WAN Jobs in the East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Wide Area Network (WAN) England / East of England
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	82	83	76
Rank change year-on-year	+1	-7
Permanent jobs citing WAN	224	207	292
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England	3.61%	3.02%	3.61%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	20.35%	18.00%	17.87%
Number of salaries quoted	171	157	217
Median salary	£50,000	£40,000	£42,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+25.00%	-4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£23,000	£25,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£62,500	£60,000	£65,000
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£42,500
% change year-on-year	-	-5.88%

WAN is in the communications and computer networking skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Communications & Computer Network Skills East of England
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	1101	1150	1634
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England	17.76%	16.80%	20.22%
Number of salaries quoted	917	956	1219
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£26,500	£26,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£60,000	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the East of England citing WAN as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Communications & Networking category.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Salary Trend in the East of England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WAN in the East of England.

Salary trend for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Salary Histogram in the East of England

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing WAN in the East of England over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for WAN in the East of England

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Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the East of England region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire	-10	115	£50,000	+17.64%	7
Cambridgeshire	-4	42	£32,500	-6.47%	2
Essex	+17	35	£50,000	+25.00%	3
Bedfordshire	+26	25	£42,500	-7.10%	6
Norfolk	-	4	£31,250	-
Suffolk	-8	3	£45,000	+38.46%	3
WAN England

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing WAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the East of England region with a requirement for WAN.

1	331 (85.97%)	LAN
2	230 (59.74%)	Cisco
3	170 (44.16%)	Firewall
4	152 (39.48%)	Cisco Certification
5	148 (38.44%)	Microsoft
6	128 (33.25%)	Windows
7	121 (31.43%)	VMware
8	107 (27.79%)	Active Directory
9	103 (26.75%)	CCNA
10	97 (25.19%)	Citrix
11	96 (24.94%)	Data Centre
12	94 (24.42%)	VPN
13	90 (23.38%)	CheckPoint
14	89 (23.12%)	CCNP
15	85 (22.08%)	ITIL

16	83 (21.56%)	Wireless
17	74 (19.22%)	DNS
18	70 (18.18%)	DHCP
19	64 (16.62%)	VMware Infrastructure
20	60 (15.58%)	TCP/IP
20	60 (15.58%)	Windows Server
21	57 (14.81%)	VLAN
21	57 (14.81%)	Cisco Nexus
22	55 (14.29%)	VoIP
23	50 (12.99%)	MS Exchange
23	50 (12.99%)	BGP
24	48 (12.47%)	Analytical Skills
24	48 (12.47%)	Network Security
25	47 (12.21%)	Degree
25	47 (12.21%)	HP

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Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	50 (12.99%)	MS Exchange
2	28 (7.27%)	Skype for Business
3	21 (5.45%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	7 (1.82%)	SharePoint
5	6 (1.56%)	CMS
6	5 (1.30%)	Exchange Server 2013
7	2 (0.52%)	Exchange Server 2007
8	1 (0.26%)	Exchange Server 2003

Applications
1	34 (8.83%)	Microsoft Office
2	15 (3.90%)	MS Visio
3	3 (0.78%)	Microsoft Excel
4	1 (0.26%)	Acrobat
4	1 (0.26%)	Adobe Premiere
4	1 (0.26%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	10 (2.60%)	Dynamics NAV
2	8 (2.08%)	Dynamics CRM
3	1 (0.26%)	Dynamics AX

Cloud Services
1	41 (10.65%)	Office 365
2	24 (6.23%)	PaaS
3	19 (4.94%)	Amazon AWS
4	14 (3.64%)	Microsoft Azure
5	12 (3.12%)	IaaS
6	10 (2.60%)	Amazon CloudWatch
6	10 (2.60%)	Amazon EC2
6	10 (2.60%)	Amazon Glacier
6	10 (2.60%)	Amazon S3
6	10 (2.60%)	Amazon SQS
6	10 (2.60%)	AWS CloudFormation
6	10 (2.60%)	AWS CloudTrail
6	10 (2.60%)	Virtual Private Cloud
7	4 (1.04%)	Cloud Computing
8	3 (0.78%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	331 (85.97%)	LAN
2	170 (44.16%)	Firewall
3	94 (24.42%)	VPN
4	83 (21.56%)	Wireless
5	74 (19.22%)	DNS
6	70 (18.18%)	DHCP
7	60 (15.58%)	TCP/IP
8	57 (14.81%)	Cisco Nexus
8	57 (14.81%)	VLAN
9	55 (14.29%)	VoIP
10	50 (12.99%)	BGP
11	48 (12.47%)	Network Security
12	46 (11.95%)	MPLS
13	45 (11.69%)	Cisco IOS
13	45 (11.69%)	OSPF
13	45 (11.69%)	Wi-Fi
14	40 (10.39%)	Cisco ASA
14	40 (10.39%)	SAN
15	27 (7.01%)	EIGRP
16	25 (6.49%)	NetScaler

Database & Business Intelligence
1	33 (8.57%)	SQL Server
2	10 (2.60%)	Amazon RDS
3	4 (1.04%)	SQL Server 2008
4	2 (0.52%)	Data Warehouse
4	2 (0.52%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
5	1 (0.26%)	MySQL
5	1 (0.26%)	SQL Server Integration Services

Development Applications
1	8 (2.08%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	31 (8.05%)	Telecoms
2	23 (5.97%)	Retail
3	16 (4.16%)	Marketing
4	12 (3.12%)	Finance
5	11 (2.86%)	Games
6	10 (2.60%)	Advertising
6	10 (2.60%)	Back Office
7	9 (2.34%)	Manufacturing
8	6 (1.56%)	Military
9	3 (0.78%)	Automotive
9	3 (0.78%)	Legal
10	1 (0.26%)	Banking
10	1 (0.26%)	Pharmaceutical

Job Titles
1	81 (21.04%)	Network Engineer
2	57 (14.81%)	Analyst
3	54 (14.03%)	Support Engineer
4	43 (11.17%)	3rd Line Engineer
5	42 (10.91%)	Infrastructure Engineer
6	40 (10.39%)	Consultant
7	36 (9.35%)	3rd Line Support
8	35 (9.09%)	Senior Network Engineer
9	34 (8.83%)	Network Analyst
10	32 (8.31%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
11	30 (7.79%)	3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
12	27 (7.01%)	Cisco Engineer
13	26 (6.75%)	Infrastructure Support
13	26 (6.75%)	Network Consultant
14	25 (6.49%)	3rd Line Infrastructure Support
14	25 (6.49%)	Cisco Network Engineer
15	24 (6.23%)	Presales Consultant
15	24 (6.23%)	Support Analyst
16	23 (5.97%)	Infrastructure Support Engineer
17	22 (5.71%)	Network Support

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	15 (3.90%)	HTML
1	15 (3.90%)	XML
2	10 (2.60%)	SAML
2	10 (2.60%)	XMPP
3	6 (1.56%)	POSIX
4	4 (1.04%)	Middleware
4	4 (1.04%)	Web Services
5	3 (0.78%)	802.1X
6	1 (0.26%)	Java SE

Miscellaneous
1	96 (24.94%)	Data Centre
2	48 (12.47%)	Analytical Skills
3	16 (4.16%)	Blog
4	14 (3.64%)	Management Information System
5	13 (3.38%)	Driving Licence
6	12 (3.12%)	Fat Client
6	12 (3.12%)	Thin Client
7	10 (2.60%)	PKI
8	6 (1.56%)	Computer Science
9	5 (1.30%)	Kindle
9	5 (1.30%)	Mainframe
9	5 (1.30%)	Smartphone
10	4 (1.04%)	Data Protection Act
10	4 (1.04%)	EPoS
10	4 (1.04%)	Public Cloud
10	4 (1.04%)	User Experience
11	3 (0.78%)	CMDB
11	3 (0.78%)	Enterprise Software
11	3 (0.78%)	Mobile Computing
11	3 (0.78%)	PDA

Operating Systems
1	128 (33.25%)	Windows
2	60 (15.58%)	Windows Server
3	44 (11.43%)	Windows Server 2008
4	34 (8.83%)	Windows Server 2012
5	28 (7.27%)	Linux
5	28 (7.27%)	Windows Server 2003
6	24 (6.23%)	Windows 10
6	24 (6.23%)	Windows 7
7	14 (3.64%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8	10 (2.60%)	Windows 8
9	4 (1.04%)	Unix
10	1 (0.26%)	Android
10	1 (0.26%)	Windows Mobile
10	1 (0.26%)	Windows Phone
10	1 (0.26%)	Windows XP

