WAN Job Trends in Pontefract

Wide Area Network (WAN)
West Yorkshire > Pontefract

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing WAN 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Pontefract 2.86% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 50.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% -3.33% +9.09%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Pontefract

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 Pontefract.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Pontefract 5.71% 22.86% 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £31,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.62%
75th Percentile - - £31,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £38,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.88% -23.00% -4.76%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Pontefract

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

WAN job vacancy trend in Pontefract

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Salary Trend in Pontefract

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Pontefract citing WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Pontefract citing WAN

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Pontefract 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Network Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet