Wide Area Network (WAN)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 21 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +2 | - |
| Contract jobs citing WAN | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | - | 2.72% | 1.55% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 17.39% | 10.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £300 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -33.33% | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £375 | £381 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | -10.29% | +9.68% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 5 | 23 | 29 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 4.81% | 15.65% | 14.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 16 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £163 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £180 | £183 | £166 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £275 | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.91% | +34.15% | -60.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £222 | £566 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £261 | £606 | £450 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +18.75% | -3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.13 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £24.25 | £14.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +73.21% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £26.38 | £14.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £19.95 | £19.60 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +18.80% | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in Staffordshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in Staffordshire.