WAN Jobs in London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 122 221 332
Rank change year-on-year +99 +111 -39
Permanent jobs citing WAN 597 586 782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.54% 1.64% 1.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.88% 14.20% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 407 479 651
10th Percentile £33,800 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% +2.73% -3.51%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,750
90th Percentile £87,125 £90,500 £92,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.15% -2.11% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
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 permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,338 4,128 7,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 14.22% 11.53% 11.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,051 2,835 4,335
10th Percentile £33,000 £33,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
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 London

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in London.

Salary trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for WAN in London

WAN
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the London 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
Central London +4 79 £55,000 -8.33% 15
South London +14 17 £38,500 -23.00% 2
West London -24 14 £44,613 +8.81% 4
East London +8 7 £40,000 -30.43% 3
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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
1 173 (28.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (5.03%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.51%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.34%) WebSphere
5 5 (0.84%) Confluence
6 4 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.67%) SAS
7 3 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.34%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (0.34%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.17%) Apache
9 1 (0.17%) IIS
9 1 (0.17%) nginx
Applications
1 32 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.01%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.50%) SPSS
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.17%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 226 (37.86%) Microsoft 365
2 193 (32.33%) Azure
3 62 (10.39%) AWS
4 41 (6.87%) Entra ID
5 32 (5.36%) IaaS
6 26 (4.36%) SaaS
7 23 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
8 21 (3.52%) PaaS
9 13 (2.18%) Azure Sentinel
10 12 (2.01%) Rubrik
11 11 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (1.68%) AWS Direct Connect
12 10 (1.68%) GCP
13 9 (1.51%) Datadog
14 6 (1.01%) GitHub
15 5 (0.84%) Azure API Management
15 5 (0.84%) Power Platform
15 5 (0.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 416 (69.68%) LAN
2 258 (43.22%) Firewall
3 255 (42.71%) SD-WAN
4 217 (36.35%) Wireless
5 186 (31.16%) VPN
6 146 (24.46%) Wi-Fi
7 113 (18.93%) Cisco IOS
8 111 (18.59%) DNS
9 108 (18.09%) WebEx
10 104 (17.42%) MPLS
11 98 (16.42%) Internet
12 91 (15.24%) DHCP
13 81 (13.57%) Network Security
14 70 (11.73%) BGP
15 65 (10.89%) TCP/IP
16 64 (10.72%) VLAN
17 50 (8.38%) Cisco ISE
17 50 (8.38%) OSPF
18 34 (5.70%) IPsec
19 32 (5.36%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.68%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.34%) DB2
3 3 (0.50%) Big Data
3 3 (0.50%) EDRMS
4 2 (0.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (0.84%) GitLab
1 5 (0.84%) Katalon Studio
2 2 (0.34%) JIRA
3 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
General
1 222 (37.19%) Social Skills
2 69 (11.56%) Finance
3 61 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (8.04%) Retail
5 40 (6.70%) Telecoms
6 35 (5.86%) Law
7 25 (4.19%) Legal
8 15 (2.51%) Public Sector
9 12 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.17%) Banking
11 7 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (0.84%) Japanese Language
13 4 (0.67%) Advertising
13 4 (0.67%) Games
13 4 (0.67%) Publishing
14 2 (0.34%) Billing
14 2 (0.34%) Front Office
14 2 (0.34%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 158 (26.47%) Network Engineer
2 135 (22.61%) IT Support
3 111 (18.59%) Support Specialist
4 106 (17.76%) IT Support Specialist
5 98 (16.42%) Senior
6 56 (9.38%) Analyst
7 50 (8.38%) Senior Network Engineer
8 47 (7.87%) Architect
9 42 (7.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 38 (6.37%) Security Engineer
11 29 (4.86%) Infrastructure Architect
11 29 (4.86%) IT Engineer
12 27 (4.52%) Project Manager
12 27 (4.52%) WAN Engineer
13 26 (4.36%) Network Analyst
13 26 (4.36%) Support Engineer
14 24 (4.02%) Network Security Engineer
15 22 (3.69%) Presales Engineer
16 20 (3.35%) Consultant
17 19 (3.18%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.19%) 802.1X
2 14 (2.35%) HTML
3 10 (1.68%) LDAP
4 8 (1.34%) SAML
4 8 (1.34%) WebSphere MQ
4 8 (1.34%) XML
5 7 (1.17%) EDI
5 7 (1.17%) YAML
6 5 (0.84%) XMPP
7 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.17%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.17%) OAuth
7 1 (0.17%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.17%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 126 (21.11%) Video Conferencing
2 110 (18.43%) Data Centre
3 105 (17.59%) Wiki
4 44 (7.37%) Management Information System
4 44 (7.37%) Public Cloud
5 28 (4.69%) PKI
6 16 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 15 (2.51%) Client/Server
8 13 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (2.01%) Private Cloud
10 10 (1.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 10 (1.68%) Hedge funds
11 8 (1.34%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.34%) Security Operations Centre
12 7 (1.17%) Onboarding
13 5 (0.84%) Cloud Security Posture
13 5 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (0.84%) iPad
13 5 (0.84%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 278 (46.57%) Windows
2 118 (19.77%) Windows 10
3 116 (19.43%) Android
4 84 (14.07%) Linux
5 79 (13.23%) Windows Server
6 36 (6.03%) Ubuntu
6 36 (6.03%) VMS
7 15 (2.51%) Mac OS
8 14 (2.35%) CentOS
8 14 (2.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 11 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.51%) Unix
10 9 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
11 8 (1.34%) Apple iOS
11 8 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.50%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (19.60%) Business Continuity
2 116 (19.43%) Computer Science
3 109 (18.26%) Mobile Device Management
4 107 (17.92%) BCP
5 106 (17.76%) Contract Negotiation
6 105 (17.59%) Application Virtualisation
6 105 (17.59%) Business Continuity Planning
7 88 (14.74%) ITIL
8 81 (13.57%) Agile
9 80 (13.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 70 (11.73%) Problem-Solving
11 61 (10.22%) Cybersecurity
12 58 (9.72%) Roadmaps
13 50 (8.38%) Project Management
14 47 (7.87%) Disaster Recovery
15 46 (7.71%) Application Security
16 45 (7.54%) DevOps
17 43 (7.20%) DevSecOps
18 42 (7.04%) Customer Service
19 41 (6.87%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.21%) PowerShell
2 38 (6.37%) Python
3 23 (3.85%) SQL
4 13 (2.18%) Bash
5 7 (1.17%) C#
6 2 (0.34%) Java
7 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.17%) Korn
7 1 (0.17%) Perl
7 1 (0.17%) PHP
Qualifications
1 162 (27.14%) Degree
2 111 (18.59%) Cisco Certification
3 106 (17.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 105 (17.59%) Master's Degree
5 63 (10.55%) CCNA
6 59 (9.88%) CCNP
7 38 (6.37%) DV Cleared
7 38 (6.37%) Security Cleared
8 18 (3.02%) CCIE
9 16 (2.68%) APMP
10 14 (2.35%) CISSP
11 13 (2.18%) CCSP
12 12 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.34%) A+ Certification
14 8 (1.34%) Azure Certification
14 8 (1.34%) CEH
14 8 (1.34%) SANS
14 8 (1.34%) SSCP
15 6 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (3.35%) SLA
3 14 (2.35%) NIST
4 13 (2.18%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.34%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.84%) NCSC
6 5 (0.84%) QA
7 4 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 272 (45.56%) Active Directory
2 135 (22.61%) VMware ESXi
3 108 (18.09%) XenApp
4 107 (17.92%) XenDesktop
5 105 (17.59%) Microsoft App-V
6 88 (14.74%) VMware Infrastructure
7 39 (6.53%) Hyper-V
8 15 (2.51%) vSphere
9 10 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
10 8 (1.34%) Docker
11 5 (0.84%) NFS
12 3 (0.50%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 122 (20.44%) SCCM
2 105 (17.59%) AirWatch
3 52 (8.71%) Ansible
4 44 (7.37%) Terraform
5 25 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
6 20 (3.35%) FortiGate
7 19 (3.18%) WSUS
8 15 (2.51%) Single Sign-On
9 10 (1.68%) Puppet
10 9 (1.51%) Kubernetes
10 9 (1.51%) Progress Chef
11 8 (1.34%) Nmap
12 7 (1.17%) Cisco CUCM
12 7 (1.17%) Stealthwatch
13 6 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
14 5 (0.84%) Cisco Prime
14 5 (0.84%) PaperCut
15 4 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
16 3 (0.50%) Nessus
16 3 (0.50%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 333 (55.78%) Cisco
2 281 (47.07%) Microsoft
3 129 (21.61%) Citrix
4 104 (17.42%) VMware
5 93 (15.58%) Meraki
6 76 (12.73%) Fortinet
7 53 (8.88%) Juniper
8 48 (8.04%) SolarWinds
9 47 (7.87%) Aruba
10 42 (7.04%) Palo Alto
11 38 (6.37%) CheckPoint
12 33 (5.53%) HP
13 23 (3.85%) Sandvine
14 22 (3.69%) Red Hat
15 20 (3.35%) Ruckus Wireless
16 17 (2.85%) Veeam
17 16 (2.68%) F5
18 15 (2.51%) Splunk
19 13 (2.18%) NetApp
20 10 (1.68%) LogicMonitor