WAN Jobs in London

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 202 358
Rank change year-on-year +68 +156 -50
Permanent jobs citing WAN 555 580 823
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.32% 1.76% 1.14%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.10% 14.87% 9.96%
Number of salaries quoted 396 457 669
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,150 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% -8.08% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.26% -8.00% +4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

WAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,245 3,901 8,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.59% 11.86% 11.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,986 2,656 4,277
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

WAN
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in London.

Salary trend for WAN in London

WAN
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN in London over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WAN in London

WAN
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the London region over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +3 81 £55,000 -4.35% 20
South London +11 14 £38,500 -23.00% 1
West London -25 14 £44,613 +11.53% 2
East London +8 6 £40,000 -30.43% 8
North London -4 1 £37,500 +25.00% 1
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 135 (24.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (6.13%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.62%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.44%) WebSphere
5 7 (1.26%) SharePoint 2013
6 6 (1.08%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (0.72%) SAS
8 3 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.36%) Confluence
9 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.18%) Apache
10 1 (0.18%) IIS
10 1 (0.18%) nginx
Applications
1 26 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.54%) SPSS
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 191 (34.41%) Azure
2 185 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (11.71%) AWS
4 40 (7.21%) Entra ID
5 35 (6.31%) IaaS
6 28 (5.05%) SaaS
7 24 (4.32%) PaaS
8 21 (3.78%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (2.52%) GCP
10 13 (2.34%) Azure Sentinel
10 13 (2.34%) Rubrik
11 12 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (2.16%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 12 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (1.80%) AWS Direct Connect
12 10 (1.80%) Datadog
13 8 (1.44%) GitHub
14 7 (1.26%) Azure API Management
14 7 (1.26%) Azure Key Vault
15 6 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 405 (72.97%) LAN
2 264 (47.57%) Firewall
3 222 (40.00%) SD-WAN
4 183 (32.97%) VPN
5 177 (31.89%) Wireless
6 139 (25.05%) Wi-Fi
7 110 (19.82%) DNS
8 97 (17.48%) Internet
8 97 (17.48%) MPLS
9 87 (15.68%) DHCP
10 77 (13.87%) WebEx
11 76 (13.69%) Cisco IOS
12 74 (13.33%) BGP
12 74 (13.33%) Network Security
13 65 (11.71%) TCP/IP
14 60 (10.81%) VLAN
15 53 (9.55%) OSPF
16 41 (7.39%) Cisco ISE
17 36 (6.49%) IPsec
18 32 (5.77%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.62%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.44%) DB2
3 3 (0.54%) Big Data
3 3 (0.54%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.26%) GitLab
1 7 (1.26%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.72%) JIRA
3 1 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 184 (33.15%) Social Skills
2 79 (14.23%) Finance
3 56 (10.09%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (8.83%) Retail
5 35 (6.31%) Telecoms
6 34 (6.13%) Law
7 24 (4.32%) Legal
8 15 (2.70%) Public Sector
9 14 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (1.98%) Banking
11 8 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.08%) Japanese Language
14 4 (0.72%) Advertising
14 4 (0.72%) Games
14 4 (0.72%) Publishing
15 3 (0.54%) Investment Banking
16 2 (0.36%) Private Banking
16 2 (0.36%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 151 (27.21%) Network Engineer
2 105 (18.92%) Senior
3 98 (17.66%) IT Support
4 78 (14.05%) Support Specialist
5 73 (13.15%) IT Support Specialist
6 59 (10.63%) Analyst
7 50 (9.01%) Senior Network Engineer
8 48 (8.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 45 (8.11%) Architect
10 32 (5.77%) Security Engineer
11 26 (4.68%) Infrastructure Architect
12 25 (4.50%) Network Analyst
12 25 (4.50%) WAN Engineer
13 24 (4.32%) Consultant
13 24 (4.32%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 24 (4.32%) Support Engineer
14 23 (4.14%) Project Manager
15 22 (3.96%) IT Engineer
16 21 (3.78%) Network Security Engineer
17 19 (3.42%) Presales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.23%) 802.1X
2 15 (2.70%) LDAP
3 11 (1.98%) HTML
4 9 (1.62%) YAML
5 8 (1.44%) SAML
5 8 (1.44%) WebSphere MQ
5 8 (1.44%) XML
6 5 (0.90%) EDI
6 5 (0.90%) XMPP
7 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.18%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.18%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 101 (18.20%) Data Centre
2 90 (16.22%) Video Conferencing
3 72 (12.97%) Wiki
4 44 (7.93%) Management Information System
5 37 (6.67%) Public Cloud
6 26 (4.68%) PKI
7 15 (2.70%) Client/Server
7 15 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.16%) Private Cloud
8 12 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.62%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (1.44%) Hedge funds
10 8 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
11 7 (1.26%) Cloud Security Posture
11 7 (1.26%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.26%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (1.26%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.90%) iPad
13 4 (0.72%) FPGA
13 4 (0.72%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 247 (44.50%) Windows
2 88 (15.86%) Linux
2 88 (15.86%) Windows 10
3 81 (14.59%) Android
4 78 (14.05%) Windows Server
5 39 (7.03%) Ubuntu
5 39 (7.03%) VMS
6 18 (3.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 16 (2.88%) Unix
8 15 (2.70%) CentOS
9 12 (2.16%) Mac OS
9 12 (2.16%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
11 8 (1.44%) Apple iOS
12 5 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
13 4 (0.72%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.72%) Oracle Linux
14 3 (0.54%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.18%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (15.32%) Agile
2 84 (15.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 83 (14.95%) Business Continuity
3 83 (14.95%) Computer Science
4 80 (14.41%) ITIL
5 79 (14.23%) Mobile Device Management
6 73 (13.15%) BCP
6 73 (13.15%) Contract Negotiation
7 72 (12.97%) Application Virtualisation
7 72 (12.97%) Business Continuity Planning
8 64 (11.53%) Cybersecurity
9 63 (11.35%) Problem-Solving
10 57 (10.27%) Roadmaps
11 53 (9.55%) DevSecOps
12 49 (8.83%) Application Security
13 46 (8.29%) Project Management
14 45 (8.11%) DevOps
14 45 (8.11%) Disaster Recovery
15 44 (7.93%) Information Security
16 42 (7.57%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 44 (7.93%) PowerShell
2 37 (6.67%) Python
3 24 (4.32%) SQL
4 7 (1.26%) Java
5 5 (0.90%) Bash
5 5 (0.90%) C#
6 3 (0.54%) Perl
7 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.18%) Korn
7 1 (0.18%) PHP
Qualifications
1 130 (23.42%) Degree
2 100 (18.02%) Cisco Certification
3 74 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 72 (12.97%) Master's Degree
5 59 (10.63%) CCNA
6 55 (9.91%) CCNP
7 42 (7.57%) Security Cleared
8 41 (7.39%) DV Cleared
9 16 (2.88%) APMP
10 14 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (2.34%) CCSP
12 12 (2.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 12 (2.16%) CISSP
13 9 (1.62%) CCIE
14 8 (1.44%) Azure Certification
14 8 (1.44%) CEH
14 8 (1.44%) SANS
14 8 (1.44%) SSCP
15 7 (1.26%) MCSE
15 7 (1.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (3.60%) NIST
3 16 (2.88%) SLA
4 12 (2.16%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.44%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.08%) NCSC
7 5 (0.90%) QA
8 3 (0.54%) COBIT
8 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 234 (42.16%) Active Directory
2 99 (17.84%) VMware ESXi
3 82 (14.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 79 (14.23%) XenApp
5 78 (14.05%) XenDesktop
6 72 (12.97%) Microsoft App-V
7 36 (6.49%) Hyper-V
8 15 (2.70%) vSphere
9 8 (1.44%) Docker
9 8 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (0.54%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.36%) NFS
12 1 (0.18%) Firmware
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 91 (16.40%) SCCM
2 73 (13.15%) AirWatch
3 57 (10.27%) Ansible
4 50 (9.01%) Terraform
5 30 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
6 26 (4.68%) FortiGate
7 17 (3.06%) WSUS
8 14 (2.52%) Single Sign-On
9 12 (2.16%) Kubernetes
10 10 (1.80%) Puppet
11 9 (1.62%) Progress Chef
12 8 (1.44%) Nmap
13 6 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
14 5 (0.90%) PaperCut
15 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 4 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
15 4 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
15 4 (0.72%) Nessus
15 4 (0.72%) Stealthwatch
16 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 297 (53.51%) Cisco
2 244 (43.96%) Microsoft
3 101 (18.20%) Citrix
4 99 (17.84%) VMware
5 89 (16.04%) Meraki
6 78 (14.05%) Fortinet
7 53 (9.55%) Juniper
8 51 (9.19%) SolarWinds
9 45 (8.11%) Palo Alto
10 40 (7.21%) Aruba
11 39 (7.03%) CheckPoint
12 37 (6.67%) HP
13 23 (4.14%) Red Hat
14 22 (3.96%) Sandvine
15 18 (3.24%) F5
15 18 (3.24%) Veeam
16 17 (3.06%) Ruckus Wireless
17 15 (2.70%) NetApp
18 14 (2.52%) Dell
19 12 (2.16%) Splunk