Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SD-WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SD-WAN over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 302 | 517 | 754 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +215 | +237 | -236 |
| Permanent jobs citing SD-WAN | 553 | 703 | 334 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 0.57% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 6.91% | 4.61% | 2.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 378 | 571 | 307 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,588 | £34,335 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,375 | £45,000 | £41,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
SD-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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 8,005 | 15,255 | 16,565 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.11% | 12.42% | 12.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,279 | 10,353 | 11,511 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £28,750 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £37,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £72,500 | £69,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,750 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £46,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | - |
SD-WAN
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SD-WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SD-WAN
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SD-WAN.
SD-WAN
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SD-WAN over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
SD-WAN
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SD-WAN within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +273 | 510 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 132 |
| UK excluding London | +207 | 262 | £52,000 | +4.00% | 81 |
| London | +260 | 254 | £65,000 | +17.65% | 53 |
| Work from Home | +149 | 233 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 66 |
| South West | +109 | 76 | £49,500 | +11.24% | 11 |
| Midlands | +145 | 68 | £48,500 | -1.52% | 18 |
| South East | +130 | 58 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 26 |
| North of England | +121 | 56 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +130 | 43 | £47,000 | -1.05% | 15 |
| North West | +114 | 27 | £58,500 | +14.15% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 25 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +63 | 25 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +89 | 6 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 3 |
| North East | +42 | 6 | £65,000 | +58.54% | 1 |
| Scotland | +36 | 6 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +14 | 4 | £62,500 | +45.32% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 1 | £47,500 | +15.15% |
SD-WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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