WAN Jobs with Work from Home Options

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 183 276
Rank change year-on-year +46 +93 -63
Permanent jobs citing WAN 793 812 962
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.35% 1.98% 1.38%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.26% 17.74% 12.48%
Number of salaries quoted 615 655 831
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,025 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,919 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -5.00% +4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,198 4,576 7,710
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.44% 11.17% 11.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,344 3,412 4,994
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,569 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,612 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

WAN trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing WAN.

WAN salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing WAN over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

WAN salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 91 (11.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 63 (7.94%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.02%) IIS
4 4 (0.50%) SAS
4 4 (0.50%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.25%) Apache
6 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.25%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 59 (7.44%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.38%) SPSS
5 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 338 (42.62%) Azure
2 246 (31.02%) Microsoft 365
3 99 (12.48%) AWS
4 66 (8.32%) Entra ID
5 33 (4.16%) GCP
6 27 (3.40%) Cloud Computing
7 26 (3.28%) SaaS
8 25 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (3.03%) IaaS
10 20 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
10 20 (2.52%) PaaS
11 17 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
12 15 (1.89%) OneDrive
13 10 (1.26%) Mimecast
14 8 (1.01%) Rubrik
15 7 (0.88%) Nutanix
16 6 (0.76%) AWS Direct Connect
16 6 (0.76%) GitHub
17 5 (0.63%) Datadog
17 5 (0.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 563 (71.00%) LAN
2 372 (46.91%) Firewall
3 328 (41.36%) SD-WAN
4 210 (26.48%) VPN
5 183 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
6 172 (21.69%) DNS
7 145 (18.28%) Wireless
8 141 (17.78%) DHCP
9 137 (17.28%) MPLS
10 123 (15.51%) TCP/IP
11 119 (15.01%) Network Security
12 108 (13.62%) BGP
13 100 (12.61%) WLAN
14 90 (11.35%) VLAN
15 85 (10.72%) OSPF
16 72 (9.08%) SAN
17 64 (8.07%) Internet
18 46 (5.80%) VoIP
19 33 (4.16%) IPsec
20 31 (3.91%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.65%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.76%) DB2
5 5 (0.63%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.63%) Power BI
6 3 (0.38%) Big Data
6 3 (0.38%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.13%) MySQL
8 1 (0.13%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 4 (0.50%) MSBuild
1 4 (0.50%) TeamCity
2 2 (0.25%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.25%) JIRA
2 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 221 (27.87%) Social Skills
2 94 (11.85%) Finance
3 65 (8.20%) Retail
4 37 (4.67%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (3.66%) Telecoms
6 25 (3.15%) Legal
7 22 (2.77%) Public Sector
8 20 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (1.89%) Banking
11 14 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.51%) Law
13 10 (1.26%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.76%) Billing
14 6 (0.76%) French Language
14 6 (0.76%) German Language
14 6 (0.76%) Italian Language
14 6 (0.76%) Portuguese Language
14 6 (0.76%) Publishing
14 6 (0.76%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 146 (18.41%) Network Engineer
2 144 (18.16%) Senior
3 139 (17.53%) Architect
4 110 (13.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 92 (11.60%) Analyst
6 59 (7.44%) Security Architect
7 55 (6.94%) Lead
8 47 (5.93%) Support Engineer
9 43 (5.42%) IT Engineer
9 43 (5.42%) Senior Architect
10 39 (4.92%) Network Analyst
11 38 (4.79%) Senior Network Engineer
11 38 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
12 36 (4.54%) Cisco Architect
12 36 (4.54%) Senior Cisco Architect
13 35 (4.41%) Operations Analyst
14 34 (4.29%) Consultant
15 33 (4.16%) Network Manager
16 31 (3.91%) 3rd Line Support
16 31 (3.91%) Network Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.01%) HTML
2 7 (0.88%) 802.1X
3 5 (0.63%) XMPP
4 4 (0.50%) .NET
4 4 (0.50%) Web Services
4 4 (0.50%) WebSphere MQ
5 3 (0.38%) LDAP
6 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.25%) Azure Blueprints
6 2 (0.25%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.25%) Middleware
