47 (36.43%) Social Skills
3 28 (21.71%) Telecoms
4 16 (12.40%) Electronics
5 7 (5.43%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.88%) Marketing
7 3 (2.33%) Advertising
7 3 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.33%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.33%) Retail
8 2 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.78%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.78%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.78%) French Language
9 1 (0.78%) German Language
9 1 (0.78%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.78%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.78%) Police
9 1 (0.78%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 42 (32.56%) Network Engineer
2 38 (29.46%) Embedded Engineer
2 38 (29.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 38 (29.46%) Software Engineer
3 11 (8.53%) Analyst
4 10 (7.75%) Senior
5 9 (6.98%) Support Analyst
6 8 (6.20%) 3rd Line Support
6 8 (6.20%) Network Analyst
6 8 (6.20%) Network Support
6 8 (6.20%) Network Support Analyst
7 7 (5.43%) IT Support
7 7 (5.43%) Senior Network Engineer
7 7 (5.43%) Technical Support
8 6 (4.65%) Junior
9 5 (3.88%) IT Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) IT Support Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Support Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Technical Engineer
10 4 (3.10%) Project Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 31 (24.03%) Data Centre
2 28 (21.71%) Embedded Systems
3 26 (20.16%) e-Learning
3 26 (20.16%) MicroBlaze
3 26 (20.16%) RISC-V
4 25 (19.38%) Management Information System
5 7 (5.43%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (2.33%) IoT
6 3 (2.33%) iPad
6 3 (2.33%) iPhone
6 3 (2.33%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.33%) Web3
7 2 (1.55%) CCTV
7 2 (1.55%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.55%) NB-IoT
7 2 (1.55%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.78%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.78%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 29 (22.48%) Linux
2 26 (20.16%) Embedded Linux
3 21 (16.28%) Windows
4 11 (8.53%) Apple iOS
5 8 (6.20%) Windows Server
6 7 (5.43%) Mac OS
6 7 (5.43%) Windows 10
7 6 (4.65%) Android
8 2 (1.55%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (31.01%) Software Engineering
2 33 (25.58%) Load Balancing
3 31 (24.03%) Network Monitoring
4 30 (23.26%) Network Virtualisation
5 29 (22.48%) Agile
5 29 (22.48%) Change Management
6 28 (21.71%) Customer Service
6 28 (21.71%) Innovative Thinking
7 27 (20.93%) Asset Management
7 27 (20.93%) Capacity Planning
8 26 (20.16%) Digital Signal Processing
8 26 (20.16%) Signal Processing
9 25 (19.38%) Problem Management
9 25 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
10 24 (18.60%) Coaching
10 24 (18.60%) Network Planning
11 12 (9.30%) High Availability
12 11 (8.53%) Process Improvement
13 9 (6.98%) Incident Response
14 8 (6.20%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 38 (29.46%) C
1 38 (29.46%) C++
2 9 (6.98%) Python
3 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (22.48%) SC Cleared
1 29 (22.48%) Security Cleared
2 15 (11.63%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (9.30%) CCNP
4 10 (7.75%) Degree
5 7 (5.43%) CCIE
6 2 (1.55%) CCNA
6 2 (1.55%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.78%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.78%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.78%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.78%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (1.55%) SLA
2 1 (0.78%) GDPR
2 1 (0.78%) NIST
System Software
1 38 (29.46%) Firmware
2 28 (21.71%) Embedded Firmware
3 19 (14.73%) Active Directory
4 12 (9.30%) Hyper-V
5 6 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.78%) Docker
6 1 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.78%) vSphere
6 1 (0.78%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 11 (8.53%) Ansible
2 7 (5.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (3.88%) Terraform
4 4 (3.10%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.55%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.78%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (45.74%) Cisco
2 32 (24.81%) Meraki
2 32 (24.81%) Palo Alto
3 30 (23.26%) SolarWinds
4 25 (19.38%) CheckPoint
5 22 (17.05%) Microsoft
6 15 (11.63%) Aruba
7 10 (7.75%) HP
7 10 (7.75%) Ubiquiti
8 8 (6.20%) Fortinet
8 8 (6.20%) Sophos
9 6 (4.65%) Google
9 6 (4.65%) Juniper
9 6 (4.65%) VMware
10 5 (3.88%) Barracuda Networks
10 5 (3.88%) Dell
10 5 (3.88%) F5
11 3 (2.33%) ConnectWise
11 3 (2.33%) ESET
11 3 (2.33%) Veeam