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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 203 133
Rank change year-on-year +2 -70 +15
Permanent jobs citing WAN 253 269 794
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.29% 1.78% 2.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.62% 14.00% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 185 189 608
10th Percentile £31,550 £28,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £78,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,500 £89,000 £84,919
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -

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 2,177 1,921 5,112
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.09% 12.71% 14.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,108 1,150 3,323
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -5.94%

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 11 June 2026.

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 42 (16.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (13.04%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.79%) Confluence
4 1 (0.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.40%) OpenStack
Applications
1 12 (4.74%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.58%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.19%) AutoCAD
3 3 (1.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.79%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 138 (54.55%) Azure
2 80 (31.62%) Microsoft 365
3 75 (29.64%) AWS
4 43 (17.00%) Entra ID
5 18 (7.11%) GCP
6 14 (5.53%) AWS Direct Connect
6 14 (5.53%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 13 (5.14%) Google Workspace
7 13 (5.14%) SaaS
8 10 (3.95%) OneDrive
9 6 (2.37%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.98%) OCI
11 3 (1.19%) IaaS
11 3 (1.19%) PaaS
12 2 (0.79%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.79%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.79%) Datadog
12 2 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.79%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 184 (72.73%) LAN
2 129 (50.99%) Firewall
3 115 (45.45%) SD-WAN
4 105 (41.50%) VPN
5 79 (31.23%) DNS
6 65 (25.69%) DHCP
7 56 (22.13%) TCP/IP
8 49 (19.37%) MPLS
8 49 (19.37%) Wi-Fi
9 48 (18.97%) BGP
9 48 (18.97%) Network Security
10 44 (17.39%) WLAN
11 38 (15.02%) VLAN
12 33 (13.04%) Cisco Firepower
13 32 (12.65%) Cisco ISE
14 30 (11.86%) OSPF
14 30 (11.86%) Wireless
15 26 (10.28%) Cisco ASA
16 22 (8.70%) IPsec
16 22 (8.70%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.79%) Power BI
1 2 (0.79%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.40%) InfluxDB
2 1 (0.40%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.40%) MySQL
2 1 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.40%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) GitLab
2 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
General
1 83 (32.81%) Social Skills
2 39 (15.42%) Public Sector
3 36 (14.23%) Finance
4 25 (9.88%) Telecoms
5 16 (6.32%) Banking
6 15 (5.93%) Retail
7 14 (5.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (4.74%) Marketing
9 10 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.77%) Analytical Skills
11 6 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.58%) Electronics
12 4 (1.58%) Legal
13 3 (1.19%) Law
14 2 (0.79%) Local Government
14 2 (0.79%) Military
14 2 (0.79%) Police
14 2 (0.79%) Retail Banking
15 1 (0.40%) Dutch Language
15 1 (0.40%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 70 (27.67%) Network Engineer
2 53 (20.95%) Architect
3 51 (20.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 44 (17.39%) Senior
5 41 (16.21%) IT Engineer
6 33 (13.04%) Support Engineer
7 31 (12.25%) Network Architect
8 28 (11.07%) IT Support
9 24 (9.49%) IT Support Engineer
10 23 (9.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 21 (8.30%) 2nd Line Support
12 20 (7.91%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 20 (7.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 17 (6.72%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (5.93%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
14 15 (5.93%) Operations Engineer
15 13 (5.14%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
15 13 (5.14%) Network Manager
15 13 (5.14%) Senior Network Engineer
16 10 (3.95%) Network Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.56%) XMPP
2 6 (2.37%) OAuth
2 6 (2.37%) SAML
3 4 (1.58%) 802.1X
4 3 (1.19%) LDAP
5 2 (0.79%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.79%) Web Services
6 1 (0.40%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 45 (17.79%) Data Centre
2 22 (8.70%) Hybrid Cloud
3 12 (4.74%) Driving Licence
4 11 (4.35%) PKI
5 10 (3.95%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.56%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (3.56%) FlexPod
6 9 (3.56%) Replication
6 9 (3.56%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.56%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (3.16%) Management Information System
8 6 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.58%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.58%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.58%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 68 (26.88%) Windows
2 58 (22.92%) Windows Server
3 23 (9.09%) Linux
3 23 (9.09%) Mac OS
4 22 (8.70%) Windows 10
5 13 (5.14%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (4.74%) Windows Server 2012
6 12 (4.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (3.16%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.58%) Unix
9 2 (0.79%) CentOS
9 2 (0.79%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.40%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (28.85%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (23.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 43 (17.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 37 (14.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (14.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 35 (13.83%) Cybersecurity
7 33 (13.04%) Mentoring
8 30 (11.86%) ITIL
9 29 (11.46%) Presales
9 29 (11.46%) Service Delivery
9 29 (11.46%) Zero Trust
10 23 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
11 22 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
11 22 (8.70%) Migration
11 22 (8.70%) Service Management
12 21 (8.30%) Network Architecture
13 20 (7.91%) Cloud Security
13 20 (7.91%) Network Segmentation
14 19 (7.51%) Incident Response
15 18 (7.11%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 25 (9.88%) Python
2 14 (5.53%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.19%) SQL
4 2 (0.79%) Bash
5 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.40%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (18.58%) Cisco Certification
2 36 (14.23%) CCNP
3 30 (11.86%) Security Cleared
4 25 (9.88%) CCNA
5 24 (9.49%) SC Cleared
6 18 (7.11%) Degree
7 17 (6.72%) CCIE
8 13 (5.14%) DV Cleared
9 12 (4.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (4.35%) Azure Certification
11 9 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (1.98%) CCSA
13 5 (1.98%) CCSE
14 4 (1.58%) JNCIE
15 3 (1.19%) AWS Certification
15 3 (1.19%) CCIE Security
15 3 (1.19%) JNCIP
15 3 (1.19%) PMP
15 3 (1.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.53%) SLA
3 11 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (3.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.16%) NIST
6 4 (1.58%) QA
7 3 (1.19%) GDPR
7 3 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 3 (1.19%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.40%) NCSC
System Software
1 66 (26.09%) Active Directory
2 35 (13.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (10.67%) Hyper-V
4 13 (5.14%) vSphere
5 7 (2.77%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (2.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (2.37%) VMware NSX
7 4 (1.58%) Firmware
7 4 (1.58%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.40%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.40%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.40%) Docker
8 1 (0.40%) KVM
8 1 (0.40%) QEMU
8 1 (0.40%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.40%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.40%) Xen
Systems Management
1 25 (9.88%) Ansible
2 23 (9.09%) FortiGate
3 21 (8.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (7.11%) Terraform
5 13 (5.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (3.56%) Cisco CUCM
6 9 (3.56%) Grafana
7 6 (2.37%) CASB
8 5 (1.98%) Endace
8 5 (1.98%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.58%) Kubernetes
10 3 (1.19%) QRadar
11 2 (0.79%) Autotask
11 2 (0.79%) OpenView
11 2 (0.79%) SCCM
11 2 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.79%) Tivoli
11 2 (0.79%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.40%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.40%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 127 (50.20%) Cisco
2 102 (40.32%) Microsoft
3 58 (22.92%) Fortinet
4 51 (20.16%) Palo Alto
5 47 (18.58%) VMware
6 41 (16.21%) Meraki
7 23 (9.09%) Juniper
7 23 (9.09%) SolarWinds
8 21 (8.30%) CheckPoint
9 16 (6.32%) Splunk
10 14 (5.53%) Dynatrace
11 13 (5.14%) Google
12 10 (3.95%) Aruba
13 9 (3.56%) F5
13 9 (3.56%) ServiceNow
14 7 (2.77%) Zscaler
15 6 (2.37%) NetApp
16 5 (1.98%) ArcSight
17 4 (1.58%) EMC
17 4 (1.58%) Huawei