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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 123 163
Rank change year-on-year +29 +40 -33
Permanent jobs citing WAN 442 454 404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.34% 2.82% 2.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 19.92% 14.13% 14.10%
Number of salaries quoted 356 332 338
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,283 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £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 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £65,313 £66,225
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,050 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -7.90% +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 2,219 3,213 2,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.73% 19.99% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,684 1,205 1,729
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,723 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £46,223
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -2.64% +2.72%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,268 £73,750 £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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +4 238 £45,000 - 52
Yorkshire +68 180 £55,000 +22.22% 30
North East -22 42 £38,000 -10.59% 7
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 (8.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (5.43%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.17%) IIS
Applications
1 46 (10.41%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.36%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.68%) Epicor Tropos
2 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 198 (44.80%) Azure
2 181 (40.95%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (16.29%) Entra ID
4 62 (14.03%) AWS
5 22 (4.98%) GCP
5 22 (4.98%) OneDrive
6 19 (4.30%) IaaS
7 17 (3.85%) PaaS
8 14 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.94%) SaaS
10 8 (1.81%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (1.58%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.90%) GitHub
14 3 (0.68%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.68%) Serverless
15 2 (0.45%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 2 (0.45%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 343 (77.60%) LAN
2 173 (39.14%) Firewall
3 118 (26.70%) SD-WAN
4 110 (24.89%) Wi-Fi
5 106 (23.98%) DHCP
6 104 (23.53%) TCP/IP
7 103 (23.30%) VPN
8 90 (20.36%) Wireless
9 89 (20.14%) DNS
10 58 (13.12%) MPLS
11 52 (11.76%) Network Security
12 51 (11.54%) OSPF
13 50 (11.31%) WLAN
14 49 (11.09%) BGP
15 42 (9.50%) Internet
16 37 (8.37%) VoIP
17 33 (7.47%) SAN
17 33 (7.47%) VLAN
18 32 (7.24%) Ethernet
19 24 (5.43%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.30%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (0.68%) Power BI
3 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.45%) DB2
4 2 (0.45%) 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 (0.90%) JIRA
1 4 (0.90%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
General
1 95 (21.49%) Social Skills
2 44 (9.95%) Finance
3 23 (5.20%) Law
4 20 (4.52%) Retail
5 17 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (2.04%) French Language
6 9 (2.04%) Italian Language
6 9 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (2.04%) Public Sector
6 9 (2.04%) Spanish Language
6 9 (2.04%) Telecoms
7 8 (1.81%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.36%) German Language
8 6 (1.36%) Portuguese Language
8 6 (1.36%) Swedish Language
8 6 (1.36%) Turkish Language
9 4 (0.90%) Agriculture
9 4 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.68%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 84 (19.00%) Network Engineer
2 65 (14.71%) Architect
3 54 (12.22%) Lead
4 49 (11.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 47 (10.63%) Senior
6 45 (10.18%) Analyst
7 40 (9.05%) Security Architect
8 30 (6.79%) IT Support
9 28 (6.33%) IT Manager
10 25 (5.66%) IT Engineer
10 25 (5.66%) Senior Architect
10 25 (5.66%) Support Engineer
11 22 (4.98%) Infrastructure Manager
11 22 (4.98%) Lead Architect
12 20 (4.52%) IT Analyst
12 20 (4.52%) Lead Security Architect
13 19 (4.30%) IP Engineer
13 19 (4.30%) IP Network Engineer
14 18 (4.07%) 2nd Line Support
15 17 (3.85%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.90%) Akka
2 2 (0.45%) .NET
2 2 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.45%) Middleware
2 2 (0.45%) Web Services
