WAN Jobs in the UK excluding London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 159 172
Rank change year-on-year +32 +13 -33
Permanent jobs citing WAN 1,568 1,372 1,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.23% 2.23% 2.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.96% 12.43% 14.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,238 983 1,257
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £67,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £48,250
% change year-on-year - -1.55% +1.58%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

WAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,823 11,037 10,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.96% 17.92% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7,125 4,842 6,509
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £26,736
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £48,000 £50,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.48% -4.29% +5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in the UK excluding London

WAN
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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
North of England +23 432 £42,500 -5.56% 87
Midlands +70 362 £42,000 -0.59% 75
West Midlands +96 287 £42,000 -6.67% 55
South East -13 284 £48,000 +12.94% 81
South West +49 248 £49,000 +15.29% 34
North West +9 228 £42,500 -5.56% 57
Yorkshire +63 174 £52,500 +16.67% 25
East of England +35 147 £42,500 +6.25% 38
Scotland -63 86 £39,000 -8.24% 21
East Midlands -9 71 £45,000 +20.00% 18
North East -16 43 £38,000 -10.59% 5
Wales +20 39 £40,500 -10.00% 9
Northern Ireland +7 3 £37,500 -11.76% 3
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Isle of Man - 1 - -
WAN
UK

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 193 (12.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 161 (10.27%) SharePoint
3 80 (5.10%) IIS
4 10 (0.64%) SharePoint 2010
4 10 (0.64%) SharePoint 2013
5 9 (0.57%) CMS
6 6 (0.38%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
8 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
8 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.13%) nginx
10 1 (0.064%) Apache
10 1 (0.064%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.064%) Confluence
10 1 (0.064%) Site Server
Applications
1 157 (10.01%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.70%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.064%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.064%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.26%) Epicor Tropos
3 2 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.13%) Shopify
4 1 (0.064%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.064%) Sage 300 ERP
4 1 (0.064%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 646 (41.20%) Azure
2 574 (36.61%) Microsoft 365
3 198 (12.63%) AWS
4 181 (11.54%) Entra ID
5 73 (4.66%) OneDrive
6 58 (3.70%) IaaS
7 55 (3.51%) GCP
8 54 (3.44%) PaaS
8 54 (3.44%) SaaS
9 49 (3.13%) Cloud Computing
10 28 (1.79%) Power Platform
11 22 (1.40%) Mimecast
12 17 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.08%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (0.77%) Google Workspace
15 8 (0.51%) Serverless
16 7 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (0.45%) Nutanix
17 6 (0.38%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1,137 (72.51%) LAN
2 630 (40.18%) Firewall
3 381 (24.30%) SD-WAN
4 298 (19.01%) DNS
5 297 (18.94%) VPN
6 277 (17.67%) TCP/IP
7 274 (17.47%) DHCP
8 263 (16.77%) Wi-Fi
9 239 (15.24%) Wireless
10 200 (12.76%) MPLS
11 189 (12.05%) VLAN
12 159 (10.14%) BGP
13 151 (9.63%) WLAN
14 135 (8.61%) Network Security
15 130 (8.29%) OSPF
16 112 (7.14%) VoIP
17 105 (6.70%) SAN
18 83 (5.29%) Internet
19 58 (3.70%) IPsec
20 48 (3.06%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (9.25%) SQL Server
2 33 (2.10%) NoSQL
3 16 (1.02%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (0.70%) MySQL
6 9 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.57%) Power BI
7 6 (0.38%) InfluxDB
7 6 (0.38%) MariaDB
8 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.19%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.13%) DB2
10 2 (0.13%) DTS
10 2 (0.13%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.064%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.064%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.064%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.064%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (0.70%) JIRA
2 8 (0.51%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.45%) Git
4 5 (0.32%) LabVIEW
5 4 (0.26%) MSBuild
5 4 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.26%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.064%) GitLab
6 1 (0.064%) Visual Studio
General
1 456 (29.08%) Social Skills
2 140 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
3 103 (6.57%) Finance
4 91 (5.80%) Telecoms
5 72 (4.59%) Retail
6 59 (3.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (2.49%) Law
9 38 (2.42%) Manufacturing
10 30 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
11 28 (1.79%) Legal
12 25 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
13 24 (1.53%) Electronics
14 23 (1.47%) Aerospace
14 23 (1.47%) Police
15 22 (1.40%) Public Sector
16 15 (0.96%) Banking
17 13 (0.83%) Marketing
18 11 (0.70%) Military
19 9 (0.57%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 314 (20.03%) Network Engineer
2 256 (16.33%) Senior
3 236 (15.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 198 (12.63%) Analyst
5 159 (10.14%) Support Engineer
6 121 (7.72%) IT Support
7 114 (7.27%) IT Engineer
8 112 (7.14%) Architect
9 84 (5.36%) Lead
10 80 (5.10%) Senior Network Engineer
11 77 (4.91%) Systems Engineer
12 63 (4.02%) 2nd Line Support
13 62 (3.95%) IT Analyst
14 59 (3.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 57 (3.64%) IT Manager
15 57 (3.64%) Support Analyst
16 53 (3.38%) 3rd Line Support
16 53 (3.38%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
17 51 (3.25%) Security Architect
18 50 (3.19%) Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (1.72%) REST
1 27 (1.72%) WebRTC
2 25 (1.59%) Node.js
2 25 (1.59%) React
3 24 (1.53%) HTML
4 23 (1.47%) AngularJS
4 23 (1.47%) CSS
4 23 (1.47%) Express.js
4 23 (1.47%) HTML5
4 23 (1.47%) XML
5 11 (0.70%) LDAP
6 8 (0.51%) .NET
7 4 (0.26%) Akka
7 4 (0.26%) Web Services
8 3 (0.19%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.19%) SAML
9 2 (0.13%) Middleware
9 2 (0.13%) RESTful
9 2 (0.13%) ServiceStack
9 2 (0.13%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 189 (12.05%) Data Centre
2 104 (6.63%) Driving Licence
3 83 (5.29%) Management Information System
4 76 (4.85%) Clustering
5 57 (3.64%) Public Cloud
6 53 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (2.10%) IoT
8 32 (2.04%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 32 (2.04%) Onboarding
8 32 (2.04%) PKI
9 27 (1.72%) Replication
10 26 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
11 24 (1.53%) PMI
12 22 (1.40%) NHS
13 18 (1.15%) GNSS
14 16 (1.02%) Client/Server
15 15 (0.96%) Fat Client
15 15 (0.96%) Thin Client
16 14 (0.89%) Operational Technology
17 13 (0.83%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 625 (39.86%) Windows
2 337 (21.49%) Windows Server
3 166 (10.59%) Windows 10
4 137 (8.74%) Linux
5 79 (5.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 69 (4.40%) Android
6 69 (4.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 46 (2.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 45 (2.87%) Apple iOS
9 35 (2.23%) Mac OS
10 32 (2.04%) Windows 7
11 19 (1.21%) VyOS
12 18 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
13 15 (0.96%) VMS
14 13 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 11 (0.70%) CentOS
16 8 (0.51%) Ubuntu
16 8 (0.51%) Unix
17 7 (0.45%) Windows XP
18 6 (0.38%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
2 300 (19.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 241 (15.37%) ITIL
