Wide Area Network (WAN)
London > East London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East London requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 27 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +6 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East London | 2.73% | 0.70% | 2.05% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 21.43% | 4.55% | 8.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £559 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £618 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £585 | £585 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +195.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East London
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 East London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 14 | 22 | 68 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East London | 12.73% | 15.38% | 23.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 21 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £192 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £250 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £400 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -30.43% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £550 | £590 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £630 | £763 |
| London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £37.25 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.48% | +49.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in East London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East London.
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Daily Rate Trend in East London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing WAN.
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Hourly Rate Trend in East London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing WAN.
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Contract Job Locations in East London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the East London region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | +2 | 3 | £585 | - | |
| WAN London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London 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: