WAN Contracts in the UK excluding London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 88 112
Rank change year-on-year +18 +24 +4
Contract jobs citing WAN 530 657 713
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.58% 2.80% 2.33%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.87% 18.77% 17.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 420 462
10th Percentile £263 £261 £195
25th Percentile £350 £314 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £436 £400
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% +8.88% -
75th Percentile £672 £528 £517
90th Percentile £713 £600 £599
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 27 36
10th Percentile £13.55 £17.10 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.60 £21.61 £17.32
Median hourly rate £24.87 £57.33 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.62% +160.59% +12.82%
75th Percentile £40.00 £73.13 £47.43
90th Percentile £75.24 £90.75 £54.08
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £61.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -59.84% +134.62% +33.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,339 3,500 4,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.27% 14.89% 13.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,908 2,213 2,635
10th Percentile £200 £213 £185
25th Percentile £343 £350 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £544
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.44% +3.60% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 358 323 238
10th Percentile £13.43 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £15.63
Median hourly rate £46.14 £18.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +149.38% -13.95% -9.71%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £74.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.88 £28.25
% change year-on-year +111.92% -33.19% +6.60%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -1 166 £438 -2.78% 65
Midlands +23 157 £375 +3.45% 60
West Midlands +28 146 £375 +7.14% 45
South West +25 96 £650 +33.33% 34
North of England -4 74 £450 +20.00% 83
Yorkshire +47 38 £513 +70.83% 26
North West -29 34 £388 -3.13% 52
Scotland +29 19 £688 +37.50% 21
East of England -20 18 £525 +52.17% 29
East Midlands 0 9 £630 +80.00% 15
North East +13 2 £400 +153.97% 5
Wales -3 2 £263 -25.00% 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 20 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (2.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.75%) IIS
4 3 (0.57%) nginx
4 3 (0.57%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 27 (5.09%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.26%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.19%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 1 (0.19%) RMDS
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 54 (10.19%) Azure
2 43 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (6.04%) IaaS
3 32 (6.04%) PaaS
4 31 (5.85%) SaaS
5 30 (5.66%) Cloud Computing
6 23 (4.34%) AWS
7 5 (0.94%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.75%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.57%) GCP
9 3 (0.57%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.38%) Cloudflare
10 2 (0.38%) GitHub
10 2 (0.38%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.19%) OCI
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 344 (64.91%) LAN
2 150 (28.30%) MPLS
3 143 (26.98%) VPN
4 126 (23.77%) Firewall
5 118 (22.26%) BGP
6 90 (16.98%) Wi-Fi
7 82 (15.47%) IPsec
8 75 (14.15%) SD-WAN
9 59 (11.13%) Junos
10 58 (10.94%) DNS
11 53 (10.00%) Wireless
12 43 (8.11%) DHCP
13 37 (6.98%) Network Security
14 35 (6.60%) Cisco Firepower
15 33 (6.23%) WLAN
16 31 (5.85%) SAN
17 27 (5.09%) SSL
17 27 (5.09%) VoIP
18 24 (4.53%) OSPF
19 23 (4.34%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (0.94%) JIRA
3 2 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.19%) Hudson
General
1 112 (21.13%) Social Skills
2 84 (15.85%) Public Sector
3 53 (10.00%) Finance
4 46 (8.68%) Telecoms
5 33 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (2.83%) Aerospace
7 9 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (1.70%) Manufacturing
7 9 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.32%) Aeronautics
8 7 (1.32%) Back Office
8 7 (1.32%) Legal
8 7 (1.32%) Military
9 5 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (0.94%) Marketing
10 4 (0.75%) Electronics
10 4 (0.75%) Retail
11 3 (0.57%) Automotive
11 3 (0.57%) Local Government
11 3 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 183 (34.53%) Architect
2 139 (26.23%) Network Engineer
3 134 (25.28%) Network Architect
4 52 (9.81%) WAN Engineer
5 41 (7.74%) Network Support
6 36 (6.79%) Senior
7 34 (6.42%) Support Engineer
8 32 (6.04%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 28 (5.28%) 3rd Line Support
10 27 (5.09%) 2nd Line Support
11 24 (4.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 23 (4.34%) Analyst
13 22 (4.15%) Lead
14 21 (3.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 20 (3.77%) Senior Network Engineer
15 20 (3.77%) Technical Architect
16 16 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
17 14 (2.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 13 (2.45%) Project Manager
19 12 (2.26%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.26%) Web Services
2 8 (1.51%) Middleware
3 6 (1.13%) EDI
4 3 (0.57%) .NET
4 3 (0.57%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.57%) J2EE
4 3 (0.57%) XMPP
5 2 (0.38%) XML
5 2 (0.38%) XSLT
6 1 (0.19%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 94 (17.74%) Data Centre
2 67 (12.64%) PKI
3 19 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.02%) Clustering
5 15 (2.83%) Driving Licence
5 15 (2.83%) Operational Technology
6 14 (2.64%) Public Cloud
7 13 (2.45%) Client/Server
8 10 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (1.89%) NHS
9 9 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (1.51%) CMDB
11 6 (1.13%) CCTV
12 5 (0.94%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.94%) SCADA
13 4 (0.75%) AS400
13 4 (0.75%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.75%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.75%) Replication
14 3 (0.57%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 116 (21.89%) Windows
2 53 (10.00%) Linux
3 46 (8.68%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.58%) Windows 10
5 15 (2.83%) Unix
6 13 (2.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 10 (1.89%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.89%) Ubuntu
7 10 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.94%) Android
9 5 (0.94%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.75%) CentOS
10 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.57%) Debian
12 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.38%) zOS
13 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (14.34%) Network Management
2 70 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (13.02%) Load Balancing
4 65 (12.26%) Network Design
5 55 (10.38%) ITIL
6 44 (8.30%) Customer Requirements
7 42 (7.92%) Business Strategy
8 41 (7.74%) Project Delivery
9 39 (7.36%) Technical Leadership
10 37 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 37 (6.98%) Migration
11 35 (6.60%) Project Management
11 35 (6.60%) Zero Trust
12 28 (5.28%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (5.09%) Open Source
14 26 (4.91%) Customer Service
14 26 (4.91%) Decision-Making
14 26 (4.91%) Network Architecture
15 25 (4.72%) Data Protection
16 24 (4.53%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.28%) PowerShell
2 8 (1.51%) Bash
2 8 (1.51%) Python
2 8 (1.51%) SQL
3 3 (0.57%) Java
4 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 284 (53.58%) Security Cleared
2 110 (20.75%) SC Cleared
3 86 (16.23%) Cisco Certification
4 74 (13.96%) DV Cleared
5 56 (10.57%) Degree
6 55 (10.38%) CCNA
7 53 (10.00%) CCNP
8 13 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (2.45%) CCIE
8 13 (2.45%) JNCIA
9 9 (1.70%) CCIE Data Center
10 8 (1.51%) HND
10 8 (1.51%) Network+ Certification
11 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.13%) BC Cleared
13 5 (0.94%) CCSA
13 5 (0.94%) JNCIS
14 4 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
15 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.72%) SLA
2 17 (3.21%) QA
3 10 (1.89%) ISO 9000
4 5 (0.94%) NCSC
5 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.38%) GDPR
7 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.19%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) RMADS
System Software
1 70 (13.21%) Active Directory
2 63 (11.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (3.96%) Hyper-V
4 19 (3.58%) VMware NSX
5 16 (3.02%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (2.08%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (1.51%) VMware Workstation
8 6 (1.13%) vSphere
9 5 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.75%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.57%) XenApp
12 2 (0.38%) Firmware
12 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.19%) Docker
13 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 39 (7.36%) SCCM
2 26 (4.91%) Endace
3 14 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.26%) FortiGate
5 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Clustering
5 10 (1.89%) vCenter Server
6 8 (1.51%) Nagios
6 8 (1.51%) NetBackup
7 7 (1.32%) SCOM
8 6 (1.13%) Autotask
8 6 (1.13%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.94%) OpenView
9 5 (0.94%) VxRail
10 4 (0.75%) Terraform
11 3 (0.57%) AppManager
11 3 (0.57%) Kubernetes
11 3 (0.57%) Nessus
11 3 (0.57%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.38%) OPNET
Vendors
1 236 (44.53%) Cisco
2 182 (34.34%) Juniper
3 86 (16.23%) VMware
4 65 (12.26%) Microsoft
5 47 (8.87%) F5
6 44 (8.30%) Palo Alto
7 30 (5.66%) Aruba
8 28 (5.28%) CheckPoint
9 27 (5.09%) Fortinet
10 24 (4.53%) Meraki
11 19 (3.58%) Citrix
12 15 (2.83%) HP
13 14 (2.64%) SolarWinds
14 12 (2.26%) Zscaler
15 11 (2.08%) 3Com
15 11 (2.08%) Brocade
15 11 (2.08%) SAP
16 10 (1.89%) Apple
16 10 (1.89%) NetApp
16 10 (1.89%) Nokia