WAN Jobs in London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN 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 136 201 363
Rank change year-on-year +65 +162 -53
Permanent jobs citing WAN 553 578 835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.29% 1.81% 1.14%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.03% 15.24% 9.98%
Number of salaries quoted 397 456 675
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,375 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,150 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% -8.08% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £92,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,275 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.65% -7.45% +4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

WAN 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 London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,248 3,792 8,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.44% 11.88% 11.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,979 2,625 4,244
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in London.

Salary trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in London

WAN
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the London region 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
Central London +10 83 £52,500 -8.70% 15
South London +10 15 £38,500 -23.00% 3
West London -22 14 £44,613 +11.53% 2
East London +5 6 £40,000 -30.43% 6
North London -7 1 £37,500 +25.00% 3
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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
1 128 (23.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (6.33%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.63%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.45%) SharePoint 2013
4 8 (1.45%) WebSphere
5 7 (1.27%) SharePoint 2010
6 4 (0.72%) SAS
7 3 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.36%) Confluence
8 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) IIS
9 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 27 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.54%) SPSS
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 196 (35.44%) Azure
2 181 (32.73%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (12.12%) AWS
4 40 (7.23%) Entra ID
5 36 (6.51%) IaaS
6 30 (5.42%) SaaS
7 26 (4.70%) PaaS
8 21 (3.80%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (2.89%) GCP
10 14 (2.53%) Azure Sentinel
11 13 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (2.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (2.17%) Rubrik
13 10 (1.81%) AWS Direct Connect
14 9 (1.63%) Datadog
15 8 (1.45%) GitHub
16 7 (1.27%) Azure API Management
16 7 (1.27%) Azure Key Vault
16 7 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 410 (74.14%) LAN
2 271 (49.01%) Firewall
3 216 (39.06%) SD-WAN
4 184 (33.27%) VPN
5 168 (30.38%) Wireless
6 143 (25.86%) Wi-Fi
7 109 (19.71%) DNS
8 97 (17.54%) Internet
8 97 (17.54%) MPLS
9 89 (16.09%) DHCP
10 75 (13.56%) BGP
10 75 (13.56%) Network Security
11 69 (12.48%) WebEx
12 67 (12.12%) Cisco IOS
13 64 (11.57%) TCP/IP
14 59 (10.67%) VLAN
15 54 (9.76%) OSPF
16 39 (7.05%) Cisco ISE
17 36 (6.51%) IPsec
18 33 (5.97%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.45%) DB2
3 3 (0.54%) Big Data
3 3 (0.54%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.27%) GitLab
1 7 (1.27%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.72%) JIRA
3 1 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 175 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 79 (14.29%) Finance
3 55 (9.95%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (9.04%) Retail
5 35 (6.33%) Telecoms
6 34 (6.15%) Law
7 24 (4.34%) Legal
8 15 (2.71%) Public Sector
9 14 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (2.17%) Banking
11 8 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.08%) Japanese Language
14 4 (0.72%) Advertising
14 4 (0.72%) Games
14 4 (0.72%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.72%) Publishing
15 2 (0.36%) Billing
15 2 (0.36%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 150 (27.12%) Network Engineer
2 105 (18.99%) Senior
3 90 (16.27%) IT Support
4 70 (12.66%) Support Specialist
5 65 (11.75%) IT Support Specialist
6 61 (11.03%) Analyst
7 49 (8.86%) Senior Network Engineer
8 47 (8.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 45 (8.14%) Architect
10 32 (5.79%) Security Engineer
11 26 (4.70%) Infrastructure Architect
12 25 (4.52%) Consultant
12 25 (4.52%) Network Analyst
12 25 (4.52%) Support Engineer
12 25 (4.52%) WAN Engineer
13 24 (4.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 23 (4.16%) IT Engineer
14 23 (4.16%) Project Manager
15 20 (3.62%) Network Security Engineer
16 19 (3.44%) Presales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.06%) 802.1X
2 15 (2.71%) LDAP
