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 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 398 422
Rank change year-on-year -11 +24 +70
Permanent jobs citing WLAN 46 31 67
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.19% 0.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.94% 1.58% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 36 21 44
10th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £61,761 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,973 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% +30.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +8.25% -1.52%

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 2,370 1,967 3,826
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.43% 11.84% 15.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,309 1,199 2,011
10th Percentile £29,625 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
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 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -4.76%

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 14 August 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 20 (43.48%) Azure
2 8 (17.39%) AWS
3 5 (10.87%) AWS Direct Connect
3 5 (10.87%) SaaS
3 5 (10.87%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 4 (8.70%) Entra ID
4 4 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (8.70%) WeChat
5 3 (6.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 46 (100.00%) LAN
2 41 (89.13%) WAN
3 31 (67.39%) Firewall
4 25 (54.35%) Network Security
5 20 (43.48%) Wireless
6 19 (41.30%) SD-WAN
6 19 (41.30%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (32.61%) Cisco ISE
8 13 (28.26%) VLAN
9 10 (21.74%) BGP
9 10 (21.74%) OSPF
9 10 (21.74%) VPN
10 9 (19.57%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (19.57%) MPLS
11 7 (15.22%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (13.04%) Unified Communications
12 6 (13.04%) VXLAN
13 5 (10.87%) Cisco Firepower
13 5 (10.87%) NetScaler
13 5 (10.87%) NX-OS
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 21 (45.65%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Finance
3 5 (10.87%) Public Sector
4 4 (8.70%) Mandarin Language
4 4 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (56.52%) Network Engineer
2 16 (34.78%) Senior
2 16 (34.78%) Senior Network Engineer
3 14 (30.43%) Architect
4 9 (19.57%) Network Architect
5 6 (13.04%) Lead
5 6 (13.04%) Lead Architect
6 3 (6.52%) Cisco Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Consultant
7 2 (4.35%) Firewall Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Infrastructure Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Lead Infrastructure Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Network Consultant
7 2 (4.35%) Technical Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Technical Infrastructure Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Technical Leader
8 1 (2.17%) Wireless Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.87%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 12 (26.09%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.70%) Cloud Native
2 4 (8.70%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (8.70%) Private Cloud
2 4 (8.70%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.70%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (6.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (32.61%) Mentoring
2 15 (32.61%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (30.43%) Technical Leadership
4 10 (21.74%) Presales
5 8 (17.39%) Coaching
6 7 (15.22%) Agile
6 7 (15.22%) Network Architecture
7 6 (13.04%) Architectural Patterns
7 6 (13.04%) CI/CD
7 6 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (13.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 6 (13.04%) Roadmaps
7 6 (13.04%) Technical Architecture
8 5 (10.87%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (10.87%) Commercial Awareness
8 5 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (10.87%) Network Segmentation
8 5 (10.87%) Zero Trust
9 4 (8.70%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (47.83%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (43.48%) CCNP
3 5 (10.87%) Degree
4 4 (8.70%) Azure Certification
4 4 (8.70%) CCNA
4 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 4 (8.70%) RHCSA
4 4 (8.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (6.52%) CCIE
5 3 (6.52%) SC Cleared
5 3 (6.52%) Security Cleared
6 2 (4.35%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.17%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.17%) ISO 14001
1 1 (2.17%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (13.04%) Active Directory
2 4 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (19.57%) FortiGate
2 2 (4.35%) Terraform
3 1 (2.17%) Ansible
Vendors
1 35 (76.09%) Cisco
2 11 (23.91%) Aruba
3 10 (21.74%) Palo Alto
4 9 (19.57%) Fortinet
5 7 (15.22%) CheckPoint
6 5 (10.87%) Dynatrace
6 5 (10.87%) Meraki
6 5 (10.87%) Microsoft
6 5 (10.87%) SolarWinds
7 4 (8.70%) Citrix
7 4 (8.70%) Juniper
7 4 (8.70%) VMware
8 3 (6.52%) Huawei
9 1 (2.17%) Arista
9 1 (2.17%) ServiceNow