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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 266 247
Rank change year-on-year -13 -19 -24
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 182 156 286
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.96% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.02% 8.57% 7.79%
Number of salaries quoted 149 80 197
10th Percentile £40,000 £29,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £35,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -15.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £74,475 £67,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £121,250 £86,750
UK median annual salary £50,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.22% -10.00% +7.53%

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 2,268 1,821 3,673
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.49% 11.19% 15.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,329 1,059 1,631
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £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 £73,750 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.93%

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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 14 September 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 19 (10.44%) SharePoint
2 15 (8.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.10%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Lightworks
1 3 (1.65%) Simulink
2 2 (1.10%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.55%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.55%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (4.40%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.10%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.10%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 61 (33.52%) Azure
2 38 (20.88%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (15.93%) Entra ID
4 9 (4.95%) AWS
5 4 (2.20%) GCP
5 4 (2.20%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.65%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.65%) OCI
7 2 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.10%) Datadog
7 2 (1.10%) IaaS
7 2 (1.10%) PaaS
7 2 (1.10%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.10%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.55%) Amazon EMR
8 1 (0.55%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 70 (38.46%) Firewall
2 61 (33.52%) LAN
3 50 (27.47%) WAN
4 48 (26.37%) Network Security
5 33 (18.13%) VLAN
5 33 (18.13%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (17.03%) VPN
7 23 (12.64%) SD-WAN
8 22 (12.09%) DNS
9 21 (11.54%) Bluetooth
10 19 (10.44%) DHCP
10 19 (10.44%) Modbus
11 17 (9.34%) Cisco ISE
11 17 (9.34%) WLAN
12 14 (7.69%) TCP/IP
13 12 (6.59%) BGP
13 12 (6.59%) Cisco Nexus
13 12 (6.59%) LTE
13 12 (6.59%) OSPF
14 10 (5.49%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.65%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.55%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 12 (6.59%) Git
2 5 (2.75%) Burp Suite
2 5 (2.75%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.65%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.10%) Maven
4 2 (1.10%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 71 (39.01%) Social Skills
2 22 (12.09%) Telecoms
3 13 (7.14%) Electronics
3 13 (7.14%) Finance
4 12 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (5.49%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.75%) Law
7 5 (2.75%) Legal
8 3 (1.65%) Banking
8 3 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.65%) Marketing
9 2 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.10%) Military
9 2 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.55%) French Language
10 1 (0.55%) Local Government
10 1 (0.55%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 52 (28.57%) Network Engineer
2 51 (28.02%) Senior
3 29 (15.93%) Embedded Engineer
4 23 (12.64%) Software Engineer
5 22 (12.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 20 (10.99%) IT Support
6 20 (10.99%) Support Engineer
7 16 (8.79%) IT Engineer
7 16 (8.79%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 16 (8.79%) Senior Network Engineer
8 15 (8.24%) IT Support Engineer
9 12 (6.59%) Consultant
10 11 (6.04%) Systems Engineer
11 9 (4.95%) Cisco Engineer
11 9 (4.95%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 9 (4.95%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 9 (4.95%) Senior Software Engineer
12 8 (4.40%) LAN Engineer
12 8 (4.40%) Lead
12 8 (4.40%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (6.04%) Yocto
2 8 (4.40%) Terraform
3 7 (3.85%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.09%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (8.79%) IoT
3 14 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 14 (7.69%) Security Posture
4 12 (6.59%) Raspberry Pi
5 10 (5.49%) Driving Licence
5 10 (5.49%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (4.95%) Device Driver
6 9 (4.95%) FPGA
7 4 (2.20%) Clustering
7 4 (2.20%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (2.20%) VHDL
8 3 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.65%) iPad
8 3 (1.65%) Verilog
9 2 (1.10%) ARM Cortex
9 2 (1.10%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.10%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 33 (18.13%) Windows
2 20 (10.99%) Windows Server
3 19 (10.44%) Linux
4 12 (6.59%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (4.40%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.20%) Kali Linux
6 4 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.65%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.55%) Debian
8 1 (0.55%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.55%) Unix
8 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (26.37%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (18.13%) Software Engineering
3 25 (13.74%) Project Delivery
4 22 (12.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (10.44%) Technical Leadership
6 18 (9.89%) ITIL
6 18 (9.89%) Mentoring
7 17 (9.34%) Collaborative Culture
8 16 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 13 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (7.14%) Roadmaps
10 12 (6.59%) High Availability
11 11 (6.04%) CI/CD
11 11 (6.04%) Network Design
12 10 (5.49%) Coaching
12 10 (5.49%) Migration
13 9 (4.95%) Network Monitoring
13 9 (4.95%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (4.95%) TDD
13 9 (4.95%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 32 (17.58%) C
2 26 (14.29%) Python
3 23 (12.64%) PowerShell
4 19 (10.44%) C++
5 17 (9.34%) Embedded C
6 6 (3.30%) Rust
7 3 (1.65%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.10%) Bicep
9 1 (0.55%) Bash
9 1 (0.55%) Go
9 1 (0.55%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (19.78%) Cisco Certification
2 28 (15.38%) CCNP
3 19 (10.44%) Degree
4 15 (8.24%) Azure Certification
4 15 (8.24%) DBS Check
5 14 (7.69%) CCNA
6 11 (6.04%) Security Cleared
7 9 (4.95%) SC Cleared
8 5 (2.75%) CCIE
8 5 (2.75%) CHECK Team Member
9 4 (2.20%) AWS Certification
9 4 (2.20%) CHECK Team Leader
9 4 (2.20%) CREST Certified
9 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.20%) OSCP
10 3 (1.65%) CCIE Security
10 3 (1.65%) CCSA
10 3 (1.65%) CCSE
10 3 (1.65%) JNCIE
10 3 (1.65%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.59%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (5.49%) GDPR
3 9 (4.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.75%) JTAG
4 5 (2.75%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.65%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.65%) ECSS
5 3 (1.65%) SLA
6 2 (1.10%) QA
7 1 (0.55%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.55%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (18.68%) Active Directory
2 22 (12.09%) Firmware
3 14 (7.69%) Hyper-V
4 10 (5.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (4.95%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (3.30%) vSphere
7 4 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.55%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 25 (13.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (8.79%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.75%) Nmap
4 4 (2.20%) Ansible
4 4 (2.20%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (1.10%) Progress Chef
5 2 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.10%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.55%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.55%) WSUS
Vendors
1 67 (36.81%) Cisco
2 50 (27.47%) Microsoft
3 23 (12.64%) Aruba
4 20 (10.99%) Palo Alto
5 18 (9.89%) Meraki
6 14 (7.69%) Fortinet
7 12 (6.59%) Ubiquiti
8 11 (6.04%) Juniper
9 10 (5.49%) VMware
10 7 (3.85%) CheckPoint
11 6 (3.30%) Veeam
12 4 (2.20%) EMC
12 4 (2.20%) F5
13 3 (1.65%) Google
13 3 (1.65%) iManage
13 3 (1.65%) Intapp
13 3 (1.65%) Litera
13 3 (1.65%) Sophos
13 3 (1.65%) Xilinx
14 2 (1.10%) HighQ