Wide Area Network (WAN)
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 17 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton | 2.96% | 7.06% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 28.57% | 60.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £499 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £248 | £515 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £555 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.93% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £574 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £579 | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £400 | £528 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.17% | +62.31% | -13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £100.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £103.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £105.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £103.00 | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Luton
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 10.37% | 11.76% | 7.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £63 | £498 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £110 | £513 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £525 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +10.53% | -18.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £568 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £695 | £576 | £616 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £375 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £82.05 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £85.13 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £91.50 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £99.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £102.95 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £91.50 | £30.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +205.00% | -42.86% | +237.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing WAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in Luton over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing WAN.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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: