Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) salary in the UK is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 699 | 855 | 935 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +156 | +80 | +238 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 13 | 46 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.046% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.049% | 0.027% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 43 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,325 | £26,700 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,500 | £28,600 | £31,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,750 | £50,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +42.86% | -41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £61,250 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,525 | £73,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £27,400 | £36,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.36% | -24.93% | -33.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured WAN Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
WAN Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN Engineer over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
WAN Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | +119 | 13 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +175 | 12 | £47,500 | +73.36% | 8 |
| South East | +103 | 7 | £47,500 | -24.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +57 | 3 | £37,000 | +35.04% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 3 | £37,000 | +35.04% | 2 |
| North of England | +50 | 2 | £50,000 | -33.33% | |
| North West | +12 | 2 | £50,000 | -33.33% | |
| Work from Home | +93 | 1 | £110,000 | +91.30% | 3 |
| London | +76 | 1 | £110,000 | +91.30% | 5 |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, WAN Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring WAN Engineer in the job title.
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WAN Engineer Skill Set
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: