Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 233 384 502
Rank change year-on-year +151 +118 -113
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 1,218 874 1,109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.23% 0.86% 0.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.00% 5.53% 5.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,023 645 848
10th Percentile £24,300 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -15.34% -0.53%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £63,500
90th Percentile £69,550 £65,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.90% -14.44% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,535 15,801 20,988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.65% 15.56% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,435 8,018 11,727
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%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Wi-Fi in the UK

Wi-Fi
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 +149 1,131 £42,500 +6.25% 239
UK excluding London +71 904 £40,000 +3.90% 178
Work from Home +182 419 £47,500 +5.56% 95
London +168 285 £52,000 +4.00% 71
North of England +68 247 £40,000 - 41
South East +58 191 £40,000 +5.02% 56
Midlands +84 175 £39,750 +15.22% 31
North West +17 135 £40,000 - 21
South West +15 122 £40,000 - 19
East of England +48 117 £32,500 -5.80% 22
West Midlands +59 107 £33,500 -2.90% 16
Yorkshire +110 91 £40,250 +15.83% 17
East Midlands +24 63 £40,000 +6.67% 15
Scotland -70 40 £35,000 -32.04% 5
North East +2 25 £42,500 +10.39% 4
Wales +17 20 £33,750 -2.70% 6
Northern Ireland +29 5 - - 3

Wi-Fi
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
1 150 (12.32%) SharePoint
2 120 (9.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.40%) Confluence
4 7 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2000
6 5 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.41%) IIS
7 4 (0.33%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.16%) WordPress
9 1 (0.082%) JOnAS
9 1 (0.082%) Site Server
Applications
1 150 (12.32%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.33%) Trello
6 1 (0.082%) 1Password
6 1 (0.082%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.082%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.33%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.25%) Epicor Tropos
3 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.082%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 492 (40.39%) Microsoft 365
2 387 (31.77%) Azure
3 159 (13.05%) Entra ID
4 90 (7.39%) AWS
5 76 (6.24%) OneDrive
6 53 (4.35%) SaaS
7 49 (4.02%) IaaS
8 46 (3.78%) PaaS
9 21 (1.72%) GCP
10 20 (1.64%) Power Platform
11 19 (1.56%) Google Workspace
12 16 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.15%) WhatsApp
14 12 (0.99%) Mimecast
15 9 (0.74%) Nutanix
16 8 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
16 8 (0.66%) Slack
17 6 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
17 6 (0.49%) Datadog
17 6 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 434 (35.63%) LAN
2 406 (33.33%) WAN
3 399 (32.76%) Firewall
4 274 (22.50%) Wireless
5 230 (18.88%) DHCP
6 223 (18.31%) DNS
7 205 (16.83%) VPN
8 140 (11.49%) TCP/IP
9 137 (11.25%) VLAN
10 115 (9.44%) SD-WAN
11 108 (8.87%) Network Security
12 105 (8.62%) MPLS
13 102 (8.37%) Internet
14 93 (7.64%) Bluetooth
15 78 (6.40%) Ethernet
16 71 (5.83%) VoIP
17 60 (4.93%) BGP
18 49 (4.02%) OSPF
19 45 (3.69%) LTE
20 41 (3.37%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (3.53%) SQL Server
2 19 (1.56%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.66%) MySQL
4 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.49%) Tableau
5 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.25%) Power BI
7 2 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (2.96%) JIRA
2 22 (1.81%) LabVIEW
3 19 (1.56%) Git
4 5 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.33%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.33%) Subversion
5 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.25%) Android Studio
7 1 (0.082%) Eclipse
General
1 335 (27.50%) Social Skills
2 115 (9.44%) Finance
3 98 (8.05%) Telecoms
4 89 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
5 74 (6.08%) Retail
6 64 (5.25%) Manufacturing
6 64 (5.25%) Organisational Skills
7 60 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 56 (4.60%) Documentation Skills
9 55 (4.52%) Electronics
10 47 (3.86%) Public Sector
11 34 (2.79%) Law
12 27 (2.22%) Marketing
13 26 (2.13%) Legal
14 23 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
15 20 (1.64%) Local Government
16 12 (0.99%) Automotive
16 12 (0.99%) Back Office
16 12 (0.99%) Games
16 12 (0.99%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 192 (15.76%) Network Engineer
2 183 (15.02%) IT Engineer
3 180 (14.78%) IT Support
4 178 (14.61%) Support Engineer
5 158 (12.97%) Senior
6 107 (8.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 107 (8.78%) IT Support Engineer
7 90 (7.39%) Analyst
8 71 (5.83%) Embedded Engineer
9 66 (5.42%) IT Technician
10 65 (5.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 65 (5.34%) Project Manager
11 63 (5.17%) IT Manager
11 63 (5.17%) Software Engineer
12 62 (5.09%) 2nd Line Support
13 60 (4.93%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 57 (4.68%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 48 (3.94%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 44 (3.61%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
17 40 (3.28%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.23%) REST
