Wireless Jobs with Work from Home Options

Wireless
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 Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 215 307 476
Rank change year-on-year +92 +169 -171
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 514 430 435
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.53% 1.05% 0.62%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.89% 9.40% 5.64%
Number of salaries quoted 445 314 329
10th Percentile £28,600 £28,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,188 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -11.76% +2.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Wireless 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 5,198 4,576 7,710
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.44% 11.17% 11.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,344 3,412 4,994
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,569 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,612 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Wireless trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Wireless salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Wireless over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Wireless salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 32 (6.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (4.28%) SharePoint
3 18 (3.50%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.17%) Exchange Server 2000
5 4 (0.78%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.39%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.17%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.58%) Revit
6 1 (0.19%) Simulink
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 141 (27.43%) Azure
2 104 (20.23%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (7.00%) AWS
4 24 (4.67%) Entra ID
5 13 (2.53%) IaaS
6 12 (2.33%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.14%) Google Workspace
8 8 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.17%) Rubrik
10 5 (0.97%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (0.97%) GitHub
11 4 (0.78%) Datadog
11 4 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.78%) GCP
11 4 (0.78%) Nutanix
11 4 (0.78%) PaaS
12 3 (0.58%) Asana
12 3 (0.58%) Dropbox
12 3 (0.58%) Intacct
12 3 (0.58%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 184 (35.80%) Firewall
2 145 (28.21%) WAN
3 125 (24.32%) LAN
4 90 (17.51%) Wi-Fi
5 59 (11.48%) SD-WAN
6 58 (11.28%) VPN
7 54 (10.51%) DNS
8 51 (9.92%) TCP/IP
9 47 (9.14%) Network Security
10 38 (7.39%) DHCP
11 33 (6.42%) OSPF
12 30 (5.84%) BGP
13 28 (5.45%) VLAN
14 27 (5.25%) IPsec
15 26 (5.06%) Internet
15 26 (5.06%) VoIP
16 24 (4.67%) RS-232
17 22 (4.28%) Broadband
17 22 (4.28%) MPLS
17 22 (4.28%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.89%) Data Warehouse
2 18 (3.50%) Big Data
2 18 (3.50%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.97%) NoSQL
3 5 (0.97%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.78%) DB2
5 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (0.97%) Burp Suite
1 5 (0.97%) Jenkins
1 5 (0.97%) JIRA
1 5 (0.97%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.39%) Git
2 2 (0.39%) Subversion
General
1 173 (33.66%) Social Skills
2 66 (12.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 49 (9.53%) Finance
4 41 (7.98%) Electronics
5 31 (6.03%) Games
6 28 (5.45%) Manufacturing
7 27 (5.25%) Telecoms
8 21 (4.09%) Legal
9 20 (3.89%) Analytical Skills
10 19 (3.70%) Retail
11 13 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.33%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.14%) Military
14 10 (1.95%) Banking
15 8 (1.56%) Marketing
16 5 (0.97%) Law
17 4 (0.78%) Local Government
17 4 (0.78%) Police
17 4 (0.78%) Publishing
18 3 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (18.09%) Senior
2 83 (16.15%) Network Engineer
3 78 (15.18%) Embedded Engineer
4 46 (8.95%) Software Engineer
5 44 (8.56%) Architect
6 42 (8.17%) Support Engineer
7 41 (7.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 37 (7.20%) Junior
9 32 (6.23%) Consultant
10 29 (5.64%) IT Support
10 29 (5.64%) Senior Network Engineer
11 28 (5.45%) Firmware Engineer
11 28 (5.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 27 (5.25%) IT Engineer
13 24 (4.67%) IT Support Engineer
13 24 (4.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 24 (4.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 24 (4.67%) Senior Software Engineer
14 23 (4.47%) Junior Embedded Engineer
14 23 (4.47%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.72%) Yocto
2 12 (2.33%) 802.1X
3 8 (1.56%) HTML
4 5 (0.97%) XMPP
5 4 (0.78%) WebSphere MQ
6 3 (0.58%) CSS
7 2 (0.39%) .NET
7 2 (0.39%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.39%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.39%) ASP.NET MVC
7 2 (0.39%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.39%) TAPI
