Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
North West > Lancashire
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) salary in Lancashire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
51 |
66 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a WAN Engineer |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire |
0.88% |
0.36% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.08% |
0.38% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£66,250 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.53% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title |
926 |
784 |
292 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
81.87% |
94.46% |
95.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
357 |
508 |
234 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,087 |
£36,175 |
£26,650 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£41,250 |
£32,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£50,055 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.10% |
+5.38% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£59,081 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£68,034 |
£67,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,854 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.68% |
-7.54% |
+4.76% |