Processes & Methodologies
1	85 (22.08%)	ITIL
2	47 (12.21%)	Presales
3	42 (10.91%)	Network Management
4	32 (8.31%)	E-Commerce
4	32 (8.31%)	Problem Management
5	29 (7.53%)	Project Management
6	28 (7.27%)	Change Control
6	28 (7.27%)	Change Management
7	27 (7.01%)	Disaster Recovery
8	23 (5.97%)	IT Strategy
8	23 (5.97%)	PRINCE2
9	20 (5.19%)	Incident Management
9	20 (5.19%)	Network Monitoring
10	17 (4.42%)	Asset Management
11	16 (4.16%)	Information Security
11	16 (4.16%)	Mentoring
12	15 (3.90%)	Coaching
12	15 (3.90%)	Customer Engagement
13	12 (3.12%)	Data Protection
13	12 (3.12%)	Time Management

Programming Languages
1	26 (6.75%)	SQL
2	7 (1.82%)	C
3	4 (1.04%)	PowerShell
3	4 (1.04%)	Python
3	4 (1.04%)	R
3	4 (1.04%)	VBScript
4	2 (0.52%)	Bash Shell
4	2 (0.52%)	Perl
4	2 (0.52%)	PHP
5	1 (0.26%)	C++
5	1 (0.26%)	VB
5	1 (0.26%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	152 (39.48%)	Cisco Certification
2	103 (26.75%)	CCNA
3	89 (23.12%)	CCNP
4	47 (12.21%)	Degree
5	27 (7.01%)	Microsoft Certification
6	25 (6.49%)	CCSA
7	21 (5.45%)	CCDP
7	21 (5.45%)	CCIE
8	20 (5.19%)	MCSE
9	19 (4.94%)	ITIL Certification
10	16 (4.16%)	BC Cleared
10	16 (4.16%)	Security Cleared
11	15 (3.90%)	CCSE
11	15 (3.90%)	MCSA
11	15 (3.90%)	Network+ Certification
12	9 (2.34%)	CISSP
12	9 (2.34%)	MCP
13	8 (2.08%)	Check Point Certification
13	8 (2.08%)	PRINCE2 Certification
14	7 (1.82%)	CISM

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	38 (9.87%)	SLA
2	5 (1.30%)	ISO 9001
2	5 (1.30%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	5 (1.30%)	PCI DSS
3	4 (1.04%)	Cyber Essentials
3	4 (1.04%)	Cyber Essentials PLUS
4	3 (0.78%)	QA
5	2 (0.52%)	PMO

System Software
1	107 (27.79%)	Active Directory
2	64 (16.62%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	42 (10.91%)	Hyper-V
4	17 (4.42%)	VMware ESXi
5	14 (3.64%)	Terminal Services
5	14 (3.64%)	vSphere
5	14 (3.64%)	XenApp
6	2 (0.52%)	Virtual Desktop
6	2 (0.52%)	Virtual Machines
6	2 (0.52%)	VMware Workstation
7	1 (0.26%)	Virtual Servers
7	1 (0.26%)	XenDesktop

Systems Management
1	12 (3.12%)	WSUS
2	10 (2.60%)	Cacti
3	8 (2.08%)	SCCM
4	5 (1.30%)	Cisco CUCM
4	5 (1.30%)	FortiGate
4	5 (1.30%)	SmokePing
5	3 (0.78%)	AirWatch
5	3 (0.78%)	Backup Exec
5	3 (0.78%)	vCenter Server
6	2 (0.52%)	SCOM
6	2 (0.52%)	ThinApp
6	2 (0.52%)	XenMobile
6	2 (0.52%)	ZENworks
7	1 (0.26%)	Cisco Prime
7	1 (0.26%)	Cisco UCCX
7	1 (0.26%)	NetVault Backup
7	1 (0.26%)	ZABBIX

Vendors
1	230 (59.74%)	Cisco
2	148 (38.44%)	Microsoft
3	121 (31.43%)	VMware
4	97 (25.19%)	Citrix
5	90 (23.38%)	CheckPoint
6	47 (12.21%)	HP
7	42 (10.91%)	Juniper
8	35 (9.09%)	Aruba
9	27 (7.01%)	F5
10	22 (5.71%)	Avaya
11	19 (4.94%)	SolarWinds
12	16 (4.16%)	Fortinet
12	16 (4.16%)	Palo Alto
13	15 (3.90%)	Arista
14	14 (3.64%)	Meraki
15	12 (3.12%)	Brocade
16	10 (2.60%)	Riverbed
17	9 (2.34%)	Computacenter
18	8 (2.08%)	EMC
18	8 (2.08%)	Remedy