Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 515 | 628 | 832 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +204 | -137 |
| Contract jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 55 | 62 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.035% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.037% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 20 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £348 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £328 | £359 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £425 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | -10.53% | +17.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £497 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £546 | £551 | £507 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £350 | £390 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.26% | -13.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,467 | 53,505 | 83,509 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.60% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,700 | 37,347 | 58,712 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,724 | 1,494 | 2,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.95 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +110.78% | +5.26% |
WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured WAN Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN Engineer over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 |
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| England | +87 | 53 | £375 | -11.76% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 46 | £350 | -10.26% | 5 |
| Midlands | +41 | 34 | £350 | -6.67% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 34 | £350 | -17.65% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 7 | £450 | - | 1 |
| London | +88 | 7 | £450 | -18.18% | 2 |
| South East | +16 | 6 | £375 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +20 | 5 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +12 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +12 | 1 | - | - |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, WAN Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring WAN Engineer in the job title.
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WAN Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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