The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Blackburn requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
52
-
5
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+14
Permanent jobs citing WAN
1
0
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
19
17
4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
6.71%
17.17%
16.00%
Number of salaries quoted
8
17
4
10th Percentile
£25,087
£22,489
£23,436
25th Percentile
£37,209
£22,614
£23,799
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,500
£32,000
£24,000
Median % change year-on-year
+32.81%
+33.33%
-46.67%
75th Percentile
£53,500
£33,750
£39,875
90th Percentile
£58,750
£43,500
£68,450
Lancashire median annual salary
£35,000
£50,000
£40,000
% change year-on-year
-30.00%
+25.00%
-
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
WAN Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in Blackburn.
WAN Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing WAN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for WAN.
WAN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
