WAN Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) daily rate in Reading is £340, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a WAN Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.098% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £335 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 - -
75th Percentile £345 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £376 - £375

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 954 534 1,074
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 93.19% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 583 325 619
10th Percentile £310 £311 £213
25th Percentile £433 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £624
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £504 £513
% change year-on-year -0.70% -1.76% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 4 52
10th Percentile £32.55 - £35.70
25th Percentile £80.56 - £52.90
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £71.80 £73.50
90th Percentile £105.05 £75.03 £87.46
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £59.15
% change year-on-year +30.21% +7.77% +3.98%

WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'WAN Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

WAN Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

WAN Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for WAN Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for WAN Engineer job vacancies in Reading

WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 14 May 2026, WAN Engineer 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 Reading region featuring WAN Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

WAN Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow