Wi-Fi Contracts in England

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Wi-Fi skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 262 287 323
Rank change year-on-year +25 +36 +60
Contract jobs citing Wi-Fi 328 416 599
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.87% 0.88% 0.85%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.80% 7.02% 7.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 283 354
10th Percentile £185 £163 £155
25th Percentile £250 £220 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £350 £395
Median % change year-on-year +6.43% -11.34% +5.27%
75th Percentile £488 £506 £538
90th Percentile £538 £636 £630
UK median daily rate £400 £375 £388
% change year-on-year +6.67% -3.23% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 24 64
10th Percentile £14.16 - -
25th Percentile £15.75 £15.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £18.75 £37.75 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.33% +128.79% +10.00%
75th Percentile £21.46 £67.31 £19.50
90th Percentile £40.00 £80.78 £22.25
UK median hourly rate £19.17 £51.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -62.78% +212.12% +10.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Wi-Fi falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,823 5,925 8,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.86% 12.60% 11.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,875 3,842 5,326
10th Percentile £213 £240 £228
25th Percentile £350 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £645 £619
90th Percentile £690 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 408 318
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.28 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £72.66 £75.00 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in England.

Daily rate trend for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in England.

Hourly rate trend for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wi-Fi in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wi-Fi in England

Wi-Fi
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +33 75 £373 +1.02% 47
East of England +28 63 £288 -37.84% 14
South East -28 63 £405 -4.71% 60
North of England -2 55 £350 -17.65% 42
South West +15 41 £500 +66.67% 21
Yorkshire +20 23 £325 -10.34% 17
Midlands -1 23 £325 +2.36% 26
North West -16 22 £488 +8.33% 17
West Midlands +12 16 £200 -27.27% 16
North East +16 10 £350 +37.25% 8
East Midlands -2 7 £325 - 10
Wi-Fi
UK

