Wireless Jobs in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 52 146
Rank change year-on-year -140 +94 +51
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,062 3,227 1,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.40% 5.71% 2.54%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.73% 30.00% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 856 500 696
10th Percentile £24,000 £23,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,157 £38,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.30% -10.47% -9.47%
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,401 £45,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year +0.89% -12.20% +2.50%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,894 10,757 11,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.02% 19.03% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7,118 4,590 6,556
10th Percentile £25,756 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East -83 330 £37,500 +7.14% 80
North of England -142 229 £40,000 -11.11% 50
East of England -67 150 £60,000 +41.18% 40
Midlands -139 141 £45,000 +21.27% 34
North West -116 137 £41,500 -9.78% 28
South West -125 119 £37,500 +17.19% 36
Scotland -102 103 £52,500 +16.67% 38
West Midlands -106 96 £55,000 +57.14% 16
Yorkshire -77 95 £35,000 -22.22% 17
East Midlands -123 39 £38,000 -15.56% 18
Wales -33 32 £40,000 - 8
North East -89 13 £39,000 +4.00% 6
Northern Ireland -9 3 £37,500 -
Wireless
UK

Wireless
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 114 (10.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (5.27%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.32%) Skype for Business
4 7 (0.66%) IIS
5 6 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2000
5 6 (0.56%) SAS
6 5 (0.47%) Apache
7 4 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
7 4 (0.38%) WordPress
8 3 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.19%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.094%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 105 (9.89%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.94%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.47%) OrCAD
5 5 (0.47%) Simulink
6 3 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.19%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.094%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 273 (25.71%) Microsoft 365
2 218 (20.53%) Azure
3 64 (6.03%) AWS
4 62 (5.84%) Entra ID
5 47 (4.43%) Google Workspace
6 23 (2.17%) OneDrive
7 15 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
7 15 (1.41%) GCP
7 15 (1.41%) IaaS
8 7 (0.66%) AWS IoT
9 6 (0.56%) Dropbox
9 6 (0.56%) PaaS
9 6 (0.56%) Twilio
10 5 (0.47%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (0.47%) GitHub
10 5 (0.47%) Serverless
11 4 (0.38%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.38%) Google Sheets
11 4 (0.38%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 308 (29.00%) Firewall
2 263 (24.76%) LAN
3 239 (22.50%) WAN
4 216 (20.34%) Wi-Fi
5 139 (13.09%) TCP/IP
6 134 (12.62%) DNS
7 115 (10.83%) VPN
8 108 (10.17%) DHCP
9 79 (7.44%) SD-WAN
10 77 (7.25%) Internet
11 76 (7.16%) OSPF
12 72 (6.78%) MPLS
12 72 (6.78%) Network Security
13 69 (6.50%) Bluetooth
14 68 (6.40%) BGP
15 62 (5.84%) Ethernet
16 59 (5.56%) VoIP
17 57 (5.37%) LTE
18 55 (5.18%) VLAN
19 48 (4.52%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (2.26%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (0.66%) NoSQL
3 7 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.28%) MySQL
4 3 (0.28%) Power BI
5 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.19%) Big Data
5 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.19%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.094%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.094%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (2.73%) Git
2 23 (2.17%) JIRA
3 22 (2.07%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.85%) Subversion
5 5 (0.47%) GDB
5 5 (0.47%) Xcode
6 4 (0.38%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.38%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.38%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.19%) PetaLinux
8 1 (0.094%) TeamCity
General
1 316 (29.76%) Social Skills
2 113 (10.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 108 (10.17%) Electronics
4 91 (8.57%) Telecoms
5 90 (8.47%) Finance
6 88 (8.29%) Manufacturing
7 59 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
8 39 (3.67%) Retail
9 37 (3.48%) Public Sector
10 33 (3.11%) Legal
11 32 (3.01%) Marketing
12 26 (2.45%) Games
13 24 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (2.17%) Automotive
15 19 (1.79%) Mandarin Language
16 15 (1.41%) Military
17 14 (1.32%) Aerospace
17 14 (1.32%) Law
18 13 (1.22%) Local Government
19 12 (1.13%) Banking
Job Titles
1 177 (16.67%) Senior
2 166 (15.63%) Network Engineer
3 146 (13.75%) IT Support
4 134 (12.62%) Embedded Engineer
5 126 (11.86%) Support Engineer
6 94 (8.85%) Software Engineer
7 89 (8.38%) IT Engineer
8 76 (7.16%) IT Support Engineer
9 74 (6.97%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 70 (6.59%) IT Technician
11 68 (6.40%) Support Technician
12 67 (6.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 57 (5.37%) Analyst
14 55 (5.18%) Senior Network Engineer
15 47 (4.43%) IT Support Technician
16 44 (4.14%) Hardware Engineer
17 42 (3.95%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 42 (3.95%) Senior Embedded Engineer
18 41 (3.86%) Junior
19 39 (3.67%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.60%) Yocto
2 15 (1.41%) 802.1X
3 13 (1.22%) REST