3 1 (0.23%) AWS CDK
3 1 (0.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.73%) Management Information System
2 36 (8.14%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 19 (4.30%) PMI
5 18 (4.07%) Onboarding
6 16 (3.62%) Clustering
7 12 (2.71%) Driving Licence
8 11 (2.49%) Replication
9 8 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.58%) IoT
10 7 (1.58%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.58%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.36%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.36%) Security Operations Centre
12 5 (1.13%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.90%) AS400
13 4 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.90%) iSeries
14 3 (0.68%) Life Science
14 3 (0.68%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 177 (40.05%) Windows
2 88 (19.91%) Windows Server
3 57 (12.90%) Windows 10
4 51 (11.54%) Linux
5 24 (5.43%) Apple iOS
6 23 (5.20%) Android
7 20 (4.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (4.07%) VyOS
9 16 (3.62%) Mac OS
10 15 (3.39%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.81%) VMS
11 8 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
12 7 (1.58%) Windows 7
13 6 (1.36%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.90%) Windows Vista
15 2 (0.45%) Windows XP
16 1 (0.23%) CentOS
16 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (21.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 67 (15.16%) Customer Service
2 67 (15.16%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (13.57%) Cybersecurity
4 59 (13.35%) ITIL
5 42 (9.50%) Information Security
6 40 (9.05%) Agile
6 40 (9.05%) Project Management
7 35 (7.92%) Disaster Recovery
8 33 (7.47%) Mentoring
8 33 (7.47%) Time Management
9 30 (6.79%) Migration
9 30 (6.79%) Service Management
10 27 (6.11%) Presales
11 26 (5.88%) Application Security
11 26 (5.88%) Identity Management
11 26 (5.88%) OWASP
11 26 (5.88%) Secure Coding
11 26 (5.88%) Security Architecture
12 25 (5.66%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 59 (13.35%) PowerShell
2 38 (8.60%) SQL
3 24 (5.43%) Python
4 19 (4.30%) Bash
5 3 (0.68%) C#
5 3 (0.68%) Java
6 2 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 137 (31.00%) Cisco Certification
2 68 (15.38%) CCNA
3 59 (13.35%) CCNP
4 51 (11.54%) CISSP
4 51 (11.54%) Degree
5 32 (7.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 32 (7.24%) CCSP
6 31 (7.01%) AWS Certification
7 29 (6.56%) Azure Certification
7 29 (6.56%) JNCIA
8 26 (5.88%) CCSK
8 26 (5.88%) CISM
9 19 (4.30%) CCIE
9 19 (4.30%) PMI Certification
10 14 (3.17%) Security Cleared
11 13 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (2.71%) SANS
13 11 (2.49%) SC Cleared
14 10 (2.26%) CCDP
15 9 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.14%) SLA
2 35 (7.92%) NIST
3 12 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.81%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.90%) GDPR
6 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.23%) PMO
8 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 187 (42.31%) Active Directory
2 69 (15.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 60 (13.57%) Hyper-V
4 28 (6.33%) Docker
5 10 (2.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.58%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.68%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.68%) vSphere
9 2 (0.45%) Firmware
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 71 (16.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (7.24%) Kubernetes
3 29 (6.56%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (4.75%) SCCM
5 16 (3.62%) Failover Clustering
6 14 (3.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 14 (3.17%) ZABBIX
7 12 (2.71%) Opsgenie
7 12 (2.71%) VxRail
8 10 (2.26%) Stealthwatch
9 8 (1.81%) Jamf Pro
9 8 (1.81%) Terraform
10 7 (1.58%) Autotask
11 6 (1.36%) Nmap
12 5 (1.13%) CASB
12 5 (1.13%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.90%) Ansible
13 4 (0.90%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.90%) WSUS
14 2 (0.45%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 219 (49.55%) Microsoft
2 153 (34.62%) Cisco
3 121 (27.38%) VMware
4 63 (14.25%) Fortinet
5 50 (11.31%) Meraki
6 45 (10.18%) Juniper
7 32 (7.24%) Veeam
8 30 (6.79%) Nokia
8 30 (6.79%) Ruckus Wireless
9 29 (6.56%) SolarWinds
10 25 (5.66%) Apple
11 22 (4.98%) Citrix
12 20 (4.52%) Dell
13 19 (4.30%) Palo Alto
14 18 (4.07%) Vyatta
15 15 (3.39%) Adobe
16 14 (3.17%) Aruba
16 14 (3.17%) HP
16 14 (3.17%) NetApp
17 13 (2.94%) Epicor