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 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 288 220
Rank change year-on-year -14 -68 +41
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 137 145 494
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.65% 0.89% 1.49%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.93% 7.47% 10.04%
Number of salaries quoted 103 80 407
10th Percentile £32,550 £29,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £33,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +7.58%
75th Percentile £71,250 £69,063 £69,375
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £44,850 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.91% -5.58% +5.56%

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 2,309 1,941 4,919
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.03% 11.98% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,228 1,185 3,127
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,068 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.83% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -6.86%

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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 5 July 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 15 (10.95%) SharePoint
2 9 (6.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.19%) Lightworks
1 3 (2.19%) Simulink
2 1 (0.73%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.73%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (5.84%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 48 (35.04%) Azure
2 26 (18.98%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (15.33%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.11%) AWS
5 3 (2.19%) GCP
5 3 (2.19%) OCI
6 2 (1.46%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (1.46%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.46%) Datadog
6 2 (1.46%) IaaS
6 2 (1.46%) PaaS
6 2 (1.46%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.46%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.46%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.73%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 58 (42.34%) Firewall
2 45 (32.85%) LAN
3 35 (25.55%) WAN
4 34 (24.82%) Network Security
5 26 (18.98%) SD-WAN
6 25 (18.25%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (16.79%) Cisco ISE
8 21 (15.33%) Bluetooth
9 19 (13.87%) Modbus
10 18 (13.14%) VLAN
11 16 (11.68%) VPN
12 13 (9.49%) WLAN
13 12 (8.76%) BGP
13 12 (8.76%) DHCP
13 12 (8.76%) DNS
13 12 (8.76%) OSPF
14 11 (8.03%) Cisco Wireless
15 10 (7.30%) Cisco Nexus
15 10 (7.30%) LTE
16 9 (6.57%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.19%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (8.76%) Git
2 4 (2.92%) Eclipse
2 4 (2.92%) Subversion
3 3 (2.19%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.46%) Burp Suite
4 2 (1.46%) Metasploit
4 2 (1.46%) Visual Studio
General
1 52 (37.96%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.14%) Finance
3 16 (11.68%) Telecoms
4 14 (10.22%) Electronics
5 11 (8.03%) Manufacturing
6 9 (6.57%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (4.38%) Marketing
9 5 (3.65%) Law
10 3 (2.19%) Banking
10 3 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.19%) Legal
11 2 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.46%) Military
12 1 (0.73%) French Language
12 1 (0.73%) Local Government
12 1 (0.73%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 41 (29.93%) Senior
2 40 (29.20%) Network Engineer
3 23 (16.79%) Embedded Engineer
4 20 (14.60%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 20 (14.60%) Software Engineer
5 14 (10.22%) IT Support
5 14 (10.22%) Senior Network Engineer
5 14 (10.22%) Support Engineer
6 13 (9.49%) IT Engineer
7 12 (8.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 10 (7.30%) Consultant
8 10 (7.30%) IT Support Engineer
9 9 (6.57%) Cisco Engineer
9 9 (6.57%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 9 (6.57%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 9 (6.57%) Senior IT Engineer
9 9 (6.57%) Senior Software Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) Systems Engineer
11 7 (5.11%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 6 (4.38%) LAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.38%) Yocto
2 4 (2.92%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.73%) NumPy
3 1 (0.73%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.73%) SciPy
3 1 (0.73%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.87%) Embedded Systems
2 12 (8.76%) Raspberry Pi
3 11 (8.03%) IoT
4 10 (7.30%) Data Centre
4 10 (7.30%) Driving Licence
5 9 (6.57%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (6.57%) Security Posture
6 6 (4.38%) FPGA
7 5 (3.65%) Device Driver
8 4 (2.92%) Cloud Native
9 3 (2.19%) Clustering
9 3 (2.19%) Verilog
9 3 (2.19%) VHDL
10 2 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.46%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.46%) Photography
10 2 (1.46%) Replication
10 2 (1.46%) SCADA
10 2 (1.46%) Smart Meter
10 2 (1.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (15.33%) Windows
2 14 (10.22%) Windows Server
3 12 (8.76%) FreeRTOS
3 12 (8.76%) Linux
4 5 (3.65%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (2.92%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (2.92%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.46%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.73%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (27.74%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (20.44%) Software Engineering
3 21 (15.33%) Project Delivery
4 15 (10.95%) Collaborative Culture
5 13 (9.49%) Customer Service
6 11 (8.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (8.03%) High Availability
7 10 (7.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 10 (7.30%) Presales
7 10 (7.30%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (6.57%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (6.57%) ITIL
8 9 (6.57%) Migration
8 9 (6.57%) Network Design
8 9 (6.57%) TDD
8 9 (6.57%) Unit Testing
9 8 (5.84%) Roadmaps
10 7 (5.11%) CI/CD
10 7 (5.11%) Mentoring
10 7 (5.11%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 25 (18.25%) C
2 21 (15.33%) Python
3 16 (11.68%) C++
4 14 (10.22%) PowerShell
5 11 (8.03%) Embedded C
6 5 (3.65%) Rust
7 3 (2.19%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 28 (20.44%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (16.06%) CCNP
3 15 (10.95%) DBS Check
4 14 (10.22%) Degree
5 13 (9.49%) Azure Certification
5 13 (9.49%) CCNA
6 10 (7.30%) CCIE
7 5 (3.65%) CCSA
7 5 (3.65%) CCSE
7 5 (3.65%) SC Cleared
7 5 (3.65%) Security Cleared
8 4 (2.92%) JNCIP
9 3 (2.19%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.19%) CCIE Security
9 3 (2.19%) JNCIE
9 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.46%) CHECK Team Leader
10 2 (1.46%) CHECK Team Member
10 2 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.46%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (5.11%) GDPR
3 4 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.19%) ECSS
4 3 (2.19%) JTAG
4 3 (2.19%) SLA
5 2 (1.46%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.46%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.73%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.73%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.73%) QA
System Software
1 26 (18.98%) Active Directory
2 20 (14.60%) Firmware
3 11 (8.03%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (6.57%) Hyper-V
5 6 (4.38%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (3.65%) vSphere
7 2 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.73%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (14.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (13.14%) FortiGate
3 4 (2.92%) Terraform
4 3 (2.19%) Ansible
4 3 (2.19%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (1.46%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.46%) Nmap
5 2 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.46%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.73%) SCCM
6 1 (0.73%) WSUS
Vendors
1 52 (37.96%) Cisco
2 37 (27.01%) Microsoft
3 22 (16.06%) Palo Alto
4 18 (13.14%) Meraki
5 16 (11.68%) Fortinet
6 10 (7.30%) Aruba
7 9 (6.57%) Juniper
7 9 (6.57%) Ubiquiti
8 8 (5.84%) CheckPoint
9 6 (4.38%) VMware
10 5 (3.65%) Veeam
11 4 (2.92%) Atmel
12 3 (2.19%) EMC
12 3 (2.19%) F5
12 3 (2.19%) SolarWinds
12 3 (2.19%) Sophos
12 3 (2.19%) Xilinx
13 2 (1.46%) HP
13 2 (1.46%) SonicWALL
13 2 (1.46%) Yahoo!