Wi-Fi Jobs with Work from Home Options

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 436 452
Rank change year-on-year +183 +16 -108
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 424 232 491
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.25% 0.57% 0.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.17% 5.11% 6.27%
Number of salaries quoted 356 204 385
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £29,400
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,844 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,313 £66,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £78,650
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -5.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Wi-Fi is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,189 4,537 7,831
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.33% 11.23% 11.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,332 3,376 5,011
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,569 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,316 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.47% -4.29% +5.00%

Wi-Fi
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Wi-Fi trend for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Wi-Fi salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 59 (13.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (12.26%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2000
4 5 (1.18%) Confluence
5 4 (0.94%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 48 (11.32%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.94%) Trello
4 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.24%) 1Password
6 1 (0.24%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.24%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 173 (40.80%) Azure
2 157 (37.03%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (12.26%) Entra ID
4 46 (10.85%) AWS
5 23 (5.42%) SaaS
6 20 (4.72%) IaaS
7 14 (3.30%) PaaS
8 11 (2.59%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.59%) WhatsApp
9 10 (2.36%) GCP
10 9 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (1.89%) Slack
12 7 (1.65%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (1.18%) GitHub
14 5 (1.18%) Google Workspace
14 5 (1.18%) Mimecast
15 4 (0.94%) AWS IoT
15 4 (0.94%) Power Platform
16 3 (0.71%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 186 (43.87%) Firewall
2 184 (43.40%) LAN
3 182 (42.92%) WAN
4 91 (21.46%) VPN
4 91 (21.46%) Wireless
5 90 (21.23%) SD-WAN
6 89 (20.99%) DNS
7 81 (19.10%) DHCP
8 48 (11.32%) TCP/IP
9 47 (11.08%) Network Security
10 45 (10.61%) VLAN
11 42 (9.91%) MPLS
12 38 (8.96%) VoIP
13 34 (8.02%) Internet
14 24 (5.66%) Ethernet
15 23 (5.42%) RS-232
16 22 (5.19%) Cisco ISE
17 20 (4.72%) Remote Desktop
18 16 (3.77%) Bluetooth
19 15 (3.54%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.89%) MySQL
1 8 (1.89%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.42%) Tableau
3 5 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.47%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 18 (4.25%) JIRA
2 5 (1.18%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.71%) Git
4 2 (0.47%) Subversion
5 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
General
1 141 (33.25%) Social Skills
2 65 (15.33%) Finance
3 36 (8.49%) Retail
4 27 (6.37%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (6.13%) Public Sector
6 25 (5.90%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.66%) Telecoms
8 22 (5.19%) Electronics
9 16 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (3.07%) Marketing
12 10 (2.36%) Japanese Language
13 9 (2.12%) Games
14 7 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.42%) French Language
15 6 (1.42%) Portuguese Language
15 6 (1.42%) Spanish Language
15 6 (1.42%) Swedish Language
15 6 (1.42%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 75 (17.69%) Network Engineer
2 68 (16.04%) IT Engineer
3 55 (12.97%) IT Support
4 50 (11.79%) Analyst
5 49 (11.56%) Senior
6 42 (9.91%) Support Engineer
7 38 (8.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 38 (8.96%) Project Manager
8 30 (7.08%) Embedded Engineer
8 30 (7.08%) IT Support Engineer
9 28 (6.60%) IT Manager
10 26 (6.13%) Software Engineer
11 25 (5.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 21 (4.95%) Help Desk Analyst
13 20 (4.72%) Infrastructure Manager
13 20 (4.72%) Presales Engineer
14 19 (4.48%) Network Manager
15 18 (4.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 18 (4.25%) 3rd Line Support
15 18 (4.25%) WAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.07%) Yocto
2 8 (1.89%) Laravel
3 7 (1.65%) Vue
4 6 (1.42%) CSS
4 6 (1.42%) HTML
4 6 (1.42%) React Native
5 4 (0.94%) Flask
6 2 (0.47%) Node.js
7 1 (0.24%) Flutter
7 1 (0.24%) JSON
7 1 (0.24%) LDAP
