Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 243 368 518
Rank change year-on-year +125 +150 -122
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 1,253 849 1,128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.16% 0.91% 0.66%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.10% 5.57% 4.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,038 639 831
10th Percentile £24,250 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -3.41%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,750 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.25% -14.44% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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 requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,776 15,239 22,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.70% 16.37% 13.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,405 7,647 11,856
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,850 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,886 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.25% -5.26% +5.56%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi.

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +119 1,161 £42,500 +6.25% 203
UK excluding London +70 922 £39,750 +3.25% 172
Work from Home +169 432 £47,500 +5.56% 89
London +95 299 £50,750 +5.73% 43
North of England +73 256 £40,000 - 43
South East +51 195 £40,000 +2.06% 55
Midlands +45 180 £37,500 +10.29% 22
North West +10 134 £40,000 - 16
East of England +35 120 £32,500 -7.80% 14
South West +13 119 £40,000 - 23
West Midlands +38 111 £32,500 -5.11% 15
Yorkshire +109 94 £37,250 +7.97% 19
East Midlands +3 65 £40,000 +20.30% 7
Scotland -65 42 £35,000 -19.08% 11
North East +3 35 £39,000 - 8
Wales +13 21 £32,500 - 7
Northern Ireland +21 5 - - 1

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 149 (11.89%) SharePoint
2 121 (9.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.36%) Confluence
4 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2000
4 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (0.48%) IIS
5 5 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.32%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 4 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.24%) WordPress
8 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.080%) JOnAS
9 1 (0.080%) Site Server
Applications
1 150 (11.97%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.64%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.24%) Trello
5 1 (0.080%) 1Password
5 1 (0.080%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.32%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.16%) Epicor Tropos
4 1 (0.080%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.080%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.080%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 509 (40.62%) Microsoft 365
2 410 (32.72%) Azure
3 159 (12.69%) Entra ID
4 91 (7.26%) AWS
5 75 (5.99%) OneDrive
6 54 (4.31%) IaaS
6 54 (4.31%) SaaS
7 49 (3.91%) PaaS
8 21 (1.68%) Power Platform
9 20 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
10 19 (1.52%) Google Workspace
11 16 (1.28%) GCP
12 14 (1.12%) Mimecast
13 12 (0.96%) WhatsApp
14 9 (0.72%) Nutanix
15 8 (0.64%) Slack
16 7 (0.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 7 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
17 6 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
17 6 (0.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 438 (34.96%) LAN
2 412 (32.88%) Firewall
2 412 (32.88%) WAN
3 282 (22.51%) Wireless
4 223 (17.80%) DHCP
5 216 (17.24%) DNS
6 207 (16.52%) VPN
7 142 (11.33%) TCP/IP
8 137 (10.93%) VLAN
9 124 (9.90%) SD-WAN
10 111 (8.86%) Internet
11 107 (8.54%) MPLS
11 107 (8.54%) Network Security
12 91 (7.26%) Bluetooth
13 75 (5.99%) VoIP
14 72 (5.75%) Ethernet
15 67 (5.35%) BGP
16 53 (4.23%) OSPF
17 46 (3.67%) LTE
18 39 (3.11%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (3.83%) SQL Server
2 21 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
3 13 (1.04%) MySQL
4 8 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.32%) Power BI
7 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 37 (2.95%) JIRA
2 22 (1.76%) LabVIEW
3 19 (1.52%) Git
4 5 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.32%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.32%) Subversion
5 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.24%) Android Studio
7 1 (0.080%) Eclipse
General
1 350 (27.93%) Social Skills
2 113 (9.02%) Finance
3 101 (8.06%) Telecoms
4 92 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (5.99%) Retail
6 66 (5.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 59 (4.71%) Manufacturing
8 58 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (4.39%) Electronics
10 54 (4.31%) Documentation Skills
11 43 (3.43%) Public Sector
12 34 (2.71%) Law
13 28 (2.23%) Marketing
14 26 (2.08%) Legal
15 22 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.68%) Local Government
17 14 (1.12%) Automotive
17 14 (1.12%) Games
18 12 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
19 11 (0.88%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 202 (16.12%) Network Engineer
2 194 (15.48%) Support Engineer
3 190 (15.16%) IT Engineer
4 189 (15.08%) IT Support
5 160 (12.77%) Senior
6 112 (8.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 107 (8.54%) IT Support Engineer
8 85 (6.78%) Analyst
9 71 (5.67%) Embedded Engineer
10 66 (5.27%) IT Technician
10 66 (5.27%) Software Engineer
11 64 (5.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 63 (5.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 61 (4.87%) IT Manager
14 60 (4.79%) 2nd Line Support
