WAN Contracts in the South East

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 53 95
Rank change year-on-year -13 +42 -10
Contract jobs citing WAN 165 228 190
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.87% 4.03% 2.48%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.84% 23.22% 14.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 130 125
10th Percentile £203 £273 £272
25th Percentile £363 £366 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £445
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +1.12% +4.71%
75th Percentile £585 £550 £588
90th Percentile £688 £588 £663
England median daily rate £488 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 18 11
10th Percentile £37.91 £17.15 -
25th Percentile £67.02 £18.75 -
Median hourly rate £73.50 £61.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.48% +369.23% -48.51%
75th Percentile £75.24 £66.00 £37.63
90th Percentile £76.29 £80.25 £50.77
England median hourly rate £24.87 £58.67 £26.00
% change year-on-year -57.61% +125.63% +30.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,192 982 1,315
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 20.72% 17.34% 17.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 578 777
10th Percentile £214 £246 £210
25th Percentile £390 £363 £343
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £481 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% +6.79% +5.88%
75th Percentile £608 £588 £560
90th Percentile £650 £700 £651
England median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 70 85
10th Percentile £17.26 £18.20 £14.27
25th Percentile £29.81 £42.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £22.10
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +171.49% -48.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £74.81 £47.50
90th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £63.25
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
% change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in the South East.

Daily rate trend for WAN in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for WAN in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for WAN in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing WAN in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for WAN in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -14 74 £500 +3.57% 25
Berkshire -14 66 £577 +15.40% 13
Hampshire -15 66 £494 +16.18% 11
Surrey 0 12 £405 -22.86% 2
Kent +10 6 £205 -34.40% 11
Oxfordshire +3 5 £465 +3.33% 8
East Sussex - 4 £400 - 1
Buckinghamshire +2 3 £450 -6.36% 4
West Sussex +9 2 £331 - 3
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.61%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 11 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.21%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.61%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (5.45%) Azure
3 7 (4.24%) AWS
4 3 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (1.82%) GCP
4 3 (1.82%) OneDrive
5 2 (1.21%) Cloudflare
5 2 (1.21%) Google Workspace
5 2 (1.21%) IaaS
5 2 (1.21%) PaaS
5 2 (1.21%) SaaS
6 1 (0.61%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 107 (64.85%) LAN
2 48 (29.09%) VPN
3 47 (28.48%) Firewall
4 39 (23.64%) MPLS
5 34 (20.61%) BGP
6 33 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
7 27 (16.36%) Cisco Firepower
8 26 (15.76%) SSL
9 21 (12.73%) SD-WAN
10 19 (11.52%) DNS
11 16 (9.70%) Network Security
12 12 (7.27%) Wireless
13 11 (6.67%) Cisco ASA
13 11 (6.67%) DHCP
14 9 (5.45%) Cisco ISE
15 7 (4.24%) IPsec
15 7 (4.24%) TCP/IP
16 6 (3.64%) Internet
16 6 (3.64%) Junos
16 6 (3.64%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.21%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.82%) JIRA
2 1 (0.61%) Rational DOORS
General
1 36 (21.82%) Social Skills
2 34 (20.61%) Finance
3 22 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 8 (4.85%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.64%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.82%) Automotive
7 3 (1.82%) Military
8 2 (1.21%) Electronics
8 2 (1.21%) French Language
8 2 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.21%) Law
8 2 (1.21%) Marketing
8 2 (1.21%) Portuguese Language
8 2 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.21%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.61%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.61%) Billing
9 1 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (43.64%) Architect
2 65 (39.39%) Network Architect
3 39 (23.64%) Network Engineer
4 22 (13.33%) Senior
5 14 (8.48%) Senior Network Engineer
6 8 (4.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (3.64%) Consultant
7 6 (3.64%) WAN Engineer
8 5 (3.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 5 (3.03%) IT Support
8 5 (3.03%) Network Consultant
8 5 (3.03%) Senior Architect
8 5 (3.03%) Senior Network Architect
9 4 (2.42%) 2nd Line Support
9 4 (2.42%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (2.42%) Network Security Consultant
9 4 (2.42%) Network Specialist
9 4 (2.42%) Security Consultant
9 4 (2.42%) Support Engineer
9 4 (2.42%) Virtualisation Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.82%) EDI
1 3 (1.82%) XMPP
2 2 (1.21%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.88%) Data Centre
2 6 (3.64%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (3.03%) Operational Technology
3 5 (3.03%) SCADA
4 4 (2.42%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.42%) Public Cloud
5 3 (1.82%) CCTV
5 3 (1.82%) PKI
6 2 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.21%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.21%) NHS
7 1 (0.61%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.61%) CMDB
7 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.61%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.61%) IoT
7 1 (0.61%) Life Science
7 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.61%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (16.97%) Windows
2 15 (9.09%) Linux
3 10 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.64%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.82%) Android
5 3 (1.82%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.21%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.21%) Unix
7 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (19.39%) Network Design
2 25 (15.15%) Customer Requirements
2 25 (15.15%) Network Management
2 25 (15.15%) Technical Leadership
3 22 (13.33%) Project Management
4 20 (12.12%) Project Delivery
5 19 (11.52%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (6.67%) Network Monitoring
7 10 (6.06%) Analytics
8 9 (5.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 9 (5.45%) ITIL
8 9 (5.45%) Migration
9 8 (4.85%) Availability Management
9 8 (4.85%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (4.85%) High Availability
9 8 (4.85%) Network Virtualisation
10 7 (4.24%) Agile
10 7 (4.24%) Capacity Planning
10 7 (4.24%) Customer Service
10 7 (4.24%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.42%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.21%) Python
3 1 (0.61%) C
3 1 (0.61%) Java
Qualifications
1 105 (63.64%) Security Cleared
2 30 (18.18%) DV Cleared
3 28 (16.97%) SC Cleared
4 22 (13.33%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (10.91%) CCNP
6 13 (7.88%) CCNA
7 9 (5.45%) Degree
8 7 (4.24%) JNCIA
9 4 (2.42%) CCIE
9 4 (2.42%) CCSA
9 4 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.61%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.61%) CCDP
11 1 (0.61%) CCIP
11 1 (0.61%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.61%) HNC
11 1 (0.61%) MCSE
11 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.24%) SLA
2 5 (3.03%) ISO 9000
3 3 (1.82%) QA
4 2 (1.21%) GDPR
4 2 (1.21%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 21 (12.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 20 (12.12%) Active Directory
3 9 (5.45%) VMware NSX
4 2 (1.21%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.21%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.21%) XenApp
5 1 (0.61%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 25 (15.15%) Endace
2 9 (5.45%) SCCM
3 3 (1.82%) AppManager
4 2 (1.21%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (1.21%) Nessus
4 2 (1.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (1.21%) SCOM
5 1 (0.61%) Ansible
5 1 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.61%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.61%) SolarWinds Orion
5 1 (0.61%) VxRail
Vendors
1 108 (65.45%) Cisco
2 74 (44.85%) Juniper
3 36 (21.82%) F5
4 28 (16.97%) VMware
5 18 (10.91%) Palo Alto
6 16 (9.70%) Microsoft
7 15 (9.09%) CheckPoint
8 9 (5.45%) Fortinet
9 8 (4.85%) Aruba
10 7 (4.24%) Blue Coat
10 7 (4.24%) Citrix
11 6 (3.64%) HP
12 4 (2.42%) Zscaler
13 3 (1.82%) Apple
13 3 (1.82%) Ivanti
13 3 (1.82%) McAfee
13 3 (1.82%) Meraki
13 3 (1.82%) SAP
13 3 (1.82%) SolarWinds
14 2 (1.21%) Databricks