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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 297 214
Rank change year-on-year -18 -83 +56
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 111 142 528
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.55% 0.92% 1.52%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.93% 7.43% 10.32%
Number of salaries quoted 80 81 438
10th Percentile £31,025 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £34,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.50% -4.76% +9.03%
75th Percentile £70,313 £71,250 £69,688
90th Percentile £85,250 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £46,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% +5.56%

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 2,251 1,910 5,114
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.14% 12.33% 14.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,160 1,147 3,294
10th Percentile £29,738 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,461 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.26% -3.16% -7.14%

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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 21 June 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 10 (9.01%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.80%) Lightworks
1 2 (1.80%) Simulink
2 1 (0.90%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.90%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (6.31%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 39 (35.14%) Azure
2 18 (16.22%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (13.51%) Entra ID
4 6 (5.41%) AWS
5 3 (2.70%) GCP
5 3 (2.70%) OCI
6 2 (1.80%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (1.80%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.80%) Datadog
6 2 (1.80%) IaaS
6 2 (1.80%) PaaS
6 2 (1.80%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.90%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (42.34%) Firewall
2 35 (31.53%) LAN
3 29 (26.13%) Network Security
4 28 (25.23%) WAN
5 24 (21.62%) SD-WAN
6 22 (19.82%) Cisco ISE
7 17 (15.32%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (14.41%) Bluetooth
8 16 (14.41%) Modbus
9 13 (11.71%) VLAN
9 13 (11.71%) VPN
9 13 (11.71%) WLAN
10 12 (10.81%) BGP
10 12 (10.81%) OSPF
11 11 (9.91%) Cisco Wireless
12 9 (8.11%) Cisco Nexus
12 9 (8.11%) DHCP
12 9 (8.11%) DNS
13 8 (7.21%) Profibus
13 8 (7.21%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.80%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (6.31%) Git
2 4 (3.60%) Eclipse
2 4 (3.60%) Subversion
3 2 (1.80%) PetaLinux
3 2 (1.80%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.90%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.90%) Metasploit
General
1 42 (37.84%) Social Skills
2 15 (13.51%) Finance
3 14 (12.61%) Telecoms
4 12 (10.81%) Electronics
5 10 (9.01%) Manufacturing
6 8 (7.21%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.41%) Marketing
8 3 (2.70%) Banking
8 3 (2.70%) Law
8 3 (2.70%) Legal
9 2 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.80%) Military
10 1 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.90%) French Language
10 1 (0.90%) Local Government
10 1 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (32.43%) Network Engineer
1 36 (32.43%) Senior
2 17 (15.32%) Embedded Engineer
3 16 (14.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 16 (14.41%) Software Engineer
4 14 (12.61%) Senior Network Engineer
5 13 (11.71%) Support Engineer
6 11 (9.91%) IT Engineer
6 11 (9.91%) IT Support
7 9 (8.11%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 9 (8.11%) Senior IT Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Cisco Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Consultant
8 8 (7.21%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Senior Software Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Systems Engineer
9 6 (5.41%) Network Consultant
9 6 (5.41%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.60%) 802.1X
2 3 (2.70%) Yocto
3 1 (0.90%) NumPy
3 1 (0.90%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.90%) SciPy
3 1 (0.90%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.71%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (8.11%) Hybrid Cloud
3 8 (7.21%) Data Centre
3 8 (7.21%) Driving Licence
3 8 (7.21%) Raspberry Pi
3 8 (7.21%) Security Posture
4 6 (5.41%) IoT
5 5 (4.50%) FPGA
6 4 (3.60%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.80%) Clustering
7 2 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.80%) NB-IoT
7 2 (1.80%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.80%) PCIe
7 2 (1.80%) Photography
7 2 (1.80%) Replication
7 2 (1.80%) SCADA
7 2 (1.80%) Smart Meter
7 2 (1.80%) VHDL
7 2 (1.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 15 (13.51%) Windows
2 10 (9.01%) FreeRTOS
3 9 (8.11%) Windows Server
4 6 (5.41%) Linux
5 3 (2.70%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.90%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.90%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (28.83%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (18.02%) Project Delivery
2 20 (18.02%) Software Engineering
3 13 (11.71%) Customer Service
4 11 (9.91%) Collaborative Culture
5 10 (9.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (8.11%) High Availability
7 8 (7.21%) Presales
7 8 (7.21%) TDD
7 8 (7.21%) Unit Testing
8 7 (6.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (6.31%) Network Design
8 7 (6.31%) Project Management
9 6 (5.41%) CRM
9 6 (5.41%) ITIL
9 6 (5.41%) Kalman Filter
9 6 (5.41%) Logistics
9 6 (5.41%) Network Architecture
9 6 (5.41%) Technical Leadership
9 6 (5.41%) Telesales
Programming Languages
1 17 (15.32%) C
2 16 (14.41%) Python
3 12 (10.81%) C++
4 8 (7.21%) PowerShell
5 7 (6.31%) Embedded C
6 2 (1.80%) MATLAB
6 2 (1.80%) Rust
Qualifications
1 21 (18.92%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (16.22%) CCNP
3 14 (12.61%) DBS Check
4 11 (9.91%) Azure Certification
5 10 (9.01%) CCIE
6 9 (8.11%) Degree
7 7 (6.31%) CCNA
8 5 (4.50%) CCSA
8 5 (4.50%) CCSE
9 4 (3.60%) JNCIP
10 3 (2.70%) AWS Certification
10 3 (2.70%) CCIE Security
10 3 (2.70%) JNCIE
11 2 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.80%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.80%) Security Cleared
12 1 (0.90%) CHECK Team Leader
12 1 (0.90%) CHECK Team Member
12 1 (0.90%) CREST Certified
12 1 (0.90%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.60%) GDPR
3 3 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.70%) SLA
4 2 (1.80%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.80%) ECSS
5 1 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.90%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.90%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.90%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 21 (18.92%) Active Directory
2 16 (14.41%) Firmware
3 10 (9.01%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (5.41%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.60%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (2.70%) vSphere
7 1 (0.90%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (16.22%) FortiGate
2 13 (11.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.60%) Terraform
4 3 (2.70%) Ansible
5 2 (1.80%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.80%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.80%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.90%) Nmap
6 1 (0.90%) SCCM
6 1 (0.90%) WSUS
Vendors
1 44 (39.64%) Cisco
2 29 (26.13%) Microsoft
3 21 (18.92%) Palo Alto
4 17 (15.32%) Meraki
5 15 (13.51%) Fortinet
6 9 (8.11%) Aruba
7 8 (7.21%) Ubiquiti
8 7 (6.31%) CheckPoint
9 6 (5.41%) Juniper
10 5 (4.50%) Veeam
11 4 (3.60%) Atmel
11 4 (3.60%) VMware
12 3 (2.70%) SolarWinds
12 3 (2.70%) Sophos
13 2 (1.80%) Broadcom
13 2 (1.80%) F5
13 2 (1.80%) HP
13 2 (1.80%) SonicWALL
13 2 (1.80%) WatchGuard
13 2 (1.80%) Xilinx