Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SD-WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SD-WAN over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 367 | 520 | 692 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +153 | +172 | -119 |
| Permanent jobs citing SD-WAN | 744 | 560 | 619 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.75% | 0.54% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 5.46% | 3.51% | 2.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 488 | 421 | 469 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,250 | £37,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £45,375 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.70% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £80,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,919 | £87,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | -8.33% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
SD-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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 13,628 | 15,972 | 20,897 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.82% | 15.39% | 13.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,500 | 8,150 | 11,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,750 | £28,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -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 | £43,750 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | - | - |
SD-WAN
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SD-WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SD-WAN
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SD-WAN.
SD-WAN
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SD-WAN over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
SD-WAN
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SD-WAN within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| England | +207 | 679 | £55,000 | - | 110 |
| UK excluding London | +105 | 433 | £50,000 | - | 71 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 345 | £58,425 | -16.54% | 52 |
| London | +204 | 263 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 50 |
| Midlands | +99 | 140 | £48,500 | +14.79% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +98 | 131 | £48,500 | +14.79% | 10 |
| North of England | +73 | 109 | £72,500 | +52.63% | 20 |
| South West | +38 | 91 | £50,000 | +12.68% | 8 |
| South East | +8 | 80 | £55,000 | - | 14 |
| North West | +31 | 71 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 47 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 5 |
| East of England | +18 | 32 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | -53 | 21 | £50,000 | -38.46% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 9 | £35,000 | -41.67% | 5 |
| North East | 0 | 8 | £79,842 | +83.52% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
SD-WAN
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:
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