4 201 (12.82%) Customer Service
5 193 (12.31%) Cybersecurity
6 123 (7.84%) Project Delivery
7 120 (7.65%) Project Management
8 117 (7.46%) Mentoring
9 110 (7.02%) Disaster Recovery
10 104 (6.63%) Time Management
11 89 (5.68%) High Availability
12 87 (5.55%) Service Delivery
13 81 (5.17%) Migration
14 80 (5.10%) Presales
15 75 (4.78%) Continuous Improvement
16 73 (4.66%) Computer Science
17 72 (4.59%) Agile
18 70 (4.46%) Information Security
18 70 (4.46%) Service Management
19 67 (4.27%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 178 (11.35%) SQL
2 152 (9.69%) PowerShell
3 88 (5.61%) Python
4 39 (2.49%) Bash
5 32 (2.04%) VB
6 29 (1.85%) Java
7 26 (1.66%) JavaScript
8 25 (1.59%) Perl
9 24 (1.53%) PHP
10 23 (1.47%) JSX
11 16 (1.02%) C++
11 16 (1.02%) MATLAB
12 8 (0.51%) C
12 8 (0.51%) C#
12 8 (0.51%) Tcl
13 3 (0.19%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.13%) Bicep
14 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.064%) Delphi
15 1 (0.064%) VBA
Qualifications
1 346 (22.07%) Cisco Certification
2 258 (16.45%) Degree
3 238 (15.18%) CCNA
4 219 (13.97%) Security Cleared
5 153 (9.76%) CCNP
6 118 (7.53%) SC Cleared
7 78 (4.97%) CCIE
8 77 (4.91%) Microsoft Certification
9 56 (3.57%) CISSP
10 53 (3.38%) Azure Certification
10 53 (3.38%) DV Cleared
11 52 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 46 (2.93%) CCDP
13 41 (2.61%) JNCIA
14 37 (2.36%) AWS Certification
14 37 (2.36%) MCSE
15 35 (2.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 35 (2.23%) CCSP
16 34 (2.17%) DBS Check
17 31 (1.98%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (4.85%) SLA
2 42 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials
2 42 (2.68%) NIST
3 31 (1.98%) GDPR
4 26 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (0.89%) PMO
6 11 (0.70%) QA
7 9 (0.57%) COSHH
8 7 (0.45%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.19%) JTAG
10 3 (0.19%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.13%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.13%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.064%) SOC 3
System Software
1 559 (35.65%) Active Directory
2 316 (20.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 232 (14.80%) Hyper-V
4 69 (4.40%) VMware NSX
5 56 (3.57%) vSphere
6 37 (2.36%) Docker
7 23 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
7 23 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
8 22 (1.40%) Firmware
8 22 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
9 9 (0.57%) XenDesktop
10 8 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
11 7 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
11 7 (0.45%) XenApp
12 6 (0.38%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 6 (0.38%) NFS
12 6 (0.38%) VMware Server
13 4 (0.26%) pfSense
13 4 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
14 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 173 (11.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 72 (4.59%) FortiGate
3 58 (3.70%) SCCM
4 38 (2.42%) Terraform
5 37 (2.36%) Ansible
6 36 (2.30%) Kubernetes
7 32 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
8 30 (1.91%) WSUS
9 19 (1.21%) vCenter Server
10 18 (1.15%) Stealthwatch
10 18 (1.15%) VxRail
11 17 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 17 (1.08%) Failover Clustering
11 17 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
12 15 (0.96%) CASB
13 14 (0.89%) Autotask
13 14 (0.89%) ZABBIX
14 12 (0.77%) Opsgenie
15 8 (0.51%) McAfee ePO
15 8 (0.51%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 720 (45.92%) Microsoft
2 526 (33.55%) Cisco
3 476 (30.36%) VMware
4 153 (9.76%) Juniper
5 132 (8.42%) Meraki
6 111 (7.08%) Fortinet
7 88 (5.61%) HP
8 70 (4.46%) Citrix
8 70 (4.46%) Palo Alto
8 70 (4.46%) Veeam
9 67 (4.27%) Apple
10 59 (3.76%) Aruba
11 58 (3.70%) Dell
12 55 (3.51%) CheckPoint
13 42 (2.68%) SolarWinds
14 39 (2.49%) Nokia
15 35 (2.23%) NetApp
16 34 (2.17%) Ruckus Wireless
17 33 (2.10%) Adobe
18 32 (2.04%) F5