WAN Jobs in the South East

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 155 141
Rank change year-on-year +9 -14 +45
Permanent jobs citing WAN 207 273 277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.03% 1.63% 2.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.27% 10.40% 12.23%
Number of salaries quoted 178 207 198
10th Percentile £24,575 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,375 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,875 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.16% - -5.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,560 2,624 2,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.29% 15.63% 18.82%
Number of salaries quoted 801 1,714 1,357
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £74,000 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £36,500 £47,500 £50,250
% change year-on-year -23.16% -5.47% -4.29%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in the South East.

Salary trend for WAN in the South East

WAN
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in the South East over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for WAN in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 July 2025. 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
Thames Valley +43 110 £40,250 -10.75% 29
Berkshire +37 62 £37,000 -26.00% 19
Oxfordshire +46 35 £40,500 -9.18% 6
Surrey +42 33 £42,500 -15.00% 8
Hampshire +29 27 £58,000 +22.11% 25
East Sussex +29 22 £27,000 -50.91% 2
Buckinghamshire +9 13 £60,000 +33.33% 6
Kent -2 10 £40,250 -22.22% 3
West Sussex +22 4 - -
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England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 17 (8.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (5.31%) Exchange Server 2013
3 6 (2.90%) IBM Domino
4 5 (2.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.80%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.97%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 63 (30.43%) Azure
2 42 (20.29%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (13.53%) AWS
4 18 (8.70%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.42%) GCP
6 4 (1.93%) Azure AI
6 4 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.93%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 4 (1.93%) Azure Key Vault
6 4 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (1.93%) Azure Service Bus
6 4 (1.93%) IaaS
6 4 (1.93%) PaaS
6 4 (1.93%) Power Automate
6 4 (1.93%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.93%) SaaS
7 2 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.97%) Nutanix
7 2 (0.97%) OVHcloud
Communications & Networking
1 162 (78.26%) LAN
2 49 (23.67%) Firewall
3 48 (23.19%) SD-WAN
4 40 (19.32%) VPN
5 34 (16.43%) Internet
6 29 (14.01%) Network Security
7 28 (13.53%) BGP
8 27 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
8 27 (13.04%) Wireless
9 24 (11.59%) MPLS
10 22 (10.63%) VoIP
11 21 (10.14%) VLAN
12 20 (9.66%) OSPF
13 19 (9.18%) DNS
14 17 (8.21%) TCP/IP
15 14 (6.76%) WLAN
16 13 (6.28%) Cisco IOS
16 13 (6.28%) Junos
17 12 (5.80%) SAN
18 11 (5.31%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.18%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.93%) Data Lake
2 4 (1.93%) MySQL
2 4 (1.93%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (2.90%) Git
General
1 76 (36.71%) Social Skills
2 21 (10.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 15 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (5.31%) Finance
4 11 (5.31%) Telecoms
5 6 (2.90%) Advertising
6 3 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (1.45%) Retail
7 2 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.48%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.48%) Marketing
8 1 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (23.19%) IT Support
2 31 (14.98%) Architect
3 29 (14.01%) Network Engineer
4 24 (11.59%) Network Architect
5 23 (11.11%) Support Engineer
6 18 (8.70%) Lead
7 17 (8.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 17 (8.21%) Infrastructure Support
8 15 (7.25%) Network Support
9 14 (6.76%) Analyst
9 14 (6.76%) Trainee
9 14 (6.76%) Trainee IT Support
10 13 (6.28%) 3rd Line Support
10 13 (6.28%) Support Technician
11 11 (5.31%) 1st Line Engineer
11 11 (5.31%) 2nd Line Support
11 11 (5.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 11 (5.31%) 3rd Line Support Technician
11 11 (5.31%) Senior
12 10 (4.83%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.45%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.97%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.63%) Driving Licence
2 20 (9.66%) Data Centre
3 19 (9.18%) Client/Server
4 11 (5.31%) Replication
5 10 (4.83%) Virtual Team
6 9 (4.35%) PMI
7 8 (3.86%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.93%) IoT
9 4 (1.93%) NHS
9 4 (1.93%) Social Media
10 3 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.97%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.97%) CCTV
11 2 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.97%) Security Posture
12 1 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
12 1 (0.48%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 81 (39.13%) Windows
2 17 (8.21%) Windows Server
3 15 (7.25%) Mac OS
4 12 (5.80%) Linux
5 9 (4.35%) Apple iOS
5 9 (4.35%) Windows 10
6 7 (3.38%) Android
7 3 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.48%) CentOS
8 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (23.67%) ITIL
2 36 (17.39%) Customer Service
3 29 (14.01%) Migration
4 28 (13.53%) Business Continuity
5 25 (12.08%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (10.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 22 (10.63%) Project Delivery
7 21 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (9.18%) E-Commerce
9 17 (8.21%) Disaster Recovery
10 16 (7.73%) Agile
11 14 (6.76%) Information Security
11 14 (6.76%) Infrastructure as Code
11 14 (6.76%) Service Delivery
11 14 (6.76%) Technical Leadership
12 13 (6.28%) Network Architecture
12 13 (6.28%) Project Management
13 12 (5.80%) Data Protection
13 12 (5.80%) Network Management
13 12 (5.80%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.11%) SQL
2 8 (3.86%) Python
3 6 (2.90%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.93%) Bicep
5 3 (1.45%) R
6 2 (0.97%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 44 (21.26%) Cisco Certification
2 39 (18.84%) Security Cleared
3 37 (17.87%) SC Cleared
4 33 (15.94%) CCNA
5 28 (13.53%) CCNP
6 18 (8.70%) Degree
7 11 (5.31%) Master's Degree
8 10 (4.83%) DBS Check
8 10 (4.83%) JNCIA
8 10 (4.83%) MBA
8 10 (4.83%) PMI Certification
9 5 (2.42%) A+ Certification
9 5 (2.42%) Azure Certification
9 5 (2.42%) DV Cleared
9 5 (2.42%) JNCIS
9 5 (2.42%) MCP
10 3 (1.45%) MCSE
10 3 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.97%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
1 12 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.93%) SLA
4 3 (1.45%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.45%) ISO 9000
5 1 (0.48%) GDPR
5 1 (0.48%) NIST
5 1 (0.48%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 36 (17.39%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (11.59%) Active Directory
3 18 (8.70%) Hyper-V
4 9 (4.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.97%) Docker
8 1 (0.48%) Firmware
8 1 (0.48%) KVM
8 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.48%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 27 (13.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (5.31%) SCCM
3 9 (4.35%) Terraform
4 7 (3.38%) Ansible
5 6 (2.90%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.97%) ZENworks
8 1 (0.48%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.48%) WSUS
Vendors
1 91 (43.96%) Microsoft
2 81 (39.13%) Cisco
3 50 (24.15%) Juniper
4 42 (20.29%) VMware
5 24 (11.59%) Fortinet
6 14 (6.76%) Palo Alto
7 11 (5.31%) arcserve
8 10 (4.83%) Aruba
8 10 (4.83%) Citrix
8 10 (4.83%) Unisys
9 9 (4.35%) Meraki
10 8 (3.86%) Apple
11 6 (2.90%) Mellanox
11 6 (2.90%) NVIDIA
11 6 (2.90%) Sophos
12 5 (2.42%) Datto
12 5 (2.42%) WatchGuard
13 4 (1.93%) ADVA
13 4 (1.93%) Databricks
14 3 (1.45%) Riverbed