WAN Jobs in the East of England

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 93 140
Rank change year-on-year +17 +47 -33
Permanent jobs citing WAN 129 93 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 2.48% 2.56% 2.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.62% 10.67% 12.66%
Number of salaries quoted 93 78 121
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,520 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,313 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -16.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £64,875 £77,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 732 872 1,240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 14.06% 23.98% 17.12%
Number of salaries quoted 536 322 654
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,938 £27,500 £33,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £48,500 £50,985 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.87% -2.89% +5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the East of England

WAN
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in 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

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in the East of England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in the East of England

WAN
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 6 months to 26 July 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
Hertfordshire +22 60 £41,500 -2.35% 10
Suffolk +12 18 £75,000 +172.73% 3
Cambridgeshire -17 15 £32,000 -34.02% 8
Norfolk -20 15 £45,000 +12.50% 3
Bedfordshire +22 12 £57,500 +4.55% 3
Essex +14 9 £30,000 -4.76% 3
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 20 (15.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (13.95%) SharePoint
3 8 (6.20%) IIS
4 5 (3.88%) CMS
5 4 (3.10%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (3.10%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (3.10%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 16 (12.40%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.20%) MS Visio
3 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.55%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 55 (42.64%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (40.31%) Azure
3 10 (7.75%) Entra ID
4 9 (6.98%) OneDrive
5 8 (6.20%) AWS
6 7 (5.43%) SaaS
7 4 (3.10%) GCP
7 4 (3.10%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.55%) IaaS
8 2 (1.55%) PaaS
9 1 (0.78%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 108 (83.72%) LAN
2 54 (41.86%) Firewall
3 24 (18.60%) SD-WAN
4 23 (17.83%) DNS
4 23 (17.83%) Wireless
5 21 (16.28%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (14.73%) WLAN
7 18 (13.95%) TCP/IP
8 17 (13.18%) VLAN
8 17 (13.18%) VPN
9 12 (9.30%) Network Security
10 10 (7.75%) DHCP
10 10 (7.75%) MPLS
10 10 (7.75%) VoIP
11 8 (6.20%) NAS
11 8 (6.20%) SAN
12 5 (3.88%) FTP
13 4 (3.10%) Extranet
13 4 (3.10%) Internet
13 4 (3.10%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.88%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
General
1 40 (31.01%) Social Skills
2 29 (22.48%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (5.43%) Telecoms
4 5 (3.88%) Police
5 4 (3.10%) Banking
5 4 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (3.10%) Legal
5 4 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (3.10%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.10%) Retail
6 3 (2.33%) Finance
7 2 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.55%) Local Government
7 2 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.78%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (20.93%) Analyst
2 20 (15.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 20 (15.50%) Network Engineer
3 18 (13.95%) Service Analyst
3 18 (13.95%) Service Desk Analyst
4 17 (13.18%) Support Engineer
5 13 (10.08%) IT Support
6 9 (6.98%) 2nd Line Support
6 9 (6.98%) IT Analyst
6 9 (6.98%) Senior
7 8 (6.20%) Technical Design Authority
8 7 (5.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 7 (5.43%) 3rd Line Support
8 7 (5.43%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 7 (5.43%) IT Engineer
8 7 (5.43%) Senior Network Engineer
9 6 (4.65%) IT Support Engineer
9 6 (4.65%) LAN Engineer
9 6 (4.65%) WAN Engineer
9 6 (4.65%) WLAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.78%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.78%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.65%) Data Centre
2 5 (3.88%) NHS
2 5 (3.88%) Operational Technology
3 4 (3.10%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.33%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.55%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.78%) Clustering
6 1 (0.78%) Cyberattack
6 1 (0.78%) iPad
6 1 (0.78%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 44 (34.11%) Windows
2 20 (15.50%) Android
2 20 (15.50%) Windows Server
3 10 (7.75%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.88%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (3.88%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (3.10%) Apple iOS
5 4 (3.10%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (3.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.78%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (35.66%) ITIL
2 23 (17.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 18 (13.95%) Project Delivery
3 18 (13.95%) Root Cause Analysis
3 18 (13.95%) Statistics
4 14 (10.85%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (9.30%) Customer Requirements
6 11 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (7.75%) Presales
7 10 (7.75%) Service Delivery
8 9 (6.98%) Change Advisory Board
8 9 (6.98%) Customer Service
8 9 (6.98%) Project Management
9 8 (6.20%) E-Commerce
9 8 (6.20%) Incident Management
9 8 (6.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (4.65%) Business Development
10 6 (4.65%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (4.65%) Roadmaps
11 5 (3.88%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 13 (10.08%) SQL
2 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (18.60%) Degree
2 18 (13.95%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (10.85%) CCNA
4 11 (8.53%) Security Cleared
5 10 (7.75%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (5.43%) CCNP
7 6 (4.65%) MCSE
7 6 (4.65%) SC Cleared
8 5 (3.88%) Azure Certification
8 5 (3.88%) DBS Check
9 4 (3.10%) HND
10 3 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.55%) MCP
12 1 (0.78%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.20%) SLA
2 3 (2.33%) GDPR
2 3 (2.33%) PMO
3 1 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 54 (41.86%) Active Directory
2 17 (13.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (10.08%) vSphere
4 8 (6.20%) Hyper-V
5 7 (5.43%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (3.88%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (2.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (10.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.43%) FortiGate
3 4 (3.10%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (3.10%) SmoothWall
3 4 (3.10%) WSUS
4 2 (1.55%) SCCM
5 1 (0.78%) Ansible
5 1 (0.78%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 73 (56.59%) Microsoft
2 33 (25.58%) Cisco
3 25 (19.38%) VMware
4 19 (14.73%) Meraki
5 8 (6.20%) Ekahau
5 8 (6.20%) Ruckus Wireless
6 7 (5.43%) HP
7 6 (4.65%) Aruba
7 6 (4.65%) Juniper
8 5 (3.88%) Apple
8 5 (3.88%) Fortinet
8 5 (3.88%) Palo Alto
9 4 (3.10%) CheckPoint
9 4 (3.10%) Veeam
10 3 (2.33%) Dell
10 3 (2.33%) F5
11 2 (1.55%) Adobe
11 2 (1.55%) Google
11 2 (1.55%) ServiceNow
11 2 (1.55%) Zscaler