WAN Specialist Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Wide Area Network Specialist (WAN Specialist)
North West > Merseyside

As of 10 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Wide Area Network Specialist (WAN Specialist) daily rate in Merseyside.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a WAN Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.32% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Merseyside with a recognized job title 282 159 225
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.81% 94.64% 96.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 104 121
10th Percentile £135 £133 £149
25th Percentile £220 £206 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £388
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +9.68% -18.42%
75th Percentile £563 £541 £494
90th Percentile £660 £645 £588
North West median daily rate £485 £450 £479
% change year-on-year +7.78% -6.05% -4.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 39
10th Percentile £17.64 - £15.44
25th Percentile £21.99 £12.21 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £21.43
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -18.62% +22.46%
75th Percentile - £19.36 £34.21
90th Percentile - £21.52 £37.74
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £29.01 £29.00
% change year-on-year +57.03% +0.03% +5.45%

WAN Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Specialist within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Liverpool - 1 - -
WAN Specialist
North West

WAN Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, WAN Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Merseyside region featuring WAN Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

WAN Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft