Hybrid/Remote SD-WAN Job Trends

Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SD-WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 296 250
Rank change year-on-year +47 -46 +207
Permanent jobs citing SD-WAN 129 171 244
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.84% 0.91% 1.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.63% 7.18% 8.39%
Number of salaries quoted 74 104 199
10th Percentile £55,000 £46,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,971 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +31.82% -15.38%
75th Percentile £93,125 £81,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £61,000 £72,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.86% +31.82% -8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

SD-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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,340 2,381 2,908
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.76% 12.66% 14.10%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,376 2,476
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,982 £87,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%

SD-WAN
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SD-WAN and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SD-WAN job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SD-WAN
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SD-WAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SD-WAN

SD-WAN
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SD-WAN over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

SD-WAN salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SD-WAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.43%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (5.43%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.65%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (4.65%) AutoCAD
1 6 (4.65%) MS Visio
1 6 (4.65%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (1.55%) Blender
Cloud Services
1 72 (55.81%) Azure
2 25 (19.38%) AWS
3 21 (16.28%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (5.43%) Entra ID
5 6 (4.65%) Azure Storage
6 5 (3.88%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (3.88%) GCP
7 4 (3.10%) IaaS
7 4 (3.10%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.33%) Nutanix
8 3 (2.33%) OCI
8 3 (2.33%) SaaS
9 2 (1.55%) AWS Direct Connect
9 2 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.55%) OVHcloud
10 1 (0.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 1 (0.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 111 (86.05%) WAN
2 77 (59.69%) Firewall
3 76 (58.91%) LAN
4 47 (36.43%) Wireless
5 39 (30.23%) VPN
6 33 (25.58%) Wireshark
7 26 (20.16%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (17.05%) Network Security
9 20 (15.50%) BGP
10 17 (13.18%) OSPF
11 15 (11.63%) VoIP
12 14 (10.85%) TCP/IP
12 14 (10.85%) VLAN
13 13 (10.08%) MPLS
14 11 (8.53%) HSRP
15 10 (7.75%) EIGRP
16 9 (6.98%) Cisco Wireless
17 8 (6.20%) 5G
17 8 (6.20%) DNS
17 8 (6.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.55%) QGIS
2 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 48 (37.21%) Social Skills
2 42 (32.56%) Finance
3 34 (26.36%) Telecoms
4 14 (10.85%) Retail
5 6 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.88%) Law
7 4 (3.10%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.55%) Marketing
9 2 (1.55%) Military
9 2 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.55%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.78%) Banking
Job Titles
1 41 (31.78%) Network Engineer
2 15 (11.63%) Network Manager
2 15 (11.63%) Senior
3 13 (10.08%) Analyst
3 13 (10.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 12 (9.30%) Support Analyst
5 9 (6.98%) Senior Network Engineer
6 8 (6.20%) Architect
6 8 (6.20%) Network Analyst
6 8 (6.20%) Network Support
6 8 (6.20%) Network Support Analyst
7 7 (5.43%) Head of IT
7 7 (5.43%) Head of IT Operations
7 7 (5.43%) Head of Operations
7 7 (5.43%) Lead
8 6 (4.65%) Cloud Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) GNSS Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) Hardware Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 51 (39.53%) Data Centre
2 25 (19.38%) Management Information System
3 8 (6.20%) Onboarding
3 8 (6.20%) Self-Driving Car
4 7 (5.43%) Operational Technology
4 7 (5.43%) Public Cloud
5 6 (4.65%) CMDB
5 6 (4.65%) GNSS
6 5 (3.88%) Driving Licence
6 5 (3.88%) Virtual Team
7 4 (3.10%) Cloud Native
7 4 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (3.10%) iPad
7 4 (3.10%) iPhone
7 4 (3.10%) Mobile App
7 4 (3.10%) Private Cloud
7 4 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.10%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 21 (16.28%) Windows
2 17 (13.18%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.88%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.10%) Apple iOS
4 4 (3.10%) Linux
5 1 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (27.91%) Problem Management
2 34 (26.36%) Load Balancing
3 30 (23.26%) Capacity Planning
3 30 (23.26%) Change Management
4 28 (21.71%) Customer Service
4 28 (21.71%) ITIL
5 27 (20.93%) Coaching
6 26 (20.16%) Network Monitoring
7 25 (19.38%) Network Virtualisation
8 24 (18.60%) Asset Management
8 24 (18.60%) Network Planning
9 23 (17.83%) Disaster Recovery
10 22 (17.05%) Service Delivery
10 22 (17.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (15.50%) Migration
12 19 (14.73%) High Availability
13 18 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
14 17 (13.18%) Mentoring
15 16 (12.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 15 (11.63%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.95%) Python
2 15 (11.63%) PowerShell
3 8 (6.20%) SQL
4 4 (3.10%) C++
4 4 (3.10%) MATLAB
5 3 (2.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 35 (27.13%) Cisco Certification
2 31 (24.03%) CCNP
3 21 (16.28%) Degree
4 14 (10.85%) Azure Certification
4 14 (10.85%) CCIE
5 11 (8.53%) AWS Certification
6 9 (6.98%) Master's Degree
7 7 (5.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 7 (5.43%) PMI Certification
7 7 (5.43%) PMP
7 7 (5.43%) SC Cleared
7 7 (5.43%) Security Cleared
8 3 (2.33%) CCNA
9 2 (1.55%) CCDE
9 2 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.78%) CISSP
10 1 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.75%) SLA
2 9 (6.98%) NIST
3 2 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.55%) PMO
3 2 (1.55%) QA
4 1 (0.78%) Basel III
4 1 (0.78%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (10.85%) Active Directory
1 14 (10.85%) Hyper-V
2 11 (8.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (5.43%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (4.65%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (3.10%) VMware NSX
6 3 (2.33%) Firmware
7 1 (0.78%) Docker
7 1 (0.78%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (18.60%) Terraform
2 15 (11.63%) Ansible
3 14 (10.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (6.98%) FortiGate
5 4 (3.10%) Autotask
5 4 (3.10%) Kubernetes
6 3 (2.33%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (1.55%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.78%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 89 (68.99%) Cisco
2 50 (38.76%) Palo Alto
3 35 (27.13%) SolarWinds
4 33 (25.58%) Meraki
5 29 (22.48%) CheckPoint
6 26 (20.16%) Microsoft
7 19 (14.73%) VMware
8 16 (12.40%) Fortinet
9 12 (9.30%) Aruba
9 12 (9.30%) F5
10 8 (6.20%) Extreme Networks
11 6 (4.65%) Avaya
11 6 (4.65%) SonicWALL
12 4 (3.10%) Juniper
12 4 (3.10%) Zscaler
13 3 (2.33%) Blue Coat
13 3 (2.33%) Dell
13 3 (2.33%) EMC
13 3 (2.33%) Google
14 2 (1.55%) Salesforce