Wireless Jobs with Work from Home Options

Wireless
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 211 305 471
Rank change year-on-year +94 +166 -170
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 529 432 428
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.57% 1.04% 0.62%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.13% 9.24% 5.70%
Number of salaries quoted 460 312 326
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,800 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,531 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% -1.79%
75th Percentile £67,813 £60,063 £70,938
90th Percentile £85,250 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Wireless is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,224 4,673 7,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.53% 11.24% 10.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3,370 3,467 4,922
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,569 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,316 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,852 £88,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Wireless trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Wireless over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

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 38 (7.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (3.78%) Apache Spark
2 20 (3.78%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.13%) Exchange Server 2000
4 4 (0.76%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 24 (4.54%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.13%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.57%) Revit
6 1 (0.19%) Simulink
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 147 (27.79%) Azure
2 110 (20.79%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (7.56%) AWS
4 25 (4.73%) Entra ID
5 14 (2.65%) Google Workspace
5 14 (2.65%) IaaS
6 12 (2.27%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.13%) Rubrik
9 5 (0.95%) AWS Direct Connect
9 5 (0.95%) GitHub
10 4 (0.76%) Datadog
10 4 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.76%) GCP
10 4 (0.76%) Mimecast
10 4 (0.76%) Nutanix
10 4 (0.76%) PaaS
11 3 (0.57%) Dropbox
11 3 (0.57%) Intacct
11 3 (0.57%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 190 (35.92%) Firewall
2 150 (28.36%) WAN
3 130 (24.57%) LAN
4 91 (17.20%) Wi-Fi
5 63 (11.91%) VPN
6 59 (11.15%) SD-WAN
7 55 (10.40%) DNS
8 52 (9.83%) TCP/IP
9 47 (8.88%) Network Security
10 40 (7.56%) DHCP
11 34 (6.43%) VLAN
12 33 (6.24%) OSPF
13 30 (5.67%) BGP
14 27 (5.10%) Internet
15 26 (4.91%) Broadband
15 26 (4.91%) IPsec
15 26 (4.91%) VoIP
16 25 (4.73%) RS-232
17 22 (4.16%) MPLS
17 22 (4.16%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.97%) Data Warehouse
2 20 (3.78%) Big Data
2 20 (3.78%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.95%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.76%) DB2
4 4 (0.76%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (0.95%) Burp Suite
1 5 (0.95%) Jenkins
1 5 (0.95%) JIRA
1 5 (0.95%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.38%) Git
2 2 (0.38%) Subversion
General
1 178 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 68 (12.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 49 (9.26%) Finance
4 41 (7.75%) Electronics
5 32 (6.05%) Telecoms
6 31 (5.86%) Games
7 29 (5.48%) Manufacturing
8 21 (3.97%) Legal
9 20 (3.78%) Analytical Skills
10 18 (3.40%) Retail
11 13 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.27%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.08%) Military
14 10 (1.89%) Banking
15 8 (1.51%) Marketing
16 5 (0.95%) Law
17 4 (0.76%) Local Government
17 4 (0.76%) Police
17 4 (0.76%) Publishing
18 3 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 100 (18.90%) Senior
2 88 (16.64%) Network Engineer
3 83 (15.69%) Embedded Engineer
4 50 (9.45%) Software Engineer
5 46 (8.70%) Support Engineer
6 45 (8.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 44 (8.32%) Architect
8 37 (6.99%) Junior
9 32 (6.05%) Consultant
9 32 (6.05%) IT Support
10 31 (5.86%) IT Engineer
10 31 (5.86%) Senior Network Engineer
11 30 (5.67%) Firmware Engineer
12 29 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 26 (4.91%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 25 (4.73%) IT Support Engineer
14 25 (4.73%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 25 (4.73%) Senior Software Engineer
15 23 (4.35%) Graduate
15 23 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.84%) Yocto
2 12 (2.27%) 802.1X
3 8 (1.51%) HTML
4 5 (0.95%) XMPP
5 4 (0.76%) WebSphere MQ
6 3 (0.57%) CSS
7 2 (0.38%) .NET
7 2 (0.38%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET MVC
7 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.38%) TAPI
