WAN Specialist Contract Job Trends in Chester

Wide Area Network Specialist (WAN Specialist)
Cheshire > Chester

As of 10 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Wide Area Network Specialist (WAN Specialist) daily rate in Chester.

 6 months to
10 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a WAN Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 133 71 50
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.71% 92.21% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 18 25
10th Percentile £214 £325 £199
25th Percentile £422 £350 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £588 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +17.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £609 £719 £688
90th Percentile £738 £813 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £472 £430 £475
% change year-on-year +9.77% -9.47% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 19 11
10th Percentile £29.19 £23.92 -
25th Percentile £29.99 £30.99 £35.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.19 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.89% -12.49% +33.32%
75th Percentile £37.50 £50.00 £45.63
90th Percentile £70.80 £86.00 £47.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +0.70% -8.57% +14.60%

WAN Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, WAN Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region featuring WAN Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

WAN Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft