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 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 223 285
Rank change year-on-year -113 +62 +168
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 144 453 381
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.68% 1.43% 1.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.50% 9.53% 9.49%
Number of salaries quoted 77 366 318
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,500 £30,408
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £38,870
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £86,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -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 5,750 4,755 4,014
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.28% 14.99% 11.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,016 2,847 3,180
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,569
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -47.62% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £74,258 £81,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £33,000 £47,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -30.53% -7.77% -1.90%

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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 17 July 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 (12.50%) Skype for Business
2 17 (11.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (4.17%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.69%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (4.86%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.08%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.69%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 39 (27.08%) Azure
2 35 (24.31%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (8.33%) AWS
4 11 (7.64%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.08%) IaaS
6 2 (1.39%) Amazon Ads
6 2 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.39%) Facebook Ads
6 2 (1.39%) GCP
6 2 (1.39%) Google Ads
6 2 (1.39%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.39%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.69%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (31.94%) LAN
2 44 (30.56%) WAN
3 42 (29.17%) Firewall
4 32 (22.22%) Software-Defined Radio
5 21 (14.58%) Unified Communications
5 21 (14.58%) VPN
5 21 (14.58%) WLAN
6 20 (13.89%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (13.19%) DHCP
8 18 (12.50%) BGP
8 18 (12.50%) DNS
8 18 (12.50%) Skype
9 17 (11.81%) OSPF
10 12 (8.33%) Network Security
11 11 (7.64%) SD-WAN
11 11 (7.64%) VoIP
12 10 (6.94%) Bluetooth
12 10 (6.94%) TCP/IP
13 9 (6.25%) VLAN
14 8 (5.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.08%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.39%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 6 (4.17%) KGDB
2 4 (2.78%) Git
3 2 (1.39%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.39%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.39%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (1.39%) Subversion
4 1 (0.69%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.69%) JIRA
General
1 41 (28.47%) Finance
2 38 (26.39%) Social Skills
3 20 (13.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.86%) Electronics
6 4 (2.78%) Marketing
6 4 (2.78%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.08%) Law
7 3 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.39%) Advertising
8 2 (1.39%) Local Government
8 2 (1.39%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.39%) Police
8 2 (1.39%) Wearables
9 1 (0.69%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.69%) Avionics
9 1 (0.69%) Games
9 1 (0.69%) Legal
9 1 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 40 (27.78%) Software Engineer
2 37 (25.69%) Embedded Engineer
3 36 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 27 (18.75%) Network Engineer
5 18 (12.50%) Collaboration Specialist
6 17 (11.81%) Senior
7 15 (10.42%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 13 (9.03%) IT Support
9 8 (5.56%) Lead
10 6 (4.17%) Analyst
10 6 (4.17%) Desktop Support
10 6 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.17%) Senior Software Engineer
11 5 (3.47%) 2nd Line Support
11 5 (3.47%) 3rd Line Support
11 5 (3.47%) IT Engineer
11 5 (3.47%) IT Support Technician
11 5 (3.47%) IT Technician
11 5 (3.47%) Support Engineer
11 5 (3.47%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.78%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.69%) JSON
2 1 (0.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 40 (27.78%) Embedded Systems
2 29 (20.14%) e-Learning
2 29 (20.14%) MicroBlaze
2 29 (20.14%) RISC-V
3 18 (12.50%) Digital Signage
3 18 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (4.86%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.47%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (3.47%) Blackberry
6 4 (2.78%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.08%) IoT
7 3 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.08%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.39%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.39%) iPhone
8 2 (1.39%) PKI
8 2 (1.39%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.39%) Smart Energy
9 1 (0.69%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 37 (25.69%) Linux
1 37 (25.69%) Windows
2 29 (20.14%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (12.50%) Windows Server
4 17 (11.81%) Windows 10
5 12 (8.33%) Mac OS
6 11 (7.64%) Apple iOS
7 8 (5.56%) Android
8 3 (2.08%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (1.39%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (1.39%) Windows 7
9 2 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.69%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (31.94%) Software Engineering
2 32 (22.22%) Digital Signal Processing
2 32 (22.22%) Signal Processing
3 31 (21.53%) Agile
4 30 (20.83%) Innovative Thinking
5 29 (20.14%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (19.44%) ITIL
7 22 (15.28%) Customer Service
8 18 (12.50%) User Experience
9 16 (11.11%) Service Delivery
10 14 (9.72%) Problem Management
11 13 (9.03%) Change Management
12 12 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
12 12 (8.33%) Time Management
13 11 (7.64%) Disaster Recovery
14 10 (6.94%) Cybersecurity
15 8 (5.56%) Business Continuity
15 8 (5.56%) High Availability
15 8 (5.56%) Project Management
15 8 (5.56%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (26.39%) C
2 34 (23.61%) C++
3 12 (8.33%) Python
4 5 (3.47%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.08%) SQL
6 2 (1.39%) Assembly Language
6 2 (1.39%) Embedded C
6 2 (1.39%) Progress 4GL
7 1 (0.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 36 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 35 (24.31%) SC Cleared
3 19 (13.19%) Degree
4 18 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (6.94%) CCNA
6 9 (6.25%) CCNP
6 9 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (4.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (3.47%) Azure Certification
8 5 (3.47%) CCIE
8 5 (3.47%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (2.78%) DBS Check
10 3 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (1.39%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.39%) JNCIA
12 1 (0.69%) Linux+ Certification
12 1 (0.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.64%) SLA
2 1 (0.69%) GDPR
2 1 (0.69%) HIPAA
2 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.69%) NIST
2 1 (0.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 38 (26.39%) Firmware
2 35 (24.31%) Active Directory
3 31 (21.53%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (6.25%) Hyper-V
5 8 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.69%) Docker
7 1 (0.69%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (0.69%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.69%) KVM
7 1 (0.69%) vSphere
7 1 (0.69%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (10.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.25%) Ansible
3 5 (3.47%) AirWatch
4 4 (2.78%) Terraform
5 2 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.39%) SCCM
6 1 (0.69%) Autotask
6 1 (0.69%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.69%) Puppet
Vendors
1 54 (37.50%) Cisco
2 45 (31.25%) Microsoft
3 18 (12.50%) Mitel
3 18 (12.50%) Polycom
3 18 (12.50%) ShoreTel
4 15 (10.42%) Apple
5 12 (8.33%) Palo Alto
6 11 (7.64%) Juniper
6 11 (7.64%) Meraki
7 9 (6.25%) Aruba
8 8 (5.56%) F5
8 8 (5.56%) HP
8 8 (5.56%) iManage
8 8 (5.56%) VMware
9 7 (4.86%) Fortinet
9 7 (4.86%) SolarWinds
9 7 (4.86%) Ubiquiti
10 6 (4.17%) CheckPoint
10 6 (4.17%) Intapp
10 6 (4.17%) ServiceNow