WAN Jobs in Dorset

Wide Area Network (WAN)
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 53 77
Rank change year-on-year -18 +24 +11
Permanent jobs citing WAN 23 29 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 2.11% 4.02% 1.86%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 25.56% 12.55% 13.59%
Number of salaries quoted 22 24 11
10th Percentile - £32,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,375 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,250 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% -13.33% +62.50%
75th Percentile £49,375 £50,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £50,000 - -
South West median annual salary £49,000 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year +15.29% +3.66% -8.89%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Dorset

WAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 90 231 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 8.26% 31.99% 13.70%
Number of salaries quoted 72 77 85
10th Percentile £30,783 £32,300 £27,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £39,449
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £72,500 £72,450
South West median annual salary £48,500 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +7.78% -4.26% +9.30%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in Dorset

WAN
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in Dorset.

Salary trend for WAN in Dorset

WAN
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in Dorset over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in Dorset

WAN
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dorchester -1 6 £47,500 -5.00%
Verwood - 4 £37,500 -
Poole +15 3 £50,000 +42.86% 1
WAN
South West

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (39.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
3 3 (13.04%) SharePoint 2010
3 3 (13.04%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (56.52%) Azure
3 7 (30.43%) AWS
3 7 (30.43%) GCP
4 2 (8.70%) Entra ID
4 2 (8.70%) Mimecast
5 1 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 21 (91.30%) LAN
2 13 (56.52%) Firewall
3 3 (13.04%) Network Security
3 3 (13.04%) SAN
3 3 (13.04%) VPN
4 2 (8.70%) DNS
4 2 (8.70%) TCP/IP
5 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (17.39%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (30.43%) 2nd Line Support
3 4 (17.39%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) Administrator
3 4 (17.39%) Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) IT Administrator
3 4 (17.39%) IT Systems Administrator
3 4 (17.39%) Support Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) Systems Administrator
4 3 (13.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Support Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) 3rd Line Support
6 1 (4.35%) Applications Support
6 1 (4.35%) Cloud Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) IT Support
6 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Operating Systems
1 16 (69.57%) Windows
2 8 (34.78%) Windows Server
3 6 (26.09%) Linux
4 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (13.04%) Windows 7
5 3 (13.04%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (13.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 7 (30.43%) Mobile Device Management
2 7 (30.43%) Server Virtualisation
3 4 (17.39%) Business Strategy
3 4 (17.39%) CRM
3 4 (17.39%) ERP
3 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (8.70%) Break/Fix
4 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (8.70%) Incident Response
4 2 (8.70%) Security Hardening
5 1 (4.35%) Customer-Centricity
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.35%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) T-SQL
2 1 (4.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.04%) MCITP
2 3 (13.04%) MCSE
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (56.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (39.13%) Active Directory
3 7 (30.43%) Hyper-V
3 7 (30.43%) XenDesktop
4 5 (21.74%) XenApp
5 4 (17.39%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (43.48%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (69.57%) VMware
2 11 (47.83%) Microsoft
3 7 (30.43%) Cisco
3 7 (30.43%) Citrix
3 7 (30.43%) Dell
3 7 (30.43%) Google
3 7 (30.43%) HP
3 7 (30.43%) Symantec
4 3 (13.04%) Veeam