Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SD-WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 86 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +7 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing SD-WAN | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.51% | 0.29% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 8.45% | 2.68% | 2.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £488 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £495 | £432 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.14% | +14.58% | -13.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £503 | £434 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £458 |
| North West median daily rate | £375 | £498 | £432 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.62% | +15.16% | -13.60% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
SD-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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 71 | 112 | 181 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 6.02% | 10.69% | 11.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 74 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £203 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £369 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.44% | - | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £525 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £600 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £473 | £455 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -9.10% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | - | £23.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | - | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +164.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.00 | - | £49.22 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £34.47 | £24.76 | £42.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.22% | -41.73% | +4.72% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SD-WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SD-WAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SD-WAN in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: