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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 270 248
Rank change year-on-year -6 -22 -22
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 196 156 280
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.80% 0.96% 1.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.71% 8.75% 7.71%
Number of salaries quoted 159 76 186
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 £75,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,750 £121,250 £90,625
UK median annual salary £50,500 £45,000 £50,047
% change year-on-year +12.22% -10.08% +7.63%

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 2,250 1,782 3,634
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.22% 11.00% 15.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,344 1,020 1,593
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 £70,000 £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% -1.19%

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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 21 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 20 (10.20%) SharePoint
2 16 (8.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.02%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (2.04%) Lightworks
1 4 (2.04%) Simulink
2 2 (1.02%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.51%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.51%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (4.08%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.02%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.02%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 61 (31.12%) Azure
2 39 (19.90%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (14.80%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.08%) AWS
5 4 (2.04%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.53%) GCP
6 3 (1.53%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.02%) Datadog
7 2 (1.02%) IaaS
7 2 (1.02%) OCI
7 2 (1.02%) PaaS
7 2 (1.02%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.02%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.51%) Amazon EMR
8 1 (0.51%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.51%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 70 (35.71%) Firewall
2 61 (31.12%) LAN
3 50 (25.51%) Network Security
3 50 (25.51%) WAN
4 38 (19.39%) Wi-Fi
5 33 (16.84%) VLAN
6 31 (15.82%) VPN
7 24 (12.24%) Bluetooth
8 22 (11.22%) DNS
8 22 (11.22%) SD-WAN
9 21 (10.71%) Modbus
10 19 (9.69%) DHCP
11 18 (9.18%) WLAN
12 17 (8.67%) Cisco ISE
13 14 (7.14%) LTE
13 14 (7.14%) TCP/IP
14 13 (6.63%) BGP
14 13 (6.63%) OSPF
15 12 (6.12%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (5.10%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.53%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.51%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 14 (7.14%) Git
2 6 (3.06%) Burp Suite
2 6 (3.06%) Metasploit
3 4 (2.04%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.02%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.02%) Maven
4 2 (1.02%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 74 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 21 (10.71%) Telecoms
3 14 (7.14%) Electronics
3 14 (7.14%) Finance
4 12 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (5.10%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.06%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.55%) Law
7 5 (2.55%) Legal
8 4 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.53%) Marketing
10 2 (1.02%) Banking
10 2 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.02%) Military
11 1 (0.51%) French Language
11 1 (0.51%) Local Government
11 1 (0.51%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.51%) Retail
Job Titles
1 56 (28.57%) Network Engineer
2 55 (28.06%) Senior
3 34 (17.35%) Embedded Engineer
4 27 (13.78%) Software Engineer
5 26 (13.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (10.71%) Support Engineer
7 20 (10.20%) IT Support
8 18 (9.18%) Senior Network Engineer
9 17 (8.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 16 (8.16%) IT Engineer
11 15 (7.65%) IT Support Engineer
12 12 (6.12%) Consultant
13 11 (5.61%) Cisco Engineer
13 11 (5.61%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 11 (5.61%) Lead
13 11 (5.61%) Systems Engineer
14 9 (4.59%) Linux Engineer
14 9 (4.59%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 9 (4.59%) Senior Software Engineer
15 8 (4.08%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.14%) Yocto
2 7 (3.57%) 802.1X
2 7 (3.57%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.76%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (9.69%) IoT
3 14 (7.14%) Raspberry Pi
3 14 (7.14%) Security Posture
4 13 (6.63%) Data Centre
4 13 (6.63%) Driving Licence
5 12 (6.12%) FPGA
6 11 (5.61%) Device Driver
7 10 (5.10%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.55%) VHDL
9 4 (2.04%) Clustering
9 4 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (2.04%) Verilog
10 3 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.53%) iPad
10 3 (1.53%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.02%) CCTV
11 2 (1.02%) PKI
11 2 (1.02%) PMI
11 2 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 35 (17.86%) Windows
2 23 (11.73%) Linux
3 20 (10.20%) Windows Server
4 13 (6.63%) FreeRTOS
5 10 (5.10%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.04%) Kali Linux
6 4 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.53%) Mac OS
8 2 (1.02%) Unix
9 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.51%) Debian
9 1 (0.51%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (25.51%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (19.39%) Software Engineering
3 26 (13.27%) Project Delivery
4 24 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (10.20%) Mentoring
5 20 (10.20%) Technical Leadership
6 18 (9.18%) Collaborative Culture
7 17 (8.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 17 (8.67%) ITIL
8 14 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (6.63%) CI/CD
9 13 (6.63%) Network Design
10 12 (6.12%) Roadmaps
11 11 (5.61%) High Availability
11 11 (5.61%) Migration
12 10 (5.10%) Coaching
12 10 (5.10%) Collaborative Engineering
13 9 (4.59%) Customer Service
13 9 (4.59%) Network Monitoring
13 9 (4.59%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (18.88%) C
2 26 (13.27%) Python
3 23 (11.73%) PowerShell
4 22 (11.22%) C++
5 20 (10.20%) Embedded C
6 7 (3.57%) Rust
7 4 (2.04%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.02%) Bicep
9 1 (0.51%) Bash
9 1 (0.51%) Go
9 1 (0.51%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (19.90%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (15.31%) CCNP
3 22 (11.22%) Degree
4 16 (8.16%) CCNA
5 15 (7.65%) DBS Check
6 14 (7.14%) Azure Certification
7 13 (6.63%) Security Cleared
8 10 (5.10%) SC Cleared
9 6 (3.06%) CHECK Team Member
10 4 (2.04%) CCIE
10 4 (2.04%) CHECK Team Leader
10 4 (2.04%) CREST Certified
10 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (2.04%) OSCP
11 3 (1.53%) AWS Certification
12 2 (1.02%) CCIE Security
12 2 (1.02%) CCSA
12 2 (1.02%) DV Cleared
12 2 (1.02%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (1.02%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (5.61%) GDPR
3 10 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (3.06%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.55%) JTAG
6 4 (2.04%) ECSS
7 3 (1.53%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.53%) SLA
8 2 (1.02%) QA
9 1 (0.51%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.51%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (17.35%) Active Directory
2 26 (13.27%) Firmware
3 14 (7.14%) Hyper-V
4 10 (5.10%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (5.10%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (3.06%) vSphere
6 4 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.51%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 25 (12.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (8.16%) FortiGate
3 6 (3.06%) Nmap
4 4 (2.04%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.53%) Ansible
6 2 (1.02%) Progress Chef
6 2 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.02%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.51%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.51%) WSUS
Vendors
1 69 (35.20%) Cisco
2 51 (26.02%) Microsoft
3 24 (12.24%) Aruba
4 19 (9.69%) Meraki
4 19 (9.69%) Palo Alto
5 13 (6.63%) Fortinet
6 12 (6.12%) Ubiquiti
7 11 (5.61%) Juniper
8 10 (5.10%) VMware
9 6 (3.06%) CheckPoint
9 6 (3.06%) Veeam
10 5 (2.55%) EMC
11 4 (2.04%) F5
11 4 (2.04%) Xilinx
12 3 (1.53%) Google
12 3 (1.53%) iManage
12 3 (1.53%) Intapp
12 3 (1.53%) Litera
12 3 (1.53%) Sophos
13 2 (1.02%) HP