Wide Area Network (WAN)
South East > Kent
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | - | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Kent | 10.37% | - | 6.37% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 44.74% | - | 33.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £382 | - | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | - | £201 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | - | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £451 | - | £339 |
| 90th Percentile | £455 | - | £408 |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +18.75% | -15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £20.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £34.36 | £19.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.84% | -24.00% | +6.38% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 38 | 23 | 39 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 23.17% | 18.25% | 19.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 9 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £194 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £206 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £250 | £424 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.00% | -41.00% | +16.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £454 | £623 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £635 | £533 |
| South East median daily rate | £478 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | +8.11% | -7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.02 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +226.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £20.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £56.00 | £59.13 | £59.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.29% | -0.63% | +32.22% |
WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Daily Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing WAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Kent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in Kent over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing WAN.
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Contract Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Kent region over the 6 months to 29 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone | - | 9 | £440 | - | 1 |
| Sevenoaks | - | 3 | £438 | - | |
| WAN South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:
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