Wireless
UK

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

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 201 90 258
Rank change year-on-year -111 +168 +14
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,483 3,713 2,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.50% 3.66% 1.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.97% 23.53% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,157 786 1,114
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,375 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,750 £56,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.79% -6.52%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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 requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,519 15,777 20,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.64% 15.57% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9,433 8,018 11,667
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,625 £45,000 £46,223
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.64% +2.72%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Salary trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England -105 1,294 £45,000 - 339
UK excluding London -136 1,043 £40,000 +6.67% 301
Work from Home +95 521 £52,500 +10.53% 121
London +127 374 £54,556 +3.92% 57
South East -75 331 £37,500 +7.14% 77
North of England -134 215 £40,000 -11.11% 62
East of England -65 140 £60,000 +37.14% 45
Midlands -134 139 £45,000 +26.76% 48
North West -122 128 £40,000 -11.11% 35
South West -119 118 £37,500 +15.38% 45
Scotland -110 105 £52,500 +16.67% 27
West Midlands -98 97 £53,750 +58.09% 27
Yorkshire -72 87 £32,250 -28.33% 22
East Midlands -123 36 £39,000 -8.24% 21
Wales -42 30 £35,000 -12.50% 4
North East -86 13 £39,000 +4.00% 7
Northern Ireland -3 3 £37,500 - 1

Wireless
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
1 228 (15.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (3.98%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.48%) Skype for Business
4 20 (1.35%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.81%) IIS
6 9 (0.61%) WordPress
7 8 (0.54%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.47%) SAS
9 6 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2000
10 5 (0.34%) Apache
11 4 (0.27%) Confluence
11 4 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
12 3 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
13 2 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 1 (0.067%) BizTalk Server
14 1 (0.067%) Exchange Server 2007
14 1 (0.067%) nginx
Applications
1 134 (9.04%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.40%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.34%) OrCAD
6 5 (0.34%) Simulink
7 3 (0.20%) Revit
7 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.067%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.067%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.067%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 423 (28.52%) Microsoft 365
2 329 (22.18%) Azure
3 92 (6.20%) AWS
4 76 (5.12%) Entra ID
5 58 (3.91%) Google Workspace
6 32 (2.16%) OneDrive
7 26 (1.75%) IaaS
8 22 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (0.94%) GCP
9 14 (0.94%) PaaS
9 14 (0.94%) SaaS
10 10 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (0.67%) Rubrik
11 9 (0.61%) Dropbox
12 8 (0.54%) Datadog
13 7 (0.47%) AWS Direct Connect
13 7 (0.47%) AWS IoT
13 7 (0.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 6 (0.40%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 6 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 457 (30.82%) WAN
2 455 (30.68%) Firewall
3 382 (25.76%) LAN
4 274 (18.48%) Wi-Fi
5 214 (14.43%) SD-WAN
6 212 (14.30%) DNS
7 209 (14.09%) VPN
8 175 (11.80%) TCP/IP
9 156 (10.52%) DHCP
10 122 (8.23%) Network Security
11 111 (7.48%) Cisco IOS
12 110 (7.42%) Internet
13 105 (7.08%) VLAN
14 104 (7.01%) OSPF
15 99 (6.68%) BGP
16 93 (6.27%) MPLS
16 93 (6.27%) WebEx
17 75 (5.06%) VoIP
18 71 (4.79%) Bluetooth
19 67 (4.52%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.55%) Big Data
3 21 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (1.35%) Data Lake
5 12 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.54%) DB2
7 7 (0.47%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.34%) Power BI
9 4 (0.27%) MySQL
9 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.067%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.067%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (1.96%) Git
2 28 (1.89%) JIRA
3 22 (1.48%) LabVIEW
4 10 (0.67%) Subversion
5 9 (0.61%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.54%) Burp Suite
6 8 (0.54%) Metasploit
7 6 (0.40%) GDB
8 5 (0.34%) Xcode
9 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.13%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.067%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.067%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.067%) Mercurial
11 1 (0.067%) TeamCity
General
1 510 (34.39%) Social Skills
2 133 (8.97%) Finance
3 118 (7.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 117 (7.89%) Telecoms
5 107 (7.22%) Electronics
6 91 (6.14%) Manufacturing
7 84 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
8 42 (2.83%) Legal
9 41 (2.76%) Marketing
10 39 (2.63%) Public Sector
11 38 (2.56%) Retail
12 37 (2.49%) Games
13 34 (2.29%) Law
14 29 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
15 21 (1.42%) Automotive
16 20 (1.35%) Banking
17 19 (1.28%) Mandarin Language
18 17 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
19 16 (1.08%) Local Government
20 14 (0.94%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 260 (17.53%) IT Support
2 252 (16.99%) Network Engineer
3 234 (15.78%) Senior
4 141 (9.51%) Embedded Engineer
5 137 (9.24%) Support Engineer
6 107 (7.22%) Support Specialist
7 104 (7.01%) IT Engineer
8 101 (6.81%) Analyst
9 99 (6.68%) Software Engineer
10 94 (6.34%) IT Support Specialist
11 85 (5.73%) IT Support Engineer
12 82 (5.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 79 (5.33%) IT Technician
13 79 (5.33%) Senior Network Engineer
14 78 (5.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 73 (4.92%) Support Technician
16 57 (3.84%) Architect
17 53 (3.57%) IT Support Technician
18 51 (3.44%) Consultant
19 48 (3.24%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.16%) 802.1X
2 18 (1.21%) Yocto
3 15 (1.01%) REST
4 14 (0.94%) HTML
5 11 (0.74%) LDAP
6 9 (0.61%) LAMP
6 9 (0.61%) SAML
7 8 (0.54%) React
7 8 (0.54%) WebSphere MQ
8 7 (0.47%) ADSI
8 7 (0.47%) X-Windows
9 6 (0.40%) HTML5
9 6 (0.40%) Redux
10 5 (0.34%) Apache Cordova
10 5 (0.34%) Core Animation
10 5 (0.34%) Core Data
10 5 (0.34%) RESTful
10 5 (0.34%) XMPP
11 4 (0.27%) Flash
12 3 (0.20%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 134 (9.04%) Data Centre
2 112 (7.55%) Video Conferencing
3 105 (7.08%) Driving Licence
4 91 (6.14%) Wiki
5 82 (5.53%) IoT
6 80 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
7 76 (5.12%) Management Information System
8 54 (3.64%) CCTV
9 41 (2.76%) Embedded Systems
10 34 (2.29%) Onboarding
11 29 (1.96%) PKI
12 28 (1.89%) Public Cloud
13 25 (1.69%) Acoustics
13 25 (1.69%) Replication
14 22 (1.48%) Algorithms
14 22 (1.48%) Device Driver
14 22 (1.48%) Satnav
15 15 (1.01%) Linux Command Line
16 14 (0.94%) FPGA
16 14 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 501 (33.78%) Windows
2 199 (13.42%) Windows Server
3 198 (13.35%) Windows 10
4 161 (10.86%) Linux
5 137 (9.24%) Android
6 68 (4.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 64 (4.32%) Mac OS
8 57 (3.84%) Apple iOS
8 57 (3.84%) Windows Server 2019
9 48 (3.24%) Embedded Linux
10 30 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
11 24 (1.62%) Mac OS X
12 18 (1.21%) VyOS
12 18 (1.21%) Windows 7
13 14 (0.94%) Ubuntu
14 10 (0.67%) VMS
15 9 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (0.54%) Kali Linux
16 8 (0.54%) Windows 8
17 7 (0.47%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (17.60%) Problem-Solving
2 177 (11.94%) Computer Science
3 171 (11.53%) Customer Service
4 162 (10.92%) Software Engineering
5 151 (10.18%) ITIL
6 133 (8.97%) Business Continuity
7 130 (8.77%) Agile
