Wide Area Network (WAN)
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 26 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +5 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 3.75% | 2.70% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 23.08% | 18.18% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | - | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £237 | £513 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £245 | £538 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.42% | +53.57% | -9.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £248 | £572 | £363 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £611 | £479 |
| East of England median daily rate | £430 | £525 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.10% | +54.41% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £14.31 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £15.33 | £12.86 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +19.21% | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 13 | 33 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 16.25% | 14.86% | 12.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 24 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £250 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £243 | £349 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £530 | £230 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.34% | +130.22% | -45.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £335 | £551 | £363 |
| 90th Percentile | £430 | £599 | £594 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £415 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.46% | -12.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £200.00 | £11.64 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1618.21% | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £39.32 | £22.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.76% | -57.14% | +238.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in Essex.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in Essex.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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: