Wide Area Network (WAN)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 32 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -14 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs citing WAN | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.95% | 3.25% | 6.29% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 60.00% | 8.00% | 20.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,200 | £38,125 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £46,563 | £46,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £53,750 | £48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +10.82% | +49.23% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £64,063 | £50,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,875 | - |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £40,500 | £52,500 | £43,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.86% | +22.09% | -11.79% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 5 | 50 | 43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent | 3.25% | 40.65% | 30.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 44 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,537 | - | £30,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,968 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £35,000 | £48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.84% | +14.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,000 | £40,000 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £35,000 | £40,000 | £43,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -6.98% | +1.18% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing WAN.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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: