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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 292 218
Rank change year-on-year +17 -74 +52
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 163 144 447
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.87% 1.47%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.85% 7.37% 9.79%
Number of salaries quoted 129 77 360
10th Percentile £37,750 £29,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £33,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,150 £86,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,750 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +14.71% -10.53% +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 2,378 1,953 4,565
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.03% 11.84% 14.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,288 1,196 2,799
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,131 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% -7.90%

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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 19 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 18 (11.04%) SharePoint
2 14 (8.59%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (1.84%) Lightworks
1 3 (1.84%) Simulink
2 1 (0.61%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.61%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (4.91%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.23%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.23%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 54 (33.13%) Azure
2 34 (20.86%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (15.34%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.91%) AWS
5 3 (1.84%) GCP
5 3 (1.84%) OCI
5 3 (1.84%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.23%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.23%) Datadog
6 2 (1.23%) IaaS
6 2 (1.23%) PaaS
6 2 (1.23%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.23%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.61%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.61%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (39.26%) Firewall
2 57 (34.97%) LAN
3 44 (26.99%) WAN
4 43 (26.38%) Network Security
5 35 (21.47%) Wi-Fi
6 29 (17.79%) VLAN
7 26 (15.95%) SD-WAN
8 23 (14.11%) Cisco ISE
9 22 (13.50%) Bluetooth
9 22 (13.50%) VPN
10 21 (12.88%) WLAN
11 20 (12.27%) Modbus
12 18 (11.04%) DNS
13 17 (10.43%) DHCP
14 12 (7.36%) BGP
14 12 (7.36%) OSPF
15 11 (6.75%) Cisco Wireless
16 10 (6.13%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (6.13%) LTE
16 10 (6.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.84%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (7.98%) Git
2 3 (1.84%) Burp Suite
2 3 (1.84%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.84%) Metasploit
2 3 (1.84%) PetaLinux
2 3 (1.84%) Subversion
3 2 (1.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 66 (40.49%) Social Skills
2 19 (11.66%) Finance
3 18 (11.04%) Telecoms
4 15 (9.20%) Electronics
5 12 (7.36%) Manufacturing
6 10 (6.13%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.29%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (4.29%) Law
8 6 (3.68%) Marketing
9 5 (3.07%) Legal
10 3 (1.84%) Banking
10 3 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.23%) Military
11 2 (1.23%) Retail
12 1 (0.61%) French Language
12 1 (0.61%) Local Government
12 1 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 50 (30.67%) Senior
2 48 (29.45%) Network Engineer
3 26 (15.95%) Embedded Engineer
4 22 (13.50%) Senior Network Engineer
5 21 (12.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 21 (12.88%) Software Engineer
6 17 (10.43%) IT Support
7 16 (9.82%) Support Engineer
8 15 (9.20%) IT Engineer
9 14 (8.59%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 12 (7.36%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (6.13%) Consultant
12 9 (5.52%) Cisco Engineer
12 9 (5.52%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 9 (5.52%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 9 (5.52%) Senior IT Engineer
12 9 (5.52%) Senior Software Engineer
12 9 (5.52%) Systems Engineer
13 8 (4.91%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 7 (4.29%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.91%) Yocto
2 4 (2.45%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.88%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (9.82%) IoT
3 13 (7.98%) Raspberry Pi
4 10 (6.13%) Data Centre
4 10 (6.13%) Driving Licence
4 10 (6.13%) Security Posture
5 9 (5.52%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (4.29%) Device Driver
7 5 (3.07%) FPGA
8 4 (2.45%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.45%) Clustering
9 3 (1.84%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.84%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.84%) Verilog
9 3 (1.84%) VHDL
10 2 (1.23%) Photography
10 2 (1.23%) Replication
10 2 (1.23%) SCADA
10 2 (1.23%) Smart Meter
10 2 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.18%) Windows
2 18 (11.04%) Windows Server
3 16 (9.82%) Linux
4 12 (7.36%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (4.29%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.84%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.61%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (30.06%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (19.02%) Software Engineering
3 22 (13.50%) Project Delivery
4 17 (10.43%) Collaborative Culture
5 16 (9.82%) Mentoring
5 16 (9.82%) Technical Leadership
6 14 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (8.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 13 (7.98%) Customer Service
7 13 (7.98%) ITIL
8 11 (6.75%) High Availability
9 10 (6.13%) Coaching
9 10 (6.13%) Migration
9 10 (6.13%) Presales
9 10 (6.13%) Roadmaps
9 10 (6.13%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (5.52%) CI/CD
10 9 (5.52%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (5.52%) Network Design
10 9 (5.52%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 28 (17.18%) C
2 22 (13.50%) Python
3 19 (11.66%) PowerShell
4 17 (10.43%) C++
5 14 (8.59%) Embedded C
6 5 (3.07%) Rust
7 3 (1.84%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.61%) Bash
8 1 (0.61%) Bicep
8 1 (0.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (23.31%) Cisco Certification
2 31 (19.02%) CCNP
3 18 (11.04%) Degree
4 16 (9.82%) Azure Certification
5 15 (9.20%) CCNA
5 15 (9.20%) DBS Check
6 10 (6.13%) CCIE
7 6 (3.68%) SC Cleared
7 6 (3.68%) Security Cleared
8 5 (3.07%) CCSA
8 5 (3.07%) CCSE
9 4 (2.45%) JNCIP
9 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.84%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.84%) CCIE Security
10 3 (1.84%) CHECK Team Leader
10 3 (1.84%) CHECK Team Member
10 3 (1.84%) CREST Certified
10 3 (1.84%) JNCIE
10 3 (1.84%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (4.91%) GDPR
3 5 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.45%) JTAG
5 3 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.84%) ECSS
5 3 (1.84%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.84%) SLA
6 2 (1.23%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.23%) QA
7 1 (0.61%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.61%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 32 (19.63%) Active Directory
2 22 (13.50%) Firmware
3 13 (7.98%) Hyper-V
4 11 (6.75%) Embedded Firmware
5 9 (5.52%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (3.68%) vSphere
7 3 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.61%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 24 (14.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (11.04%) FortiGate
3 5 (3.07%) Terraform
4 4 (2.45%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.84%) Ansible
5 3 (1.84%) Nmap
6 2 (1.23%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.23%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.61%) SCCM
7 1 (0.61%) WSUS
Vendors
1 64 (39.26%) Cisco
2 44 (26.99%) Microsoft
3 22 (13.50%) Palo Alto
4 18 (11.04%) Aruba
4 18 (11.04%) Meraki
5 16 (9.82%) Fortinet
6 10 (6.13%) Juniper
6 10 (6.13%) Ubiquiti
7 9 (5.52%) VMware
8 8 (4.91%) CheckPoint
9 6 (3.68%) Veeam
10 4 (2.45%) EMC
11 3 (1.84%) Atmel
11 3 (1.84%) F5
11 3 (1.84%) iManage
11 3 (1.84%) Intapp
11 3 (1.84%) Litera
11 3 (1.84%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.84%) Sophos
11 3 (1.84%) Xilinx