WAN Contract Job Trends in Worcestershire

Wide Area Network (WAN)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs citing WAN 3 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire 1.75% - 5.81%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 42.86% - 21.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile - - £490
25th Percentile £163 - £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +52.94%
75th Percentile £188 - £738
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £340 £431 £375
% change year-on-year -21.16% +15.00% -11.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7 15 23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 4.09% 25.42% 26.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 8 17
10th Percentile £154 £110 £196
25th Percentile £163 £136 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £145 £500
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% -71.00% -21.60%
75th Percentile £378 £182 £673
90th Percentile £508 £367 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £475 £400
% change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 3
Median hourly rate - £17.16 £10.50
Median % change year-on-year - +63.43% -
West Midlands median hourly rate £58.00 £24.22 £22.50
% change year-on-year +139.47% +7.64% +4.37%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

WAN job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

WAN
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing WAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing WAN

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Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing WAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing WAN

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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Pershore - 3 £175 -
WAN
West Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) VPN
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Chocolatey
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 3 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 3 (100.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification