Wide Area Network (WAN)
South East > Oxfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 15 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +7 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire | 2.11% | 1.87% | 1.05% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 14.81% | 11.11% | 10.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £416 | £616 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £622 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £638 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.45% | +21.43% | +19.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £647 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £601 | £649 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £455 | £500 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.00% | +21.21% | -13.16% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 27 | 18 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 14.21% | 16.82% | 9.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 11 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £375 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £367 | £406 | £180 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £425 | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £516 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £654 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £76.59 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £84.97 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.63 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £70.16 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.26% | +4.17% | +33.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing WAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing WAN.
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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 16 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | -4 | 2 | £550 | -15.38% | 2 |
| WAN South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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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