Wireless Jobs

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 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 209 84 282
Rank change year-on-year -125 +198 +1
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 1,461 3,634 2,510
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.39% 3.84% 1.49%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.74% 23.63% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,146 758 1,114
10th Percentile £25,688 £25,175 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,401 £45,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -12.20% +2.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £69,289
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,157 £38,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +4.30% -10.47% -9.47%

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 13,607 15,377 22,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.96% 16.25% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9,414 7,683 11,818
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 £87,419 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% +5.56%

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 1 June 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 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
England -122 1,270 £45,000 - 319
UK excluding London -140 1,062 £40,157 +4.30% 282
Work from Home +59 509 £52,500 +10.53% 155
London +115 333 £52,500 +0.00% 73
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
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
1 189 (12.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (4.45%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.51%) Skype for Business
4 14 (0.96%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.82%) IIS
6 9 (0.62%) WordPress
7 8 (0.55%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.48%) SAS
9 6 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2000
10 5 (0.34%) Apache
10 5 (0.34%) Confluence
11 4 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
12 3 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
13 2 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
13 2 (0.14%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 1 (0.068%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 127 (8.69%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.10%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.41%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.34%) OrCAD
6 5 (0.34%) Simulink
7 3 (0.21%) Revit
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.14%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.068%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.068%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 387 (26.49%) Microsoft 365
2 321 (21.97%) Azure
3 92 (6.30%) AWS
4 76 (5.20%) Entra ID
5 58 (3.97%) Google Workspace
6 32 (2.19%) OneDrive
7 25 (1.71%) IaaS
8 21 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (1.10%) GCP
10 15 (1.03%) PaaS
11 14 (0.96%) SaaS
12 10 (0.68%) Rubrik
13 9 (0.62%) Dropbox
14 8 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.55%) Datadog
15 7 (0.48%) AWS Direct Connect
15 7 (0.48%) AWS IoT
16 6 (0.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 6 (0.41%) Nutanix
16 6 (0.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 458 (31.35%) Firewall
2 436 (29.84%) WAN
3 385 (26.35%) LAN
4 278 (19.03%) Wi-Fi
5 211 (14.44%) DNS
6 207 (14.17%) VPN
7 193 (13.21%) SD-WAN
8 179 (12.25%) TCP/IP
9 159 (10.88%) DHCP
10 132 (9.03%) Network Security
11 110 (7.53%) Internet
12 104 (7.12%) OSPF
13 103 (7.05%) VLAN
14 100 (6.84%) BGP
15 93 (6.37%) MPLS
16 84 (5.75%) Cisco IOS
17 76 (5.20%) VoIP
18 69 (4.72%) Bluetooth
18 69 (4.72%) Ethernet
19 66 (4.52%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (2.05%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.16%) Big Data
3 16 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (0.96%) Data Lake
5 9 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.55%) DB2
7 7 (0.48%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.21%) MySQL
9 3 (0.21%) Power BI
10 2 (0.14%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.14%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.068%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 29 (1.98%) Git
2 27 (1.85%) JIRA
3 22 (1.51%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.62%) Subversion
5 8 (0.55%) Burp Suite
5 8 (0.55%) Metasploit
6 5 (0.34%) GDB
6 5 (0.34%) Xcode
7 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.14%) PetaLinux
9 1 (0.068%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.068%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.068%) TeamCity
General
1 479 (32.79%) Social Skills
2 130 (8.90%) Finance
3 115 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 112 (7.67%) Telecoms
5 109 (7.46%) Electronics
6 92 (6.30%) Manufacturing
7 81 (5.54%) Analytical Skills
8 46 (3.15%) Marketing
9 44 (3.01%) Legal
10 39 (2.67%) Retail
11 38 (2.60%) Games
11 38 (2.60%) Public Sector
12 32 (2.19%) Law
13 29 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (1.57%) Automotive
15 20 (1.37%) Banking
16 19 (1.30%) Mandarin Language
17 15 (1.03%) Local Government
17 15 (1.03%) Military
18 14 (0.96%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 261 (17.86%) Network Engineer
2 234 (16.02%) Senior
3 232 (15.88%) IT Support
4 138 (9.45%) Support Engineer
5 134 (9.17%) Embedded Engineer
6 102 (6.98%) IT Engineer
7 95 (6.50%) Analyst
8 94 (6.43%) Software Engineer
9 85 (5.82%) IT Support Engineer
10 83 (5.68%) Senior Network Engineer
11 82 (5.61%) IT Technician
12 80 (5.48%) Support Specialist
13 79 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 74 (5.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 74 (5.07%) Support Technician
15 67 (4.59%) IT Support Specialist
16 59 (4.04%) Architect
17 54 (3.70%) Consultant
17 54 (3.70%) Lead
18 53 (3.63%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.12%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.16%) Yocto
3 16 (1.10%) REST
4 13 (0.89%) HTML
5 11 (0.75%) LDAP
6 9 (0.62%) LAMP
6 9 (0.62%) SAML
7 8 (0.55%) WebSphere MQ
8 7 (0.48%) ADSI
8 7 (0.48%) React
8 7 (0.48%) X-Windows
9 5 (0.34%) Apache Cordova
9 5 (0.34%) Core Animation
9 5 (0.34%) Core Data
9 5 (0.34%) HTML5
9 5 (0.34%) Redux
9 5 (0.34%) RESTful
9 5 (0.34%) XMPP
10 4 (0.27%) Flash
11 3 (0.21%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 136 (9.31%) Data Centre
2 103 (7.05%) Driving Licence
3 88 (6.02%) IoT
4 85 (5.82%) Video Conferencing
5 81 (5.54%) Self-Motivation
6 76 (5.20%) Management Information System
7 64 (4.38%) Wiki
8 53 (3.63%) CCTV
9 42 (2.87%) Embedded Systems
10 34 (2.33%) Onboarding
11 30 (2.05%) PKI
12 26 (1.78%) Replication
13 25 (1.71%) Acoustics
14 22 (1.51%) Algorithms
14 22 (1.51%) Satnav
15 21 (1.44%) Device Driver
15 21 (1.44%) Public Cloud
16 18 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
17 15 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
18 14 (0.96%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 465 (31.83%) Windows
2 195 (13.35%) Windows Server
3 171 (11.70%) Windows 10
4 164 (11.23%) Linux
5 110 (7.53%) Android
6 63 (4.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 60 (4.11%) Mac OS
8 59 (4.04%) Apple iOS
9 51 (3.49%) Windows Server 2019
10 47 (3.22%) Embedded Linux
11 27 (1.85%) Mac OS X
12 25 (1.71%) Windows Server 2012
13 18 (1.23%) VyOS
13 18 (1.23%) Windows 7
14 13 (0.89%) Ubuntu
15 10 (0.68%) VMS
16 8 (0.55%) Kali Linux
16 8 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (0.55%) Windows 8
17 7 (0.48%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
2 176 (12.05%) Customer Service
3 154 (10.54%) Software Engineering
4 149 (10.20%) ITIL
5 148 (10.13%) Computer Science
6 128 (8.76%) Agile
7 118 (8.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 108 (7.39%) Business Continuity
