Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £350 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 638 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +182 | -139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 59 | 55 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.095% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.035% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 20 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £348 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £359 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £425 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -10.53% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £488 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £551 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £350 | £390 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.26% | -15.29% | +18.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,719 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,839 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,655 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured WAN Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN Engineer over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
WAN Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +109 | 59 | £350 | -17.65% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +84 | 52 | £350 | -10.26% | 4 |
| Midlands | +50 | 40 | £350 | -6.67% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 40 | £350 | -17.65% | 3 |
| London | +81 | 7 | £450 | -18.18% | |
| South East | +21 | 6 | £375 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 5 | £525 | +23.53% | 1 |
| North of England | +21 | 5 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +16 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +15 | 1 | - | - |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, WAN Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring WAN Engineer in the job title.
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WAN Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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