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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 270 268
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 -61
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 212 149 229
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.85% 0.90% 1.07%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.63% 8.67% 7.33%
Number of salaries quoted 172 75 133
10th Percentile £40,000 £29,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £35,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -15.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £74,606 £67,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £107,750 £98,200
UK median annual salary £50,500 £42,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +18.82% -19.05% +10.53%

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 2,201 1,718 3,123
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.83% 10.40% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,335 979 1,466
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £74,113 £70,000 £71,094
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £38,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +29.87% -26.67% +1.94%

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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 12 October 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 21 (9.91%) SharePoint
2 19 (8.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.89%) Lightworks
1 4 (1.89%) Simulink
2 2 (0.94%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.47%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.47%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (3.77%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.94%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.94%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 60 (28.30%) Azure
2 42 (19.81%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (13.21%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.30%) AWS
5 4 (1.89%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.42%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.42%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.94%) Datadog
7 2 (0.94%) GCP
7 2 (0.94%) IaaS
7 2 (0.94%) PaaS
7 2 (0.94%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.94%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.47%) Amazon EMR
8 1 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.47%) OCI
8 1 (0.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 72 (33.96%) Firewall
2 68 (32.08%) LAN
3 58 (27.36%) WAN
4 57 (26.89%) Network Security
5 51 (24.06%) Wi-Fi
6 37 (17.45%) VLAN
6 37 (17.45%) VPN
7 27 (12.74%) DNS
8 26 (12.26%) Bluetooth
9 24 (11.32%) DHCP
9 24 (11.32%) SD-WAN
10 21 (9.91%) Modbus
11 19 (8.96%) TCP/IP
11 19 (8.96%) WLAN
12 16 (7.55%) Cisco ISE
12 16 (7.55%) LTE
13 15 (7.08%) Cisco Nexus
14 14 (6.60%) BGP
14 14 (6.60%) OSPF
15 10 (4.72%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.42%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 16 (7.55%) Git
2 6 (2.83%) Burp Suite
2 6 (2.83%) Metasploit
3 4 (1.89%) PetaLinux
4 3 (1.42%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.42%) Maven
4 3 (1.42%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 79 (37.26%) Social Skills
2 21 (9.91%) Telecoms
3 14 (6.60%) Electronics
3 14 (6.60%) Finance
4 10 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
5 9 (4.25%) Manufacturing
6 7 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.36%) French Language
7 5 (2.36%) Law
7 5 (2.36%) Legal
7 5 (2.36%) Marketing
7 5 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.42%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.47%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.47%) Automotive
9 1 (0.47%) Banking
9 1 (0.47%) Local Government
9 1 (0.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 63 (29.72%) Network Engineer
2 59 (27.83%) Senior
3 36 (16.98%) Embedded Engineer
4 27 (12.74%) Software Engineer
5 26 (12.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (9.91%) Support Engineer
7 19 (8.96%) Senior Network Engineer
8 18 (8.49%) IT Support
9 17 (8.02%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 15 (7.08%) IT Engineer
11 13 (6.13%) Consultant
11 13 (6.13%) IT Support Engineer
12 12 (5.66%) Cisco Engineer
12 12 (5.66%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 12 (5.66%) Lead
13 11 (5.19%) Linux Engineer
14 10 (4.72%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 10 (4.72%) Senior Linux Engineer
15 9 (4.25%) LAN Engineer
15 9 (4.25%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.55%) Yocto
2 8 (3.77%) 802.1X
3 7 (3.30%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 26 (12.26%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (10.38%) IoT
3 16 (7.55%) Data Centre
3 16 (7.55%) Driving Licence
3 16 (7.55%) Raspberry Pi
4 15 (7.08%) Security Posture
5 13 (6.13%) Device Driver
5 13 (6.13%) FPGA
6 11 (5.19%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.36%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.36%) VHDL
9 4 (1.89%) CCTV
9 4 (1.89%) Clustering
9 4 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.89%) Verilog
10 3 (1.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.42%) iPad
10 3 (1.42%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 36 (16.98%) Windows
2 25 (11.79%) Linux
3 21 (9.91%) Windows Server
4 12 (5.66%) Embedded Linux
5 11 (5.19%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.89%) Kali Linux
6 4 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.42%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.42%) macOS
7 3 (1.42%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.94%) Unix
9 1 (0.47%) Debian
9 1 (0.47%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (19.34%) Software Engineering
3 30 (14.15%) Project Delivery
4 29 (13.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (10.85%) Mentoring
5 23 (10.85%) Technical Leadership
6 21 (9.91%) Cybersecurity
6 21 (9.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 20 (9.43%) Collaborative Culture
8 19 (8.96%) ITIL
9 16 (7.55%) CI/CD
9 16 (7.55%) Network Design
10 14 (6.60%) High Availability
11 12 (5.66%) Collaborative Engineering
11 12 (5.66%) Migration
11 12 (5.66%) Network Monitoring
11 12 (5.66%) Roadmaps
12 11 (5.19%) Business Development
13 10 (4.72%) Coaching
13 10 (4.72%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 40 (18.87%) C
2 24 (11.32%) Embedded C
3 23 (10.85%) C++
3 23 (10.85%) Python
4 21 (9.91%) PowerShell
5 8 (3.77%) Rust
6 4 (1.89%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.42%) Bicep
8 1 (0.47%) Bash
8 1 (0.47%) Go
8 1 (0.47%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (20.28%) Cisco Certification
2 34 (16.04%) CCNP
3 26 (12.26%) Degree
4 22 (10.38%) CCNA
5 14 (6.60%) DBS Check
5 14 (6.60%) Security Cleared
6 13 (6.13%) Azure Certification
7 11 (5.19%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.83%) CHECK Team Member
9 4 (1.89%) CHECK Team Leader
9 4 (1.89%) CREST Certified
9 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.89%) OSCP
10 3 (1.42%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.94%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.94%) CCIE
11 2 (0.94%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.47%) CCIE Security
12 1 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (5.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (4.25%) GDPR
4 6 (2.83%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.36%) JTAG
6 4 (1.89%) ECSS
7 3 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.94%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.94%) QA
9 1 (0.47%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (15.09%) Active Directory
2 28 (13.21%) Firmware
3 14 (6.60%) Hyper-V
4 11 (5.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (4.25%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (2.36%) vSphere
7 4 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 26 (12.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (7.08%) FortiGate
3 6 (2.83%) Nmap
4 4 (1.89%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.42%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.94%) Ansible
6 2 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.94%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.47%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.47%) Grafana
7 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.47%) WSUS
Vendors
1 74 (34.91%) Cisco
2 52 (24.53%) Microsoft
3 30 (14.15%) Aruba
4 19 (8.96%) Fortinet
4 19 (8.96%) Meraki
5 17 (8.02%) Palo Alto
6 13 (6.13%) Juniper
7 12 (5.66%) Ubiquiti
8 11 (5.19%) VMware
9 9 (4.25%) CheckPoint
10 7 (3.30%) EMC
10 7 (3.30%) F5
10 7 (3.30%) Veeam
11 6 (2.83%) Infoblox
12 4 (1.89%) Xilinx
13 3 (1.42%) Apple
13 3 (1.42%) Google
13 3 (1.42%) iManage
13 3 (1.42%) Intapp
13 3 (1.42%) Sophos