Wide Area Network (WAN)
West Midlands > Solihull
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Solihull requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -1 | +5 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing WAN | 3 | 35 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull | 4.76% | 38.46% | 38.46% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 20.00% | 71.43% | 73.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £245 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £328 | £306 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £375 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +7.14% | -12.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £403 | £388 | £375 |
| 90th Percentile | £424 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +15.38% | -21.21% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Solihull
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 Solihull.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 15 | 49 | 34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull | 23.81% | 53.85% | 52.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 23 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £269 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £347 | £306 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £365 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.86% | +21.67% | -24.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £388 | £340 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,234 | - | £354 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.88% | -2.58% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.
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Daily Rate Trend in Solihull
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing WAN.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing WAN.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: