The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leicester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
11
9
8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
13.25%
9.78%
7.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
8
5
10th Percentile
£381
£486
-
25th Percentile
£425
£522
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£580
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-22.41%
+22.11%
+35.71%
75th Percentile
£553
£634
£631
90th Percentile
£638
£659
£651
Leicestershire median daily rate
£450
£555
£475
% change year-on-year
-18.92%
+16.84%
+35.71%
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
WAN Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing WAN.
WAN Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing WAN.
WAN Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing WAN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for WAN.
WAN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