7 2 (0.39%) WPF
8 1 (0.19%) NETCONF
8 1 (0.19%) OAuth
8 1 (0.19%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.31%) Data Centre
2 40 (7.78%) Driving Licence
3 37 (7.20%) Management Information System
4 36 (7.00%) IoT
5 24 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.50%) Device Driver
7 16 (3.11%) PKI
8 13 (2.53%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (1.56%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.56%) CCTV
10 8 (1.56%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.36%) Replication
11 7 (1.36%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.17%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
12 6 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 5 (0.97%) PCIe
13 5 (0.97%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 112 (21.79%) Windows
2 76 (14.79%) Windows Server
3 57 (11.09%) Linux
4 29 (5.64%) Embedded Linux
5 26 (5.06%) Windows 10
6 13 (2.53%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.75%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (1.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.97%) Android
9 5 (0.97%) FreeRTOS
9 5 (0.97%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.97%) ThreadX
9 5 (0.97%) Unix
10 4 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (18.87%) Software Engineering
2 58 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (10.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 51 (9.92%) Computer Science
5 48 (9.34%) Cybersecurity
5 48 (9.34%) ITIL
6 43 (8.37%) Mathematics
7 41 (7.98%) Coaching
8 38 (7.39%) Physics
9 37 (7.20%) Agile
9 37 (7.20%) Customer Service
10 33 (6.42%) Mentoring
11 31 (6.03%) Presales
11 31 (6.03%) Project Delivery
12 29 (5.64%) Technical Leadership
13 27 (5.25%) Business Development
13 27 (5.25%) Penetration Testing
14 26 (5.06%) Cloud Security
14 26 (5.06%) Migration
14 26 (5.06%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (17.51%) C
2 71 (13.81%) Embedded C
3 27 (5.25%) Python
4 22 (4.28%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.72%) Bash
6 6 (1.17%) SQL
7 5 (0.97%) Assembly Language
7 5 (0.97%) C#
7 5 (0.97%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.58%) C++
8 3 (0.58%) Java
9 1 (0.19%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.19%) Perl
9 1 (0.19%) Ruby
9 1 (0.19%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 131 (25.49%) Degree
2 79 (15.37%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (12.84%) CCNA
4 47 (9.14%) Security Cleared
5 32 (6.23%) CCNP
6 31 (6.03%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.11%) Network+ Certification
8 15 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.72%) AWS Certification
10 11 (2.14%) CREST Certified
10 11 (2.14%) DBS Check
10 11 (2.14%) OSCP
11 10 (1.95%) CCIE
12 9 (1.75%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.56%) CCSA
13 8 (1.56%) CHECK Team Member
13 8 (1.56%) DV Cleared
14 7 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.17%) Cyber Scheme
15 6 (1.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (2.14%) SOC 2
4 10 (1.95%) NIST
4 10 (1.95%) SLA
5 8 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 8 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.17%) GRC
6 6 (1.17%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.97%) MISRA
8 4 (0.78%) GDPR
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 71 (13.81%) Active Directory
2 65 (12.65%) Firmware
3 46 (8.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (6.23%) Embedded Firmware
5 29 (5.64%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.36%) vSphere
7 6 (1.17%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.97%) XenDesktop
9 4 (0.78%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.58%) XenApp
11 2 (0.39%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.19%) NFS
Systems Management
1 34 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (3.89%) SCCM
3 14 (2.72%) Ansible
3 14 (2.72%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (2.53%) ServiceCenter
5 12 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.17%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.17%) Nmap
8 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (0.78%) SCOM
10 3 (0.58%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (0.58%) Nessus
10 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.58%) WSUS
11 2 (0.39%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.19%) OpenNMS
Vendors
1 163 (31.71%) Cisco
2 142 (27.63%) Microsoft
3 74 (14.40%) Aruba
4 68 (13.23%) VMware
5 59 (11.48%) Fortinet
6 51 (9.92%) Palo Alto
7 50 (9.73%) Juniper
8 47 (9.14%) Meraki
9 37 (7.20%) HP
10 26 (5.06%) Ruckus Wireless
11 24 (4.67%) CheckPoint
12 18 (3.50%) Databricks
13 16 (3.11%) Apple
14 13 (2.53%) Citrix
15 12 (2.33%) Google
15 12 (2.33%) Veeam
16 9 (1.75%) Draytek
16 9 (1.75%) Sophos
17 8 (1.56%) Extreme Networks
18 7 (1.36%) SolarWinds