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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 384 467
Rank change year-on-year +18 +83 +104
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 47 39 119
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.26% 0.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.22% 2.05% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 30 19 100
10th Percentile £61,875 £45,760 £36,250
25th Percentile £63,744 £51,875 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,875 £75,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.17% +54.64% +21.25%
75th Percentile £83,750 £90,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £59,522 £55,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +8.22% +11.11% +16.47%

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 2,119 1,902 5,075
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.99% 12.80% 15.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,071 1,142 3,319
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.16% - -5.94%

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

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WLAN over the 6 months to 5 June 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 2 (4.26%) Confluence
2 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.13%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 30 (63.83%) Azure
2 17 (36.17%) AWS
3 14 (29.79%) AWS Direct Connect
4 12 (25.53%) SaaS
4 12 (25.53%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 5 (10.64%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (8.51%) Entra ID
7 3 (6.38%) GCP
8 1 (2.13%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 45 (95.74%) LAN
2 44 (93.62%) WAN
3 38 (80.85%) Firewall
4 32 (68.09%) SD-WAN
5 26 (55.32%) Cisco ISE
6 21 (44.68%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (40.43%) BGP
7 19 (40.43%) OSPF
8 18 (38.30%) MPLS
8 18 (38.30%) Network Security
8 18 (38.30%) VPN
9 16 (34.04%) Wireless
10 14 (29.79%) Cisco ASA
10 14 (29.79%) Cisco Firepower
10 14 (29.79%) IPsec
10 14 (29.79%) NX-OS
10 14 (29.79%) VXLAN
11 12 (25.53%) NetScaler
12 10 (21.28%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (12.77%) Unified Communications
General
1 12 (25.53%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.02%) Finance
3 5 (10.64%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Mandarin Language
4 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.13%) Retail
4 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (57.45%) Network Engineer
2 16 (34.04%) Architect
3 11 (23.40%) Network Architect
4 9 (19.15%) Cisco Engineer
4 9 (19.15%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 9 (19.15%) Firewall Engineer
4 9 (19.15%) Senior
4 9 (19.15%) Senior Network Engineer
5 8 (17.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (17.02%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
5 8 (17.02%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (17.02%) Network Operations Engineer
5 8 (17.02%) Operations Engineer
6 6 (12.77%) Lead
6 6 (12.77%) Lead Architect
7 4 (8.51%) AWS Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) AWS Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (6.38%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (4.26%) Network Consultant
9 2 (4.26%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.51%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 19 (40.43%) Data Centre
2 8 (17.02%) Management Information System
3 6 (12.77%) Cloud Native
4 4 (8.51%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (8.51%) Security Posture
5 3 (6.38%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 1 (2.13%) Private Cloud
7 1 (2.13%) Public Cloud
7 1 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.26%) Windows
2 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.91%) Stakeholder Management
2 14 (29.79%) Network Segmentation
2 14 (29.79%) Zero Trust
3 12 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (21.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 10 (21.28%) Mentoring
4 10 (21.28%) Runbook
5 9 (19.15%) Cloud Security
6 8 (17.02%) Kalman Filter
6 8 (17.02%) Network Architecture
6 8 (17.02%) Roadmaps
7 7 (14.89%) Agile
7 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (14.89%) Technical Leadership
8 6 (12.77%) Architectural Patterns
8 6 (12.77%) CI/CD
8 6 (12.77%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (12.77%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 6 (12.77%) Presales
8 6 (12.77%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (25.53%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (21.28%) CCNP
3 5 (10.64%) CCIE
4 4 (8.51%) Azure Certification
4 4 (8.51%) CCNA
5 3 (6.38%) Degree
6 2 (4.26%) CCSA
6 2 (4.26%) CCSE
6 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.26%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) CCSP
7 1 (2.13%) CWNA
7 1 (2.13%) JNCIP
7 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (2.13%) RHCSA
7 1 (2.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.26%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.13%) ISO 14001
2 1 (2.13%) ISO 9001
2 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (25.53%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.13%) Ansible
2 1 (2.13%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (80.85%) Cisco
2 21 (44.68%) Fortinet
3 17 (36.17%) Meraki
4 15 (31.91%) CheckPoint
5 14 (29.79%) Dynatrace
5 14 (29.79%) SolarWinds
6 11 (23.40%) Palo Alto
7 8 (17.02%) ServiceNow
8 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
9 4 (8.51%) Juniper
10 3 (6.38%) Huawei
11 2 (4.26%) Aruba
12 1 (2.13%) Arista
12 1 (2.13%) Citrix
12 1 (2.13%) VMware