Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
UK
The median Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer) salary in the UK is £51,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 863 | 953 | 1191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +238 | -316 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a WAN Engineer | 47 | 26 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.025% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.050% | 0.027% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 18 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,700 | £28,750 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,550 | £31,375 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £35,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.43% | -41.67% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £40,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,400 | £36,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.93% | -33.64% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WAN Engineer.
WAN Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing WAN Engineer over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
WAN Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 |
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| England | +124 | 47 | £51,250 | +46.43% | 4 |
| London | +139 | 26 | £57,500 | +64.29% | |
| Work from Home | +94 | 24 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 21 | £27,400 | -24.93% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 17 | £27,400 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +25 | 17 | £27,400 | - | 3 |
| South East | +18 | 3 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 1 |
| North of England | +51 | 2 | £75,000 | - | |
| North West | +14 | 2 | £75,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £75,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £75,000 | - |
WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, WAN Engineer 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 permanent 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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