7 2 (0.38%) WPF
8 1 (0.19%) NETCONF
8 1 (0.19%) OAuth
8 1 (0.19%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.19%) Wayland
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.02%) Data Centre
2 41 (7.75%) Driving Licence
3 37 (6.99%) Management Information System
4 36 (6.81%) IoT
5 24 (4.54%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (3.59%) Device Driver
7 16 (3.02%) PKI
8 13 (2.46%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
10 9 (1.70%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.51%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.51%) CCTV
11 8 (1.51%) Data Structures
12 7 (1.32%) Replication
12 7 (1.32%) Security Posture
13 6 (1.13%) ARM Cortex
13 6 (1.13%) Embedded Systems
13 6 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 5 (0.95%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 119 (22.50%) Windows
2 80 (15.12%) Windows Server
3 58 (10.96%) Linux
4 30 (5.67%) Embedded Linux
5 29 (5.48%) Windows 10
6 16 (3.02%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.70%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.95%) Android
9 5 (0.95%) FreeRTOS
9 5 (0.95%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.95%) ThreadX
9 5 (0.95%) Unix
9 5 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (19.28%) Software Engineering
2 60 (11.34%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (10.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 52 (9.83%) Computer Science
5 48 (9.07%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (8.70%) ITIL
7 45 (8.51%) Mathematics
8 41 (7.75%) Coaching
8 41 (7.75%) Customer Service
9 40 (7.56%) Physics
10 37 (6.99%) Agile
11 32 (6.05%) Mentoring
12 31 (5.86%) Presales
12 31 (5.86%) Project Delivery
12 31 (5.86%) Technical Leadership
13 28 (5.29%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (5.10%) Business Development
14 27 (5.10%) Penetration Testing
15 26 (4.91%) Cloud Security
15 26 (4.91%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 94 (17.77%) C
2 74 (13.99%) Embedded C
3 27 (5.10%) PowerShell
3 27 (5.10%) Python
4 17 (3.21%) Bash
5 6 (1.13%) SQL
6 5 (0.95%) Assembly Language
6 5 (0.95%) C#
6 5 (0.95%) C++
6 5 (0.95%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.57%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.19%) Perl
8 1 (0.19%) Ruby
8 1 (0.19%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 132 (24.95%) Degree
2 84 (15.88%) Cisco Certification
3 69 (13.04%) CCNA
4 48 (9.07%) Security Cleared
5 33 (6.24%) CCNP
6 31 (5.86%) SC Cleared
7 20 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (3.78%) Network+ Certification
8 14 (2.65%) AWS Certification
9 13 (2.46%) DBS Check
10 11 (2.08%) CREST Certified
10 11 (2.08%) OSCP
11 9 (1.70%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.70%) CCIE
11 9 (1.70%) MCITP
12 8 (1.51%) CCSA
12 8 (1.51%) CHECK Team Member
12 8 (1.51%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (3.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (2.27%) SLA
4 11 (2.08%) SOC 2
5 10 (1.89%) NIST
6 8 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 8 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.13%) GRC
7 6 (1.13%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.95%) MISRA
9 4 (0.76%) GDPR
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 73 (13.80%) Active Directory
2 68 (12.85%) Firmware
3 49 (9.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (6.43%) Embedded Firmware
5 32 (6.05%) Hyper-V
6 9 (1.70%) vSphere
7 6 (1.13%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.95%) XenDesktop
9 4 (0.76%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.57%) XenApp
11 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.19%) NFS
Systems Management
1 35 (6.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (3.97%) SCCM
3 14 (2.65%) Ansible
3 14 (2.65%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (2.46%) ServiceCenter
5 12 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.13%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.13%) Nmap
8 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (0.76%) SCOM
10 3 (0.57%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.57%) Nessus
10 3 (0.57%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.57%) WSUS
11 2 (0.38%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.19%) OpenNMS
Vendors
1 169 (31.95%) Cisco
2 146 (27.60%) Microsoft
3 76 (14.37%) Aruba
4 71 (13.42%) VMware
5 59 (11.15%) Fortinet
6 51 (9.64%) Meraki
6 51 (9.64%) Palo Alto
7 50 (9.45%) Juniper
8 38 (7.18%) HP
9 26 (4.91%) CheckPoint
9 26 (4.91%) Ruckus Wireless
10 20 (3.78%) Databricks
11 19 (3.59%) Apple
12 15 (2.84%) Google
13 13 (2.46%) Citrix
13 13 (2.46%) Veeam
14 9 (1.70%) Draytek
14 9 (1.70%) Sophos
15 8 (1.51%) Extreme Networks
16 7 (1.32%) SolarWinds