WAN Contracts in the Thames Valley

Wide Area Network (WAN)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 59 80
Rank change year-on-year -5 +21 -6
Contract jobs citing WAN 79 98 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.91% 3.31% 2.63%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.62% 19.96% 15.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 64 47
10th Percentile £148 £325 £202
25th Percentile £275 £425 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £481 £490
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% -1.93% +3.16%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £563
90th Percentile £650 £585 £653
South East median daily rate £438 £450 £430
% change year-on-year -2.78% +4.65% +1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 7
10th Percentile £20.80 £19.30 £11.49
25th Percentile £24.25 £27.00 £12.25
Median hourly rate £73.50 £66.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% +407.69% -33.33%
75th Percentile £75.24 £80.25 £19.75
90th Percentile £76.29 £80.40 £42.90
South East median hourly rate £67.02 £62.00 £17.75
% change year-on-year +8.10% +249.30% -21.98%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

WAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 626 491 603
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 23.02% 16.58% 17.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 300 344
10th Percentile £205 £313 £200
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £463
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +5.41% +15.63%
75th Percentile £585 £563 £552
90th Percentile £638 £648 £645
South East median daily rate £484 £481 £450
% change year-on-year +0.72% +6.79% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 15 18
10th Percentile £18.00 £19.70 £12.19
25th Percentile £23.94 £25.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% +288.24% -50.72%
75th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £81.22 £38.80
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £50.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +13.56% +134.88% -33.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for WAN in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for WAN in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for WAN in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing WAN in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for WAN in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Berkshire +1 70 £513 +5.67% 11
Oxfordshire +11 6 £500 +11.11% 4
Buckinghamshire -4 3 £425 -11.56% 4
WAN
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.53%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (7.59%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 9 (11.39%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (8.86%) Azure
3 4 (5.06%) AWS
4 3 (3.80%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.53%) Google Workspace
5 2 (2.53%) IaaS
5 2 (2.53%) PaaS
5 2 (2.53%) SaaS
6 1 (1.27%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.27%) GCP
6 1 (1.27%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 56 (70.89%) LAN
2 34 (43.04%) Firewall
3 13 (16.46%) SD-WAN
4 9 (11.39%) DNS
4 9 (11.39%) MPLS
4 9 (11.39%) TCP/IP
5 8 (10.13%) BGP
5 8 (10.13%) VPN
5 8 (10.13%) Wireless
6 6 (7.59%) Remote Desktop
7 5 (6.33%) Cisco ASA
7 5 (6.33%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (6.33%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (5.06%) Internet
8 4 (5.06%) Reverse Proxy
9 3 (3.80%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (3.80%) DSL
9 3 (3.80%) IPsec
9 3 (3.80%) Network Security
9 3 (3.80%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.80%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.53%) MySQL
General
1 17 (21.52%) Social Skills
2 13 (16.46%) Public Sector
3 6 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (6.33%) Telecoms
5 3 (3.80%) Finance
5 3 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.53%) Military
7 1 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.27%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 26 (32.91%) Architect
2 23 (29.11%) Network Architect
2 23 (29.11%) Network Engineer
3 14 (17.72%) Senior
4 12 (15.19%) Senior Network Engineer
5 6 (7.59%) Support Specialist
5 6 (7.59%) Technical Specialist
5 6 (7.59%) Technical Support
5 6 (7.59%) Technical Support Specialist
5 6 (7.59%) WAN Engineer
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 5 (6.33%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (5.06%) Lead
8 2 (2.53%) Cisco Engineer
8 2 (2.53%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 2 (2.53%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
8 2 (2.53%) Head of Information
8 2 (2.53%) Head of Information Security
8 2 (2.53%) Head of Security
8 2 (2.53%) Network Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.59%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.13%) Data Centre
2 6 (7.59%) CCTV
3 5 (6.33%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.33%) SCADA
4 3 (3.80%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (2.53%) PKI
5 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.27%) Fibre Optics
6 1 (1.27%) IoT
6 1 (1.27%) Life Science
6 1 (1.27%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 19 (24.05%) Windows
2 8 (10.13%) Linux
3 6 (7.59%) Windows 10
3 6 (7.59%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.53%) Android
4 2 (2.53%) Mac OS
4 2 (2.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (2.53%) Ubuntu
4 2 (2.53%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (2.53%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (2.53%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (10.13%) Availability Management
2 8 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (10.13%) Line Management
2 8 (10.13%) Project Management
3 7 (8.86%) Customer Service
3 7 (8.86%) Security Monitoring
4 6 (7.59%) Knowledge Management
4 6 (7.59%) Network Design
5 5 (6.33%) Information Security
5 5 (6.33%) Network Monitoring
5 5 (6.33%) Presales
5 5 (6.33%) Proactive Monitoring
6 4 (5.06%) ITIL
6 4 (5.06%) Load Balancing
6 4 (5.06%) Migration
6 4 (5.06%) Network Virtualisation
6 4 (5.06%) Project Delivery
7 3 (3.80%) Data Protection
7 3 (3.80%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.53%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.53%) SQL
2 1 (1.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (60.76%) Security Cleared
2 19 (24.05%) DV Cleared
3 11 (13.92%) Degree
4 10 (12.66%) SC Cleared
5 9 (11.39%) CCNA
5 9 (11.39%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (8.86%) CCNP
7 5 (6.33%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (2.53%) BC Cleared
8 2 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (1.27%) CCDP
9 1 (1.27%) CCIP
9 1 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (1.27%) HNC
9 1 (1.27%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.59%) SLA
2 5 (6.33%) ISO 9000
3 2 (2.53%) PCI DSS
3 2 (2.53%) QA
4 1 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 14 (17.72%) Active Directory
2 10 (12.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (5.06%) VMware NSX
4 2 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (2.53%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 10 (12.66%) SCCM
2 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.53%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (2.53%) Endace
3 2 (2.53%) Nessus
3 2 (2.53%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (2.53%) PaperCut
4 1 (1.27%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 44 (55.70%) Cisco
2 22 (27.85%) Juniper
3 12 (15.19%) Microsoft
3 12 (15.19%) VMware
4 8 (10.13%) HP
5 7 (8.86%) CheckPoint
5 7 (8.86%) Palo Alto
6 6 (7.59%) ServiceNow
7 4 (5.06%) Meraki
8 3 (3.80%) Citrix
9 2 (2.53%) Aruba
9 2 (2.53%) F5
9 2 (2.53%) Google
9 2 (2.53%) Nimble Storage
9 2 (2.53%) Red Hat
9 2 (2.53%) Sage
9 2 (2.53%) SolarWinds
9 2 (2.53%) Splunk
9 2 (2.53%) Veeam
9 2 (2.53%) WatchGuard