WAN Contracts in the UK excluding London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 87 74 110
Rank change year-on-year -13 +36 +20
Contract jobs citing WAN 495 714 723
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.32% 3.15% 2.38%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.05% 20.22% 17.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 430 480
10th Percentile £263 £263 £213
25th Percentile £363 £313 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £428 £415
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +3.01% +3.75%
75th Percentile £650 £538 £538
90th Percentile £703 £600 £613
UK median daily rate £481 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +1.32% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 32 41
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.10 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.95 £19.25 £18.50
Median hourly rate £24.87 £56.08 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -55.65% +149.24% +12.50%
75th Percentile £40.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £68.66 £83.48 £56.70
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
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,288 3,532 4,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.42% 15.56% 14.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,852 2,200 2,762
10th Percentile £203 £210 £190
25th Percentile £350 £338 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 354 299 243
10th Percentile £13.33 - £14.91
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £19.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -11.63% -2.27%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.00 £48.62
90th Percentile £73.60 £75.00 £60.93
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 the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the UK excluding London 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
South East -13 165 £465 +3.33% 69
Midlands +17 139 £375 +7.14% 59
West Midlands +18 128 £375 +11.11% 44
South West -1 89 £650 +38.67% 32
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% 38
Scotland +21 15 £550 +8.64% 4
East Midlands -3 10 £525 +50.00% 15
Wales 0 4 £263 -19.23% 11
North East +9 3 £350 +154.55% 7
WAN
UK

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 15 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.40%) Confluence
3 2 (0.40%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 24 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.02%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 56 (11.31%) Azure
2 35 (7.07%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (6.46%) IaaS
3 32 (6.46%) PaaS
4 31 (6.26%) SaaS
5 30 (6.06%) Cloud Computing
6 23 (4.65%) AWS
7 4 (0.81%) Entra ID
7 4 (0.81%) GCP
7 4 (0.81%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.61%) GitHub
8 3 (0.61%) iPaaS
9 2 (0.40%) Cloudflare
9 2 (0.40%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.20%) Azure App Service
10 1 (0.20%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.20%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.20%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 319 (64.44%) LAN
2 141 (28.48%) MPLS
3 139 (28.08%) VPN
4 113 (22.83%) Firewall
5 106 (21.41%) BGP
6 87 (17.58%) Wi-Fi
7 76 (15.35%) IPsec
8 66 (13.33%) SD-WAN
9 56 (11.31%) DNS
9 56 (11.31%) Junos
10 49 (9.90%) Wireless
11 45 (9.09%) DHCP
12 36 (7.27%) Network Security
13 33 (6.67%) Cisco Firepower
14 31 (6.26%) WLAN
15 26 (5.25%) SSL
16 24 (4.85%) Ethernet
17 23 (4.65%) SAN
18 22 (4.44%) Cisco Nexus
18 22 (4.44%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.22%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.62%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (1.41%) JIRA
3 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.20%) Hudson
4 1 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 112 (22.63%) Social Skills
2 75 (15.15%) Public Sector
3 53 (10.71%) Finance
4 43 (8.69%) Telecoms
5 28 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (3.03%) Aerospace
7 10 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.41%) Aeronautics
9 7 (1.41%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.21%) Military
10 6 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.21%) Retail
11 5 (1.01%) Legal
12 4 (0.81%) Automotive
12 4 (0.81%) Back Office
13 3 (0.61%) Local Government
13 3 (0.61%) Marketing
13 3 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.40%) French Language
Job Titles
1 172 (34.75%) Architect
2 129 (26.06%) Network Architect
3 126 (25.45%) Network Engineer
4 43 (8.69%) WAN Engineer
5 42 (8.48%) Network Support
6 35 (7.07%) Senior
7 33 (6.67%) Support Engineer
8 28 (5.66%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 26 (5.25%) 3rd Line Support
9 26 (5.25%) Analyst
10 25 (5.05%) 2nd Line Support
11 20 (4.04%) Technical Architect
12 18 (3.64%) Senior Network Engineer
13 17 (3.43%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 17 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (3.43%) Solutions Architect
14 16 (3.23%) Lead
15 13 (2.63%) Network Support Engineer
15 13 (2.63%) Project Manager
16 12 (2.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.42%) Web Services
2 11 (2.22%) Middleware
3 3 (0.61%) .NET
3 3 (0.61%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.61%) EDI
3 3 (0.61%) J2EE
3 3 (0.61%) XMPP
4 2 (0.40%) XML
4 2 (0.40%) XSLT
5 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 90 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 57 (11.52%) PKI
3 16 (3.23%) Clustering
4 15 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.03%) Public Cloud
5 14 (2.83%) Operational Technology
6 13 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.42%) Client/Server
8 11 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.62%) NHS
10 7 (1.41%) CMDB
11 5 (1.01%) SCADA
11 5 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.81%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.81%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.81%) Replication
13 3 (0.61%) CCTV
13 3 (0.61%) EPoS
13 3 (0.61%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 103 (20.81%) Windows
2 54 (10.91%) Linux
3 37 (7.47%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.83%) Windows 10
5 13 (2.63%) Unix
6 10 (2.02%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (1.41%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.81%) CentOS
10 4 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.61%) Android
11 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.61%) Debian
12 2 (0.40%) zOS
13 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (15.15%) Network Management
2 65 (13.13%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (12.73%) Network Design
4 57 (11.52%) Load Balancing
5 49 (9.90%) ITIL
6 45 (9.09%) Business Strategy
6 45 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 43 (8.69%) Customer Requirements
8 38 (7.68%) Technical Leadership
9 35 (7.07%) Project Management
9 35 (7.07%) Zero Trust
10 34 (6.87%) Migration
11 28 (5.66%) Agile
11 28 (5.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 27 (5.45%) Cybersecurity
12 27 (5.45%) Open Source
13 26 (5.25%) Analytics
13 26 (5.25%) Decision-Making
14 25 (5.05%) Network Architecture
15 24 (4.85%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.05%) PowerShell
2 5 (1.01%) Bash
2 5 (1.01%) Python
3 3 (0.61%) Java
3 3 (0.61%) SQL
4 1 (0.20%) Bicep
4 1 (0.20%) C
Qualifications
1 262 (52.93%) Security Cleared
2 96 (19.39%) SC Cleared
3 77 (15.56%) Cisco Certification
4 73 (14.75%) DV Cleared
5 52 (10.51%) Degree
6 48 (9.70%) CCNA
7 45 (9.09%) CCNP
8 14 (2.83%) CCIE
9 13 (2.63%) JNCIA
10 10 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.82%) CCIE Data Center
12 8 (1.62%) HND
12 8 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.01%) CCSA
13 5 (1.01%) JNCIS
14 4 (0.81%) BC Cleared
14 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.61%) AWS Certification
15 3 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.84%) QA
2 18 (3.64%) SLA
3 10 (2.02%) ISO 9000
4 5 (1.01%) NCSC
5 3 (0.61%) GDPR
5 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.20%) COBIT
7 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.20%) NIST
7 1 (0.20%) PMO
7 1 (0.20%) RMADS
System Software
1 62 (12.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 59 (11.92%) Active Directory
3 21 (4.24%) Hyper-V
4 19 (3.84%) VMware NSX
5 11 (2.22%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (2.02%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (1.62%) VMware Workstation
8 5 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.81%) VMware Server
9 4 (0.81%) vSphere
10 3 (0.61%) Firmware
11 2 (0.40%) XenApp
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.20%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 27 (5.45%) SCCM
2 25 (5.05%) Endace
3 13 (2.63%) FortiGate
4 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.82%) Microsoft Clustering
5 9 (1.82%) vCenter Server
6 8 (1.62%) Nagios
6 8 (1.62%) NetBackup
7 7 (1.41%) Autotask
7 7 (1.41%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.41%) OpenView
7 7 (1.41%) SCOM
8 5 (1.01%) Terraform
9 4 (0.81%) VxRail
10 3 (0.61%) AppManager
11 2 (0.40%) Ansible
11 2 (0.40%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.40%) Nessus
11 2 (0.40%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 219 (44.24%) Cisco
2 168 (33.94%) Juniper
3 76 (15.35%) VMware
4 58 (11.72%) Microsoft
5 50 (10.10%) F5
6 46 (9.29%) Palo Alto
7 29 (5.86%) Aruba
8 28 (5.66%) CheckPoint
9 24 (4.85%) Meraki
10 23 (4.65%) Fortinet
11 20 (4.04%) Citrix
12 13 (2.63%) Zscaler
13 11 (2.22%) 3Com
13 11 (2.22%) Brocade
14 10 (2.02%) Apple
14 10 (2.02%) NetApp
14 10 (2.02%) Nokia
15 8 (1.62%) Blue Coat
15 8 (1.62%) Hitachi
15 8 (1.62%) IBM