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 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 175 102
Rank change year-on-year -2 -73 +103
Permanent jobs citing WAN 238 387 672
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.52% 1.96% 3.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.60% 16.07% 22.16%
Number of salaries quoted 159 247 523
10th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £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 £57,575
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,500 £75,800
UK median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +8.25% -3.00%

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 1,434 2,408 3,033
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.14% 12.18% 14.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,001 1,386 2,531
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,357 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,750 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.10% +5.00% -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 13 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 (13.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.20%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.52%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) Apache
4 1 (0.42%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (2.52%) Blender
1 6 (2.52%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 121 (50.84%) Azure
2 56 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (14.71%) AWS
4 13 (5.46%) Entra ID
5 10 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (4.20%) GCP
5 10 (4.20%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.36%) IaaS
7 7 (2.94%) GitHub
8 6 (2.52%) Azure Storage
9 5 (2.10%) Mimecast
9 5 (2.10%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.68%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.26%) AWS Direct Connect
11 3 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.26%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (1.26%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.26%) SaaS
12 2 (0.84%) OCI
12 2 (0.84%) OVHcloud
Communications & Networking
1 175 (73.53%) LAN
2 118 (49.58%) Firewall
3 111 (46.64%) SD-WAN
4 86 (36.13%) VPN
5 62 (26.05%) Wi-Fi
6 46 (19.33%) Wireless
7 41 (17.23%) DNS
8 37 (15.55%) DHCP
9 36 (15.13%) TCP/IP
10 33 (13.87%) Wireshark
11 32 (13.45%) Network Security
12 26 (10.92%) BGP
13 22 (9.24%) OSPF
14 19 (7.98%) VoIP
15 17 (7.14%) 5G
15 17 (7.14%) MPLS
16 16 (6.72%) VLAN
17 14 (5.88%) WLAN
18 11 (4.62%) Unified Communications
19 10 (4.20%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.52%) QGIS
2 2 (0.84%) Power BI
2 2 (0.84%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (3.36%) Git
2 3 (1.26%) JIRA
3 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 92 (38.66%) Social Skills
2 58 (24.37%) Finance
3 41 (17.23%) Telecoms
4 27 (11.34%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.30%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.36%) Retail
8 7 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.52%) Military
10 5 (2.10%) Law
11 4 (1.68%) Banking
11 4 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.68%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.26%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.26%) Automotive
13 2 (0.84%) French Language
13 2 (0.84%) Local Government
13 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.42%) Games
14 1 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 63 (26.47%) Network Engineer
2 40 (16.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 29 (12.18%) Senior
4 25 (10.50%) Analyst
5 22 (9.24%) Architect
5 22 (9.24%) Support Analyst
6 20 (8.40%) Senior Network Engineer
7 15 (6.30%) Lead
8 14 (5.88%) Support Engineer
9 13 (5.46%) IT Support
10 12 (5.04%) IT Engineer
10 12 (5.04%) Network Architect
11 11 (4.62%) Cisco Engineer
11 11 (4.62%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (4.20%) GNSS Engineer
12 10 (4.20%) Hardware Engineer
12 10 (4.20%) RF Engineer
13 9 (3.78%) 3rd Line Support
13 9 (3.78%) Cloud Engineer
13 9 (3.78%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.26%) JSON
2 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.42%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 57 (23.95%) Data Centre
2 33 (13.87%) Management Information System
3 16 (6.72%) Self-Driving Car