7 1 (0.24%) Middleware
7 1 (0.24%) NETCONF
7 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.24%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 49 (11.56%) Data Centre
2 40 (9.43%) Driving Licence
3 35 (8.25%) Public Cloud
4 29 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (4.48%) IoT
6 13 (3.07%) Device Driver
6 13 (3.07%) Social Media
7 12 (2.83%) PKI
8 11 (2.59%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.65%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.42%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.42%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.18%) ARM Cortex
11 5 (1.18%) CCTV
11 5 (1.18%) Replication
11 5 (1.18%) Smart Home
12 4 (0.94%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.94%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.94%) Thin Client
13 3 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 139 (32.78%) Windows
2 70 (16.51%) Windows Server
3 50 (11.79%) Windows 10
4 43 (10.14%) Linux
5 30 (7.08%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (6.84%) Android
7 27 (6.37%) Mac OS
8 25 (5.90%) Apple iOS
9 23 (5.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 16 (3.77%) Windows Server 2012
11 15 (3.54%) Embedded Linux
12 14 (3.30%) Windows 7
13 11 (2.59%) Windows 8
14 7 (1.65%) Ubuntu
15 5 (1.18%) FreeRTOS
15 5 (1.18%) ThreadX
16 4 (0.94%) Mac OS X
16 4 (0.94%) Windows Server 2008
17 3 (0.71%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (18.16%) Customer Service
2 65 (15.33%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (14.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 59 (13.92%) Cybersecurity
5 55 (12.97%) ITIL
6 52 (12.26%) Agile
7 51 (12.03%) Project Management
8 39 (9.20%) Service Delivery
9 36 (8.49%) Mentoring
10 34 (8.02%) ERP
10 34 (8.02%) Project Delivery
11 33 (7.78%) Migration
12 32 (7.55%) Software Engineering
13 30 (7.08%) Presales
13 30 (7.08%) PRINCE2
14 29 (6.84%) Asset Management
15 26 (6.13%) Disaster Recovery
16 25 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (5.19%) Computer Science
18 21 (4.95%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.31%) C
2 22 (5.19%) Embedded C
3 12 (2.83%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.89%) PHP
4 8 (1.89%) Python
5 7 (1.65%) Bash
5 7 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.65%) SQL
6 5 (1.18%) C++
7 4 (0.94%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (16.51%) Degree
2 56 (13.21%) Cisco Certification
3 37 (8.73%) CCNP
4 33 (7.78%) CCNA
5 16 (3.77%) APMP
5 16 (3.77%) Security Cleared
6 14 (3.30%) CISSP
7 13 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.59%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.36%) CCIE
10 8 (1.89%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.89%) CCSA
11 7 (1.65%) MCSE
12 6 (1.42%) CCDP
12 6 (1.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (1.42%) JNCIP
13 5 (1.18%) DBS Check
13 5 (1.18%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.18%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.01%) Cyber Essentials
2 17 (4.01%) SLA
3 15 (3.54%) PCI DSS
4 8 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 8 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (1.18%) GDPR
5 5 (1.18%) MISRA
6 3 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.71%) NIST
7 2 (0.47%) NCSC
7 2 (0.47%) PMO
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 116 (27.36%) Active Directory
2 41 (9.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (7.78%) Hyper-V
4 18 (4.25%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (3.07%) Firmware
6 5 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.94%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.71%) Docker
8 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.47%) vSphere
10 1 (0.24%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.24%) NFS
Systems Management
1 39 (9.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (7.78%) WSUS
3 10 (2.36%) SCCM
4 5 (1.18%) Ansible
4 5 (1.18%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (1.18%) Terraform
5 4 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.94%) Autotask
5 4 (0.94%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.71%) HAProxy
6 3 (0.71%) Nagios
6 3 (0.71%) OfficeScan
7 2 (0.47%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.24%) Nmap
8 1 (0.24%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 167 (39.39%) Microsoft
2 158 (37.26%) Cisco
3 76 (17.92%) Meraki
4 55 (12.97%) VMware
5 49 (11.56%) Fortinet
6 39 (9.20%) Aruba
7 29 (6.84%) Palo Alto
8 21 (4.95%) Juniper
9 20 (4.72%) HP
9 20 (4.72%) Ruckus Wireless
10 16 (3.77%) Apple
11 15 (3.54%) Dell
12 13 (3.07%) CheckPoint
12 13 (3.07%) Ubiquiti
13 12 (2.83%) SolarWinds
14 10 (2.36%) Draytek
15 9 (2.12%) BT
16 7 (1.65%) Datto
16 7 (1.65%) IBM
16 7 (1.65%) Nokia