Hybrid/Remote WAN Job Trends

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring WAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 172 105
Rank change year-on-year +13 -67 +93
Permanent jobs citing WAN 237 389 647
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.54% 1.97% 3.02%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.75% 16.04% 21.58%
Number of salaries quoted 160 255 521
10th Percentile £31,950 £36,100 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +13.40% -7.62%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £48,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% +7.14% -2.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 1,415 2,425 2,998
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.21% 12.28% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 977 1,397 2,524
10th Percentile £26,400 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,750 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.44% +7.00% -4.76%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

WAN job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

WAN
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WAN over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.

WAN salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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 31 (13.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (5.49%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.53%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) Apache
4 1 (0.42%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (2.11%) Blender
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 124 (52.32%) Azure
2 58 (24.47%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (14.77%) AWS
4 15 (6.33%) Entra ID
5 10 (4.22%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (4.22%) GCP
5 10 (4.22%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.38%) IaaS
7 7 (2.95%) GitHub
8 6 (2.53%) Azure Storage
9 5 (2.11%) Mimecast
9 5 (2.11%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (1.69%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.27%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.27%) OCI
11 3 (1.27%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.27%) SaaS
12 2 (0.84%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 176 (74.26%) LAN
2 118 (49.79%) Firewall
3 111 (46.84%) SD-WAN
4 87 (36.71%) VPN
5 61 (25.74%) Wi-Fi
6 47 (19.83%) Wireless
7 41 (17.30%) DNS
8 38 (16.03%) DHCP
9 37 (15.61%) TCP/IP
10 35 (14.77%) Network Security
11 33 (13.92%) Wireshark
12 25 (10.55%) BGP
13 20 (8.44%) OSPF
14 19 (8.02%) VLAN
14 19 (8.02%) VoIP
15 16 (6.75%) MPLS
16 15 (6.33%) 5G
17 11 (4.64%) WLAN
18 10 (4.22%) Junos
18 10 (4.22%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.11%) QGIS
2 2 (0.84%) Power BI
2 2 (0.84%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (3.38%) Git
2 3 (1.27%) JIRA
3 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 93 (39.24%) Social Skills
2 60 (25.32%) Finance
3 41 (17.30%) Telecoms
4 25 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.91%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.95%) Retail
8 6 (2.53%) Law
8 6 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.11%) Banking
9 5 (2.11%) Military
10 4 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.69%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.27%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.27%) Automotive
11 3 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.84%) French Language
12 2 (0.84%) Local Government
13 1 (0.42%) Games
13 1 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 62 (26.16%) Network Engineer
2 40 (16.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 31 (13.08%) Senior
4 25 (10.55%) Analyst
5 22 (9.28%) Architect
5 22 (9.28%) Support Analyst
6 21 (8.86%) Senior Network Engineer
7 15 (6.33%) Support Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Lead
9 12 (5.06%) IT Engineer
9 12 (5.06%) IT Support
9 12 (5.06%) Network Architect
10 10 (4.22%) Cisco Engineer
10 10 (4.22%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (3.80%) 3rd Line Support
11 9 (3.80%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (3.80%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (3.80%) GNSS Engineer
11 9 (3.80%) Hardware Engineer
11 9 (3.80%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.27%) JSON
2 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.42%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 55 (23.21%) Data Centre
2 31 (13.08%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.91%) Self-Driving Car
4 12 (5.06%) Driving Licence
5 11 (4.64%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.80%) GNSS
6 9 (3.80%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.38%) Operational Technology
8 6 (2.53%) CCTV
8 6 (2.53%) CMDB
9 5 (2.11%) Algorithms
9 5 (2.11%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.69%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.69%) Social Media
11 3 (1.27%) BYOD
11 3 (1.27%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 75 (31.65%) Windows
2 39 (16.46%) Windows Server
3 24 (10.13%) Linux
4 18 (7.59%) Windows 10
5 17 (7.17%) Mac OS
6 15 (6.33%) Apple iOS
7 10 (4.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (3.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (2.95%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.11%) Android
11 3 (1.27%) OpenWrt
11 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.42%) CentOS
12 1 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (19.83%) ITIL
3 46 (19.41%) Customer Service
4 39 (16.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 38 (16.03%) Change Management
6 37 (15.61%) Problem Management
7 34 (14.35%) Capacity Planning
7 34 (14.35%) Load Balancing
8 33 (13.92%) Network Monitoring
8 33 (13.92%) Network Virtualisation
9 31 (13.08%) Infrastructure as Code
10 28 (11.81%) DevOps
10 28 (11.81%) Disaster Recovery
10 28 (11.81%) Stakeholder Management
11 26 (10.97%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (10.97%) Infrastructure Management
12 25 (10.55%) Asset Management
12 25 (10.55%) Coaching
12 25 (10.55%) High Availability
13 24 (10.13%) Network Planning
Programming Languages
1 44 (18.57%) Python
2 18 (7.59%) PowerShell
3 13 (5.49%) C++
4 10 (4.22%) MATLAB
5 9 (3.80%) SQL
6 8 (3.38%) Bash
7 3 (1.27%) C
8 1 (0.42%) Go
8 1 (0.42%) Java
8 1 (0.42%) Perl
Qualifications
1 66 (27.85%) Cisco Certification
2 47 (19.83%) Degree
3 45 (18.99%) CCNP
4 30 (12.66%) CCNA
5 21 (8.86%) Azure Certification
6 20 (8.44%) Security Cleared
7 19 (8.02%) SC Cleared
8 13 (5.49%) CCIE
9 12 (5.06%) ITIL Certification
10 11 (4.64%) AWS Certification
10 11 (4.64%) JNCIA
11 9 (3.80%) Master's Degree
12 8 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (2.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.95%) DV Cleared
13 7 (2.95%) PMI Certification
13 7 (2.95%) PMP
14 6 (2.53%) A+ Certification
14 6 (2.53%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (2.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.64%) NIST
2 7 (2.95%) SLA
3 4 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.27%) GRC
4 3 (1.27%) NCSC
5 2 (0.84%) PMO
5 2 (0.84%) QA
6 1 (0.42%) Basel III
6 1 (0.42%) MiFID
6 1 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 54 (22.78%) Active Directory
2 25 (10.55%) Hyper-V
3 24 (10.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.80%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (3.38%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (3.38%) vSphere
6 7 (2.95%) Firmware
7 6 (2.53%) NFS
8 4 (1.69%) VMware NSX
9 3 (1.27%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.27%) Docker
10 2 (0.84%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 40 (16.88%) Terraform
2 37 (15.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 36 (15.19%) Ansible
4 12 (5.06%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (4.64%) Kubernetes
6 10 (4.22%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.69%) Autotask
8 3 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.27%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (1.27%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.84%) Endace
9 2 (0.84%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.84%) SCCM
9 2 (0.84%) WSUS
10 1 (0.42%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.42%) OpenView
10 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Spacewalk
10 1 (0.42%) SmoothWall
10 1 (0.42%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 131 (55.27%) Cisco
2 72 (30.38%) Microsoft
3 57 (24.05%) Palo Alto
4 44 (18.57%) Meraki
5 38 (16.03%) VMware
6 37 (15.61%) CheckPoint
6 37 (15.61%) Fortinet
6 37 (15.61%) SolarWinds
7 26 (10.97%) Juniper
8 20 (8.44%) Aruba
9 11 (4.64%) Apple
10 9 (3.80%) Dell
10 9 (3.80%) F5
10 9 (3.80%) HP
10 9 (3.80%) SonicWALL
11 8 (3.38%) Red Hat
12 7 (2.95%) Commvault
12 7 (2.95%) Extreme Networks
12 7 (2.95%) Google
12 7 (2.95%) Sophos