The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wakefield requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
14
18
27
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+9
-12
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing WAN
1
3
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
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 Wakefield.
DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
6
14
37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
7.06%
22.95%
34.91%
Number of salaries quoted
1
6
11
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£30,500
£36,250
£38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£31,000
£38,750
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
-22.50%
+19.05%
75th Percentile
£31,500
£43,750
£67,500
90th Percentile
-
£45,000
£68,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£37,500
£50,000
£50,985
% change year-on-year
-25.00%
-1.93%
+1.97%
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
WAN Salary Trend in Wakefield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing WAN.
WAN Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, job vacancies citing WAN also mentioned 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 across the Wakefield region with a requirement for WAN.
WAN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:
