WAN Job Trends in London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 197 131
Rank change year-on-year +26 -66 +89
Permanent jobs citing WAN 271 222 554
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.34% 1.77% 2.37%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.55% 16.87% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 177 183 400
10th Percentile £41,250 £33,200 £34,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £95,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +4.97%

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 1,863 1,316 3,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.21% 10.49% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 986 946 2,015
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,625 £32,850
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

WAN job vacancy trend in London

WAN
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing WAN

WAN
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in London over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

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 12 May 2026. 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 -18 30 £74,000 +18.40% 15
East London - 15 £105,000 - 5
West London -20 7 £95,000 +55.10% 3
South London +14 4 £38,750 -35.42% 1
North London - 1 £72,500 -
WAN
England

WAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 38 (14.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (7.75%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.11%) Confluence
4 2 (0.74%) Apache
4 2 (0.74%) nginx
Applications
1 15 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
1 15 (5.54%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.11%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.11%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Carpe Diem
1 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.37%) SAP HR
1 1 (0.37%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 155 (57.20%) Azure
2 88 (32.47%) AWS
3 61 (22.51%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (15.50%) Entra ID
5 27 (9.96%) GCP
6 25 (9.23%) Azure Monitor
7 24 (8.86%) Datadog
8 22 (8.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 19 (7.01%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 17 (6.27%) AWS Direct Connect
11 16 (5.90%) OneDrive
11 16 (5.90%) SaaS
12 14 (5.17%) Google Workspace
13 11 (4.06%) Azure AKS
13 11 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (4.06%) Azure Key Vault
13 11 (4.06%) GitHub
13 11 (4.06%) GitHub Actions
14 10 (3.69%) Nutanix
15 6 (2.21%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 169 (62.36%) LAN
2 154 (56.83%) Firewall
3 146 (53.87%) SD-WAN
4 106 (39.11%) VPN
5 76 (28.04%) Wi-Fi
6 71 (26.20%) Network Security
7 57 (21.03%) TCP/IP
8 56 (20.66%) DNS
9 54 (19.93%) Wireless
10 50 (18.45%) BGP
10 50 (18.45%) Cisco ISE
11 49 (18.08%) OSPF
12 42 (15.50%) DHCP
13 40 (14.76%) WLAN
14 36 (13.28%) Cisco Firepower
15 35 (12.92%) MPLS
16 29 (10.70%) Cisco ASA
17 28 (10.33%) VoIP
18 21 (7.75%) VXLAN
19 20 (7.38%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.85%) Power BI
2 4 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.37%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.37%) MySQL
4 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.37%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 6 (2.21%) JIRA
2 5 (1.85%) Git
3 4 (1.48%) GitLab
General
1 79 (29.15%) Social Skills
2 73 (26.94%) Finance
3 22 (8.12%) Retail
4 17 (6.27%) Telecoms
5 13 (4.80%) Banking
6 10 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (3.69%) Retail Banking
7 9 (3.32%) Legal
8 8 (2.95%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.58%) Public Sector
10 6 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.85%) Law
12 4 (1.48%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.11%) Marketing
14 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.37%) Advertising
15 1 (0.37%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 99 (36.53%) Network Engineer
2 58 (21.40%) Senior
3 37 (13.65%) Architect
3 37 (13.65%) Support Engineer
4 34 (12.55%) IT Engineer
5 31 (11.44%) Cisco Engineer
5 31 (11.44%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 28 (10.33%) Network Architect
7 27 (9.96%) Azure Engineer
7 27 (9.96%) IT Support
7 27 (9.96%) IT Support Engineer
8 24 (8.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 23 (8.49%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 22 (8.12%) Lead
11 19 (7.01%) 2nd Line Support
11 19 (7.01%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 19 (7.01%) Senior Network Engineer
12 15 (5.54%) AWS Engineer
13 13 (4.80%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 13 (4.80%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.06%) ADO
1 11 (4.06%) OAuth
1 11 (4.06%) SAML
1 11 (4.06%) YAML
2 10 (3.69%) 802.1X
3 4 (1.48%) CSS
4 3 (1.11%) LDAP
5 2 (0.74%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.74%) REST
6 1 (0.37%) EDI
6 1 (0.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 94 (34.69%) Data Centre
2 19 (7.01%) Security Posture
3 16 (5.90%) PKI
4 12 (4.43%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (4.43%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (2.95%) Cloud Native
6 8 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.95%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.85%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (1.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.48%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.11%) iPad
10 3 (1.11%) iPhone
10 3 (1.11%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 78 (28.78%) Windows
2 44 (16.24%) Windows Server
3 30 (11.07%) Windows 10
4 21 (7.75%) Mac OS
5 17 (6.27%) Linux
5 17 (6.27%) Windows Server 2019
6 14 (5.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (4.80%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (4.43%) Apple iOS
9 11 (4.06%) VMS
10 9 (3.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (1.85%) Windows 7
12 4 (1.48%) CentOS
12 4 (1.48%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.74%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.37%) CoreOS
14 1 (0.37%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.37%) Unix
14 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (21.03%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (20.30%) Zero Trust
3 49 (18.08%) Disaster Recovery
3 49 (18.08%) Technical Leadership
4 41 (15.13%) ITIL
4 41 (15.13%) Roadmaps
5 39 (14.39%) High Availability
6 37 (13.65%) Service Delivery
7 34 (12.55%) Infrastructure as Code
8 31 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (10.70%) Business Continuity
10 28 (10.33%) Incident Response
10 28 (10.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 28 (10.33%) Network Segmentation
11 27 (9.96%) Cost Management
11 27 (9.96%) DevOps
12 26 (9.59%) Network Architecture
13 25 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (8.86%) Migration
14 24 (8.86%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.07%) Python
2 16 (5.90%) SQL
3 14 (5.17%) PowerShell
4 11 (4.06%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (1.48%) Bash
6 3 (1.11%) Java
7 2 (0.74%) Perl
8 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.37%) Korn
8 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 81 (29.89%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (24.72%) CCNP
3 40 (14.76%) CCIE
4 38 (14.02%) Degree
5 33 (12.18%) CCNA
6 22 (8.12%) Azure Certification
7 18 (6.64%) CCSA
7 18 (6.64%) CCSE
8 15 (5.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (5.54%) Security Cleared
9 10 (3.69%) SC Cleared
10 8 (2.95%) CISA
10 8 (2.95%) CISM
10 8 (2.95%) CISSP
10 8 (2.95%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (2.58%) AWS Certification
11 7 (2.58%) PMP
12 6 (2.21%) CCIE Security
12 6 (2.21%) JNCIE
12 6 (2.21%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (13.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (12.18%) GDPR
3 30 (11.07%) NIST
4 20 (7.38%) PCI DSS
5 15 (5.54%) SLA
6 12 (4.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (4.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 12 (4.43%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.48%) PMO
8 2 (0.74%) NCSC
8 2 (0.74%) QA
9 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.37%) Basel III
9 1 (0.37%) MiFID
System Software
1 71 (26.20%) Active Directory
2 24 (8.86%) Hyper-V
3 22 (8.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (5.17%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (2.58%) vSphere
6 4 (1.48%) Firmware
7 3 (1.11%) Docker
8 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 41 (15.13%) Ansible
2 32 (11.81%) Terraform
3 29 (10.70%) FortiGate
4 21 (7.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (4.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (3.32%) Check_MK
6 9 (3.32%) Cisco Prime
6 9 (3.32%) Kubernetes
7 8 (2.95%) CASB
7 8 (2.95%) SCCM
8 4 (1.48%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (1.48%) ServiceCenter
9 2 (0.74%) Control-M
9 2 (0.74%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Spacewalk
9 2 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.74%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.74%) VxRail
10 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 138 (50.92%) Cisco
2 88 (32.47%) Microsoft
3 72 (26.57%) Palo Alto
4 56 (20.66%) Meraki
5 54 (19.93%) Fortinet
6 52 (19.19%) SolarWinds
7 38 (14.02%) CheckPoint
8 28 (10.33%) VMware
9 16 (5.90%) Arista
9 16 (5.90%) Zscaler
10 15 (5.54%) Dynatrace
10 15 (5.54%) Google
11 14 (5.17%) F5
11 14 (5.17%) Red Hat
12 13 (4.80%) Dell
12 13 (4.80%) Infoblox
13 12 (4.43%) ForeScout
13 12 (4.43%) SevOne
13 12 (4.43%) Splunk
14 11 (4.06%) HP