Wide Area Network (WAN)
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 49 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -30 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing WAN | 2 | 11 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire | 0.35% | 2.43% | 9.05% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 3.51% | 18.97% | 55.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,050 | £31,697 | £37,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,875 | £35,279 | £43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.41% | -15.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £39,875 | £49,375 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,550 | £52,750 | £68,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £49,479 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 57 | 58 | 72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 10.02% | 12.80% | 16.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 15 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £29,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,813 | £33,625 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -15.00% | +25.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £56,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £57,300 | £67,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £30,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
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Salary Trend in Leicestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing WAN.
WAN
Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | -5 | 2 | £38,500 | -21.03% | 6 |
| WAN East Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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