Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 852 | 958 | 1140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +106 | +182 | -282 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 46 | 30 | 49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.047% | 0.028% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.050% | 0.031% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 21 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,700 | £28,750 | £39,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,600 | £31,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £35,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.86% | -36.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £40,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £52,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,400 | £36,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.93% | -33.64% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 91,854 | 97,276 | 146,984 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.60% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,203 | 60,967 | 85,741 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 20 April 2024.
WAN Engineer
Top 11 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 20 April 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 |
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| England | +147 | 46 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 9 |
| London | +170 | 27 | £57,500 | +64.29% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 25 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 19 | £27,400 | -24.93% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 16 | £27,400 | -50.18% | 4 |
| Midlands | +22 | 16 | £27,400 | -50.18% | 4 |
| South East | +24 | 2 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 2 |
| North of England | +61 | 1 | £75,000 | +167.86% | |
| North West | +14 | 1 | £75,000 | +167.86% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £75,000 | - |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 April 2024, 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:
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