WAN Job Trends in Warwickshire

Wide Area Network (WAN)
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Warwickshire requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 56 26
Rank change year-on-year +27 -30 +112
Permanent jobs citing WAN 26 24 46
As % of all permanent jobs in Warwickshire 3.86% 3.81% 7.80%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.92% 21.43% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 45
10th Percentile £41,600 £35,625 -
25th Percentile £49,000 £44,063 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £40,313
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +24.03% +22.16%
75th Percentile £58,250 £52,750 £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,750 £46,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +9.14% -2.11%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Warwickshire

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 Warwickshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 262 112 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Warwickshire 38.87% 17.78% 15.59%
Number of salaries quoted 30 23 82
10th Percentile - £35,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £25,500 £48,125 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £55,095 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £58,250 £71,250 £87,250
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +11.11% -5.26%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.

WAN job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

WAN
Salary Trend in Warwickshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing WAN

WAN
Salary Histogram in Warwickshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for WAN in Warwickshire

WAN
Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 7 January 2026. 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
Warwick +13 13 £55,250 - 6
Stratford-upon-Avon - 1 £54,068 -
WAN
West Midlands

WAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 9 (34.62%) Azure
2 5 (19.23%) AWS
2 5 (19.23%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 21 (80.77%) LAN
2 19 (73.08%) Firewall
3 15 (57.69%) SD-WAN
4 5 (19.23%) VLAN
5 4 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (11.54%) Network Security
7 2 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (7.69%) DHCP
7 2 (7.69%) DNS
General
1 8 (30.77%) Public Sector
2 6 (23.08%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (7.69%) Automotive
5 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (57.69%) Network Engineer
2 11 (42.31%) Support Engineer
3 10 (38.46%) Senior
3 10 (38.46%) Senior Network Engineer
4 9 (34.62%) Technical Engineer
4 9 (34.62%) Technical Support
4 9 (34.62%) Technical Support Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Cisco Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Firewall Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Senior Cisco Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) Senior Firewall Engineer
5 8 (30.77%) WAN Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) IT Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) IT Support
6 2 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support
7 1 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) 3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Data Centre
2 2 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.85%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (42.31%) Windows
2 2 (7.69%) Linux
2 2 (7.69%) Windows 10
2 2 (7.69%) Windows Server
2 2 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (34.62%) Proactive Monitoring
2 9 (34.62%) SIEM
3 8 (30.77%) High Availability
4 6 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (19.23%) ITSM
6 4 (15.38%) Network Monitoring
6 4 (15.38%) Supplier Management
7 3 (11.54%) Service Delivery
7 3 (11.54%) Service Management
8 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (7.69%) Virtual Infrastructure
9 1 (3.85%) Digital Strategy
9 1 (3.85%) Impact Analysis
9 1 (3.85%) Network Architecture
9 1 (3.85%) Service Design
9 1 (3.85%) Technical Leadership
9 1 (3.85%) Translating Business Requirements
9 1 (3.85%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 10 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 9 (34.62%) Degree
2 9 (34.62%) SC Cleared
3 8 (30.77%) CCNP
3 8 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (34.62%) SLA
2 5 (19.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 9 (34.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 24 (92.31%) Cisco
2 11 (42.31%) VMware
3 9 (34.62%) Dell
3 9 (34.62%) Juniper
3 9 (34.62%) McAfee
4 5 (19.23%) SolarWinds
4 5 (19.23%) Zscaler
5 4 (15.38%) Avaya
5 4 (15.38%) Microsoft