Hybrid/Remote WLAN Job Trends

Wireless LAN (WLAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring WLAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 404 391 446
Rank change year-on-year -13 +55 +61
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 47 42 71
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.21% 0.25% 0.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.02% 2.13% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 36 22 52
10th Percentile £54,755 £44,044 £35,825
25th Percentile £61,761 £51,563 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,973 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.62% +20.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £89,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year +0.92% +10.10% -1.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

WLAN 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 2,327 1,976 4,031
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.51% 11.99% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 1,210 2,278
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £86,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -13.27% -5.77%

WLAN
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WLAN and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

WLAN 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 WLAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WLAN

WLAN
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WLAN over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

WLAN salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

WLAN
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:

Cloud Services
1 21 (44.68%) Azure
2 9 (19.15%) AWS
3 7 (14.89%) AWS Direct Connect
3 7 (14.89%) SaaS
3 7 (14.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 4 (8.51%) Entra ID
4 4 (8.51%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (8.51%) WeChat
5 2 (4.26%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 47 (100.00%) LAN
2 41 (87.23%) WAN
3 31 (65.96%) Firewall
4 24 (51.06%) Network Security
5 20 (42.55%) SD-WAN
5 20 (42.55%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (40.43%) Wireless
7 17 (36.17%) Cisco ISE
8 13 (27.66%) VLAN
9 11 (23.40%) BGP
9 11 (23.40%) MPLS
9 11 (23.40%) OSPF
10 10 (21.28%) VPN
11 8 (17.02%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (14.89%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (14.89%) Cisco Firepower
12 7 (14.89%) IPsec
12 7 (14.89%) NetScaler
12 7 (14.89%) NX-OS
12 7 (14.89%) VXLAN
General
1 22 (46.81%) Social Skills
2 6 (12.77%) Finance
3 4 (8.51%) Mandarin Language
3 4 (8.51%) Public Sector
3 4 (8.51%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 27 (57.45%) Network Engineer
2 16 (34.04%) Senior
2 16 (34.04%) Senior Network Engineer
3 14 (29.79%) Architect
4 9 (19.15%) Network Architect
5 6 (12.77%) Lead
5 6 (12.77%) Lead Architect
6 4 (8.51%) Cisco Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Firewall Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Network Operations Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Operations Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.26%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
8 2 (4.26%) Network Consultant
8 2 (4.26%) Technical Architect
8 2 (4.26%) Technical Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.51%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 13 (27.66%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.51%) Cloud Native
2 4 (8.51%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (8.51%) Private Cloud
2 4 (8.51%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.51%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (6.38%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 3 (6.38%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.26%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (38.30%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (31.91%) Mentoring
2 15 (31.91%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (29.79%) Technical Leadership
4 10 (21.28%) Presales
5 8 (17.02%) Coaching
6 7 (14.89%) Agile
6 7 (14.89%) Network Architecture
6 7 (14.89%) Network Segmentation
6 7 (14.89%) Zero Trust
7 6 (12.77%) Architectural Patterns
7 6 (12.77%) CI/CD
7 6 (12.77%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (12.77%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 6 (12.77%) Roadmaps
7 6 (12.77%) Technical Architecture
8 5 (10.64%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (10.64%) Commercial Awareness
9 4 (8.51%) Operational Stability
9 4 (8.51%) Product Roadmap
Qualifications
1 22 (46.81%) Cisco Certification
2 19 (40.43%) CCNP
3 5 (10.64%) Degree
4 4 (8.51%) Azure Certification
4 4 (8.51%) CCNA
4 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 4 (8.51%) RHCSA
4 4 (8.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (6.38%) CCIE
6 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.26%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) CWNA
7 1 (2.13%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.13%) ISO 14001
1 1 (2.13%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (8.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (19.15%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.13%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (76.60%) Cisco
2 11 (23.40%) Aruba
2 11 (23.40%) Fortinet
3 9 (19.15%) Palo Alto
4 8 (17.02%) CheckPoint
4 8 (17.02%) Meraki
5 7 (14.89%) Dynatrace
5 7 (14.89%) SolarWinds
6 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
7 4 (8.51%) Citrix
7 4 (8.51%) Juniper
7 4 (8.51%) VMware
8 3 (6.38%) Huawei
8 3 (6.38%) ServiceNow
9 1 (2.13%) Arista