1 15 (1.23%) Yocto
2 10 (0.82%) 802.1X
3 8 (0.66%) Laravel
4 7 (0.57%) Vue
4 7 (0.57%) X-Windows
5 6 (0.49%) CSS
5 6 (0.49%) HTML
5 6 (0.49%) NETCONF
5 6 (0.49%) React Native
6 5 (0.41%) .NET
7 4 (0.33%) Flask
8 3 (0.25%) Android Jetpack
8 3 (0.25%) COM
8 3 (0.25%) Node.js
8 3 (0.25%) OpenGL
8 3 (0.25%) Qt
8 3 (0.25%) SignalR
8 3 (0.25%) WinForms
9 2 (0.16%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 162 (13.30%) Driving Licence
2 137 (11.25%) Data Centre
3 60 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (4.27%) CCTV
5 49 (4.02%) IoT
6 45 (3.69%) EPoS
6 45 (3.69%) Management Information System
7 41 (3.37%) Public Cloud
8 37 (3.04%) Onboarding
8 37 (3.04%) Video Conferencing
9 25 (2.05%) PKI
10 22 (1.81%) Acoustics
10 22 (1.81%) Embedded Systems
10 22 (1.81%) Satnav
11 15 (1.23%) Device Driver
11 15 (1.23%) Social Media
12 12 (0.99%) iPad
12 12 (0.99%) Mobile App
12 12 (0.99%) PropTech
13 11 (0.90%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 490 (40.23%) Windows
2 241 (19.79%) Windows Server
3 159 (13.05%) Windows 10
4 102 (8.37%) Linux
5 57 (4.68%) Mac OS
6 56 (4.60%) Android
7 52 (4.27%) Windows Server 2019
8 49 (4.02%) Apple iOS
9 48 (3.94%) Windows Server 2012
10 44 (3.61%) Windows Server 2016
11 36 (2.96%) Embedded Linux
12 22 (1.81%) Windows 7
13 18 (1.48%) VyOS
14 11 (0.90%) Windows 8
15 10 (0.82%) Mac OS X
15 10 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
16 9 (0.74%) Ubuntu
17 6 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
17 6 (0.49%) ThreadX
18 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (16.26%) Customer Service
2 193 (15.85%) Problem-Solving
3 168 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
4 149 (12.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 125 (10.26%) Agile
5 125 (10.26%) ITIL
6 94 (7.72%) Project Management
7 84 (6.90%) Software Engineering
8 83 (6.81%) Service Delivery
9 74 (6.08%) Asset Management
10 63 (5.17%) Disaster Recovery
11 62 (5.09%) Project Delivery
12 61 (5.01%) Mentoring
13 57 (4.68%) PRINCE2
14 54 (4.43%) Migration
15 52 (4.27%) Computer Science
16 50 (4.11%) Continuous Improvement
17 47 (3.86%) Coaching
17 47 (3.86%) Proactive Maintenance
18 46 (3.78%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 77 (6.32%) C
2 69 (5.67%) PowerShell
3 59 (4.84%) SQL
4 48 (3.94%) Python
5 44 (3.61%) Embedded C
6 24 (1.97%) C++
7 19 (1.56%) JavaScript
8 14 (1.15%) C#
9 8 (0.66%) Bash
9 8 (0.66%) PHP
10 4 (0.33%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.25%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.25%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.25%) VB
12 1 (0.082%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.082%) VBA
Qualifications
1 192 (15.76%) Degree
2 136 (11.17%) Cisco Certification
3 86 (7.06%) CCNA
4 73 (5.99%) Security Cleared
5 64 (5.25%) CCNP
6 44 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 36 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 31 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 29 (2.38%) CCIE
9 29 (2.38%) SC Cleared
10 28 (2.30%) A+ Certification
11 27 (2.22%) JNCIA
12 26 (2.13%) DBS Check
13 24 (1.97%) Network+ Certification
14 22 (1.81%) CISSP
15 16 (1.31%) APMP
16 13 (1.07%) Master's Degree
17 12 (0.99%) MCSE
18 11 (0.90%) Azure Certification
19 10 (0.82%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (7.31%) SLA
2 55 (4.52%) PCI DSS
3 47 (3.86%) GDPR
4 31 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 29 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (0.74%) NCSC
8 8 (0.66%) IEC 62304
8 8 (0.66%) ISO 13485
8 8 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (0.66%) QA
9 5 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 5 (0.41%) MISRA
10 4 (0.33%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.33%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.33%) AUTOSAR
10 4 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.33%) NIST
11 3 (0.25%) JTAG
12 2 (0.16%) GRC
System Software
1 354 (29.06%) Active Directory
2 135 (11.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 97 (7.96%) Hyper-V
4 39 (3.20%) KVM
5 31 (2.55%) VMware ESXi
6 27 (2.22%) Firmware
7 17 (1.40%) vSphere
8 12 (0.99%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
9 7 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.41%) Docker
10 5 (0.41%) pfSense
11 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.082%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.082%) NFS
Systems Management
1 116 (9.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.53%) WSUS
3 42 (3.45%) SCCM
4 25 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
5 23 (1.89%) FortiGate
6 16 (1.31%) Autotask
7 12 (0.99%) PaperCut
8 11 (0.90%) SmoothWall
9 10 (0.82%) Failover Clustering
9 10 (0.82%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (0.57%) Ansible
11 6 (0.49%) Backup Exec
11 6 (0.49%) Cisco Prime
11 6 (0.49%) Terraform
12 5 (0.41%) Nagios
12 5 (0.41%) OfficeScan
13 4 (0.33%) AirWatch
13 4 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
14 3 (0.25%) Nessus
Vendors
1 476 (39.08%) Microsoft
2 323 (26.52%) Cisco
3 191 (15.68%) VMware
4 127 (10.43%) Meraki
5 92 (7.55%) Fortinet
6 82 (6.73%) Aruba
7 73 (5.99%) Apple
8 70 (5.75%) Veeam
9 66 (5.42%) Dell
10 60 (4.93%) HP
11 59 (4.84%) Juniper
12 52 (4.27%) Ruckus Wireless
13 50 (4.11%) Palo Alto
14 47 (3.86%) Citrix
15 39 (3.20%) Google
16 34 (2.79%) SolarWinds
17 31 (2.55%) Nokia
18 30 (2.46%) CheckPoint
19 27 (2.22%) Draytek
20 26 (2.13%) Ubiquiti