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 20 (6.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.66%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.52%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.91%) IIS
5 2 (0.61%) Confluence
6 1 (0.30%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 28 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (5.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.91%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 94 (28.66%) Microsoft 365
2 36 (10.98%) Azure
3 20 (6.10%) AWS
4 8 (2.44%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.13%) WhatsApp
6 6 (1.83%) OneDrive
6 6 (1.83%) PaaS
6 6 (1.83%) SaaS
7 5 (1.52%) IaaS
8 4 (1.22%) GCP
9 3 (0.91%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 3 (0.91%) BigCommerce
9 3 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.91%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.91%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.91%) Nutanix
9 3 (0.91%) Rubrik
10 2 (0.61%) GitHub
10 2 (0.61%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 127 (38.72%) LAN
2 108 (32.93%) WAN
3 82 (25.00%) Firewall
4 61 (18.60%) VPN
5 39 (11.89%) DNS
6 32 (9.76%) DHCP
7 24 (7.32%) VLAN
8 22 (6.71%) BGP
8 22 (6.71%) Wireless
9 21 (6.40%) OSPF
10 20 (6.10%) Cisco ASA
10 20 (6.10%) Structured Cabling
11 19 (5.79%) VoIP
12 18 (5.49%) Cisco ISE
12 18 (5.49%) SAN
13 17 (5.18%) 5G
13 17 (5.18%) Internet
14 16 (4.88%) SNMP
15 15 (4.57%) EIGRP
15 15 (4.57%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.22%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.30%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 10 (3.05%) Git
2 7 (2.13%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.22%) JIRA
4 2 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 82 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 39 (11.89%) Retail
3 31 (9.45%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.62%) Public Sector
5 16 (4.88%) Finance
6 11 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.05%) Telecoms
8 8 (2.44%) Aerospace
9 6 (1.83%) Banking
9 6 (1.83%) Marketing
10 5 (1.52%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.22%) French Language
11 4 (1.22%) Legal
11 4 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.91%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.61%) Automotive
13 2 (0.61%) Electronics
13 2 (0.61%) Portuguese Language
13 2 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (19.21%) Network Engineer
2 62 (18.90%) Analyst
3 43 (13.11%) Service Analyst
4 42 (12.80%) Service Desk Analyst
5 35 (10.67%) Project Manager
6 29 (8.84%) Architect
6 29 (8.84%) Network Architect
6 29 (8.84%) Support Engineer
7 23 (7.01%) IT Support
8 20 (6.10%) IT Engineer
8 20 (6.10%) Senior
9 16 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (4.57%) Lead
11 14 (4.27%) 1st Line Support
12 13 (3.96%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
12 13 (3.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (3.66%) Desktop Support
14 11 (3.35%) IT Support Engineer
14 11 (3.35%) Senior Network Engineer
15 10 (3.05%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.27%) Jinja
2 9 (2.74%) 802.1X
3 4 (1.22%) LDAP
3 4 (1.22%) NETCONF
3 4 (1.22%) Node.js
4 3 (0.91%) Software Packaging
4 3 (0.91%) VML
4 3 (0.91%) XMPP
5 2 (0.61%) JSON
5 2 (0.61%) RESTful
5 2 (0.61%) XML
5 2 (0.61%) YANG
6 1 (0.30%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.30%) Django
6 1 (0.30%) Flask
6 1 (0.30%) React
6 1 (0.30%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 40 (12.20%) Data Centre
2 21 (6.40%) Clustering
3 17 (5.18%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.66%) Client/Server
5 9 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (2.44%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.44%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (2.13%) Digital Signage
8 6 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.52%) Algorithms
9 5 (1.52%) PKI
9 5 (1.52%) STB
10 4 (1.22%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.22%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.91%) Fat Client
11 3 (0.91%) Solar Power
11 3 (0.91%) Thin Client
11 3 (0.91%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.61%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 73 (22.26%) Windows
2 32 (9.76%) Windows 10
3 20 (6.10%) Windows Server
4 15 (4.57%) Windows 7
5 13 (3.96%) Linux
5 13 (3.96%) Mac OS
5 13 (3.96%) Unix
6 11 (3.35%) Apple iOS
7 9 (2.74%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.83%) Android
9 5 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.30%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.30%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.30%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (19.82%) ITIL
3 61 (18.60%) Customer Service
4 45 (13.72%) Incident Management
5 44 (13.41%) Project Management
6 36 (10.98%) Change Management
7 28 (8.54%) Network Management
8 27 (8.23%) Stakeholder Management
9 25 (7.62%) Data Protection
9 25 (7.62%) Project Delivery
10 24 (7.32%) Migration
11 22 (6.71%) Decision-Making
12 21 (6.40%) PRINCE2
13 20 (6.10%) Network Design
14 17 (5.18%) DevOps
14 17 (5.18%) Risk Management
15 16 (4.88%) Load Balancing
15 16 (4.88%) Server Management
16 14 (4.27%) Network Architecture
16 14 (4.27%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 32 (9.76%) Python
2 23 (7.01%) PowerShell
3 17 (5.18%) Perl
3 17 (5.18%) SQL
3 17 (5.18%) Tcl
4 15 (4.57%) C
5 8 (2.44%) C++
6 4 (1.22%) Embedded C
6 4 (1.22%) Go
7 2 (0.61%) Bash
7 2 (0.61%) Swift
8 1 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 76 (23.17%) Security Cleared
2 49 (14.94%) Microsoft Certification
3 48 (14.63%) SC Cleared
4 43 (13.11%) A+ Certification
5 41 (12.50%) MCSA
6 38 (11.59%) Degree
7 32 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (8.54%) CCNA
9 25 (7.62%) CCNP
10 11 (3.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 10 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (2.74%) DV Cleared
13 5 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (1.52%) MCP
14 4 (1.22%) JNCIA
14 4 (1.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.91%) CCIE
15 3 (0.91%) MCSE
15 3 (0.91%) Network+ Certification
16 2 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.88%) SLA
2 10 (3.05%) QA
3 6 (1.83%) GDPR
4 4 (1.22%) NCSC
5 3 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.91%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.91%) PMO
6 2 (0.61%) COBIT
6 2 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 67 (20.43%) Active Directory
2 37 (11.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.18%) Hyper-V
4 16 (4.88%) Firmware
5 10 (3.05%) VMware Workstation
6 8 (2.44%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (1.83%) Docker
7 6 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.91%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.91%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.61%) KVM
11 1 (0.30%) vSphere
11 1 (0.30%) XenApp
11 1 (0.30%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 30 (9.15%) SCCM
2 17 (5.18%) Ansible
3 15 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.35%) NetBackup
5 10 (3.05%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (2.74%) Failover Clustering
7 8 (2.44%) FortiGate
7 8 (2.44%) Microsoft Clustering
7 8 (2.44%) Nagios
8 7 (2.13%) Autotask
8 7 (2.13%) Kubernetes
9 5 (1.52%) Terraform
10 3 (0.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.91%) AppManager
10 3 (0.91%) SCOM
10 3 (0.91%) SCVMM
10 3 (0.91%) VxRail
11 2 (0.61%) Nmap
11 2 (0.61%) OpenNMS
11 2 (0.61%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 109 (33.23%) Cisco
2 80 (24.39%) Microsoft
3 70 (21.34%) Citrix
4 47 (14.33%) Juniper
5 46 (14.02%) ServiceNow
6 43 (13.11%) VMware
7 42 (12.80%) Aruba
8 34 (10.37%) Palo Alto
9 31 (9.45%) Meraki
10 16 (4.88%) Apple
10 16 (4.88%) SolarWinds
11 15 (4.57%) Brocade
11 15 (4.57%) F5
12 13 (3.96%) HP
13 11 (3.35%) 3Com
14 8 (2.44%) Fortinet
14 8 (2.44%) Hitachi
14 8 (2.44%) NetApp
15 7 (2.13%) CheckPoint
15 7 (2.13%) Datto