WAN Job Trends in Gateshead

Wide Area Network (WAN)
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gateshead requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent 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 - - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing WAN 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead - - 3.64%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.08%
75th Percentile - - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £42,500 £33,198 £40,000
% change year-on-year +28.02% -17.01% -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Gateshead

WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Gateshead.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 0 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead - 35.71% 16.36%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 9
10th Percentile - £25,216 -
25th Percentile - £27,327 £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £37,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - -1.33% +33.93%
75th Percentile - £47,188 £42,500
90th Percentile - £51,125 £45,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £42,500 £35,349 £40,000
% change year-on-year +20.23% -11.63% -5.88%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gateshead.

WAN job vacancy trend in Gateshead

WAN
Salary Trend in Gateshead

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gateshead citing WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gateshead citing WAN