Wide Area Network (WAN)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 111 | 113 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -25 | +79 |
| Permanent jobs citing WAN | 21 | 43 | 64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.72% | 1.61% | 2.53% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 3.59% | 17.77% | 22.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 28 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,775 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £41,750 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.78% | -16.50% | +6.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,750 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £95,000 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 585 | 242 | 282 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 20.05% | 9.07% | 11.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 142 | 140 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £29,500 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £35,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -12.62% | +8.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £71,250 | £69,850 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £83,750 | £79,375 |
| North West median annual salary | £30,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.22% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing WAN.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | - | 3 | £24,375 | - | 1 |
| Wigan | -7 | 2 | £35,000 | -14.63% | |
| Salford | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
| WAN North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: