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

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 334 234 277
Rank change year-on-year -100 +43 +189
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 142 501 420
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.70% 1.45% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.59% 9.82% 10.14%
Number of salaries quoted 77 414 331
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £37,761
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £48,800
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.58% -7.05%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £44,700 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.89% +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 5,482 5,102 4,143
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.90% 14.79% 11.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,962 3,174 3,210
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,475
25th Percentile £25,087 £39,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £74,258 £80,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £47,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -26.32% -6.86% -2.86%

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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 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 (12.68%) Skype for Business
2 16 (11.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.52%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.70%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.41%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 37 (26.06%) Azure
2 35 (24.65%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (8.45%) Entra ID
4 11 (7.75%) AWS
5 3 (2.11%) IaaS
6 2 (1.41%) Amazon Ads
6 2 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.41%) Facebook Ads
6 2 (1.41%) GCP
6 2 (1.41%) Google Ads
6 2 (1.41%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.41%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 43 (30.28%) Firewall
2 42 (29.58%) LAN
3 40 (28.17%) WAN
4 30 (21.13%) Software-Defined Radio
5 23 (16.20%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (14.79%) Unified Communications
7 19 (13.38%) DHCP
8 18 (12.68%) DNS
8 18 (12.68%) Skype
8 18 (12.68%) VPN
8 18 (12.68%) WLAN
9 15 (10.56%) BGP
10 14 (9.86%) OSPF
11 13 (9.15%) Network Security
12 12 (8.45%) VoIP
13 11 (7.75%) TCP/IP
14 10 (7.04%) Bluetooth
14 10 (7.04%) VLAN
15 9 (6.34%) Internet
16 8 (5.63%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.41%) EDMS
1 2 (1.41%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.23%) KGDB
2 5 (3.52%) Git
3 3 (2.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.41%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.41%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (1.41%) Subversion
5 1 (0.70%) Artifactory
General
1 38 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 36 (25.35%) Finance
3 20 (14.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 16 (11.27%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.63%) Electronics
6 4 (2.82%) Law
6 4 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.82%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.11%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.11%) Marketing
8 2 (1.41%) Advertising
8 2 (1.41%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.41%) Legal
8 2 (1.41%) Local Government
8 2 (1.41%) Police
8 2 (1.41%) Wearables
9 1 (0.70%) Avionics
9 1 (0.70%) Games
9 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 39 (27.46%) Software Engineer
2 34 (23.94%) Embedded Engineer
3 33 (23.24%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 25 (17.61%) Network Engineer
5 20 (14.08%) Senior
6 18 (12.68%) Collaboration Specialist
7 14 (9.86%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 13 (9.15%) IT Support
9 9 (6.34%) Lead
9 9 (6.34%) Senior Software Engineer
10 7 (4.93%) Analyst
11 6 (4.23%) Desktop Support
11 6 (4.23%) Support Engineer
12 5 (3.52%) 2nd Line Support
12 5 (3.52%) Desktop Support Technician
12 5 (3.52%) Desktop Technician
12 5 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (3.52%) IT Support Technician
12 5 (3.52%) IT Technician
12 5 (3.52%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.82%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.70%) JSON
2 1 (0.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 39 (27.46%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (18.31%) e-Learning
2 26 (18.31%) MicroBlaze
2 26 (18.31%) RISC-V
3 18 (12.68%) Digital Signage
3 18 (12.68%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (4.93%) Data Centre
5 6 (4.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (3.52%) Blackberry
7 4 (2.82%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (2.11%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.41%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.41%) Housing Association
9 2 (1.41%) IoT
9 2 (1.41%) iPhone
9 2 (1.41%) PKI
9 2 (1.41%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.41%) Smart Energy
10 1 (0.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 39 (27.46%) Windows
2 37 (26.06%) Linux
3 26 (18.31%) Embedded Linux
4 21 (14.79%) Windows Server
5 17 (11.97%) Windows 10
6 11 (7.75%) Mac OS
7 10 (7.04%) Apple iOS
8 7 (4.93%) Android
9 3 (2.11%) FreeRTOS
9 3 (2.11%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.41%) Windows 7
10 2 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.70%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (31.69%) Software Engineering
2 30 (21.13%) Digital Signal Processing
2 30 (21.13%) Signal Processing
3 29 (20.42%) ITIL
4 27 (19.01%) Agile
5 26 (18.31%) Innovative Thinking
5 26 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
6 23 (16.20%) Customer Service
7 18 (12.68%) Service Delivery
7 18 (12.68%) User Experience
8 15 (10.56%) Problem Management
9 14 (9.86%) Change Management
10 12 (8.45%) Root Cause Analysis
10 12 (8.45%) Time Management
11 11 (7.75%) Disaster Recovery
12 10 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
13 9 (6.34%) High Availability
13 9 (6.34%) Service Management
14 8 (5.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 8 (5.63%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (25.35%) C
2 32 (22.54%) C++
3 10 (7.04%) Python
4 5 (3.52%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.41%) Assembly Language
5 2 (1.41%) Embedded C
5 2 (1.41%) Progress 4GL
5 2 (1.41%) SQL
6 1 (0.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 35 (24.65%) Security Cleared
2 33 (23.24%) SC Cleared
3 19 (13.38%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (12.68%) Degree
5 11 (7.75%) CCNA
6 10 (7.04%) CCNP
7 9 (6.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (4.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (3.52%) Azure Certification
9 5 (3.52%) CCIE
9 5 (3.52%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (2.82%) DBS Check
11 3 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (1.41%) AWS Certification
12 2 (1.41%) JNCIA
13 1 (0.70%) Linux+ Certification
13 1 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.45%) SLA
2 2 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.41%) NIST
3 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.70%) GDPR
3 1 (0.70%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.70%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 35 (24.65%) Firmware
2 34 (23.94%) Active Directory
3 29 (20.42%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (6.34%) Hyper-V
5 8 (5.63%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.70%) Docker
7 1 (0.70%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (0.70%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.70%) KVM
7 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (10.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.23%) Ansible
3 5 (3.52%) AirWatch
4 4 (2.82%) Terraform
5 2 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.70%) Autotask
6 1 (0.70%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.70%) Puppet
6 1 (0.70%) SCCM
Vendors
1 53 (37.32%) Cisco
2 43 (30.28%) Microsoft
3 18 (12.68%) Mitel
3 18 (12.68%) Polycom
3 18 (12.68%) ShoreTel
4 15 (10.56%) Apple
5 13 (9.15%) Meraki
6 12 (8.45%) Juniper
7 10 (7.04%) Palo Alto
8 9 (6.34%) Fortinet
8 9 (6.34%) iManage
9 8 (5.63%) HP
9 8 (5.63%) VMware
10 7 (4.93%) Aruba
10 7 (4.93%) Intapp
10 7 (4.93%) ServiceNow
11 6 (4.23%) CheckPoint
11 6 (4.23%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (3.52%) Adobe
12 5 (3.52%) F5