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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 391 457
Rank change year-on-year -11 +66 +82
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 49 40 96
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.23% 0.24% 0.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.07% 2.05% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 36 20 75
10th Percentile £54,755 £43,799 £36,250
25th Percentile £61,761 £50,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,973 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.22% +10.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 2,365 1,955 4,619
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.04% 11.86% 15.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,280 1,193 2,847
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.77%

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

WLAN
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 17 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 22 (44.90%) Azure
2 12 (24.49%) AWS
3 10 (20.41%) AWS Direct Connect
4 8 (16.33%) SaaS
4 8 (16.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 4 (8.16%) Entra ID
5 4 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (6.12%) WeChat
7 2 (4.08%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 47 (95.92%) LAN
2 44 (89.80%) WAN
3 33 (67.35%) Firewall
4 24 (48.98%) Network Security
5 23 (46.94%) SD-WAN
5 23 (46.94%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (42.86%) Wireless
7 20 (40.82%) Cisco ISE
8 14 (28.57%) BGP
8 14 (28.57%) MPLS
8 14 (28.57%) OSPF
9 13 (26.53%) VLAN
9 13 (26.53%) VPN
10 10 (20.41%) Cisco ASA
10 10 (20.41%) Cisco Firepower
10 10 (20.41%) IPsec
10 10 (20.41%) NX-OS
10 10 (20.41%) VXLAN
11 8 (16.33%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (16.33%) NetScaler
General
1 21 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 8 (16.33%) Finance
3 4 (8.16%) Public Sector
4 3 (6.12%) Mandarin Language
4 3 (6.12%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (61.22%) Network Engineer
2 16 (32.65%) Senior
2 16 (32.65%) Senior Network Engineer
3 14 (28.57%) Architect
4 9 (18.37%) Network Architect
5 6 (12.24%) Lead
5 6 (12.24%) Lead Architect
6 5 (10.20%) Cisco Engineer
6 5 (10.20%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 5 (10.20%) Firewall Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Network Operations Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Operations Engineer
8 3 (6.12%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (4.08%) Consultant
9 2 (4.08%) Network Consultant
9 2 (4.08%) Technical Architect
9 2 (4.08%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.16%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 16 (32.65%) Data Centre
2 6 (12.24%) Cloud Native
3 4 (8.16%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (8.16%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.16%) Security Posture
4 3 (6.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 3 (6.12%) Private Cloud
4 3 (6.12%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (4.08%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (36.73%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (30.61%) Mentoring
2 15 (30.61%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (28.57%) Technical Leadership
4 10 (20.41%) Network Segmentation
5 9 (18.37%) Presales
6 8 (16.33%) Coaching
6 8 (16.33%) Zero Trust
7 7 (14.29%) Agile
7 7 (14.29%) Network Architecture
8 6 (12.24%) Architectural Patterns
8 6 (12.24%) CI/CD
8 6 (12.24%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (12.24%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 6 (12.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 6 (12.24%) Roadmaps
8 6 (12.24%) Technical Architecture
9 5 (10.20%) Collaborative Culture
10 4 (8.16%) Cloud Security
Qualifications
1 23 (46.94%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (40.82%) CCNP
3 6 (12.24%) CCNA
3 6 (12.24%) Degree
4 5 (10.20%) CCIE
5 4 (8.16%) Azure Certification
6 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 3 (6.12%) RHCSA
6 3 (6.12%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (4.08%) CCSA
7 2 (4.08%) CCSE
7 2 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (4.08%) DV Cleared
7 2 (4.08%) SC Cleared
7 2 (4.08%) Security Cleared
8 1 (2.04%) CWNA
8 1 (2.04%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.04%) ISO 14001
1 1 (2.04%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (12.24%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (18.37%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.04%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (79.59%) Cisco
2 14 (28.57%) Fortinet
3 11 (22.45%) Aruba
3 11 (22.45%) CheckPoint
3 11 (22.45%) Meraki
4 10 (20.41%) Dynatrace
4 10 (20.41%) SolarWinds
5 9 (18.37%) Palo Alto
6 5 (10.20%) Microsoft
7 4 (8.16%) Juniper
7 4 (8.16%) ServiceNow
8 3 (6.12%) Citrix
8 3 (6.12%) Huawei
8 3 (6.12%) VMware
9 1 (2.04%) Arista