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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 281 184
Rank change year-on-year -6 -97 +148
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 97 154 481
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 1.02% 1.74%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.84% 8.00% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 66 79 415
10th Percentile £29,625 £41,250 £27,135
25th Percentile £37,750 £47,500 £34,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,188 £102,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -

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 1,661 1,924 3,700
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.10% 12.74% 13.41%
Number of salaries quoted 946 1,151 3,217
10th Percentile £28,125 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,222 £55,384 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.93% +2.56% -3.57%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

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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 26 February 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 (6.19%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.03%) AutoCAD
2 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.03%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 35 (36.08%) Azure
2 10 (10.31%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (9.28%) Entra ID
4 5 (5.15%) AWS
5 4 (4.12%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (4.12%) Google Workspace
5 4 (4.12%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.06%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (2.06%) GCP
7 1 (1.03%) Amazon Ads
7 1 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 44 (45.36%) SD-WAN
2 42 (43.30%) WAN
3 40 (41.24%) Firewall
4 37 (38.14%) LAN
5 23 (23.71%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (23.71%) Wireshark
6 14 (14.43%) VPN
7 13 (13.40%) Bluetooth
7 13 (13.40%) DNS
8 12 (12.37%) Cisco Wireless
8 12 (12.37%) DHCP
8 12 (12.37%) VLAN
9 10 (10.31%) Cisco ISE
10 9 (9.28%) Network Security
10 9 (9.28%) TCP/IP
10 9 (9.28%) WLAN
11 7 (7.22%) BGP
11 7 (7.22%) RS-232
12 6 (6.19%) Modbus
13 5 (5.15%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.03%) FileMaker
1 1 (1.03%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (4.12%) Eclipse
1 4 (4.12%) Git
1 4 (4.12%) Subversion
2 2 (2.06%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.03%) Burp Suite
3 1 (1.03%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (40.21%) Social Skills
2 33 (34.02%) Finance
3 24 (24.74%) Telecoms
4 11 (11.34%) Electronics
5 9 (9.28%) Manufacturing
5 9 (9.28%) Retail
6 4 (4.12%) Public Sector
7 3 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.06%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.06%) Law
8 2 (2.06%) Marketing
9 1 (1.03%) Advertising
9 1 (1.03%) Dutch Language
9 1 (1.03%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (1.03%) French Language
9 1 (1.03%) German Language
9 1 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.03%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.03%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 35 (36.08%) Network Engineer
2 14 (14.43%) Senior
3 11 (11.34%) Embedded Engineer
3 11 (11.34%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 11 (11.34%) Software Engineer
4 8 (8.25%) Analyst
4 8 (8.25%) Support Analyst
4 8 (8.25%) Support Engineer
5 7 (7.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 7 (7.22%) Network Manager
5 7 (7.22%) Senior Network Engineer
6 6 (6.19%) 3rd Line Support
6 6 (6.19%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 6 (6.19%) Systems Engineer
6 6 (6.19%) Systems Support Engineer
7 4 (4.12%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 4 (4.12%) Network Support Analyst
7 4 (4.12%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
7 4 (4.12%) Technical Support
7 4 (4.12%) Technical Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.03%) NumPy
1 1 (1.03%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.03%) SciPy
1 1 (1.03%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 25 (25.77%) Data Centre
2 21 (21.65%) Management Information System
3 6 (6.19%) iPad
3 6 (6.19%) iPhone
3 6 (6.19%) Raspberry Pi
4 5 (5.15%) Driving Licence
4 5 (5.15%) Mobile App
5 4 (4.12%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.12%) Onboarding
5 4 (4.12%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (3.09%) Cloud Native
6 3 (3.09%) FPGA
6 3 (3.09%) IoT
7 2 (2.06%) CCTV
7 2 (2.06%) Digital Signage
7 2 (2.06%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (2.06%) Photography
7 2 (2.06%) SCADA
7 2 (2.06%) Security Posture
7 2 (2.06%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 15 (15.46%) Windows
2 9 (9.28%) Apple iOS
3 8 (8.25%) Windows 10
3 8 (8.25%) Windows Server
4 5 (5.15%) Linux
5 2 (2.06%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (2.06%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.06%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.03%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (30.93%) Customer Service
2 25 (25.77%) Change Management
3 24 (24.74%) Problem Management
4 23 (23.71%) Network Monitoring
4 23 (23.71%) Network Virtualisation
5 22 (22.68%) Asset Management
5 22 (22.68%) Coaching
6 20 (20.62%) Capacity Planning
6 20 (20.62%) Load Balancing
6 20 (20.62%) Network Planning
7 17 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (13.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (13.40%) Software Engineering
9 12 (12.37%) Logistics
10 10 (10.31%) Project Delivery
11 9 (9.28%) Mentoring
12 8 (8.25%) Project Management
12 8 (8.25%) Tech Ops
13 7 (7.22%) High Availability
13 7 (7.22%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.34%) C
2 8 (8.25%) C++
2 8 (8.25%) Python
3 4 (4.12%) Embedded C
4 1 (1.03%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (11.34%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (9.28%) CCNP
3 8 (8.25%) Degree
4 6 (6.19%) CCIE
4 6 (6.19%) DBS Check
5 5 (5.15%) CCNA
6 2 (2.06%) Azure Certification
6 2 (2.06%) CCSA
6 2 (2.06%) CCSE
6 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.06%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.06%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.03%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (1.03%) CCSP
7 1 (1.03%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (1.03%) CREST Certified
7 1 (1.03%) CWNA
7 1 (1.03%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.03%) GPEN
7 1 (1.03%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.15%) SLA
2 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.03%) GDPR
3 1 (1.03%) GRC
3 1 (1.03%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (15.46%) Active Directory
2 13 (13.40%) Firmware
3 11 (11.34%) Hyper-V
4 6 (6.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (4.12%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (3.09%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (1.03%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (7.22%) FortiGate
2 5 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.06%) Ansible
3 2 (2.06%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.03%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (1.03%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.03%) Nessus
4 1 (1.03%) Nmap
4 1 (1.03%) Proxmox
4 1 (1.03%) SCCM
Vendors
1 49 (50.52%) Cisco
2 28 (28.87%) Meraki
3 25 (25.77%) Palo Alto
4 22 (22.68%) CheckPoint
4 22 (22.68%) SolarWinds
5 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
6 8 (8.25%) Fortinet
7 7 (7.22%) Aruba
8 6 (6.19%) VMware
9 4 (4.12%) Atmel
9 4 (4.12%) Google
9 4 (4.12%) HP
10 2 (2.06%) Dynatrace
10 2 (2.06%) Juniper
11 1 (1.03%) F5
11 1 (1.03%) Peplink
11 1 (1.03%) Qualys
11 1 (1.03%) Salesforce
11 1 (1.03%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 1 (1.03%) Ubiquiti