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 30 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 284 177
Rank change year-on-year -24 -107 +145
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 83 114 545
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.50% 0.88% 1.76%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.45% 7.04% 12.70%
Number of salaries quoted 58 78 473
10th Percentile £27,970 £31,599 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £45,156 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.39% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £67,000
90th Percentile £80,625 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -

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 1,866 1,620 4,290
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.21% 12.53% 13.84%
Number of salaries quoted 960 1,205 3,461
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,100 £30,625
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.72% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% +8.25% -5.83%

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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 30 March 2026.

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 6 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.20%) AutoCAD
1 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.20%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 21 (25.30%) Azure
2 10 (12.05%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (10.84%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.43%) AWS
5 4 (4.82%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (4.82%) GCP
5 4 (4.82%) OneDrive
6 3 (3.61%) Google Workspace
7 2 (2.41%) AWS Direct Connect
7 2 (2.41%) OCI
8 1 (1.20%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 30 (36.14%) SD-WAN
2 29 (34.94%) WAN
3 28 (33.73%) Firewall
4 24 (28.92%) LAN
5 22 (26.51%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (16.87%) Cisco ISE
7 13 (15.66%) DNS
8 12 (14.46%) Bluetooth
8 12 (14.46%) VPN
9 11 (13.25%) Cisco Wireless
9 11 (13.25%) DHCP
9 11 (13.25%) Network Security
9 11 (13.25%) WLAN
10 10 (12.05%) VLAN
11 8 (9.64%) TCP/IP
12 7 (8.43%) BGP
12 7 (8.43%) Modbus
12 7 (8.43%) OSPF
13 6 (7.23%) 5G
13 6 (7.23%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 4 (4.82%) Eclipse
1 4 (4.82%) Git
1 4 (4.82%) Subversion
2 2 (2.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.20%) Burp Suite
3 1 (1.20%) Metasploit
General
1 28 (33.73%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.69%) Finance
3 9 (10.84%) Manufacturing
3 9 (10.84%) Telecoms
4 8 (9.64%) Electronics
4 8 (9.64%) Retail
5 5 (6.02%) Marketing
6 4 (4.82%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.41%) Banking
7 2 (2.41%) Law
8 1 (1.20%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.20%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 23 (27.71%) Network Engineer
2 18 (21.69%) Senior
3 10 (12.05%) Embedded Engineer
3 10 (12.05%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (12.05%) Senior Network Engineer
3 10 (12.05%) Software Engineer
4 8 (9.64%) Support Engineer
5 7 (8.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 6 (7.23%) 3rd Line Support
6 6 (7.23%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 6 (7.23%) Network Manager
6 6 (7.23%) Sales Executive
6 6 (7.23%) Systems Engineer
6 6 (7.23%) Systems Support Engineer
7 4 (4.82%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Project Support Officer
7 4 (4.82%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Senior Infrastructure Support Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Senior Support Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Technical Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.20%) NumPy
1 1 (1.20%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.20%) SciPy
1 1 (1.20%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.05%) Data Centre
2 6 (7.23%) iPad
2 6 (7.23%) iPhone
2 6 (7.23%) Raspberry Pi
3 5 (6.02%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.02%) Mobile App
4 4 (4.82%) Driving Licence
4 4 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (4.82%) Onboarding
4 4 (4.82%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (3.61%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.61%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (3.61%) FPGA
6 2 (2.41%) IoT
6 2 (2.41%) NB-IoT
6 2 (2.41%) PCIe
6 2 (2.41%) Photography
6 2 (2.41%) SCADA
6 2 (2.41%) Smart Meter
7 1 (1.20%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (18.07%) Windows
2 8 (9.64%) Apple iOS
3 7 (8.43%) Windows 10
4 6 (7.23%) Windows Server
5 5 (6.02%) Linux
6 2 (2.41%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (2.41%) Mac OS
7 1 (1.20%) Android
7 1 (1.20%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (21.69%) Customer Service
2 17 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (14.46%) Logistics
3 12 (14.46%) Software Engineering
4 11 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (13.25%) Project Delivery
5 8 (9.64%) Change Management
5 8 (9.64%) Problem Management
5 8 (9.64%) Tech Ops
6 7 (8.43%) ITIL
6 7 (8.43%) Mentoring
6 7 (8.43%) Project Management
6 7 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (7.23%) Asset Management
7 6 (7.23%) Coaching
7 6 (7.23%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (7.23%) High Availability
7 6 (7.23%) Presales
7 6 (7.23%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (7.23%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.05%) C
2 9 (10.84%) Python
3 7 (8.43%) C++
4 4 (4.82%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 13 (15.66%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (13.25%) CCNP
3 8 (9.64%) CCIE
4 7 (8.43%) Degree
5 6 (7.23%) Azure Certification
5 6 (7.23%) DBS Check
6 5 (6.02%) CCNA
7 4 (4.82%) CCSA
7 4 (4.82%) CCSE
8 3 (3.61%) JNCIP
9 2 (2.41%) AWS Certification
9 2 (2.41%) CCIE Security
9 2 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.41%) JNCIE
9 2 (2.41%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.41%) Security Cleared
10 1 (1.20%) CHECK Team Member
10 1 (1.20%) CREST Certified
10 1 (1.20%) GPEN
10 1 (1.20%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.02%) SLA
2 1 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.20%) GRC
2 1 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 14 (16.87%) Active Directory
2 12 (14.46%) Firmware
3 11 (13.25%) Hyper-V
4 6 (7.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (3.61%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (1.20%) Docker
7 1 (1.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (9.64%) FortiGate
2 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (4.82%) Ansible
4 3 (3.61%) Terraform
5 2 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (1.20%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (1.20%) Kubernetes
6 1 (1.20%) Nessus
6 1 (1.20%) Nmap
6 1 (1.20%) Proxmox
6 1 (1.20%) SCCM
Vendors
1 36 (43.37%) Cisco
2 15 (18.07%) Palo Alto
3 12 (14.46%) Meraki
3 12 (14.46%) Microsoft
4 9 (10.84%) CheckPoint
5 8 (9.64%) Fortinet
6 6 (7.23%) SolarWinds
6 6 (7.23%) VMware
7 5 (6.02%) Aruba
8 4 (4.82%) Atmel
8 4 (4.82%) HP
9 3 (3.61%) Google
10 2 (2.41%) Dynatrace
11 1 (1.20%) Arista
11 1 (1.20%) F5
11 1 (1.20%) Juniper
11 1 (1.20%) Peplink
11 1 (1.20%) Qualys
11 1 (1.20%) Salesforce
11 1 (1.20%) Ubiquiti