Wide Area Network (WAN)
Dorset > Dorchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorchester requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 15 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -8 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing WAN | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorchester | - | 1.82% | 16.67% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £36,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £53,500 |
| Dorset median annual salary | £25,500 | £43,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.70% | -4.44% | -10.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Dorchester
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 Dorchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorchester | - | 1.82% | 16.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £36,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | -12.20% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £53,500 |
| Dorset median annual salary | £35,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +5.26% | -2.56% |
WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.
WAN
Salary Trend in Dorchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing WAN.
