WAN Optimisation Contract Job Trends in the South East

WAN Optimization
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring WAN Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 201
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing WAN Optimisation 0 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - - 0.053%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £476
25th Percentile - - £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £488
75th Percentile - - £509
90th Percentile - - £519
England median daily rate £529 £700 £488
% change year-on-year -24.43% +43.59% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

WAN Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,887 2,717 4,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.87% 91.30% 82.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,120 1,731 2,713
10th Percentile £280 £250 £255
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -1.96% +0.99%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £660 £700
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 468 188 465
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £22.59 £15.00 £18.32
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -47.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £82.25 £58.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.94
England median hourly rate £47.25 £28.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +65.79% -24.00% +4.17%

WAN Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

WAN Optimisation job vacancy trend in the South East

WAN Optimisation
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WAN Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WAN Optimisation

WAN Optimisation
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WAN Optimisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WAN Optimisation