WAN Job Trends in Ringwood

Wide Area Network (WAN)
Hampshire > Ringwood

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Ringwood requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -28 +5 0
Permanent jobs citing WAN 4 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Ringwood 1.63% 7.14% 23.91%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 33.33% 50.00% 52.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 10
10th Percentile - - £46,250
25th Percentile £37,750 - £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.06%
75th Percentile £42,563 - £63,750
90th Percentile £48,525 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +21.74% +21.05% +11.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Ringwood

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 Ringwood.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12 2 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Ringwood 4.88% 14.29% 45.65%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 16
10th Percentile - - £27,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £33,500 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.46% -32.73% +31.74%
75th Percentile £39,250 £40,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £53,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +0.95% +7.14% +8.89%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Ringwood

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

WAN job vacancy trend in Ringwood

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Salary Trend in Ringwood

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ringwood citing WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ringwood citing WAN

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Salary Histogram in Ringwood

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in Ringwood over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for WAN in Ringwood

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ringwood 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) Wireless
2 1 (25.00%) BGP
2 1 (25.00%) DHCP
2 1 (25.00%) DNS
2 1 (25.00%) EIGRP
2 1 (25.00%) MPLS
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) OSPF
2 1 (25.00%) SSL
2 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (25.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Network Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Network Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Clustering
2 1 (25.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Network Virtualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (75.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Failover Clustering
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) Meraki
2 1 (25.00%) SonicWALL