Wide Area Network (WAN)
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside | 6.44% | 4.80% | 5.64% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 26.79% | 31.43% | 30.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £129 | £213 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £133 | £225 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.11% | - | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £136 | £238 | £325 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £335 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.56% | -18.18% | +22.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.07 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £66.50 | £18.07 | £47.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +268.12% | -62.23% | +17.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 56 | 35 | 36 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 24.03% | 15.28% | 18.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 10 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £139 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £129 | £145 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £133 | £175 | £353 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.29% | -50.35% | -17.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £203 | £388 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £434 | £516 | £459 |
| North West median daily rate | £462 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.84% | -5.00% | +6.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.07 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -71.33% | +216.90% |
| North West median hourly rate | £23.50 | £48.56 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.61% | +174.04% | -10.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing WAN.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing WAN.
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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 within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 17 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens | - | 1 | - | - | |
| WAN North West |
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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:
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