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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 166 150
Rank change year-on-year +31 -16 +39
Permanent jobs citing WAN 181 266 319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.93% 1.59% 2.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.64% 9.66% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 153 228 224
10th Percentile £25,500 £31,025 £28,575
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £49,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.71% +15.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £72,125
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +4.40% -8.54%

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 1,432 2,755 2,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.25% 16.43% 17.41%
Number of salaries quoted 769 1,876 1,488
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £26,600
25th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% +4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,906 £62,750
90th Percentile £75,250 £70,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%

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

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 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 14 May 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 +66 90 £41,500 -17.00% 30
Berkshire +37 48 £50,000 -4.76% 20
Hampshire +39 41 £55,000 +22.22% 11
Surrey +38 32 £42,500 -15.00% 7
Oxfordshire +28 32 £40,000 -13.51% 12
East Sussex +31 13 £27,000 -50.91% 3
Buckinghamshire +24 10 £37,500 -16.67% 3
Kent +13 3 £47,500 -2.06% 4
West Sussex +26 2 - - 6
WAN
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 11 (6.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.31%) IBM Domino
3 4 (2.21%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.55%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 13 (7.18%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (6.63%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.10%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.55%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 49 (27.07%) Azure
2 33 (18.23%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (8.84%) AWS
4 13 (7.18%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.21%) Azure AI
5 4 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 4 (2.21%) Azure Key Vault
5 4 (2.21%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (2.21%) Azure Service Bus
5 4 (2.21%) IaaS
5 4 (2.21%) PaaS
5 4 (2.21%) Power Automate
5 4 (2.21%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.21%) SaaS
6 3 (1.66%) GCP
7 2 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 126 (69.61%) LAN
2 40 (22.10%) Firewall
3 38 (20.99%) SD-WAN
4 33 (18.23%) BGP
4 33 (18.23%) Internet
5 32 (17.68%) Wireless
6 22 (12.15%) MPLS
6 22 (12.15%) Network Security
6 22 (12.15%) OSPF
6 22 (12.15%) VPN
7 14 (7.73%) DNS
7 14 (7.73%) VLAN
8 13 (7.18%) Cisco IOS
9 12 (6.63%) VoIP
9 12 (6.63%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (6.08%) WLAN
11 10 (5.52%) TCP/IP
12 9 (4.97%) DHCP
12 9 (4.97%) IPsec
13 8 (4.42%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.63%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.21%) Data Lake
2 4 (2.21%) MySQL
2 4 (2.21%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (3.31%) Git
2 1 (0.55%) JIRA
General
1 51 (28.18%) Social Skills
2 26 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (4.97%) Telecoms
4 7 (3.87%) Advertising
5 6 (3.31%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (2.76%) Finance
7 3 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.55%) Automotive
8 1 (0.55%) Back Office
8 1 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.55%) Local Government
8 1 (0.55%) Marketing
8 1 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.55%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 39 (21.55%) Network Engineer
2 33 (18.23%) IT Support
3 26 (14.36%) Architect
3 26 (14.36%) Infrastructure Support
4 25 (13.81%) Support Engineer
5 24 (13.26%) Network Support
6 22 (12.15%) Network Architect
7 16 (8.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (7.18%) Field Engineer
8 13 (7.18%) Lead
9 12 (6.63%) Network Field Engineer
10 11 (6.08%) 1st Line Engineer
10 11 (6.08%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 9 (4.97%) IT Engineer
12 8 (4.42%) 2nd Line Support
12 8 (4.42%) Senior
12 8 (4.42%) Trainee
12 8 (4.42%) Trainee IT Support
13 7 (3.87%) Security Engineer
13 7 (3.87%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.10%) gRPC
2 1 (0.55%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.50%) Data Centre
1 19 (10.50%) Virtual Team
2 12 (6.63%) Client/Server
2 12 (6.63%) Driving Licence
3 9 (4.97%) PMI
4 5 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.21%) IoT
5 4 (2.21%) NHS
5 4 (2.21%) Replication
6 3 (1.66%) Social Media
6 3 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.10%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.10%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.55%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 65 (35.91%) Windows
2 14 (7.73%) Mac OS
3 13 (7.18%) Windows Server
4 11 (6.08%) Linux
5 9 (4.97%) Windows 10
6 8 (4.42%) Apple iOS
7 6 (3.31%) Android
8 3 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.55%) CentOS
9 1 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (20.44%) Customer Service
2 29 (16.02%) ITIL
3 23 (12.71%) Migration
4 21 (11.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 21 (11.60%) Network Design
5 20 (11.05%) Business Continuity
6 18 (9.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (6.63%) E-Commerce
7 12 (6.63%) Network Management
8 11 (6.08%) Infrastructure as Code
8 11 (6.08%) Network Architecture
8 11 (6.08%) Network Monitoring
9 10 (5.52%) Data Protection
9 10 (5.52%) Network Virtualisation
10 9 (4.97%) Budget Management
10 9 (4.97%) Change Management
10 9 (4.97%) Disaster Recovery
10 9 (4.97%) Service Delivery
10 9 (4.97%) Statistics
10 9 (4.97%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.84%) SQL
2 7 (3.87%) Python
3 4 (2.21%) Bicep
3 4 (2.21%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.10%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.55%) R
Qualifications
1 43 (23.76%) Security Cleared
2 33 (18.23%) Cisco Certification
3 28 (15.47%) SC Cleared
4 24 (13.26%) CCNA
5 23 (12.71%) Degree
6 20 (11.05%) CCNP
7 19 (10.50%) Master's Degree
7 19 (10.50%) MBA
8 9 (4.97%) PMI Certification
9 8 (4.42%) JNCIS
10 7 (3.87%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.76%) DV Cleared
12 4 (2.21%) Azure Certification
13 2 (1.10%) CCIE
14 1 (0.55%) CISA
14 1 (0.55%) CISSP
14 1 (0.55%) JNCIA
14 1 (0.55%) MCSE
14 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.52%) SLA
2 5 (2.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.66%) ISO 9000
5 1 (0.55%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 31 (17.13%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (13.26%) Active Directory
3 10 (5.52%) Hyper-V
4 9 (4.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (4.42%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.66%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.10%) Docker
7 2 (1.10%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.55%) Firmware
8 1 (0.55%) KVM
8 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.55%) XenApp
8 1 (0.55%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 13 (7.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.87%) Ansible
3 6 (3.31%) Terraform
4 5 (2.76%) SCCM
5 4 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (2.21%) vCenter Server
5 4 (2.21%) WSUS
6 3 (1.66%) FortiGate
7 2 (1.10%) ZENworks
8 1 (0.55%) Grafana
8 1 (0.55%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 71 (39.23%) Cisco
2 61 (33.70%) Microsoft
3 54 (29.83%) Juniper
4 34 (18.78%) VMware
5 21 (11.60%) Fortinet
6 19 (10.50%) Unisys
7 12 (6.63%) Citrix
7 12 (6.63%) Palo Alto
8 8 (4.42%) Apple
9 7 (3.87%) Meraki
10 6 (3.31%) Aruba
10 6 (3.31%) Dell
10 6 (3.31%) Mellanox
10 6 (3.31%) NVIDIA
11 5 (2.76%) HP
12 4 (2.21%) ADVA
12 4 (2.21%) arcserve
12 4 (2.21%) Databricks
13 3 (1.66%) Draytek
13 3 (1.66%) Ubiquiti