Wi-Fi Jobs in the North West

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 171 236
Rank change year-on-year +7 +65 -19
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 137 125 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.37% 1.62% 1.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.75% 7.76% 8.17%
Number of salaries quoted 125 91 88
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,625 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -20.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £58,000 £63,500
England 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
North West

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 advertised in the North West with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,166 1,611 1,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.69% 20.85% 13.25%
Number of salaries quoted 884 673 714
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,050 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,438 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% +3.33%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £58,438
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,735 £71,175
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in the North West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the North West

Wi-Fi
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Manchester +41 84 £40,000 - 10
Merseyside 0 16 £70,000 +85.43% 3
Cheshire +1 13 £24,840 -66.88% 3
Lancashire -8 13 £45,000 +52.54% 4
Cumbria -23 11 £70,000 +55.56% 1
Wi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.92%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (2.19%) IIS
Applications
1 12 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.19%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 36 (26.28%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (16.06%) Azure
3 11 (8.03%) Power Platform
4 9 (6.57%) IaaS
4 9 (6.57%) PaaS
5 7 (5.11%) AWS
6 4 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.92%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.92%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.19%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 66 (48.18%) LAN
2 61 (44.53%) WAN
3 41 (29.93%) Wireless
4 40 (29.20%) DHCP
5 36 (26.28%) MPLS
6 35 (25.55%) Internet
7 32 (23.36%) BGP
7 32 (23.36%) OSPF
8 30 (21.90%) Ethernet
9 29 (21.17%) TCP/IP
10 24 (17.52%) DSL
11 23 (16.79%) Firewall
12 16 (11.68%) DNS
13 10 (7.30%) SD-WAN
13 10 (7.30%) VPN
14 6 (4.38%) Bluetooth
14 6 (4.38%) Broadband
14 6 (4.38%) NGN
14 6 (4.38%) VoIP
15 5 (3.65%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.38%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.65%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.19%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (2.19%) Power BI
3 3 (2.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.11%) Git
2 4 (2.92%) Subversion
2 4 (2.92%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.73%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.73%) JIRA
General
1 48 (35.04%) Social Skills
2 15 (10.95%) Organisational Skills
2 15 (10.95%) Retail
3 14 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (10.22%) Telecoms
4 11 (8.03%) Back Office
5 10 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (5.11%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (4.38%) Local Government
8 5 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.65%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.92%) Electronics
9 4 (2.92%) Finance
9 4 (2.92%) Marketing
10 1 (0.73%) Automotive
10 1 (0.73%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 31 (22.63%) Network Engineer
2 21 (15.33%) IT Support
2 21 (15.33%) Support Engineer
3 19 (13.87%) IP Engineer
3 19 (13.87%) IP Network Engineer
4 15 (10.95%) IT Engineer
5 14 (10.22%) Cisco Engineer
5 14 (10.22%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 14 (10.22%) Juniper Engineer
6 13 (9.49%) IT Support Engineer
7 12 (8.76%) Project Manager
8 11 (8.03%) 2nd Line Support
8 11 (8.03%) Network Support
9 9 (6.57%) Senior
10 8 (5.84%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.84%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) Lead
11 6 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.19%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 17 (12.41%) Driving Licence
2 16 (11.68%) Management Information System
3 12 (8.76%) Onboarding
4 10 (7.30%) EPoS
5 8 (5.84%) CCTV
6 7 (5.11%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (4.38%) NHS
8 3 (2.19%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (2.19%) IoT
9 1 (0.73%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 39 (28.47%) Windows
2 18 (13.14%) VyOS
3 17 (12.41%) Windows Server
4 10 (7.30%) Linux
4 10 (7.30%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.19%) Android
5 3 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.46%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.46%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.73%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.73%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.73%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (37.23%) Customer Service
2 23 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (15.33%) Project Management
4 16 (11.68%) Disaster Recovery
5 13 (9.49%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (9.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 11 (8.03%) Project Delivery
6 11 (8.03%) Project Planning
7 9 (6.57%) Mentoring
7 9 (6.57%) Proactive Maintenance
7 9 (6.57%) Software Testing
7 9 (6.57%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (5.84%) Coaching
8 8 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (5.84%) ITIL
8 8 (5.84%) PRINCE2
9 7 (5.11%) Asset Management
9 7 (5.11%) Computer Science
9 7 (5.11%) Cost Management
9 7 (5.11%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.03%) SQL
2 8 (5.84%) C#
3 5 (3.65%) C
4 3 (2.19%) Embedded C
5 2 (1.46%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.73%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (24.82%) Cisco Certification
2 28 (20.44%) CCNA
3 24 (17.52%) JNCIA
4 15 (10.95%) Degree
5 8 (5.84%) DBS Check
5 8 (5.84%) Security Cleared
6 7 (5.11%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (5.11%) CCNP
6 7 (5.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (5.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (4.38%) CCDP
7 6 (4.38%) JNCIP
8 4 (2.92%) A+ Certification
8 4 (2.92%) Master's Degree
8 4 (2.92%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (2.19%) CISSP
9 3 (2.19%) MCSE
10 2 (1.46%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.46%) PMP
11 1 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (13.14%) SLA
2 11 (8.03%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.92%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (17.52%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.84%) Hyper-V
2 8 (5.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (5.11%) KVM
4 2 (1.46%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.73%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (3.65%) Terraform
2 4 (2.92%) Autotask
3 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (36.50%) Microsoft
2 45 (32.85%) Cisco
3 34 (24.82%) Juniper
4 30 (21.90%) Nokia
5 29 (21.17%) Fortinet
6 28 (20.44%) Ruckus Wireless
7 18 (13.14%) Vyatta
8 12 (8.76%) Dell
8 12 (8.76%) Veeam
9 10 (7.30%) Aruba
10 9 (6.57%) Datto
10 9 (6.57%) HP
10 9 (6.57%) Ubiquiti
11 8 (5.84%) VMware
12 5 (3.65%) SolarWinds
13 3 (2.19%) Draytek
13 3 (2.19%) Epicor
13 3 (2.19%) Meraki
13 3 (2.19%) Sophos
13 3 (2.19%) Xamarin