4 11 (4.62%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.20%) GNSS
5 10 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.78%) Driving Licence
7 8 (3.36%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (3.36%) Operational Technology
8 6 (2.52%) Algorithms
8 6 (2.52%) CCTV
8 6 (2.52%) CMDB
9 5 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.10%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.68%) Public Cloud
11 3 (1.26%) BYOD
11 3 (1.26%) Clustering
11 3 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.26%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.26%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 74 (31.09%) Windows
2 38 (15.97%) Windows Server
3 24 (10.08%) Linux
4 17 (7.14%) Mac OS
5 15 (6.30%) Windows 10
6 14 (5.88%) Apple iOS
7 10 (4.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (3.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (2.94%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.10%) Android
11 3 (1.26%) OpenWrt
11 3 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.42%) CentOS
12 1 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.15%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (19.33%) ITIL
3 44 (18.49%) Customer Service
4 39 (16.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 38 (15.97%) Change Management
6 36 (15.13%) Problem Management
7 34 (14.29%) Capacity Planning
7 34 (14.29%) Load Balancing
8 33 (13.87%) Network Monitoring
8 33 (13.87%) Network Virtualisation
9 32 (13.45%) Infrastructure as Code
10 28 (11.76%) DevOps
11 27 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
12 26 (10.92%) Disaster Recovery
13 25 (10.50%) Asset Management
13 25 (10.50%) Coaching
13 25 (10.50%) High Availability
13 25 (10.50%) Infrastructure Management
14 24 (10.08%) Network Planning
Programming Languages
1 45 (18.91%) Python
2 18 (7.56%) PowerShell
3 15 (6.30%) C++
4 12 (5.04%) MATLAB
5 10 (4.20%) SQL
6 7 (2.94%) Bash
7 3 (1.26%) C
8 1 (0.42%) Go
8 1 (0.42%) Java
8 1 (0.42%) Perl
Qualifications
1 63 (26.47%) Cisco Certification
2 48 (20.17%) Degree
3 43 (18.07%) CCNP
4 29 (12.18%) CCNA
5 21 (8.82%) Azure Certification
6 20 (8.40%) Security Cleared
7 19 (7.98%) SC Cleared
8 13 (5.46%) CCIE
8 13 (5.46%) ITIL Certification
9 11 (4.62%) AWS Certification
9 11 (4.62%) JNCIA
10 8 (3.36%) Master's Degree
10 8 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (2.94%) A+ Certification
11 7 (2.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.94%) DV Cleared
11 7 (2.94%) PMI Certification
11 7 (2.94%) PMP
12 5 (2.10%) Network+ Certification
13 4 (1.68%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.04%) NIST
2 6 (2.52%) SLA
3 5 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (1.68%) NCSC
5 3 (1.26%) GRC
6 2 (0.84%) PMO
6 2 (0.84%) QA
7 1 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 54 (22.69%) Active Directory
2 24 (10.08%) Hyper-V
3 23 (9.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.78%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (3.36%) Firmware
5 8 (3.36%) vSphere
6 7 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (2.52%) NFS
8 4 (1.68%) VMware NSX
9 3 (1.26%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.26%) Docker
10 2 (0.84%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 39 (16.39%) Terraform
2 36 (15.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 35 (14.71%) Ansible
4 11 (4.62%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (4.62%) Kubernetes
5 8 (3.36%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.68%) Autotask
7 3 (1.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.26%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (1.26%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.26%) SCCM
7 3 (1.26%) WSUS
8 2 (0.84%) Endace
9 1 (0.42%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.42%) Kibana
9 1 (0.42%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Spacewalk
9 1 (0.42%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.42%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 131 (55.04%) Cisco
2 72 (30.25%) Microsoft
3 56 (23.53%) Palo Alto
4 44 (18.49%) Meraki
5 39 (16.39%) CheckPoint
5 39 (16.39%) SolarWinds
6 36 (15.13%) Fortinet
6 36 (15.13%) VMware
7 26 (10.92%) Juniper
8 20 (8.40%) Aruba
9 10 (4.20%) Apple
10 9 (3.78%) Dell
10 9 (3.78%) F5
10 9 (3.78%) HP
10 9 (3.78%) SonicWALL
11 8 (3.36%) Red Hat
11 8 (3.36%) Sophos
12 7 (2.94%) Commvault
12 7 (2.94%) Google
12 7 (2.94%) Ubiquiti