The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
22
63
52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff
7.77%
10.98%
13.03%
Number of salaries quoted
20
44
44
10th Percentile
£26,134
-
£33,950
25th Percentile
£26,250
£23,750
£39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£35,000
£28,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-44.00%
-
75th Percentile
£60,000
£56,773
£65,594
90th Percentile
£74,711
£63,500
£72,433
South Wales median annual salary
£25,087
£37,250
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-32.65%
-17.22%
-3.60%
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
WAN Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing WAN.
WAN Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, job vacancies citing WAN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for WAN.
WAN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
