WAN Contract Job Trends in Plymouth

Wide Area Network (WAN)
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Plymouth requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 14 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 +12
Contract jobs citing WAN 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Plymouth 2.17% 1.69% 5.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 100.00% 11.11% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £725 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
75th Percentile £775 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £750 £413 £600
% change year-on-year +81.82% -31.25% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1 9 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth 2.17% 15.25% 5.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £268 -
25th Percentile £725 £393 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £478 -
Median % change year-on-year +57.07% - -
75th Percentile £775 £500 -
90th Percentile - £523 -
Devon median daily rate £290 £413 £600
% change year-on-year -29.70% -31.25% +50.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.

WAN job vacancy trend in Plymouth

WAN
Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing WAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing WAN

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Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing WAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing WAN

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco