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 3 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 396 464
Rank change year-on-year +5 +68 +65
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 42 37 108
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.23% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.83% 1.92% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 29 17 87
10th Percentile £46,700 £43,799 £36,250
25th Percentile £63,744 £46,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +10.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £90,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%

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 2,293 1,930 4,965
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.01% 12.02% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,213 1,175 3,174
10th Percentile £29,650 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,068 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.83% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -6.86%

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 3 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 23 (54.76%) Azure
2 13 (30.95%) AWS
3 11 (26.19%) AWS Direct Connect
4 9 (21.43%) SaaS
4 9 (21.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 4 (9.52%) Entra ID
5 4 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (4.76%) GCP
6 2 (4.76%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 40 (95.24%) LAN
2 38 (90.48%) WAN
3 34 (80.95%) Firewall
4 25 (59.52%) SD-WAN
5 21 (50.00%) Cisco ISE
6 17 (40.48%) Network Security
7 16 (38.10%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (35.71%) BGP
8 15 (35.71%) MPLS
8 15 (35.71%) OSPF
8 15 (35.71%) VPN
9 13 (30.95%) Wireless
10 11 (26.19%) Cisco ASA
10 11 (26.19%) Cisco Firepower
10 11 (26.19%) IPsec
10 11 (26.19%) NX-OS
10 11 (26.19%) VXLAN
11 9 (21.43%) NetScaler
12 8 (19.05%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (14.29%) Unified Communications
General
1 12 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.05%) Finance
3 4 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.76%) Mandarin Language
4 2 (4.76%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 23 (54.76%) Network Engineer
2 15 (35.71%) Architect
3 10 (23.81%) Network Architect
4 8 (19.05%) Senior
4 8 (19.05%) Senior Network Engineer
5 6 (14.29%) Cisco Engineer
5 6 (14.29%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 6 (14.29%) Firewall Engineer
5 6 (14.29%) Lead
5 6 (14.29%) Lead Architect
6 5 (11.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (11.90%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
6 5 (11.90%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (11.90%) Network Operations Engineer
6 5 (11.90%) Operations Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Technical Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (40.48%) Data Centre
2 6 (14.29%) Cloud Native
3 5 (11.90%) Management Information System
4 4 (9.52%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (9.52%) Security Posture
5 3 (7.14%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 2 (4.76%) Driving Licence
6 2 (4.76%) Private Cloud
6 2 (4.76%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (26.19%) Network Segmentation
3 10 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (23.81%) Zero Trust
4 8 (19.05%) Mentoring
4 8 (19.05%) Network Architecture
4 8 (19.05%) Presales
5 7 (16.67%) Agile
5 7 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 7 (16.67%) Roadmaps
6 6 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
6 6 (14.29%) CI/CD
6 6 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 6 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 6 (14.29%) Runbook
6 6 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
6 6 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
7 5 (11.90%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (11.90%) Kalman Filter
Qualifications
1 14 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (26.19%) CCNP
3 6 (14.29%) CCNA
4 5 (11.90%) CCIE
4 5 (11.90%) Degree
5 4 (9.52%) Azure Certification
6 2 (4.76%) CCSA
6 2 (4.76%) CCSE
6 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.76%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 2 (4.76%) RHCSA
6 2 (4.76%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.76%) Security Cleared
6 2 (4.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (2.38%) CWNA
7 1 (2.38%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.38%) ISO 14001
1 1 (2.38%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (21.43%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.38%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (78.57%) Cisco
2 15 (35.71%) Fortinet
3 13 (30.95%) Meraki
4 12 (28.57%) CheckPoint
5 11 (26.19%) Dynatrace
5 11 (26.19%) SolarWinds
6 9 (21.43%) Palo Alto
7 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
7 5 (11.90%) ServiceNow
8 4 (9.52%) Juniper
9 3 (7.14%) Aruba
9 3 (7.14%) Huawei
10 2 (4.76%) Citrix
10 2 (4.76%) VMware
11 1 (2.38%) Arista