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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 405 440
Rank change year-on-year -5 +35 +5
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 48 23 40
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.14% 0.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.19% 1.32% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 42 15 20
10th Percentile £40,250 - £47,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £50,839
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,576 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -3.70% +50.00%
75th Percentile £78,000 £88,125 £81,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,500 £91,875
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% +5.00%

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 2,195 1,742 3,152
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.86% 10.37% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,340 991 1,490
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,313
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 £70,531
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +1.94%

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 9 October 2026.

WLAN 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 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (6.25%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 20 (41.67%) Azure
2 8 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (14.58%) Entra ID
4 5 (10.42%) AWS
5 4 (8.33%) AWS Direct Connect
5 4 (8.33%) SaaS
5 4 (8.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 4 (8.33%) WeChat
6 1 (2.08%) GCP
6 1 (2.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 46 (95.83%) LAN
2 44 (91.67%) WAN
3 27 (56.25%) Firewall
4 24 (50.00%) Network Security
5 19 (39.58%) Wireless
6 18 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
7 16 (33.33%) VLAN
8 15 (31.25%) SD-WAN
9 10 (20.83%) Cisco ISE
9 10 (20.83%) VPN
10 9 (18.75%) BGP
10 9 (18.75%) OSPF
11 8 (16.67%) MPLS
12 7 (14.58%) Cisco Firepower
13 6 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (12.50%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (12.50%) Unified Communications
14 5 (10.42%) DHCP
14 5 (10.42%) DNS
14 5 (10.42%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 22 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.42%) Finance
2 5 (10.42%) Public Sector
3 4 (8.33%) Mandarin Language
3 4 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.17%) Automotive
4 2 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.17%) Retail
5 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (54.17%) Network Engineer
2 16 (33.33%) Senior
2 16 (33.33%) Senior Network Engineer
3 13 (27.08%) Architect
4 8 (16.67%) Network Architect
5 7 (14.58%) Lead
6 6 (12.50%) Lead Architect
7 3 (6.25%) IT Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.17%) Field Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Manager
8 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
8 2 (4.17%) IT Manager
8 2 (4.17%) IT Project Manager
8 2 (4.17%) Lead Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (4.17%) Project Manager
8 2 (4.17%) Technical Architect
8 2 (4.17%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.42%) 802.1X
2 1 (2.08%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.83%) Data Centre
2 5 (10.42%) Driving Licence
3 4 (8.33%) Cloud Native
3 4 (8.33%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (8.33%) Private Cloud
3 4 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 4 (8.33%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (6.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (2.08%) Replication
5 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.33%) Windows
2 2 (4.17%) Android
2 2 (4.17%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (39.58%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (37.50%) Mentoring
3 15 (31.25%) Technical Leadership
4 14 (29.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (18.75%) Presales
6 8 (16.67%) Coaching
6 8 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (14.58%) Agile
7 7 (14.58%) Network Architecture
8 6 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
8 6 (12.50%) CI/CD
8 6 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 6 (12.50%) Project Management
8 6 (12.50%) Technical Architecture
9 5 (10.42%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (10.42%) Commercial Awareness
9 5 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (8.33%) Network Segmentation
10 4 (8.33%) Operational Stability
10 4 (8.33%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (45.83%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (43.75%) CCNP
3 7 (14.58%) CCNA
3 7 (14.58%) Degree
4 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 4 (8.33%) RHCSA
4 4 (8.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (6.25%) A+ Certification
5 3 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (2.08%) Azure Certification
7 1 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.08%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (2.08%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.08%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.08%) GDPR
1 1 (2.08%) ISO 14001
1 1 (2.08%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.08%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (20.83%) Active Directory
2 5 (10.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.08%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (2.08%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (12.50%) FortiGate
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.08%) Ansible
3 1 (2.08%) Autotask
3 1 (2.08%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (2.08%) N-central
Vendors
1 35 (72.92%) Cisco
2 11 (22.92%) Aruba
3 9 (18.75%) Fortinet
3 9 (18.75%) Microsoft
4 6 (12.50%) Palo Alto
5 5 (10.42%) CheckPoint
5 5 (10.42%) VMware
6 4 (8.33%) Citrix
6 4 (8.33%) Dynatrace
6 4 (8.33%) Meraki
6 4 (8.33%) SolarWinds
7 3 (6.25%) Huawei
7 3 (6.25%) Juniper
8 2 (4.17%) Apple
9 1 (2.08%) Datto