WPA2 Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i-2004)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands citing WPA2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 178 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing WPA2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.084% | - | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.12% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £290 | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands
WPA2 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 citing communications or computer networking skills in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 269 | 332 | 263 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 7.55% | 16.50% | 13.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 191 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £214 | £243 | £177 |
| 25th Percentile | £371 | £300 | £326 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £418 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.78% | -17.33% | +26.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £525 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £600 | £673 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.46 | £20.15 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.35 | £29.00 | £32.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.64 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.20% | -14.29% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | £41.81 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.44 | £49.95 | £47.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £45.00 | £34.00 | £56.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -39.42% | -0.57% |
WPA2 Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WPA2 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
WPA2 Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing WPA2.
WPA2 Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WPA2 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire | - | 3 | £290 | - | 1 |
| WPA2 England |
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WPA2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 802.11 | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Cisco ISE | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | LAN | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | WAN | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Wireless | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Wireless Security | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | WLAN | 100.0% | 3 |