9 94 (6.43%) Mobile Device Management
10 92 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
11 81 (5.54%) Coaching
12 77 (5.27%) Project Delivery
13 74 (5.07%) Mathematics
14 71 (4.86%) Contract Negotiation
15 64 (4.38%) Application Virtualisation
15 64 (4.38%) BCP
15 64 (4.38%) Business Continuity Planning
15 64 (4.38%) Network Management
16 61 (4.18%) Project Management
17 59 (4.04%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 152 (10.40%) C
2 104 (7.12%) Python
3 92 (6.30%) PowerShell
4 86 (5.89%) Embedded C
5 40 (2.74%) C++
6 35 (2.40%) SQL
7 26 (1.78%) JavaScript
8 22 (1.51%) Bash
9 17 (1.16%) C#
10 12 (0.82%) Java
11 11 (0.75%) Assembly Language
12 9 (0.62%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.41%) Swift
14 5 (0.34%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.34%) VB
15 3 (0.21%) Perl
15 3 (0.21%) R
16 2 (0.14%) Embedded C++
16 2 (0.14%) PHP
16 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 324 (22.18%) Degree
2 210 (14.37%) Cisco Certification
3 149 (10.20%) CCNA
4 113 (7.73%) CCNP
4 113 (7.73%) Security Cleared
5 91 (6.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 89 (6.09%) SC Cleared
7 76 (5.20%) Master's Degree
8 59 (4.04%) DBS Check
9 40 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 37 (2.53%) CCIE
11 33 (2.26%) Network+ Certification
12 25 (1.71%) JNCIA
13 23 (1.57%) DV Cleared
14 18 (1.23%) Azure Certification
14 18 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
15 16 (1.10%) AWS Certification
15 16 (1.10%) CREST Certified
16 15 (1.03%) OSCP
17 14 (0.96%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (3.90%) SLA
2 37 (2.53%) GDPR
3 24 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.10%) QA
6 12 (0.82%) SOC 2
7 11 (0.75%) PCI DSS
8 9 (0.62%) GRC
8 9 (0.62%) NIST
9 8 (0.55%) IEC 62304
9 8 (0.55%) ISO 13485
9 8 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 8 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.48%) JTAG
11 6 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.41%) MISRA
11 6 (0.41%) NCSC
12 4 (0.27%) IEC 61131
13 3 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 362 (24.78%) Active Directory
2 130 (8.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 121 (8.28%) Firmware
4 94 (6.43%) Hyper-V
5 89 (6.09%) VMware ESXi
6 71 (4.86%) XenApp
7 69 (4.72%) XenDesktop
8 64 (4.38%) Microsoft App-V
9 50 (3.42%) Embedded Firmware
10 31 (2.12%) vSphere
11 17 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
12 9 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
12 9 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
13 5 (0.34%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.21%) Docker
15 2 (0.14%) VMware NSX
16 1 (0.068%) Dovecot
16 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 1 (0.068%) NFS
16 1 (0.068%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 124 (8.49%) SCCM
2 99 (6.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 64 (4.38%) AirWatch
4 34 (2.33%) Ansible
5 21 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
6 20 (1.37%) FortiGate
7 14 (0.96%) Cisco CUCM
7 14 (0.96%) SmoothWall
8 13 (0.89%) ServiceCenter
9 11 (0.75%) vCenter Server
10 10 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 10 (0.68%) Cisco Prime
11 9 (0.62%) Nessus
11 9 (0.62%) Nmap
11 9 (0.62%) WSUS
12 8 (0.55%) Terraform
13 6 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
13 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Clustering
13 6 (0.41%) PaperCut
13 6 (0.41%) SCOM
Vendors
1 507 (34.70%) Microsoft
2 444 (30.39%) Cisco
3 192 (13.14%) VMware
4 131 (8.97%) Aruba
5 123 (8.42%) Fortinet
6 121 (8.28%) Citrix
7 107 (7.32%) Juniper
8 103 (7.05%) Meraki
8 103 (7.05%) Palo Alto
9 87 (5.95%) Apple
10 78 (5.34%) Google
11 71 (4.86%) Ruckus Wireless
12 61 (4.18%) HP
13 57 (3.90%) CheckPoint
14 55 (3.76%) Veeam
15 50 (3.42%) SolarWinds
16 28 (1.92%) Nokia
17 27 (1.85%) F5
18 22 (1.51%) Draytek
19 20 (1.37%) EMC