Wireless Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Wireless
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wireless over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 297 199 309
Rank change year-on-year -98 +110 +159
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 121 543 434
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.80% 1.61% 1.02%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.81% 10.27% 9.10%
Number of salaries quoted 75 473 306
10th Percentile £31,390 £27,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £45,313 £37,101 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £60,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -10.00%

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 2,518 5,288 4,767
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.60% 15.63% 11.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,614 3,427 3,537
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,400
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -8.70% +0.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £75,294
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -4.76%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Wireless trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Wireless.

Wireless salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Wireless over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Wireless salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (14.88%) Skype for Business
2 15 (12.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) Carpe Diem
2 3 (2.48%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 43 (35.54%) Azure
2 27 (22.31%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (10.74%) Entra ID
4 11 (9.09%) AWS
5 3 (2.48%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.65%) GCP
6 2 (1.65%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.65%) IaaS
6 2 (1.65%) IBM Cloud
6 2 (1.65%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 44 (36.36%) WAN
2 40 (33.06%) LAN
3 39 (32.23%) Firewall
4 22 (18.18%) DHCP
4 22 (18.18%) DNS
5 21 (17.36%) Unified Communications
5 21 (17.36%) VPN
5 21 (17.36%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (16.53%) WLAN
7 18 (14.88%) Skype
8 17 (14.05%) BGP
8 17 (14.05%) TCP/IP
9 16 (13.22%) OSPF
10 14 (11.57%) SD-WAN
11 12 (9.92%) Bluetooth
11 12 (9.92%) Network Security
12 11 (9.09%) VLAN
13 10 (8.26%) Cisco ISE
14 9 (7.44%) Modbus
14 9 (7.44%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.65%) EDMS
1 2 (1.65%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (5.79%) Git
2 6 (4.96%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.31%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (1.65%) KGDB
5 1 (0.83%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.83%) Subversion
General
1 30 (24.79%) Social Skills
2 20 (16.53%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (16.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (13.22%) Electronics
4 13 (10.74%) Finance
5 9 (7.44%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (6.61%) Telecoms
7 7 (5.79%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.96%) Aerospace
9 5 (4.13%) Law
9 5 (4.13%) Local Government
9 5 (4.13%) Wearables
10 3 (2.48%) Marketing
10 3 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.48%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.65%) Legal
11 2 (1.65%) Police
11 2 (1.65%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 30 (24.79%) Senior
2 25 (20.66%) Software Engineer
3 21 (17.36%) Network Engineer
4 18 (14.88%) Collaboration Specialist
4 18 (14.88%) Senior Software Engineer
5 15 (12.40%) Embedded Engineer
6 14 (11.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (9.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 9 (7.44%) IT Support
9 8 (6.61%) Analyst
10 7 (5.79%) Consultant
10 7 (5.79%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 7 (5.79%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (4.96%) Desktop Support
11 6 (4.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (4.13%) Desktop Support Technician
12 5 (4.13%) IT Support Technician
12 5 (4.13%) IT Technician
12 5 (4.13%) Radio Engineer
12 5 (4.13%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (8.26%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.83%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.88%) Digital Signage
1 18 (14.88%) Embedded Systems
1 18 (14.88%) Video Conferencing
2 13 (10.74%) Data Centre
3 9 (7.44%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (5.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (4.96%) Device Driver
6 5 (4.13%) Public Cloud
7 4 (3.31%) IoT
8 3 (2.48%) GNSS
8 3 (2.48%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (2.48%) Legacy Code
8 3 (2.48%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.65%) Blackberry
9 2 (1.65%) CCTV
9 2 (1.65%) Housing Association
9 2 (1.65%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.65%) NHS
9 2 (1.65%) PKI
9 2 (1.65%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 37 (30.58%) Windows
2 17 (14.05%) Windows Server
3 16 (13.22%) Linux
3 16 (13.22%) Windows 10
4 11 (9.09%) FreeRTOS
4 11 (9.09%) Mac OS
5 10 (8.26%) Apple iOS
6 7 (5.79%) Android
7 2 (1.65%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.83%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.83%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (23.14%) ITIL
2 27 (22.31%) Software Engineering
3 23 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (15.70%) Customer Service
5 18 (14.88%) Service Delivery
5 18 (14.88%) User Experience
6 17 (14.05%) Change Management
7 14 (11.57%) Problem Management
8 11 (9.09%) High Availability
8 11 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
9 10 (8.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 10 (8.26%) Mentoring
9 10 (8.26%) Time Management
10 9 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (7.44%) Roadmaps
11 8 (6.61%) Disaster Recovery
12 7 (5.79%) IT Strategy
12 7 (5.79%) Mobile Device Management
12 7 (5.79%) TDD
12 7 (5.79%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (17.36%) C
2 18 (14.88%) C++
3 13 (10.74%) Python
4 4 (3.31%) Embedded C
4 4 (3.31%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.48%) Embedded C++
5 3 (2.48%) SQL
6 2 (1.65%) Assembly Language
6 2 (1.65%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 21 (17.36%) Cisco Certification
2 14 (11.57%) CCNA
3 13 (10.74%) CCNP
4 12 (9.92%) Security Cleared
5 10 (8.26%) Degree
6 7 (5.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (4.96%) SC Cleared
8 5 (4.13%) CCIE
9 4 (3.31%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.65%) CHECK Team Leader
10 2 (1.65%) CHECK Team Member
10 2 (1.65%) CREST Certified
10 2 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.65%) OSCP
11 1 (0.83%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.83%) JNCIA
11 1 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.26%) SLA
2 4 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (3.31%) NIST
3 3 (2.48%) IEC 62304
3 3 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.48%) MISRA
3 3 (2.48%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.65%) GRC
5 1 (0.83%) GDPR
5 1 (0.83%) HIPAA
System Software
1 30 (24.79%) Active Directory
2 14 (11.57%) Firmware
3 8 (6.61%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (6.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (4.96%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.83%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (14.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.96%) Ansible
3 5 (4.13%) AirWatch
3 5 (4.13%) Terraform
4 2 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.65%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.83%) Autotask
5 1 (0.83%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (39.67%) Cisco
2 41 (33.88%) Microsoft
3 20 (16.53%) Mitel
4 18 (14.88%) Polycom
4 18 (14.88%) ShoreTel
5 15 (12.40%) Apple
6 14 (11.57%) Palo Alto
7 9 (7.44%) F5
7 9 (7.44%) Juniper
7 9 (7.44%) Meraki
7 9 (7.44%) VMware
8 7 (5.79%) iManage
9 6 (4.96%) Aruba
9 6 (4.96%) Fortinet
9 6 (4.96%) HP
9 6 (4.96%) SolarWinds
10 5 (4.13%) CheckPoint
10 5 (4.13%) Citrix
10 5 (4.13%) Xilinx
11 4 (3.31%) Google