WAN Jobs in London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 175 159 349
Rank change year-on-year -16 +190 -15
Permanent jobs citing WAN 396 593 894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.91% 2.19% 1.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.82% 18.59% 10.53%
Number of salaries quoted 319 488 710
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,425 £32,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
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
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,672 3,190 8,490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 12.88% 11.76% 11.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,498 2,548 4,345
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,548 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
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 London

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

Job vacancy trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for WAN in London

WAN
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the London 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
Central London -13 82 £47,500 -20.83% 6
South London -16 5 £54,500 +9.00% 3
West London -40 5 £57,500 +43.75% 1
East London -1 3 £38,750 -32.61% 5
North London -6 2 £37,500 +25.00% 1
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 53 (13.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (9.09%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.53%) SharePoint 2013
4 9 (2.27%) SharePoint 2010
4 9 (2.27%) Skype for Business
5 8 (2.02%) WebSphere
6 5 (1.26%) Confluence
7 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.25%) Apache
8 1 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.25%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 176 (44.44%) Azure
2 90 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (15.15%) AWS
4 35 (8.84%) IaaS
5 34 (8.59%) Entra ID
6 31 (7.83%) SaaS
7 29 (7.32%) PaaS
8 22 (5.56%) GCP
9 14 (3.54%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (3.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 10 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (2.27%) GitHub
13 8 (2.02%) AWS Direct Connect
14 7 (1.77%) Azure API Management
14 7 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.77%) Azure Key Vault
15 5 (1.26%) Datadog
15 5 (1.26%) Power Platform
15 5 (1.26%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 321 (81.06%) LAN
2 237 (59.85%) Firewall
3 146 (36.87%) VPN
4 136 (34.34%) SD-WAN
5 108 (27.27%) Wi-Fi
6 91 (22.98%) DNS
7 87 (21.97%) MPLS
8 84 (21.21%) Wireless
9 71 (17.93%) DHCP
10 66 (16.67%) BGP
11 56 (14.14%) Internet
12 53 (13.38%) Network Security
13 48 (12.12%) OSPF
13 48 (12.12%) TCP/IP
14 46 (11.62%) VLAN
15 37 (9.34%) IPsec
16 27 (6.82%) Cisco ISE
17 26 (6.57%) Unified Communications
18 22 (5.56%) SAN
18 22 (5.56%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.02%) DB2
1 8 (2.02%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.51%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (2.02%) GitLab
2 7 (1.77%) JIRA
2 7 (1.77%) Katalon Studio
3 6 (1.52%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.25%) Git
General
1 102 (25.76%) Social Skills
2 55 (13.89%) Finance
3 37 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (9.09%) Retail
5 29 (7.32%) Law
6 23 (5.81%) Telecoms
7 20 (5.05%) Legal
8 17 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.27%) Banking
9 9 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.27%) Public Sector
10 6 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.52%) Japanese Language
11 4 (1.01%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.76%) Advertising
12 3 (0.76%) Publishing
13 2 (0.51%) Marketing
13 2 (0.51%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 110 (27.78%) Network Engineer
2 79 (19.95%) Senior
3 49 (12.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 48 (12.12%) Analyst
5 32 (8.08%) Architect
6 30 (7.58%) Consultant
7 29 (7.32%) Senior Network Engineer
8 25 (6.31%) Project Manager
9 23 (5.81%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 23 (5.81%) Support Engineer
10 20 (5.05%) Lead
11 19 (4.80%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 18 (4.55%) WAN Engineer
13 17 (4.29%) Azure Engineer
13 17 (4.29%) Infrastructure Manager
14 16 (4.04%) Security Engineer
14 16 (4.04%) Senior Consultant
15 15 (3.79%) Network Analyst
15 15 (3.79%) Support Analyst
16 14 (3.54%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.30%) 802.1X
2 19 (4.80%) LDAP
3 12 (3.03%) YAML
4 9 (2.27%) SAML
5 8 (2.02%) WebSphere MQ
6 7 (1.77%) HTML
6 7 (1.77%) XML
6 7 (1.77%) XMPP
7 3 (0.76%) EDI
8 1 (0.25%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Blueprints
8 1 (0.25%) JSON
8 1 (0.25%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 91 (22.98%) Data Centre
2 37 (9.34%) Management Information System
3 33 (8.33%) Public Cloud
4 20 (5.05%) PKI
5 18 (4.55%) Video Conferencing
6 14 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (2.53%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.53%) Enterprise Cloud
8 10 (2.53%) Private Cloud
9 8 (2.02%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.77%) Cloud Security Posture
11 6 (1.52%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.01%) Cloud Native
12 4 (1.01%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (1.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.01%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (1.01%) FPGA
13 3 (0.76%) Hedge funds
13 3 (0.76%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 142 (35.86%) Windows
2 82 (20.71%) Linux
3 68 (17.17%) Windows Server
4 28 (7.07%) VMS
5 27 (6.82%) Ubuntu
6 20 (5.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 19 (4.80%) Unix
7 19 (4.80%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (4.04%) CentOS
8 16 (4.04%) Windows 10
9 12 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (1.26%) Debian
12 4 (1.01%) Oracle Linux
12 4 (1.01%) Windows XP
13 3 (0.76%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.51%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.25%) Android
15 1 (0.25%) Windows 7
15 1 (0.25%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (17.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 69 (17.42%) ITIL
3 66 (16.67%) Agile
4 52 (13.13%) Project Management
5 47 (11.87%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (10.86%) DevSecOps
7 41 (10.35%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (9.60%) DevOps
9 37 (9.34%) Application Security
10 36 (9.09%) PRINCE2
11 34 (8.59%) IT Strategy
11 34 (8.59%) SIEM
12 33 (8.33%) Presales
13 32 (8.08%) Project Delivery
14 31 (7.83%) Roadmaps
15 30 (7.58%) Disaster Recovery
16 29 (7.32%) Collaborative Culture
16 29 (7.32%) Customer Service
16 29 (7.32%) Load Balancing
17 28 (7.07%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (9.60%) PowerShell
2 30 (7.58%) Python
3 22 (5.56%) SQL
4 15 (3.79%) Java
5 8 (2.02%) Bash
6 5 (1.26%) C#
7 3 (0.76%) Perl
8 1 (0.25%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) Go
8 1 (0.25%) Korn
8 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 77 (19.44%) Cisco Certification
2 51 (12.88%) CCNA
3 49 (12.37%) Degree
4 41 (10.35%) Security Cleared
5 35 (8.84%) CCNP
6 33 (8.33%) DV Cleared
7 17 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (4.04%) APMP
9 10 (2.53%) Azure Certification
9 10 (2.53%) CCIE
10 9 (2.27%) MCITP
10 9 (2.27%) MCSE
11 8 (2.02%) RIBA
12 7 (1.77%) MCSA
13 6 (1.52%) CISSP
13 6 (1.52%) SC Cleared
13 6 (1.52%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (1.26%) GCIA
14 5 (1.26%) RHCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.29%) SLA
2 16 (4.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (3.28%) NIST
4 8 (2.02%) NCSC
5 5 (1.26%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.26%) COBIT
6 1 (0.25%) GDPR
6 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 140 (35.35%) Active Directory
2 80 (20.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (9.34%) Hyper-V
4 31 (7.83%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (3.28%) vSphere
6 12 (3.03%) XenApp
6 12 (3.03%) XenDesktop
7 9 (2.27%) Docker
8 3 (0.76%) Firmware
8 3 (0.76%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.76%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 47 (11.87%) Ansible
2 46 (11.62%) Terraform
3 32 (8.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (7.07%) FortiGate
5 22 (5.56%) SCCM
6 20 (5.05%) WSUS
7 14 (3.54%) Kubernetes
8 13 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
9 10 (2.53%) Puppet
10 9 (2.27%) Progress Chef
11 6 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 6 (1.52%) Nessus
12 5 (1.26%) PaperCut
13 4 (1.01%) Cisco CUCM
14 3 (0.76%) Cisco Prime
15 2 (0.51%) CASB
15 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Spacewalk
15 2 (0.51%) Rundeck
15 2 (0.51%) vCenter Server
15 2 (0.51%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 197 (49.75%) Cisco
2 144 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 104 (26.26%) VMware
4 67 (16.92%) Meraki
5 61 (15.40%) Fortinet
6 49 (12.37%) Palo Alto
7 35 (8.84%) Juniper
8 33 (8.33%) CheckPoint
9 32 (8.08%) SolarWinds
10 28 (7.07%) Aruba
11 27 (6.82%) Citrix
12 26 (6.57%) HP
13 22 (5.56%) Red Hat
14 21 (5.30%) F5
15 20 (5.05%) Google
16 19 (4.80%) Dell
17 17 (4.29%) Ruckus Wireless
18 12 (3.03%) Symantec
19 11 (2.78%) NetApp
19 11 (2.78%) Oracle