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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 277 227
Rank change year-on-year -15 -50 +17
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 172 148 328
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 0.89% 1.33%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.27% 7.54% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 135 82 256
10th Percentile £38,650 £29,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £33,875 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,500 £54,556
Median % change year-on-year +13.86% -7.43% +9.11%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,438 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,500 £120,125 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.94% -15.00% +8.70%

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 2,365 1,963 3,770
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.36% 11.82% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,320 1,194 1,961
10th Percentile £29,058 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,625 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

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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 17 August 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 19 (11.05%) SharePoint
2 15 (8.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.58%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.74%) Lightworks
1 3 (1.74%) Simulink
2 1 (0.58%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.58%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (4.65%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.16%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (1.16%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 61 (35.47%) Azure
2 38 (22.09%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (16.86%) Entra ID
4 9 (5.23%) AWS
5 4 (2.33%) GCP
5 4 (2.33%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.74%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.74%) OCI
7 2 (1.16%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.16%) Datadog
7 2 (1.16%) IaaS
7 2 (1.16%) PaaS
7 2 (1.16%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.16%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.58%) Amazon EMR
8 1 (0.58%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 72 (41.86%) Firewall
2 63 (36.63%) LAN
3 50 (29.07%) WAN
4 49 (28.49%) Network Security
5 33 (19.19%) VLAN
5 33 (19.19%) Wi-Fi
6 29 (16.86%) VPN
7 24 (13.95%) SD-WAN
8 21 (12.21%) Bluetooth
8 21 (12.21%) Cisco ISE
8 21 (12.21%) DNS
9 20 (11.63%) WLAN
10 19 (11.05%) Modbus
11 18 (10.47%) DHCP
12 14 (8.14%) BGP
12 14 (8.14%) OSPF
12 14 (8.14%) TCP/IP
13 13 (7.56%) Cisco Nexus
14 11 (6.40%) Cisco Wireless
15 10 (5.81%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.74%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.58%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 11 (6.40%) Git
2 3 (1.74%) Burp Suite
2 3 (1.74%) Metasploit
2 3 (1.74%) PetaLinux
3 1 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 68 (39.53%) Social Skills
2 20 (11.63%) Telecoms
3 15 (8.72%) Finance
4 14 (8.14%) Electronics
5 12 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (6.40%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.49%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.91%) Law
8 5 (2.91%) Legal
8 5 (2.91%) Marketing
9 3 (1.74%) Banking
9 3 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.16%) Military
11 1 (0.58%) French Language
11 1 (0.58%) Local Government
11 1 (0.58%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.58%) Retail
Job Titles
1 54 (31.40%) Network Engineer
2 49 (28.49%) Senior
3 27 (15.70%) Embedded Engineer
4 21 (12.21%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 21 (12.21%) Software Engineer
5 20 (11.63%) IT Support
5 20 (11.63%) Senior Network Engineer
5 20 (11.63%) Support Engineer
6 16 (9.30%) IT Engineer
7 15 (8.72%) IT Support Engineer
7 15 (8.72%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 11 (6.40%) Cisco Engineer
8 11 (6.40%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 11 (6.40%) Consultant
9 10 (5.81%) Systems Engineer
10 9 (5.23%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 9 (5.23%) Senior Software Engineer
11 8 (4.65%) Wireless Engineer
11 8 (4.65%) Wireless Network Engineer
12 7 (4.07%) LAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.23%) Yocto
2 6 (3.49%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.21%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (9.30%) IoT
3 13 (7.56%) Data Centre
4 12 (6.98%) Raspberry Pi
5 11 (6.40%) Security Posture
6 10 (5.81%) Driving Licence
6 10 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (4.65%) Device Driver
8 5 (2.91%) FPGA
9 4 (2.33%) Clustering
10 3 (1.74%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.74%) iPad
10 3 (1.74%) Verilog
10 3 (1.74%) VHDL
11 2 (1.16%) Cloud Native
11 2 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.16%) Replication
11 2 (1.16%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 32 (18.60%) Windows
2 20 (11.63%) Windows Server
3 16 (9.30%) Linux
4 12 (6.98%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (4.07%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (2.33%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.74%) Kali Linux
7 3 (1.74%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.58%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (29.07%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (18.02%) Software Engineering
3 23 (13.37%) Project Delivery
4 18 (10.47%) Collaborative Culture
4 18 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 17 (9.88%) ITIL
5 17 (9.88%) Technical Leadership
6 16 (9.30%) Mentoring
7 15 (8.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 12 (6.98%) High Availability
8 12 (6.98%) Roadmaps
9 11 (6.40%) Customer Service
9 11 (6.40%) Migration
10 10 (5.81%) CI/CD
10 10 (5.81%) Coaching
10 10 (5.81%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (5.81%) Network Design
10 10 (5.81%) Presales
11 9 (5.23%) Network Monitoring
11 9 (5.23%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (16.86%) C
2 24 (13.95%) Python
3 22 (12.79%) PowerShell
4 18 (10.47%) C++
5 15 (8.72%) Embedded C
6 5 (2.91%) Rust
7 3 (1.74%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.16%) Bicep
9 1 (0.58%) Bash
9 1 (0.58%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (21.51%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (16.86%) CCNP
3 17 (9.88%) Azure Certification
4 16 (9.30%) Degree
5 14 (8.14%) CCNA
5 14 (8.14%) DBS Check
6 7 (4.07%) CCIE
6 7 (4.07%) SC Cleared
6 7 (4.07%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.33%) AWS Certification
7 4 (2.33%) JNCIP
7 4 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.74%) CCIE Security
8 3 (1.74%) CCSA
8 3 (1.74%) CCSE
8 3 (1.74%) CHECK Team Leader
8 3 (1.74%) CHECK Team Member
8 3 (1.74%) CREST Certified
8 3 (1.74%) JNCIE
8 3 (1.74%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (4.65%) GDPR
3 5 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.33%) JTAG
5 3 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.74%) ECSS
5 3 (1.74%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.74%) SLA
6 2 (1.16%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.16%) QA
7 1 (0.58%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.58%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (19.77%) Active Directory
2 21 (12.21%) Firmware
3 14 (8.14%) Hyper-V
4 10 (5.81%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (5.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (3.49%) vSphere
6 4 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.58%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 25 (14.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (11.05%) FortiGate
3 8 (4.65%) Terraform
4 4 (2.33%) Ansible
4 4 (2.33%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.74%) Nmap
6 2 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.16%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.58%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.58%) WSUS
Vendors
1 70 (40.70%) Cisco
2 49 (28.49%) Microsoft
3 24 (13.95%) Palo Alto
4 22 (12.79%) Aruba
5 17 (9.88%) Meraki
6 15 (8.72%) Fortinet
7 12 (6.98%) Ubiquiti
8 11 (6.40%) Juniper
9 10 (5.81%) VMware
10 8 (4.65%) CheckPoint
11 6 (3.49%) Veeam
12 4 (2.33%) EMC
12 4 (2.33%) F5
13 3 (1.74%) Google
13 3 (1.74%) iManage
13 3 (1.74%) Intapp
13 3 (1.74%) Litera
13 3 (1.74%) Sophos
13 3 (1.74%) Xilinx
14 2 (1.16%) HighQ