3 10 (1.81%) HTML
4 9 (1.63%) YAML
5 8 (1.45%) SAML
5 8 (1.45%) WebSphere MQ
5 8 (1.45%) XML
6 5 (0.90%) EDI
6 5 (0.90%) XMPP
7 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.18%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.18%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 102 (18.44%) Data Centre
2 82 (14.83%) Video Conferencing
3 64 (11.57%) Wiki
4 45 (8.14%) Management Information System
5 37 (6.69%) Public Cloud
6 25 (4.52%) PKI
7 15 (2.71%) Client/Server
7 15 (2.71%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.17%) Private Cloud
8 12 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (1.45%) Security Operations Centre
11 7 (1.27%) Cloud Security Posture
11 7 (1.27%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.27%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (1.27%) Hedge funds
11 7 (1.27%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.90%) iPad
13 4 (0.72%) FPGA
13 4 (0.72%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 244 (44.12%) Windows
2 89 (16.09%) Linux
3 82 (14.83%) Windows Server
4 81 (14.65%) Windows 10
5 73 (13.20%) Android
6 39 (7.05%) Ubuntu
6 39 (7.05%) VMS
7 18 (3.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 18 (3.25%) Unix
8 15 (2.71%) CentOS
9 12 (2.17%) Mac OS
9 12 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
11 8 (1.45%) Apple iOS
12 5 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
13 4 (0.72%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.72%) Oracle Linux
13 4 (0.72%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.18%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (15.37%) Agile
2 82 (14.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 80 (14.47%) ITIL
4 75 (13.56%) Business Continuity
4 75 (13.56%) Computer Science
5 73 (13.20%) Mobile Device Management
6 65 (11.75%) BCP
6 65 (11.75%) Contract Negotiation
6 65 (11.75%) Cybersecurity
7 64 (11.57%) Application Virtualisation
7 64 (11.57%) Business Continuity Planning
8 62 (11.21%) Problem-Solving
9 56 (10.13%) Roadmaps
10 55 (9.95%) DevSecOps
11 49 (8.86%) Application Security
12 47 (8.50%) Project Management
13 46 (8.32%) Information Security
14 45 (8.14%) DevOps
15 44 (7.96%) Disaster Recovery
16 43 (7.78%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 44 (7.96%) PowerShell
2 38 (6.87%) Python
3 23 (4.16%) SQL
4 7 (1.27%) Java
5 5 (0.90%) Bash
6 4 (0.72%) C#
7 3 (0.54%) Perl
8 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.18%) Korn
8 1 (0.18%) PHP
Qualifications
1 123 (22.24%) Degree
2 99 (17.90%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (11.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 64 (11.57%) Master's Degree
5 60 (10.85%) CCNA
6 55 (9.95%) CCNP
7 43 (7.78%) Security Cleared
8 41 (7.41%) DV Cleared
9 16 (2.89%) APMP
10 15 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (2.35%) CCSP
12 12 (2.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 12 (2.17%) CISSP
13 9 (1.63%) CCIE
14 8 (1.45%) Azure Certification
14 8 (1.45%) CEH
14 8 (1.45%) MCSE
14 8 (1.45%) SANS
14 8 (1.45%) SSCP
15 7 (1.27%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (3.98%) NIST
3 18 (3.25%) SLA
4 12 (2.17%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.08%) NCSC
7 5 (0.90%) QA
8 4 (0.72%) COBIT
9 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 228 (41.23%) Active Directory
2 91 (16.46%) VMware ESXi
3 83 (15.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 73 (13.20%) XenApp
5 72 (13.02%) XenDesktop
6 64 (11.57%) Microsoft App-V
7 37 (6.69%) Hyper-V
8 15 (2.71%) vSphere
9 8 (1.45%) Docker
9 8 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (0.54%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.36%) Firmware
11 2 (0.36%) NFS
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 85 (15.37%) SCCM
2 65 (11.75%) AirWatch
3 58 (10.49%) Ansible
4 51 (9.22%) Terraform
5 31 (5.61%) Microsoft Intune
6 28 (5.06%) FortiGate
7 17 (3.07%) WSUS
8 14 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
9 13 (2.35%) Kubernetes
10 10 (1.81%) Puppet
11 9 (1.63%) Progress Chef
12 8 (1.45%) Nmap
13 6 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
14 5 (0.90%) PaperCut
15 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 4 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
15 4 (0.72%) Nessus
16 3 (0.54%) Cisco CUCM
16 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds Orion
16 3 (0.54%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 292 (52.80%) Cisco
2 239 (43.22%) Microsoft
3 101 (18.26%) VMware
4 94 (17.00%) Citrix
5 90 (16.27%) Meraki
6 78 (14.10%) Fortinet
7 51 (9.22%) Juniper
8 49 (8.86%) SolarWinds
9 43 (7.78%) Palo Alto
10 41 (7.41%) Aruba
11 40 (7.23%) CheckPoint
12 38 (6.87%) HP
13 23 (4.16%) Red Hat
14 21 (3.80%) Sandvine
15 18 (3.25%) F5
16 17 (3.07%) Ruckus Wireless
16 17 (3.07%) Veeam
17 16 (2.89%) Dell
18 14 (2.53%) Google
18 14 (2.53%) NetApp