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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 279 192
Rank change year-on-year +23 -87 +159
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 113 173 362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 1.04% 1.73%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.26% 7.85% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 69 93 312
10th Percentile £28,200 £36,250 £26,325
25th Percentile £35,213 £47,500 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.40% +25.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,850 £110,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -

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 1,368 2,203 2,872
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.09% 13.26% 13.71%
Number of salaries quoted 892 1,242 2,428
10th Percentile £27,900 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,563 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,225 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -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 5 January 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 (5.31%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.42%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.88%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.88%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 47 (41.59%) Azure
2 10 (8.85%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (7.96%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.08%) AWS
5 5 (4.42%) Mimecast
6 4 (3.54%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (3.54%) Google Workspace
6 4 (3.54%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.77%) GCP
7 2 (1.77%) SaaS
8 1 (0.88%) Amazon Ads
8 1 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 52 (46.02%) WAN
2 49 (43.36%) LAN
3 47 (41.59%) SD-WAN
4 44 (38.94%) Firewall
5 31 (27.43%) Wireshark
6 22 (19.47%) VPN
7 21 (18.58%) DNS
8 17 (15.04%) DHCP
9 15 (13.27%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (11.50%) Cisco Wireless
11 12 (10.62%) Bluetooth
11 12 (10.62%) Network Security
11 12 (10.62%) RS-232
11 12 (10.62%) Software-Defined Radio
12 11 (9.73%) VLAN
13 8 (7.08%) BGP
13 8 (7.08%) TCP/IP
13 8 (7.08%) WLAN
14 5 (4.42%) HSRP
14 5 (4.42%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.88%) FileMaker
1 1 (0.88%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.77%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.88%) Metasploit
General
1 49 (43.36%) Finance
2 45 (39.82%) Social Skills
3 29 (25.66%) Telecoms
4 14 (12.39%) Electronics
5 9 (7.96%) Retail
6 7 (6.19%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.54%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.65%) Marketing
10 2 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.88%) Advertising
11 1 (0.88%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.88%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.88%) French Language
11 1 (0.88%) German Language
11 1 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.88%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.88%) Police
11 1 (0.88%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 37 (32.74%) Network Engineer
2 24 (21.24%) Embedded Engineer
2 24 (21.24%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 24 (21.24%) Software Engineer
3 13 (11.50%) Analyst
4 12 (10.62%) Senior
4 12 (10.62%) Support Analyst
5 9 (7.96%) 3rd Line Support
6 8 (7.08%) Network Analyst
6 8 (7.08%) Network Support
6 8 (7.08%) Network Support Analyst
6 8 (7.08%) Senior Network Engineer
7 7 (6.19%) Network Manager
8 6 (5.31%) Support Engineer
9 5 (4.42%) Junior
10 4 (3.54%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 4 (3.54%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
10 4 (3.54%) Systems Engineer
10 4 (3.54%) Systems Support Engineer
10 4 (3.54%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 31 (27.43%) Data Centre
2 25 (22.12%) Management Information System
3 12 (10.62%) e-Learning
3 12 (10.62%) Embedded Systems
3 12 (10.62%) MicroBlaze
3 12 (10.62%) RISC-V
4 6 (5.31%) Driving Licence
4 6 (5.31%) iPad
4 6 (5.31%) iPhone
5 5 (4.42%) Mobile App
6 4 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 4 (3.54%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (2.65%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (2.65%) IoT
7 3 (2.65%) Low-Code
7 3 (2.65%) Web3
8 2 (1.77%) CCTV
8 2 (1.77%) NB-IoT
8 2 (1.77%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (18.58%) Windows
2 15 (13.27%) Apple iOS
2 15 (13.27%) Linux
3 12 (10.62%) Embedded Linux
4 9 (7.96%) Windows 10
5 8 (7.08%) Windows Server
6 7 (6.19%) Android
6 7 (6.19%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (29.20%) Customer Service
2 32 (28.32%) Change Management
3 31 (27.43%) Network Monitoring
3 31 (27.43%) Network Virtualisation
4 30 (26.55%) Load Balancing
5 28 (24.78%) Problem Management
6 27 (23.89%) Asset Management
6 27 (23.89%) Capacity Planning
7 26 (23.01%) Coaching
8 24 (21.24%) Network Planning
8 24 (21.24%) Software Engineering
9 21 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (13.27%) Agile
11 14 (12.39%) Innovative Thinking
12 12 (10.62%) Digital Signal Processing
12 12 (10.62%) Signal Processing
13 11 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
14 10 (8.85%) Logistics
14 10 (8.85%) Service Delivery
15 9 (7.96%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 24 (21.24%) C
1 24 (21.24%) C++
2 6 (5.31%) Python
3 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (12.39%) SC Cleared
1 14 (12.39%) Security Cleared
2 10 (8.85%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (7.96%) CCNP
4 6 (5.31%) Degree
5 5 (4.42%) CCIE
6 4 (3.54%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.88%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (0.88%) CCSP
7 1 (0.88%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (0.88%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.88%) GPEN
7 1 (0.88%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.42%) SLA
2 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.88%) GDPR
3 1 (0.88%) GRC
3 1 (0.88%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 24 (21.24%) Firmware
2 20 (17.70%) Active Directory
3 14 (12.39%) Embedded Firmware
4 11 (9.73%) Hyper-V
4 11 (9.73%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (3.54%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (8.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.08%) Ansible
3 7 (6.19%) FortiGate
4 3 (2.65%) Terraform
5 2 (1.77%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.88%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.88%) Nessus
6 1 (0.88%) Nmap
6 1 (0.88%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 55 (48.67%) Cisco
2 31 (27.43%) Palo Alto
3 29 (25.66%) Meraki
4 27 (23.89%) SolarWinds
5 24 (21.24%) CheckPoint
6 18 (15.93%) Microsoft
7 11 (9.73%) VMware
8 10 (8.85%) Aruba
9 9 (7.96%) HP
10 7 (6.19%) Fortinet
11 6 (5.31%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (4.42%) Barracuda Networks
12 5 (4.42%) Dell
12 5 (4.42%) Sophos
13 4 (3.54%) F5
13 4 (3.54%) Google
14 3 (2.65%) Juniper
15 1 (0.88%) Peplink
15 1 (0.88%) Qualys