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 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 303 201
Rank change year-on-year -14 -102 +84
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 92 136 512
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.49% 0.90% 1.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.53% 7.04% 10.14%
Number of salaries quoted 65 82 442
10th Percentile £37,750 £30,125 £28,150
25th Percentile £48,000 £45,156 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £69,688
90th Percentile £79,500 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% +12.90% +3.33%

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 2,033 1,931 5,050
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.89% 12.80% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 996 1,187 3,334
10th Percentile £29,875 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.47%

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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 17 May 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 8 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 5 (5.43%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.17%) AutoCAD
2 1 (1.09%) Acrobat
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.09%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.17%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 30 (32.61%) Azure
2 10 (10.87%) Entra ID
3 9 (9.78%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (8.70%) AWS
5 5 (5.43%) GCP
6 3 (3.26%) Azure Monitor
6 3 (3.26%) OCI
6 3 (3.26%) OneDrive
7 2 (2.17%) AWS Direct Connect
7 2 (2.17%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 35 (38.04%) Firewall
2 31 (33.70%) LAN
2 31 (33.70%) SD-WAN
2 31 (33.70%) WAN
3 22 (23.91%) Cisco ISE
3 22 (23.91%) Network Security
4 18 (19.57%) Cisco Wireless
5 16 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
6 15 (16.30%) WLAN
7 12 (13.04%) Bluetooth
8 11 (11.96%) BGP
8 11 (11.96%) Modbus
8 11 (11.96%) OSPF
9 10 (10.87%) VPN
10 9 (9.78%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (9.78%) VLAN
11 8 (8.70%) DNS
12 7 (7.61%) DHCP
13 6 (6.52%) RS-232
14 5 (5.43%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 4 (4.35%) Eclipse
1 4 (4.35%) Git
1 4 (4.35%) Subversion
2 2 (2.17%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.09%) Burp Suite
3 1 (1.09%) Metasploit
General
1 32 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.48%) Finance
3 13 (14.13%) Manufacturing
4 10 (10.87%) Telecoms
5 9 (9.78%) Electronics
6 7 (7.61%) Retail
7 5 (5.43%) Marketing
7 5 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.26%) Banking
8 3 (3.26%) Law
9 2 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.17%) Military
9 2 (2.17%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.09%) Legal
10 1 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 32 (34.78%) Network Engineer
2 28 (30.43%) Senior
3 15 (16.30%) Senior Network Engineer
4 12 (13.04%) Support Engineer
5 10 (10.87%) Embedded Engineer
5 10 (10.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 10 (10.87%) Software Engineer
6 9 (9.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 8 (8.70%) 3rd Line Support
7 8 (8.70%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 8 (8.70%) Systems Engineer
7 8 (8.70%) Systems Support Engineer
8 7 (7.61%) Cisco Engineer
8 7 (7.61%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 6 (6.52%) Consultant
9 6 (6.52%) IT Engineer
9 6 (6.52%) Network Manager
10 5 (5.43%) Network Consultant
10 5 (5.43%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 5 (5.43%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.26%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.09%) NumPy
2 1 (1.09%) PyTorch
2 1 (1.09%) SciPy
2 1 (1.09%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.61%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (6.52%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.52%) Raspberry Pi
3 4 (4.35%) Driving Licence
3 4 (4.35%) Mobile App
3 4 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.35%) Security Posture
4 3 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.26%) FPGA
4 3 (3.26%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (3.26%) IoT
4 3 (3.26%) iPad
4 3 (3.26%) iPhone
4 3 (3.26%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (2.17%) Cloud Native
5 2 (2.17%) NB-IoT
5 2 (2.17%) PCIe
5 2 (2.17%) Photography
5 2 (2.17%) SCADA
5 2 (2.17%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 12 (13.04%) Windows
2 6 (6.52%) Windows Server
3 5 (5.43%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (4.35%) Apple iOS
4 4 (4.35%) Linux
4 4 (4.35%) Windows 10
5 2 (2.17%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (1.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (17.39%) Customer Service
3 13 (14.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (14.13%) Project Delivery
4 12 (13.04%) Logistics
4 12 (13.04%) Software Engineering
5 9 (9.78%) Collaborative Culture
6 8 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (8.70%) Tech Ops
7 7 (7.61%) High Availability
7 7 (7.61%) ITIL
7 7 (7.61%) Presales
8 6 (6.52%) CRM
8 6 (6.52%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (6.52%) Network Design
8 6 (6.52%) Project Management
8 6 (6.52%) Strategic Thinking
8 6 (6.52%) Telesales
8 6 (6.52%) Zero Trust
9 5 (5.43%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.96%) Python
2 10 (10.87%) C
3 7 (7.61%) C++
4 4 (4.35%) Embedded C
5 2 (2.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (22.83%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (19.57%) CCNP
3 12 (13.04%) DBS Check
4 11 (11.96%) CCIE
5 8 (8.70%) Azure Certification
6 7 (7.61%) CCNA
7 5 (5.43%) CCSA
7 5 (5.43%) CCSE
7 5 (5.43%) Degree
8 4 (4.35%) JNCIP
9 3 (3.26%) AWS Certification
9 3 (3.26%) CCIE Security
9 3 (3.26%) JNCIE
10 2 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (1.09%) CHECK Team Member
11 1 (1.09%) CREST Certified
11 1 (1.09%) DV Cleared
11 1 (1.09%) GPEN
11 1 (1.09%) OSCP
11 1 (1.09%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.52%) SLA
2 3 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.17%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.17%) GDPR
4 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.09%) GRC
4 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.09%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 14 (15.22%) Active Directory
2 12 (13.04%) Firmware
3 7 (7.61%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (5.43%) Hyper-V
4 5 (5.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (3.26%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.09%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (17.39%) FortiGate
2 8 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (4.35%) Ansible
3 4 (4.35%) Terraform
4 1 (1.09%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (1.09%) Nessus
4 1 (1.09%) Nmap
4 1 (1.09%) Proxmox
4 1 (1.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (45.65%) Cisco
2 20 (21.74%) Palo Alto
3 14 (15.22%) Microsoft
4 9 (9.78%) Fortinet
5 6 (6.52%) CheckPoint
5 6 (6.52%) Meraki
6 5 (5.43%) Aruba
6 5 (5.43%) Juniper
6 5 (5.43%) VMware
7 4 (4.35%) Atmel
8 3 (3.26%) F5
9 2 (2.17%) Dynatrace
9 2 (2.17%) HP
9 2 (2.17%) SolarWinds
9 2 (2.17%) Ubiquiti
9 2 (2.17%) Veeam
10 1 (1.09%) Adobe
10 1 (1.09%) Arista
10 1 (1.09%) iManage
10 1 (1.09%) Intapp