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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 282 189
Rank change year-on-year +27 -93 +183
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 121 169 354
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.79% 0.97% 1.79%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.94% 7.42% 12.70%
Number of salaries quoted 73 90 305
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,125 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,213 £47,500 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £62,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.74% +24.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,875 £63,500
90th Percentile £78,525 £110,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -5.00%

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 1,353 2,277 2,788
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.83% 13.04% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 928 1,326 2,356
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,313 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.63% +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 19 December 2025.

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 7 (5.79%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.83%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 48 (39.67%) Azure
2 12 (9.92%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (7.44%) Entra ID
4 8 (6.61%) AWS
5 5 (4.13%) Mimecast
6 4 (3.31%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (3.31%) Google Workspace
6 4 (3.31%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.65%) GCP
7 2 (1.65%) SaaS
8 1 (0.83%) Amazon Ads
8 1 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 55 (45.45%) WAN
2 52 (42.98%) LAN
3 49 (40.50%) SD-WAN
4 47 (38.84%) Firewall
5 34 (28.10%) Wireshark
6 25 (20.66%) VPN
7 21 (17.36%) DNS
8 17 (14.05%) DHCP
9 16 (13.22%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (12.40%) Software-Defined Radio
11 13 (10.74%) Bluetooth
11 13 (10.74%) RS-232
12 12 (9.92%) Cisco Wireless
12 12 (9.92%) Network Security
13 11 (9.09%) BGP
13 11 (9.09%) VLAN
14 9 (7.44%) WLAN
15 8 (6.61%) OSPF
15 8 (6.61%) TCP/IP
16 6 (4.96%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.83%) FileMaker
1 1 (0.83%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.65%) JIRA
2 1 (0.83%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.83%) Metasploit
General
1 54 (44.63%) Finance
2 46 (38.02%) Social Skills
3 29 (23.97%) Telecoms
4 15 (12.40%) Electronics
5 9 (7.44%) Retail
6 7 (5.79%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.48%) Marketing
9 3 (2.48%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.83%) Advertising
11 1 (0.83%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.83%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.83%) French Language
11 1 (0.83%) German Language
11 1 (0.83%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.83%) Police
11 1 (0.83%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 38 (31.40%) Network Engineer
2 28 (23.14%) Embedded Engineer
2 28 (23.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 28 (23.14%) Software Engineer
3 13 (10.74%) Analyst
4 12 (9.92%) Senior
4 12 (9.92%) Support Analyst
5 9 (7.44%) 3rd Line Support
6 8 (6.61%) Network Analyst
6 8 (6.61%) Network Support
6 8 (6.61%) Network Support Analyst
6 8 (6.61%) Senior Network Engineer
7 7 (5.79%) Network Manager
8 6 (4.96%) Support Engineer
9 5 (4.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 5 (4.13%) IT Support
9 5 (4.13%) Junior
9 5 (4.13%) Technical Support
10 4 (3.31%) Infrastructure Support
10 4 (3.31%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 31 (25.62%) Data Centre
2 25 (20.66%) Management Information System
3 15 (12.40%) e-Learning
3 15 (12.40%) Embedded Systems
3 15 (12.40%) MicroBlaze
3 15 (12.40%) RISC-V
4 7 (5.79%) Driving Licence
5 6 (4.96%) iPad
5 6 (4.96%) iPhone
6 5 (4.13%) Mobile App
7 4 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (3.31%) Onboarding
7 4 (3.31%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (2.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (2.48%) IoT
8 3 (2.48%) Low-Code
8 3 (2.48%) Web3
9 2 (1.65%) CCTV
9 2 (1.65%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (18.18%) Windows
2 18 (14.88%) Linux
3 15 (12.40%) Apple iOS
3 15 (12.40%) Embedded Linux
4 9 (7.44%) Windows 10
4 9 (7.44%) Windows Server
5 7 (5.79%) Android
5 7 (5.79%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (27.27%) Load Balancing
2 32 (26.45%) Change Management
2 32 (26.45%) Customer Service
2 32 (26.45%) Network Monitoring
3 31 (25.62%) Network Virtualisation
4 28 (23.14%) Problem Management
4 28 (23.14%) Software Engineering
5 27 (22.31%) Asset Management
5 27 (22.31%) Capacity Planning
6 26 (21.49%) Coaching
7 25 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (19.83%) Network Planning
9 19 (15.70%) Agile
10 17 (14.05%) Innovative Thinking
11 15 (12.40%) Digital Signal Processing
11 15 (12.40%) Signal Processing
12 10 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (8.26%) High Availability
12 10 (8.26%) Process Improvement
12 10 (8.26%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 28 (23.14%) C
1 28 (23.14%) C++
2 8 (6.61%) Python
3 1 (0.83%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.83%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (14.88%) SC Cleared
1 18 (14.88%) Security Cleared
2 11 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (8.26%) CCNP
4 8 (6.61%) Degree
5 6 (4.96%) CCIE
6 3 (2.48%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.83%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.83%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.83%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (0.83%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (0.83%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.83%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.83%) GPEN
7 1 (0.83%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.13%) SLA
2 3 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.83%) GDPR
3 1 (0.83%) GRC
3 1 (0.83%) NIST
3 1 (0.83%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 28 (23.14%) Firmware
2 22 (18.18%) Active Directory
3 17 (14.05%) Embedded Firmware
4 13 (10.74%) Hyper-V
5 11 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (3.31%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.83%) Docker
7 1 (0.83%) vSphere
7 1 (0.83%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 10 (8.26%) Ansible
1 10 (8.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.96%) FortiGate
3 4 (3.31%) Terraform
4 2 (1.65%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.83%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.83%) Nessus
5 1 (0.83%) Nmap
5 1 (0.83%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.83%) SCCM
Vendors
1 58 (47.93%) Cisco
2 33 (27.27%) Palo Alto
3 30 (24.79%) Meraki
3 30 (24.79%) SolarWinds
4 24 (19.83%) CheckPoint
5 20 (16.53%) Microsoft
6 12 (9.92%) Aruba
7 11 (9.09%) VMware
8 9 (7.44%) HP
9 7 (5.79%) Ubiquiti
10 6 (4.96%) F5
10 6 (4.96%) Fortinet
10 6 (4.96%) Sophos
11 5 (4.13%) Barracuda Networks
11 5 (4.13%) Dell
12 4 (3.31%) Google
12 4 (3.31%) Juniper
13 1 (0.83%) Citrix
13 1 (0.83%) Qualys
13 1 (0.83%) Veeam