15 58 (4.63%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 58 (4.63%) Project Manager
16 49 (3.91%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
17 47 (3.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 41 (3.27%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.28%) REST
2 13 (1.04%) Yocto
3 11 (0.88%) HTML
4 9 (0.72%) 802.1X
5 8 (0.64%) Laravel
6 7 (0.56%) Vue
6 7 (0.56%) X-Windows
7 6 (0.48%) CSS
7 6 (0.48%) NETCONF
7 6 (0.48%) React Native
8 5 (0.40%) .NET
9 4 (0.32%) Flask
10 3 (0.24%) Android Jetpack
10 3 (0.24%) COM
10 3 (0.24%) Node.js
10 3 (0.24%) OpenGL
10 3 (0.24%) Qt
10 3 (0.24%) SignalR
10 3 (0.24%) WinForms
11 2 (0.16%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 160 (12.77%) Driving Licence
2 133 (10.61%) Data Centre
3 61 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (4.15%) CCTV
5 49 (3.91%) IoT
6 47 (3.75%) Management Information System
7 43 (3.43%) EPoS
8 40 (3.19%) Public Cloud
9 38 (3.03%) Onboarding
10 32 (2.55%) Video Conferencing
11 26 (2.08%) PKI
12 22 (1.76%) Acoustics
12 22 (1.76%) Satnav
13 21 (1.68%) Embedded Systems
14 15 (1.20%) Social Media
15 14 (1.12%) Replication
16 13 (1.04%) Device Driver
16 13 (1.04%) iPad
16 13 (1.04%) Mobile App
16 13 (1.04%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 499 (39.82%) Windows
2 247 (19.71%) Windows Server
3 163 (13.01%) Windows 10
4 111 (8.86%) Linux
5 66 (5.27%) Windows Server 2019
6 60 (4.79%) Android
7 53 (4.23%) Apple iOS
8 52 (4.15%) Mac OS
9 51 (4.07%) Windows Server 2012
10 49 (3.91%) Windows Server 2016
11 36 (2.87%) Embedded Linux
12 26 (2.08%) Windows 7
13 17 (1.36%) VyOS
14 11 (0.88%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.88%) Windows 8
15 10 (0.80%) Windows Server 2008
16 9 (0.72%) Ubuntu
17 6 (0.48%) FreeRTOS
17 6 (0.48%) ThreadX
18 4 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (16.28%) Customer Service
2 195 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
3 175 (13.97%) Cybersecurity
4 155 (12.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 130 (10.38%) ITIL
6 118 (9.42%) Agile
7 94 (7.50%) Project Management
8 84 (6.70%) Software Engineering
9 79 (6.30%) Service Delivery
10 77 (6.15%) Asset Management
11 60 (4.79%) Mentoring
11 60 (4.79%) Project Delivery
12 58 (4.63%) Disaster Recovery
12 58 (4.63%) PRINCE2
13 56 (4.47%) Migration
14 53 (4.23%) Computer Science
14 53 (4.23%) Continuous Improvement
15 48 (3.83%) Coaching
16 47 (3.75%) Proactive Maintenance
17 44 (3.51%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 75 (5.99%) C
2 70 (5.59%) PowerShell
3 59 (4.71%) SQL
4 49 (3.91%) Python
5 43 (3.43%) Embedded C
6 28 (2.23%) C++
7 20 (1.60%) JavaScript
8 13 (1.04%) C#
8 13 (1.04%) PHP
9 6 (0.48%) Bash
9 6 (0.48%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.24%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.24%) VB
11 1 (0.080%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.080%) VBA
Qualifications
1 197 (15.72%) Degree
2 142 (11.33%) Cisco Certification
3 91 (7.26%) CCNA
4 71 (5.67%) Security Cleared
5 69 (5.51%) CCNP
6 44 (3.51%) BPSS Clearance
7 41 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 33 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (2.15%) SC Cleared
10 26 (2.08%) CCIE
11 25 (2.00%) A+ Certification
11 25 (2.00%) JNCIA
12 24 (1.92%) DBS Check
13 22 (1.76%) CISSP
13 22 (1.76%) Network+ Certification
14 20 (1.60%) MCSE
15 16 (1.28%) APMP
16 13 (1.04%) Master's Degree
17 11 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 10 (0.80%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (7.58%) SLA
2 55 (4.39%) PCI DSS
3 50 (3.99%) GDPR
4 37 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 35 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.20%) NCSC
7 10 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (0.64%) IEC 62304
8 8 (0.64%) ISO 13485
8 8 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (0.64%) QA
9 5 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.40%) HIPAA
9 5 (0.40%) MISRA
10 4 (0.32%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.32%) NIST
11 3 (0.24%) JTAG
12 2 (0.16%) GRC
13 1 (0.080%) AUTOSAR
13 1 (0.080%) PMO
System Software
1 365 (29.13%) Active Directory
2 132 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 99 (7.90%) Hyper-V
4 39 (3.11%) KVM
5 34 (2.71%) VMware ESXi
6 26 (2.08%) Firmware
7 17 (1.36%) vSphere
8 12 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.64%) Embedded Firmware
10 5 (0.40%) Docker
10 5 (0.40%) pfSense
10 5 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.080%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.080%) NFS
Systems Management
1 119 (9.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.43%) SCCM
3 41 (3.27%) WSUS
4 26 (2.08%) Jamf Pro
5 25 (2.00%) FortiGate
6 18 (1.44%) Autotask
7 12 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
7 12 (0.96%) PaperCut
8 10 (0.80%) vCenter Server
9 8 (0.64%) SmoothWall
10 7 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 6 (0.48%) Backup Exec
11 6 (0.48%) Cisco Prime
11 6 (0.48%) Terraform
12 5 (0.40%) Ansible
12 5 (0.40%) Nagios
12 5 (0.40%) Nessus
12 5 (0.40%) OfficeScan
13 4 (0.32%) AirWatch
14 3 (0.24%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 496 (39.58%) Microsoft
2 341 (27.21%) Cisco
3 192 (15.32%) VMware
4 125 (9.98%) Meraki
5 93 (7.42%) Fortinet
6 84 (6.70%) Aruba
7 76 (6.07%) Veeam
8 72 (5.75%) Dell
9 66 (5.27%) Apple
10 60 (4.79%) HP
11 56 (4.47%) Juniper
12 55 (4.39%) Ruckus Wireless
13 53 (4.23%) Palo Alto
14 51 (4.07%) Citrix
15 39 (3.11%) SolarWinds
16 36 (2.87%) Google
17 31 (2.47%) CheckPoint
18 30 (2.39%) Nokia
19 29 (2.31%) Draytek
20 28 (2.23%) Ubiquiti