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/hybrid jobs citing SD-WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 386 | 275 | 282 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -111 | +7 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing SD-WAN | 87 | 143 | 202 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.34% | 0.88% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 3.89% | 8.37% | 8.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 66 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,000 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £56,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £82,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,250 | £60,000 | £72,400 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.42% | -17.13% | +31.64% |
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/hybrid work options citing communications or computer networking skills.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 2,234 | 1,708 | 2,412 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 8.77% | 10.47% | 11.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,340 | 984 | 1,415 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £25,825 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £83,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -27.62% | +5.00% |
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/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
SD-WAN Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 23 October 2026.
SD-WAN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAN | 97.7% | 85 |
| 2 | Firewall | 69.0% | 60 |
| 3 | LAN | 47.1% | 41 |
| 3 | Network Security | 47.1% | 41 |
| 5 | VPN | 37.9% | 33 |
| 6 | MPLS | 27.6% | 24 |
| 6 | Wireless | 27.6% | 24 |
| 8 | VLAN | 25.3% | 22 |
| 9 | BGP | 23.0% | 20 |
| 10 | Wi-Fi | 21.8% | 19 |
| 11 | DHCP | 20.7% | 18 |
| 11 | DNS | 20.7% | 18 |
| 13 | Cisco Nexus | 17.2% | 15 |
| 14 | Cisco ASA | 13.8% | 12 |
| 14 | IPsec | 13.8% | 12 |
| 14 | WLAN | 13.8% | 12 |
| 17 | SNMP | 12.6% | 11 |
| 17 | TCP/IP | 12.6% | 11 |
| 19 | FTP | 11.5% | 10 |
| 19 | HTTP | 11.5% | 10 |