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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 269 271 271
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -53
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 205 158 246
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 0.94% 1.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.31% 9.00% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 169 76 149
10th Percentile £40,000 £28,875 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £35,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -15.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £121,250 £92,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -12.62% +10.75%

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 2,202 1,756 3,318
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.87% 10.45% 14.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,344 992 1,507
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £74,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -24.27% +0.98%

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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 5 October 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 20 (9.76%) SharePoint
2 17 (8.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.98%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.95%) Lightworks
1 4 (1.95%) Simulink
2 2 (0.98%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.49%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.49%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (3.90%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.98%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.98%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (29.76%) Azure
2 40 (19.51%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (14.63%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.41%) AWS
5 4 (1.95%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.46%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.98%) Datadog
7 2 (0.98%) GCP
7 2 (0.98%) IaaS
7 2 (0.98%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.98%) PaaS
7 2 (0.98%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.98%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.49%) Amazon EMR
8 1 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.49%) GitHub
8 1 (0.49%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 68 (33.17%) Firewall
2 63 (30.73%) LAN
3 53 (25.85%) WAN
4 52 (25.37%) Network Security
5 43 (20.98%) Wi-Fi
6 32 (15.61%) VLAN
6 32 (15.61%) VPN
7 25 (12.20%) Bluetooth
8 24 (11.71%) DNS
9 21 (10.24%) DHCP
9 21 (10.24%) Modbus
10 20 (9.76%) SD-WAN
11 19 (9.27%) WLAN
12 16 (7.80%) Cisco ISE
13 15 (7.32%) LTE
14 14 (6.83%) BGP
14 14 (6.83%) OSPF
14 14 (6.83%) TCP/IP
15 11 (5.37%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (4.88%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.46%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 15 (7.32%) Git
2 6 (2.93%) Burp Suite
2 6 (2.93%) Metasploit
3 4 (1.95%) PetaLinux
4 3 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.46%) Maven
4 3 (1.46%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 75 (36.59%) Social Skills
2 21 (10.24%) Telecoms
3 15 (7.32%) Finance
4 14 (6.83%) Electronics
5 11 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (4.39%) Manufacturing
7 7 (3.41%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.44%) Law
8 5 (2.44%) Legal
8 5 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.95%) Marketing
10 3 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.98%) Military
11 2 (0.98%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.49%) Banking
12 1 (0.49%) French Language
12 1 (0.49%) Local Government
12 1 (0.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 58 (28.29%) Network Engineer
1 58 (28.29%) Senior
2 35 (17.07%) Embedded Engineer
3 27 (13.17%) Software Engineer
4 26 (12.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 22 (10.73%) Support Engineer
6 20 (9.76%) IT Support
7 18 (8.78%) Senior Network Engineer
8 17 (8.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 16 (7.80%) IT Engineer
10 15 (7.32%) IT Support Engineer
11 13 (6.34%) Consultant
12 12 (5.85%) Cisco Engineer
12 12 (5.85%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 12 (5.85%) Lead
13 11 (5.37%) Systems Engineer
14 10 (4.88%) Linux Engineer
15 9 (4.39%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 9 (4.39%) LAN Engineer
15 9 (4.39%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (7.32%) Yocto
2 8 (3.90%) 802.1X
3 7 (3.41%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.20%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (10.24%) IoT
3 15 (7.32%) Raspberry Pi
3 15 (7.32%) Security Posture
4 14 (6.83%) Driving Licence
5 13 (6.34%) FPGA
6 12 (5.85%) Data Centre
6 12 (5.85%) Device Driver
7 11 (5.37%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.44%) VHDL
9 4 (1.95%) Clustering
9 4 (1.95%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.95%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.95%) Verilog
10 3 (1.46%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.46%) iPad
10 3 (1.46%) PMI
10 3 (1.46%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 36 (17.56%) Windows
2 24 (11.71%) Linux
3 20 (9.76%) Windows Server
4 12 (5.85%) FreeRTOS
5 11 (5.37%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.95%) Kali Linux
6 4 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.95%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.46%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.98%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.98%) Unix
8 2 (0.98%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.49%) Debian
9 1 (0.49%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (24.88%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (19.51%) Software Engineering
3 27 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (11.71%) Project Delivery
5 23 (11.22%) Mentoring
6 22 (10.73%) Technical Leadership
7 19 (9.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 18 (8.78%) Collaborative Culture
9 16 (7.80%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (7.80%) Network Design
10 15 (7.32%) CI/CD
10 15 (7.32%) ITIL
11 12 (5.85%) Migration
11 12 (5.85%) Roadmaps
12 11 (5.37%) Business Development
12 11 (5.37%) Collaborative Engineering
12 11 (5.37%) Network Monitoring
13 10 (4.88%) Coaching
13 10 (4.88%) High Availability
13 10 (4.88%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 38 (18.54%) C
2 25 (12.20%) Python
3 23 (11.22%) PowerShell
4 22 (10.73%) C++
4 22 (10.73%) Embedded C
5 7 (3.41%) Rust
6 4 (1.95%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.46%) Bicep
8 1 (0.49%) Bash
8 1 (0.49%) Go
8 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.49%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (19.02%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (14.63%) CCNP
3 25 (12.20%) Degree
4 18 (8.78%) CCNA
5 16 (7.80%) DBS Check
6 14 (6.83%) Security Cleared
7 13 (6.34%) Azure Certification
8 11 (5.37%) SC Cleared
9 6 (2.93%) CHECK Team Member
10 4 (1.95%) CHECK Team Leader
10 4 (1.95%) CREST Certified
10 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.95%) OSCP
11 3 (1.46%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.98%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.98%) CCIE
12 2 (0.98%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.98%) Network+ Certification
13 1 (0.49%) CCIE Security
13 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (5.37%) GDPR
2 11 (5.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.93%) PCI DSS
4 5 (2.44%) JTAG
5 4 (1.95%) ECSS
6 3 (1.46%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.46%) SLA
7 2 (0.98%) QA
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 33 (16.10%) Active Directory
2 27 (13.17%) Firmware
3 13 (6.34%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (4.39%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (2.44%) vSphere
7 4 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.49%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 26 (12.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (7.32%) FortiGate
3 6 (2.93%) Nmap
4 4 (1.95%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.46%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.98%) Ansible
6 2 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.98%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.49%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.49%) Grafana
7 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.49%) WSUS
Vendors
1 70 (34.15%) Cisco
2 52 (25.37%) Microsoft
3 26 (12.68%) Aruba
4 19 (9.27%) Meraki
5 17 (8.29%) Palo Alto
6 14 (6.83%) Fortinet
7 13 (6.34%) Juniper
8 12 (5.85%) Ubiquiti
9 10 (4.88%) VMware
10 6 (2.93%) EMC
10 6 (2.93%) Veeam
11 5 (2.44%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.95%) Xilinx
13 3 (1.46%) F5
13 3 (1.46%) Google
13 3 (1.46%) iManage
13 3 (1.46%) Intapp
13 3 (1.46%) Litera
13 3 (1.46%) Sophos
14 2 (0.98%) HighQ