4 7 (0.66%) React
5 5 (0.47%) Apache Cordova
5 5 (0.47%) Core Animation
5 5 (0.47%) Core Data
5 5 (0.47%) HTML
5 5 (0.47%) HTML5
5 5 (0.47%) Redux
5 5 (0.47%) RESTful
6 4 (0.38%) Flash
6 4 (0.38%) LAMP
7 3 (0.28%) .NET
7 3 (0.28%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.28%) WPF
8 2 (0.19%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 97 (9.13%) Driving Licence
2 82 (7.72%) Data Centre
3 74 (6.97%) IoT
4 56 (5.27%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (3.95%) Embedded Systems
5 42 (3.95%) Management Information System
6 37 (3.48%) CCTV
7 22 (2.07%) Acoustics
7 22 (2.07%) Onboarding
7 22 (2.07%) Satnav
8 21 (1.98%) Algorithms
8 21 (1.98%) Device Driver
8 21 (1.98%) Replication
9 17 (1.60%) Public Cloud
10 14 (1.32%) FPGA
11 12 (1.13%) ARM Cortex
11 12 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (0.94%) Analogue Electronics
12 10 (0.94%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.85%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 316 (29.76%) Windows
2 144 (13.56%) Windows Server
3 133 (12.52%) Linux
4 77 (7.25%) Windows 10
5 52 (4.90%) Apple iOS
6 47 (4.43%) Embedded Linux
7 41 (3.86%) Mac OS
7 41 (3.86%) Windows Server 2016
8 39 (3.67%) Android
9 32 (3.01%) Windows Server 2019
10 22 (2.07%) Windows Server 2012
11 20 (1.88%) Mac OS X
12 18 (1.69%) VyOS
13 10 (0.94%) Windows 7
14 8 (0.75%) Windows 8
15 7 (0.66%) FreeRTOS
15 7 (0.66%) Ubuntu
16 5 (0.47%) ThreadX
17 4 (0.38%) VMS
17 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (20.06%) Problem-Solving
2 153 (14.41%) Software Engineering
3 140 (13.18%) Customer Service
4 112 (10.55%) Agile
5 99 (9.32%) ITIL
6 86 (8.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 80 (7.53%) Computer Science
8 72 (6.78%) Mathematics
9 55 (5.18%) Project Delivery
10 51 (4.80%) Coaching
11 49 (4.61%) Mentoring
12 47 (4.43%) Cybersecurity
13 46 (4.33%) Project Management
13 46 (4.33%) Service Delivery
14 43 (4.05%) Roadmaps
15 41 (3.86%) Network Management
15 41 (3.86%) Physics
15 41 (3.86%) Test Automation
16 40 (3.77%) Change Management
17 39 (3.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 151 (14.22%) C
2 92 (8.66%) Python
3 86 (8.10%) Embedded C
4 64 (6.03%) PowerShell
5 40 (3.77%) C++
6 26 (2.45%) SQL
7 23 (2.17%) JavaScript
8 17 (1.60%) C#
9 11 (1.04%) Assembly Language
9 11 (1.04%) Java
10 9 (0.85%) MATLAB
11 7 (0.66%) Bash
12 6 (0.56%) Swift
13 5 (0.47%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.47%) VB
14 3 (0.28%) Perl
15 2 (0.19%) Embedded C++
15 2 (0.19%) PHP
15 2 (0.19%) R
15 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 207 (19.49%) Degree
2 140 (13.18%) Cisco Certification
3 110 (10.36%) CCNA
4 89 (8.38%) Security Cleared
5 74 (6.97%) SC Cleared
6 61 (5.74%) CCNP
7 42 (3.95%) DBS Check
8 30 (2.82%) CCIE
8 30 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (2.35%) JNCIA
10 24 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (1.60%) Network+ Certification
12 16 (1.51%) AWS Certification
13 15 (1.41%) DV Cleared
14 14 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
14 14 (1.32%) MCP
15 12 (1.13%) Azure Certification
16 9 (0.85%) MCSA
16 9 (0.85%) MCSE
17 8 (0.75%) CWNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (4.33%) SLA
2 35 (3.30%) GDPR
3 12 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (1.04%) QA
5 10 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.75%) IEC 62304
6 8 (0.75%) ISO 13485
6 8 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 8 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.66%) JTAG
8 6 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.56%) MISRA
9 4 (0.38%) IEC 61131
10 3 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.28%) NIST
11 2 (0.19%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.19%) PMO
12 1 (0.094%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.094%) MISRA C
12 1 (0.094%) SOC 2
System Software
1 230 (21.66%) Active Directory
2 120 (11.30%) Firmware
3 93 (8.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 89 (8.38%) Hyper-V
5 50 (4.71%) Embedded Firmware
6 16 (1.51%) vSphere
7 15 (1.41%) VMware ESXi
8 14 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
9 9 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
10 7 (0.66%) XenApp
11 6 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
12 5 (0.47%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.47%) XenDesktop
13 3 (0.28%) Docker
14 2 (0.19%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.094%) Dovecot
15 1 (0.094%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 1 (0.094%) NFS
15 1 (0.094%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 74 (6.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (4.14%) SCCM
3 24 (2.26%) Ansible
4 14 (1.32%) SmoothWall
5 13 (1.22%) Cisco CUCM
5 13 (1.22%) FortiGate
5 13 (1.22%) ServiceCenter
6 9 (0.85%) vCenter Server
7 8 (0.75%) Cisco Prime
7 8 (0.75%) WSUS
8 7 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (0.56%) PaperCut
9 6 (0.56%) SCOM
9 6 (0.56%) Terraform
10 5 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (0.47%) Opsview
11 4 (0.38%) Autotask
11 4 (0.38%) Nmap
12 3 (0.28%) Nessus
Vendors
1 318 (29.94%) Microsoft
2 244 (22.98%) Cisco
3 132 (12.43%) VMware
4 86 (8.10%) Fortinet
5 79 (7.44%) Aruba
6 75 (7.06%) Meraki
7 64 (6.03%) Apple
7 64 (6.03%) Google
8 62 (5.84%) Palo Alto
9 60 (5.65%) Juniper
10 50 (4.71%) Ruckus Wireless
11 40 (3.77%) HP
12 38 (3.58%) Veeam
13 33 (3.11%) Citrix
14 29 (2.73%) CheckPoint
15 27 (2.54%) Nokia
16 22 (2.07%) Draytek
17 20 (1.88%) Sophos
18 19 (1.79%) EMC
19 18 (1.69%) Vyatta