Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 527 | 525 | 608 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +83 | +224 |
| Contract jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 21 | 47 | 70 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.064% | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £187 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £325 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £375 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.00% | -11.76% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £691 | £635 | £553 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £350 | £403 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -13.04% | +0.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.63 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.19 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.75 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £39.69 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £39.88 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 30,026 | 37,336 | 51,168 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.53% | 93.01% | 94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,074 | 24,182 | 35,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,465 | 2,247 | 1,536 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.71 | £13.86 | £14.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.32 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.03 | £43.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.16% | -2.97% | +68.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +8.59% | +85.92% |
WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured WAN Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN Engineer over the 6 months to 28 July 2025.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 July 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 |
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| England | +13 | 20 | £510 | +36.00% | 6 |
| London | +18 | 17 | £550 | -10.20% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 3 | £510 | +36.00% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 3 | £300 | -14.29% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 3 | £300 | -6.25% | 5 |
| Midlands | -33 | 3 | £300 | -6.25% | 5 |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, WAN Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring WAN Engineer in the job title.
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WAN Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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