WAN Jobs in the North of England

Wide Area Network (WAN)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 104 118 165
Rank change year-on-year +14 +47 -34
Permanent jobs citing WAN 436 473 407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.40% 2.86% 2.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 19.89% 15.01% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 357 347 342
10th Percentile £25,300 £30,450 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £54,750 £56,209
90th Percentile £78,000 £65,313 £66,750
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
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,192 3,151 2,848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.05% 19.04% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,682 1,227 1,725
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,723 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% - -
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,500
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 the North of England

Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for WAN in the North of England

WAN
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN in the North of England.

Salary trend for WAN in the North of England

WAN
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for WAN in the North of England

WAN
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the North of England 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
North West +5 230 £45,000 - 55
Yorkshire +69 180 £55,000 +22.22% 37
North East -17 42 £38,000 -10.59% 4
WAN
England

WAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 38 (8.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (5.50%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.21%) IIS
Applications
1 47 (10.78%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.69%) Epicor Tropos
2 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 197 (45.18%) Azure
2 178 (40.83%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (16.51%) Entra ID
4 62 (14.22%) AWS
5 22 (5.05%) GCP
5 22 (5.05%) OneDrive
6 20 (4.59%) IaaS
7 17 (3.90%) PaaS
8 14 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.98%) SaaS
10 8 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (1.61%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.92%) GitHub
14 3 (0.69%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.69%) Serverless
15 2 (0.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 2 (0.46%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 338 (77.52%) LAN
2 171 (39.22%) Firewall
3 115 (26.38%) SD-WAN
4 111 (25.46%) Wi-Fi
5 105 (24.08%) VPN
6 104 (23.85%) DHCP
7 102 (23.39%) TCP/IP
8 89 (20.41%) Wireless
9 85 (19.50%) DNS
10 56 (12.84%) MPLS
11 51 (11.70%) Network Security
11 51 (11.70%) OSPF
12 49 (11.24%) BGP
12 49 (11.24%) WLAN
13 42 (9.63%) Internet
14 35 (8.03%) VoIP
15 34 (7.80%) SAN
16 33 (7.57%) VLAN
17 32 (7.34%) Ethernet
18 24 (5.50%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.59%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.69%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (0.69%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.46%) DB2
4 2 (0.46%) MySQL
5 1 (0.23%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.23%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.92%) JIRA
1 4 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
General
1 94 (21.56%) Social Skills
2 43 (9.86%) Finance
3 24 (5.50%) Law
4 20 (4.59%) Retail
5 17 (3.90%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.29%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.06%) French Language
7 9 (2.06%) Italian Language
7 9 (2.06%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (2.06%) Spanish Language
7 9 (2.06%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.38%) German Language
8 6 (1.38%) Portuguese Language
8 6 (1.38%) Swedish Language
8 6 (1.38%) Turkish Language
9 4 (0.92%) Agriculture
9 4 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 84 (19.27%) Network Engineer
2 64 (14.68%) Architect
3 53 (12.16%) Lead
4 51 (11.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 47 (10.78%) Senior
6 46 (10.55%) Analyst
7 39 (8.94%) Security Architect
8 30 (6.88%) IT Manager
9 28 (6.42%) IT Support
10 24 (5.50%) IT Engineer
10 24 (5.50%) Senior Architect
11 23 (5.28%) Infrastructure Manager
11 23 (5.28%) Support Engineer
12 22 (5.05%) Lead Architect
13 21 (4.82%) IT Analyst
14 20 (4.59%) Lead Security Architect
15 19 (4.36%) IP Engineer
15 19 (4.36%) IP Network Engineer
16 17 (3.90%) Support Analyst
17 16 (3.67%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.92%) Akka
2 2 (0.46%) .NET
2 2 (0.46%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.46%) Middleware
2 2 (0.46%) Web Services
3 1 (0.23%) AWS CDK
3 1 (0.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.86%) Management Information System
2 37 (8.49%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.96%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 19 (4.36%) PMI
5 18 (4.13%) Onboarding
6 16 (3.67%) Clustering
7 12 (2.75%) Driving Licence
7 12 (2.75%) Replication
8 8 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.61%) IoT
9 7 (1.61%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.38%) Cyberattack
10 6 (1.38%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.38%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.69%) iSeries
13 3 (0.69%) Life Science
13 3 (0.69%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 178 (40.83%) Windows
2 87 (19.95%) Windows Server
3 55 (12.61%) Windows 10
4 52 (11.93%) Linux
5 23 (5.28%) Apple iOS
6 22 (5.05%) Android
7 20 (4.59%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (4.13%) VyOS
9 16 (3.67%) Mac OS
10 15 (3.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.83%) Windows Server 2016
12 7 (1.61%) VMS
12 7 (1.61%) Windows 7
13 6 (1.38%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.92%) Windows Vista
15 2 (0.46%) Windows XP
16 1 (0.23%) CentOS
16 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (22.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 67 (15.37%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (15.14%) Customer Service
4 61 (13.99%) ITIL
5 59 (13.53%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (9.86%) Project Management
7 42 (9.63%) Information Security
8 40 (9.17%) Agile
9 37 (8.49%) Disaster Recovery
10 33 (7.57%) Mentoring
11 32 (7.34%) Migration
11 32 (7.34%) Service Management
11 32 (7.34%) Time Management
12 26 (5.96%) Application Security
12 26 (5.96%) Identity Management
12 26 (5.96%) OWASP
12 26 (5.96%) Secure Coding
12 26 (5.96%) Security Architecture
13 25 (5.73%) Presales
13 25 (5.73%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 60 (13.76%) PowerShell
2 39 (8.94%) SQL
3 24 (5.50%) Python
4 19 (4.36%) Bash
5 4 (0.92%) C#
6 3 (0.69%) Java
7 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.23%) Delphi
8 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 134 (30.73%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (15.37%) CCNA
3 55 (12.61%) CCNP
4 51 (11.70%) CISSP
5 50 (11.47%) Degree
6 32 (7.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 32 (7.34%) CCSP
7 31 (7.11%) AWS Certification
8 29 (6.65%) Azure Certification
8 29 (6.65%) JNCIA
9 26 (5.96%) CCSK
9 26 (5.96%) CISM
10 19 (4.36%) PMI Certification
11 18 (4.13%) CCIE
12 14 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
12 14 (3.21%) Security Cleared
13 12 (2.75%) SANS
14 11 (2.52%) SC Cleared
15 10 (2.29%) Network+ Certification
16 9 (2.06%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.03%) NIST
2 34 (7.80%) SLA
3 12 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.61%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.46%) GDPR
6 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.23%) PMO
7 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 183 (41.97%) Active Directory
2 72 (16.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (13.99%) Hyper-V
4 28 (6.42%) Docker
5 10 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.61%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.69%) Firmware
8 3 (0.69%) vSphere
9 2 (0.46%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.23%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.23%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.23%) Postfix
10 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 72 (16.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (7.34%) Kubernetes
3 29 (6.65%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (4.82%) SCCM
5 16 (3.67%) Failover Clustering
6 14 (3.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 14 (3.21%) ZABBIX
7 12 (2.75%) Opsgenie
7 12 (2.75%) VxRail
8 9 (2.06%) Stealthwatch
9 8 (1.83%) Jamf Pro
9 8 (1.83%) Terraform
10 7 (1.61%) Autotask
11 6 (1.38%) Nmap
12 5 (1.15%) CASB
12 5 (1.15%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.92%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.92%) WSUS
14 3 (0.69%) Ansible
15 2 (0.46%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 217 (49.77%) Microsoft
2 150 (34.40%) Cisco
3 122 (27.98%) VMware
4 62 (14.22%) Fortinet
5 46 (10.55%) Meraki
6 45 (10.32%) Juniper
7 32 (7.34%) Veeam
8 30 (6.88%) Nokia
9 29 (6.65%) Ruckus Wireless
10 28 (6.42%) SolarWinds
11 24 (5.50%) Apple
12 22 (5.05%) Citrix
13 20 (4.59%) Dell
14 19 (4.36%) Palo Alto
15 18 (4.13%) Vyatta
16 14 (3.21%) Adobe
16 14 (3.21%) Aruba
16 14 (3.21%) HP
16 14 (3.21%) NetApp
17 13 (2.98%) Epicor