8 122 (8.23%) Mobile Device Management
9 121 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 98 (6.61%) Contract Negotiation
11 93 (6.27%) Cybersecurity
12 91 (6.14%) Application Virtualisation
12 91 (6.14%) BCP
12 91 (6.14%) Business Continuity Planning
13 82 (5.53%) Coaching
14 76 (5.12%) Mathematics
15 75 (5.06%) Project Delivery
16 63 (4.25%) Network Management
17 62 (4.18%) Project Management
18 58 (3.91%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 159 (10.72%) C
2 103 (6.95%) Python
3 99 (6.68%) PowerShell
4 90 (6.07%) Embedded C
5 42 (2.83%) SQL
6 40 (2.70%) C++
7 29 (1.96%) Bash
8 25 (1.69%) JavaScript
9 18 (1.21%) C#
10 13 (0.88%) Java
11 11 (0.74%) Assembly Language
12 9 (0.61%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.40%) Swift
14 5 (0.34%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.34%) VB
15 3 (0.20%) Perl
15 3 (0.20%) R
16 2 (0.13%) PHP
16 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.067%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 360 (24.28%) Degree
2 213 (14.36%) Cisco Certification
3 148 (9.98%) CCNA
4 116 (7.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 112 (7.55%) CCNP
6 106 (7.15%) Security Cleared
7 105 (7.08%) Master's Degree
8 83 (5.60%) SC Cleared
9 60 (4.05%) DBS Check
10 44 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
11 35 (2.36%) CCIE
11 35 (2.36%) Network+ Certification
12 25 (1.69%) JNCIA
13 24 (1.62%) DV Cleared
14 21 (1.42%) Azure Certification
15 18 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
16 17 (1.15%) AWS Certification
17 15 (1.01%) A+ Certification
17 15 (1.01%) CREST Certified
17 15 (1.01%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (3.78%) SLA
2 38 (2.56%) GDPR
3 26 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.08%) QA
6 12 (0.81%) PCI DSS
6 12 (0.81%) SOC 2
7 10 (0.67%) NIST
8 9 (0.61%) GRC
9 8 (0.54%) IEC 62304
9 8 (0.54%) ISO 13485
9 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 8 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.47%) JTAG
11 6 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.40%) MISRA
12 5 (0.34%) NCSC
13 4 (0.27%) Automotive SPICE
13 4 (0.27%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 393 (26.50%) Active Directory
2 135 (9.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 127 (8.56%) Firmware
4 115 (7.75%) VMware ESXi
5 98 (6.61%) Hyper-V
5 98 (6.61%) XenApp
6 96 (6.47%) XenDesktop
7 91 (6.14%) Microsoft App-V
8 52 (3.51%) Embedded Firmware
9 34 (2.29%) vSphere
10 21 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
11 9 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
12 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
13 5 (0.34%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.20%) Docker
15 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
16 1 (0.067%) Dovecot
16 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 1 (0.067%) NFS
16 1 (0.067%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 155 (10.45%) SCCM
2 104 (7.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 91 (6.14%) AirWatch
4 32 (2.16%) Ansible
5 21 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
6 19 (1.28%) FortiGate
7 14 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
7 14 (0.94%) SmoothWall
8 13 (0.88%) ServiceCenter
9 11 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 11 (0.74%) vCenter Server
10 10 (0.67%) Cisco Prime
10 10 (0.67%) Terraform
11 9 (0.61%) Nmap
11 9 (0.61%) WSUS
12 8 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
12 8 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
12 8 (0.54%) SCOM
13 7 (0.47%) Nessus
13 7 (0.47%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 538 (36.28%) Microsoft
2 472 (31.83%) Cisco
3 199 (13.42%) VMware
4 152 (10.25%) Citrix
5 137 (9.24%) Aruba
6 117 (7.89%) Fortinet
7 105 (7.08%) Meraki
8 103 (6.95%) Juniper
9 96 (6.47%) Palo Alto
10 88 (5.93%) Apple
11 78 (5.26%) Google
12 67 (4.52%) Ruckus Wireless
13 61 (4.11%) HP
14 58 (3.91%) CheckPoint
14 58 (3.91%) Veeam
15 49 (3.30%) SolarWinds
16 29 (1.96%) F5
16 29 (1.96%) Nokia
17 22 (1.48%) Draytek
18 20 (1.35%) Sophos