The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wigan requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Wigan.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
8
20
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wigan
15.69%
40.00%
5.88%
Number of salaries quoted
2
12
1
10th Percentile
-
£31,875
-
25th Percentile
£32,500
£37,688
£23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£35,000
£39,250
£24,500
Median % change year-on-year
-10.83%
+60.20%
-38.75%
75th Percentile
£37,500
£47,563
£25,750
90th Percentile
-
£71,000
-
Manchester median annual salary
£37,000
£45,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-17.78%
-14.29%
+10.53%
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Wigan
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wigan.
WAN Salary Trend in Wigan
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wigan citing WAN.
WAN Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan
For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, job vacancies citing WAN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wigan region with a requirement for WAN.
WAN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan 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:
