Wide Area Network (WAN)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 41 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -16 | +16 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing WAN | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 2.04% | 2.19% | 6.38% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.62% | 16.42% | 30.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £378 | £299 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £419 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -13.64% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £368 | £488 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £486 | £503 | £588 |
| North West median daily rate | £325 | £438 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.71% | -7.89% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £66.50 | £18.07 | £47.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +268.12% | -62.23% | +17.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cheshire
WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cheshire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 103 | 67 | 88 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 16.14% | 13.35% | 20.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 28 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £200 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £379 | £467 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £562 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -11.03% | +14.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | £541 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £761 | £612 |
| North West median daily rate | £447 | £515 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.20% | +8.42% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £66.50 | £48.56 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.94% | +194.30% | -48.14% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing WAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in Cheshire over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing WAN.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 23 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 0 | 7 | £378 | -5.63% | 4 |
| Chester | -4 | 6 | £325 | -31.58% | 1 |
| WAN North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: