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 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 272 181
Rank change year-on-year -47 -91 +142
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 78 126 560
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.96% 1.76%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.08% 7.59% 12.43%
Number of salaries quoted 55 78 488
10th Percentile £34,250 £31,494 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £45,156 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% +11.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £67,000
90th Percentile £83,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.10% +18.33% -

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 1,911 1,661 4,504
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.94% 12.68% 14.19%
Number of salaries quoted 962 1,210 3,473
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.48% +8.42% -6.86%

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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 13 April 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 5 (6.41%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.28%) AutoCAD
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.28%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 19 (24.36%) Azure
2 11 (14.10%) Entra ID
3 9 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (8.97%) AWS
5 4 (5.13%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (5.13%) GCP
5 4 (5.13%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.56%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (2.56%) Google Workspace
6 2 (2.56%) OCI
7 1 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 27 (34.62%) Firewall
1 27 (34.62%) SD-WAN
2 25 (32.05%) WAN
3 21 (26.92%) LAN
3 21 (26.92%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (19.23%) DNS
5 14 (17.95%) Cisco ISE
6 12 (15.38%) Cisco Wireless
6 12 (15.38%) DHCP
6 12 (15.38%) Network Security
6 12 (15.38%) VPN
7 11 (14.10%) Bluetooth
7 11 (14.10%) WLAN
8 10 (12.82%) VLAN
9 8 (10.26%) Modbus
9 8 (10.26%) TCP/IP
10 7 (8.97%) BGP
10 7 (8.97%) OSPF
11 6 (7.69%) 5G
12 5 (6.41%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Eclipse
1 4 (5.13%) Git
1 4 (5.13%) Subversion
2 2 (2.56%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.28%) Burp Suite
3 1 (1.28%) Metasploit
General
1 27 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 17 (21.79%) Finance
3 10 (12.82%) Manufacturing
4 8 (10.26%) Retail
5 7 (8.97%) Electronics
6 5 (6.41%) Marketing
6 5 (6.41%) Telecoms
7 3 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.56%) Banking
8 2 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.56%) Law
8 2 (2.56%) Military
8 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (25.64%) Senior
2 19 (24.36%) Network Engineer
3 11 (14.10%) Senior Network Engineer
4 10 (12.82%) Support Engineer
5 9 (11.54%) Embedded Engineer
5 9 (11.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 9 (11.54%) Software Engineer
6 8 (10.26%) Systems Engineer
6 8 (10.26%) Systems Support Engineer
7 7 (8.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 6 (7.69%) 3rd Line Support
8 6 (7.69%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 6 (7.69%) IT Engineer
8 6 (7.69%) Network Manager
9 5 (6.41%) Sales Executive
10 4 (5.13%) 2nd Line Support
10 4 (5.13%) Analyst
10 4 (5.13%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 4 (5.13%) Support Analyst
10 4 (5.13%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.28%) NumPy
1 1 (1.28%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.28%) SciPy
1 1 (1.28%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.69%) Data Centre
1 6 (7.69%) iPad
1 6 (7.69%) iPhone
1 6 (7.69%) Raspberry Pi
2 5 (6.41%) Mobile App
3 4 (5.13%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (5.13%) Onboarding
3 4 (5.13%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (3.85%) Cloud Native
4 3 (3.85%) FPGA
5 2 (2.56%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.56%) IoT
5 2 (2.56%) NB-IoT
5 2 (2.56%) PCIe
5 2 (2.56%) Photography
5 2 (2.56%) SCADA
5 2 (2.56%) Smart Meter
6 1 (1.28%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.28%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (20.51%) Windows
2 7 (8.97%) Apple iOS
3 6 (7.69%) Windows 10
4 5 (6.41%) Linux
4 5 (6.41%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.56%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (2.56%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (2.56%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.28%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.79%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (20.51%) Customer Service
3 12 (15.38%) Logistics
4 11 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (14.10%) Project Delivery
4 11 (14.10%) Software Engineering
5 8 (10.26%) Tech Ops
6 7 (8.97%) ITIL
6 7 (8.97%) Project Management
6 7 (8.97%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (7.69%) High Availability
7 6 (7.69%) Presales
7 6 (7.69%) Problem Management
7 6 (7.69%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (7.69%) Zero Trust
8 5 (6.41%) CRM
8 5 (6.41%) Mentoring
8 5 (6.41%) Service Delivery
8 5 (6.41%) Telesales
Programming Languages
1 11 (14.10%) Python
2 9 (11.54%) C
3 6 (7.69%) C++
4 4 (5.13%) Embedded C
5 2 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (17.95%) Cisco Certification
2 12 (15.38%) CCNP
3 9 (11.54%) CCIE
4 8 (10.26%) DBS Check
5 6 (7.69%) Azure Certification
5 6 (7.69%) Degree
6 5 (6.41%) CCNA
7 4 (5.13%) CCSA
7 4 (5.13%) CCSE
8 3 (3.85%) JNCIP
9 2 (2.56%) AWS Certification
9 2 (2.56%) CCIE Security
9 2 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.56%) JNCIE
9 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.56%) Security Cleared
10 1 (1.28%) CHECK Team Member
10 1 (1.28%) CREST Certified
10 1 (1.28%) GPEN
10 1 (1.28%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.97%) SLA
2 2 (2.56%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.56%) GDPR
3 1 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.28%) GRC
3 1 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 11 (14.10%) Firmware
3 10 (12.82%) Hyper-V
4 6 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (5.13%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (5.13%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.28%) Docker
6 1 (1.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (10.26%) FortiGate
2 5 (6.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (5.13%) Ansible
4 3 (3.85%) Terraform
5 2 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (1.28%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (1.28%) Kubernetes
6 1 (1.28%) Nessus
6 1 (1.28%) Nmap
6 1 (1.28%) Proxmox
6 1 (1.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (41.03%) Cisco
2 13 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 11 (14.10%) Palo Alto
4 8 (10.26%) Fortinet
4 8 (10.26%) Meraki
5 6 (7.69%) HP
5 6 (7.69%) VMware
6 5 (6.41%) Aruba
6 5 (6.41%) CheckPoint
7 4 (5.13%) Atmel
8 2 (2.56%) Dynatrace
8 2 (2.56%) F5
8 2 (2.56%) Google
8 2 (2.56%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.28%) Arista
9 1 (1.28%) Facebook
9 1 (1.28%) Juniper
9 1 (1.28%) Qualys
9 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
9 1 (1.28%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud