WAN Jobs in the East of England

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 132 118
Rank change year-on-year +34 -14 -19
Permanent jobs citing WAN 147 115 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 2.43% 2.08% 2.60%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.16% 10.28% 16.02%
Number of salaries quoted 111 79 123
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £26,625 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +1.12%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,500 £77,400
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.15% -2.11% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East of England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,038 1,119 1,030
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 17.16% 20.24% 16.22%
Number of salaries quoted 788 426 619
10th Percentile £24,952 £25,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,844 £30,688 £34,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,225 £72,000 £70,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in the East of England.

Salary trend for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the East of England region over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +41 67 £41,500 -2.35% 17
Norfolk -13 26 £45,000 +12.50% 4
Essex +25 17 £30,000 -10.45% 6
Suffolk -5 14 £42,500 +70.00%
Cambridgeshire -7 14 £32,000 -15.23% 9
Bedfordshire +45 9 £43,750 +2.94% 3
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 40 (27.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (12.93%) SharePoint
3 12 (8.16%) IIS
4 8 (5.44%) CMS
5 4 (2.72%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (2.72%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (2.72%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 22 (14.97%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.04%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 76 (51.70%) Microsoft 365
2 71 (48.30%) Azure
3 13 (8.84%) Entra ID
4 11 (7.48%) AWS
5 10 (6.80%) OneDrive
6 7 (4.76%) SaaS
7 4 (2.72%) GCP
7 4 (2.72%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.36%) IaaS
8 2 (1.36%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 112 (76.19%) LAN
2 57 (38.78%) Firewall
3 29 (19.73%) DNS
3 29 (19.73%) SD-WAN
4 22 (14.97%) Wi-Fi
5 18 (12.24%) WLAN
6 17 (11.56%) TCP/IP
6 17 (11.56%) Wireless
7 16 (10.88%) MPLS
8 14 (9.52%) DHCP
8 14 (9.52%) VLAN
9 12 (8.16%) VoIP
9 12 (8.16%) VPN
10 9 (6.12%) Network Security
11 8 (5.44%) Extranet
11 8 (5.44%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (4.76%) BGP
13 6 (4.08%) Internet
13 6 (4.08%) Intranet
13 6 (4.08%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.40%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.04%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 53 (36.05%) Social Skills
2 35 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (5.44%) Banking
3 8 (5.44%) Legal
3 8 (5.44%) Police
3 8 (5.44%) Retail
4 6 (4.08%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.40%) Finance
6 4 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.72%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.68%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 40 (27.21%) Analyst
2 33 (22.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 19 (12.93%) Network Engineer
3 19 (12.93%) Service Analyst
3 19 (12.93%) Service Desk Analyst
4 17 (11.56%) IT Support
4 17 (11.56%) Support Engineer
5 16 (10.88%) 2nd Line Support
6 13 (8.84%) IT Analyst
7 11 (7.48%) IT Engineer
8 9 (6.12%) IT Support Analyst
8 9 (6.12%) Support Analyst
9 8 (5.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 8 (5.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 8 (5.44%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 8 (5.44%) Service Desk Technician
10 7 (4.76%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (4.76%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.40%) Field Engineer
11 5 (3.40%) Field Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.68%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.68%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) Driving Licence
2 9 (6.12%) Data Centre
2 9 (6.12%) NHS
3 8 (5.44%) Operational Technology
4 4 (2.72%) Fat Client
4 4 (2.72%) Thin Client
5 3 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.36%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.68%) iPad
7 1 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 60 (40.82%) Windows
2 31 (21.09%) Windows Server
3 18 (12.24%) Android
4 15 (10.20%) Windows 10
5 14 (9.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (4.08%) Apple iOS
7 5 (3.40%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (2.72%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (39.46%) ITIL
2 36 (24.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 23 (15.65%) Project Delivery
3 23 (15.65%) Root Cause Analysis
4 19 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (12.24%) Statistics
6 17 (11.56%) Service Design
7 16 (10.88%) Change Advisory Board
8 14 (9.52%) Project Management
9 13 (8.84%) Configuration Management
9 13 (8.84%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (8.84%) Incident Management
10 12 (8.16%) Presales
11 10 (6.80%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (5.44%) B2B
12 8 (5.44%) Customer Service
12 8 (5.44%) E-Commerce
12 8 (5.44%) Stakeholder Management
13 7 (4.76%) Customer Requirements
13 7 (4.76%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (9.52%) SQL
2 4 (2.72%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.68%) C#
3 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.68%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (18.37%) Degree
2 19 (12.93%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (11.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (10.88%) CCNA
5 13 (8.84%) Security Cleared
6 11 (7.48%) MCSE
7 8 (5.44%) DBS Check
8 6 (4.08%) Azure Certification
8 6 (4.08%) HND
9 5 (3.40%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.36%) CCNP
11 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.84%) SLA
2 3 (2.04%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) PMO
3 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 78 (53.06%) Active Directory
2 24 (16.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (13.61%) Hyper-V
4 18 (12.24%) vSphere
5 9 (6.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (2.04%) Docker
8 1 (0.68%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (14.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.44%) WSUS
3 6 (4.08%) SmoothWall
4 4 (2.72%) Ansible
4 4 (2.72%) FortiGate
4 4 (2.72%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (2.04%) HAProxy
6 2 (1.36%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 96 (65.31%) Microsoft
2 35 (23.81%) Cisco
3 34 (23.13%) VMware
4 23 (15.65%) Meraki
5 14 (9.52%) HP
6 7 (4.76%) Apple
7 6 (4.08%) Juniper
8 5 (3.40%) Dell
9 4 (2.72%) CheckPoint
9 4 (2.72%) Citrix
9 4 (2.72%) NetApp
10 3 (2.04%) Aruba
10 3 (2.04%) F5
10 3 (2.04%) Fortinet
11 2 (1.36%) Ekahau
11 2 (1.36%) Google
11 2 (1.36%) Palo Alto
11 2 (1.36%) Riverbed
11 2 (1.36%) Ruckus Wireless
12 1 (0.68%) Nokia