Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 6.47% | 0.95% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 33.33% | 8.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £139 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £148 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -70.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £154 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £158 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Northern Ireland
WAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 15 | 39 | 25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 10.14% | 19.40% | 11.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £516 | £156 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £158 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £215 | £338 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +161.63% | -36.30% | -15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £400 | £449 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £540 |
| UK median daily rate | £490 | £520 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.77% | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.72 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £19.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +110.53% | -30.91% | +4.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in Northern Ireland.