WAN Contracts in England

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 122 122 175
Rank change year-on-year 0 +53 +17
Contract jobs citing WAN 697 1,026 1,170
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.86% 2.18% 1.67%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.45% 17.32% 14.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 616 782
10th Percentile £263 £263 £218
25th Percentile £363 £325 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £554
90th Percentile £700 £703 £650
UK median daily rate £481 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +1.32% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 36 47
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.57 £19.13
Median hourly rate £24.87 £58.67 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.61% +125.63% +30.00%
75th Percentile £40.00 £77.81 £50.77
90th Percentile £64.92 £82.38 £58.39
UK median hourly rate £24.87 £58.67 £27.25
% change year-on-year -57.61% +115.28% +32.93%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,823 5,925 8,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.86% 12.60% 11.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,875 3,842 5,326
10th Percentile £213 £240 £228
25th Percentile £350 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £645 £619
90th Percentile £690 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 408 318
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.28 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £72.66 £75.00 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for WAN in England

WAN
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in England.

Daily rate trend for WAN in England

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for WAN in England

WAN
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in England.

Hourly rate trend for WAN in England

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

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

Hourly rate histogram for WAN in England

WAN
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the England 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
London -21 203 £500 -9.09% 74
South East -13 165 £465 +3.33% 69
Midlands +17 139 £375 +7.14% 61
West Midlands +18 128 £375 +11.11% 45
South West -1 89 £650 +38.67% 31
North of England -34 68 £425 +6.25% 76
Yorkshire +33 35 £500 +40.35% 28
North West -50 30 £350 -17.65% 41
East of England -28 17 £525 +42.37% 39
East Midlands -3 10 £525 +50.00% 16
North East +9 3 £350 +154.55% 7
WAN
UK

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 23 (3.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.29%) Confluence
3 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.14%) Apache
4 1 (0.14%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.87%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 102 (14.63%) Azure
2 56 (8.03%) AWS
3 51 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (5.16%) IaaS
5 35 (5.02%) Cloud Computing
6 34 (4.88%) SaaS
7 33 (4.73%) PaaS
8 18 (2.58%) GCP
9 13 (1.87%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.72%) Cloudflare
10 5 (0.72%) GitHub
10 5 (0.72%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.57%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.43%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.43%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.43%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 2 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.29%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 440 (63.13%) LAN
2 208 (29.84%) Firewall
3 189 (27.12%) VPN
4 176 (25.25%) MPLS
5 157 (22.53%) BGP
6 146 (20.95%) SD-WAN
7 108 (15.49%) Wi-Fi
8 90 (12.91%) IPsec
8 90 (12.91%) Wireless
9 84 (12.05%) DNS
10 70 (10.04%) DHCP
10 70 (10.04%) OSPF
11 63 (9.04%) Network Security
12 56 (8.03%) Junos
13 48 (6.89%) WLAN
14 43 (6.17%) Cisco Nexus
15 39 (5.60%) VoIP
16 36 (5.16%) VLAN
17 34 (4.88%) Cisco ASA
17 34 (4.88%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.15%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.14%) MySQL
2 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (1.43%) JIRA
2 8 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (0.86%) Sonatype Nexus
4 5 (0.72%) Git
5 4 (0.57%) GitLab
6 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.14%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.14%) Robot Framework
General
1 166 (23.82%) Social Skills
2 97 (13.92%) Public Sector
3 92 (13.20%) Finance
4 53 (7.60%) Telecoms
5 45 (6.46%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (2.15%) Aerospace
6 15 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
7 12 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (1.72%) Manufacturing
8 10 (1.43%) Mandarin Language
9 9 (1.29%) Banking
10 8 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.00%) Aeronautics
11 7 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.00%) Legal
11 7 (1.00%) Military
12 6 (0.86%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (0.72%) Retail
14 4 (0.57%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 204 (29.27%) Network Engineer
2 186 (26.69%) Architect
3 141 (20.23%) Network Architect
4 52 (7.46%) WAN Engineer
5 50 (7.17%) Senior
6 44 (6.31%) Support Engineer
7 43 (6.17%) Network Support
8 35 (5.02%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 32 (4.59%) Analyst
10 31 (4.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 30 (4.30%) 2nd Line Support
12 29 (4.16%) Consultant
13 28 (4.02%) 3rd Line Support
14 27 (3.87%) Senior Network Engineer
15 24 (3.44%) Lead
16 20 (2.87%) IT Engineer
17 19 (2.73%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 19 (2.73%) Cisco Engineer
17 19 (2.73%) Cisco Network Engineer
17 19 (2.73%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.43%) Middleware
2 9 (1.29%) Web Services
3 7 (1.00%) JSON
4 4 (0.57%) 802.1X
4 4 (0.57%) EDI
4 4 (0.57%) XML
5 3 (0.43%) REST
5 3 (0.43%) Swagger
5 3 (0.43%) XMPP
6 2 (0.29%) Jinja
6 2 (0.29%) LDAP
6 2 (0.29%) NETCONF
6 2 (0.29%) RESTful
6 2 (0.29%) SAML
6 2 (0.29%) XSLT
6 2 (0.29%) YANG
7 1 (0.14%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.14%) LAMP
7 1 (0.14%) LAPP Stack
7 1 (0.14%) libvirt
Miscellaneous
1 116 (16.64%) Data Centre
2 77 (11.05%) PKI
3 24 (3.44%) Video Conferencing
4 21 (3.01%) Clustering
5 20 (2.87%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.44%) Public Cloud
7 16 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (2.01%) Operational Technology
9 11 (1.58%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.58%) NHS
10 9 (1.29%) Client/Server
11 8 (1.15%) CMDB
11 8 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.00%) CCTV
13 6 (0.86%) Replication
14 5 (0.72%) SCADA
15 4 (0.57%) Cloud Native
15 4 (0.57%) iPhone
15 4 (0.57%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 139 (19.94%) Windows
2 62 (8.90%) Linux
3 59 (8.46%) Windows Server
4 25 (3.59%) Mac OS
5 23 (3.30%) Windows 10
6 14 (2.01%) Unix
7 12 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 9 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (1.15%) Android
9 8 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (1.00%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.57%) CentOS
11 4 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.43%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.43%) Debian
12 3 (0.43%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.29%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.29%) zOS
14 1 (0.14%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (11.62%) ITIL
3 80 (11.48%) Network Design
4 74 (10.62%) Network Management
5 62 (8.90%) Load Balancing
6 57 (8.18%) Migration
7 51 (7.32%) Project Delivery
8 46 (6.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 46 (6.60%) Project Management
9 45 (6.46%) Business Strategy
9 45 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
9 45 (6.46%) Network Architecture
10 44 (6.31%) Change Management
10 44 (6.31%) Customer Requirements
11 40 (5.74%) Customer Service
12 39 (5.60%) Zero Trust
13 36 (5.16%) Technical Leadership
14 34 (4.88%) Agile
15 31 (4.45%) Decision-Making
16 29 (4.16%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.73%) PowerShell
2 23 (3.30%) Python
3 7 (1.00%) SQL
4 6 (0.86%) Bash
5 5 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.43%) Java
7 1 (0.14%) Bicep
7 1 (0.14%) C
7 1 (0.14%) Perl
Qualifications
1 288 (41.32%) Security Cleared
2 133 (19.08%) Cisco Certification
3 110 (15.78%) SC Cleared
4 83 (11.91%) CCNP
5 82 (11.76%) DV Cleared
6 78 (11.19%) Degree
7 72 (10.33%) CCNA
8 33 (4.73%) CCIE
9 14 (2.01%) JNCIA
10 11 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.29%) CCIE Data Center
13 8 (1.15%) HND
13 8 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
14 7 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (0.86%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.86%) JNCIS
16 5 (0.72%) BC Cleared
16 5 (0.72%) CCDP
16 5 (0.72%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.30%) SLA
2 19 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.58%) QA
4 10 (1.43%) ISO 9000
4 10 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 9 (1.29%) NCSC
6 7 (1.00%) GDPR
7 5 (0.72%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.43%) COBIT
9 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.14%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.14%) NIST
10 1 (0.14%) PMO
10 1 (0.14%) RMADS
System Software
1 85 (12.20%) Active Directory
2 76 (10.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (4.02%) Hyper-V
4 23 (3.30%) VMware NSX
5 22 (3.16%) Virtual Servers
6 14 (2.01%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (1.58%) Firmware
8 8 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (1.15%) VMware Workstation
9 6 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.72%) vSphere
11 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.57%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.29%) XenApp
13 1 (0.14%) Ceph
13 1 (0.14%) iptables
13 1 (0.14%) KVM
13 1 (0.14%) Samba
13 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
13 1 (0.14%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 33 (4.73%) SCCM
2 25 (3.59%) Endace
3 22 (3.16%) FortiGate
4 16 (2.30%) Terraform
5 13 (1.87%) Ansible
6 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (1.29%) Failover Clustering
7 9 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Clustering
7 9 (1.29%) vCenter Server
8 8 (1.15%) Nagios
8 8 (1.15%) NetBackup
9 7 (1.00%) Autotask
9 7 (1.00%) OpenView
9 7 (1.00%) SCOM
10 5 (0.72%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.72%) VxRail
11 4 (0.57%) Nessus
11 4 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.43%) AppManager
Vendors
1 324 (46.48%) Cisco
2 190 (27.26%) Juniper
3 98 (14.06%) Microsoft
4 97 (13.92%) VMware
5 87 (12.48%) Palo Alto
6 73 (10.47%) F5
7 47 (6.74%) Aruba
8 46 (6.60%) Fortinet
9 43 (6.17%) CheckPoint
10 35 (5.02%) Meraki
11 27 (3.87%) Citrix
12 24 (3.44%) Zscaler
13 17 (2.44%) HP
14 16 (2.30%) Infoblox
15 12 (1.72%) SolarWinds
16 11 (1.58%) 3Com
16 11 (1.58%) Brocade
16 11 (1.58%) Dell
16 11 (1.58%) Nokia
16 11 (1.58%) ServiceNow