6 2 (0.25%) TAPI
7 1 (0.13%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.13%) Lambda Expressions
7 1 (0.13%) OAuth
7 1 (0.13%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 151 (19.04%) Data Centre
2 77 (9.71%) Management Information System
3 43 (5.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 40 (5.04%) Public Cloud
5 28 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (3.03%) Driving Licence
7 19 (2.40%) IoT
8 18 (2.27%) Client/Server
9 16 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.77%) PKI
11 13 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
12 12 (1.51%) PMI
12 12 (1.51%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.13%) GNSS
14 8 (1.01%) Operational Technology
15 7 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
16 6 (0.76%) Onboarding
16 6 (0.76%) Replication
17 5 (0.63%) Security Posture
17 5 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 249 (31.40%) Windows
2 128 (16.14%) Windows Server
3 85 (10.72%) Linux
4 41 (5.17%) Windows 10
5 38 (4.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 35 (4.41%) Ubuntu
6 35 (4.41%) VMS
7 32 (4.04%) Windows Server 2019
8 28 (3.53%) Android
9 27 (3.40%) Apple iOS
10 13 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 9 (1.13%) CentOS
13 8 (1.01%) Windows 7
14 6 (0.76%) Windows Server 2008
15 5 (0.63%) Mac OS X
16 4 (0.50%) Windows 8
16 4 (0.50%) Windows Server 2003
16 4 (0.50%) Windows XP
17 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (19.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 122 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 106 (13.37%) Presales
4 103 (12.99%) Agile
5 83 (10.47%) Project Management
6 81 (10.21%) ITIL
7 77 (9.71%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (9.58%) Application Security
8 76 (9.58%) Information Security
9 71 (8.95%) Customer Service
10 68 (8.58%) Mentoring
11 58 (7.31%) Time Management
12 55 (6.94%) Disaster Recovery
13 49 (6.18%) Project Delivery
14 46 (5.80%) Roadmaps
15 45 (5.67%) Analytics
16 44 (5.55%) CI/CD
17 43 (5.42%) Customer Engagement
17 43 (5.42%) Migration
18 42 (5.30%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 58 (7.31%) PowerShell
2 45 (5.67%) Python
3 13 (1.64%) SQL
4 10 (1.26%) Bash
5 4 (0.50%) Java
6 2 (0.25%) C++
6 2 (0.25%) Korn
6 2 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.25%) Perl
6 2 (0.25%) PHP
7 1 (0.13%) C#
7 1 (0.13%) Delphi
7 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 224 (28.25%) Cisco Certification
2 133 (16.77%) CCNP
3 129 (16.27%) CCNA
4 116 (14.63%) Degree
5 78 (9.84%) Security Cleared
6 57 (7.19%) CISSP
7 54 (6.81%) CCIE
8 49 (6.18%) Azure Certification
9 47 (5.93%) CCSP
9 47 (5.93%) DV Cleared
10 46 (5.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 40 (5.04%) CCDP
12 39 (4.92%) AWS Certification
13 34 (4.29%) CISM
14 33 (4.16%) CCSK
15 24 (3.03%) SC Cleared
16 19 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
17 18 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
18 16 (2.02%) APMP
19 13 (1.64%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (7.06%) NIST
2 50 (6.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (4.92%) SLA
4 22 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (2.14%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.25%) GDPR
7 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.25%) PMO
8 1 (0.13%) QA
System Software
1 254 (32.03%) Active Directory
2 124 (15.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 102 (12.86%) Hyper-V
4 41 (5.17%) Docker
5 28 (3.53%) vSphere
6 26 (3.28%) VMware ESXi
7 21 (2.65%) Virtual Desktop
8 17 (2.14%) Virtual Machines
9 9 (1.13%) NFS
10 4 (0.50%) Firmware
11 2 (0.25%) Terminal Server
11 2 (0.25%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.13%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 67 (8.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (8.20%) Ansible
3 52 (6.56%) Terraform
4 37 (4.67%) Kubernetes
5 36 (4.54%) FortiGate
5 36 (4.54%) Single Sign-On
5 36 (4.54%) WSUS
6 21 (2.65%) Stealthwatch
7 19 (2.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 16 (2.02%) SCCM
9 15 (1.89%) CASB
10 13 (1.64%) Nmap
11 12 (1.51%) Opsgenie
11 12 (1.51%) VxRail
11 12 (1.51%) ZABBIX
12 5 (0.63%) McAfee ePO
12 5 (0.63%) PaperCut
12 5 (0.63%) SCVMM
13 4 (0.50%) BMC PATROL
14 3 (0.38%) Nagios
Vendors
1 348 (43.88%) Cisco
2 328 (41.36%) Microsoft
3 178 (22.45%) VMware
4 160 (20.18%) Meraki
5 93 (11.73%) Fortinet
6 73 (9.21%) Juniper
7 55 (6.94%) Palo Alto
8 52 (6.56%) Aruba
9 47 (5.93%) HP
10 42 (5.30%) SolarWinds
11 39 (4.92%) Apple
12 36 (4.54%) Adobe
13 35 (4.41%) Dell
14 32 (4.04%) Citrix
15 30 (3.78%) Veeam
16 24 (3.03%) NetApp
17 20 (2.52%) Ruckus Wireless
18 19 (2.40%) CheckPoint
18 19 (2.40%) Rapid7
19 14 (1.77%) Splunk