Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SD-WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SD-WAN over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 370 518 683
Rank change year-on-year +148 +165 -110
Permanent jobs citing SD-WAN 735 541 661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.74% 0.55% 0.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.45% 3.46% 3.09%
Number of salaries quoted 483 405 500
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,750 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,483
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.87% -4.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,919 £86,200 £85,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

SD-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 requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,478 15,631 21,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.49% 15.76% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,397 7,898 11,750
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% -4.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,580 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% -5.26% +5.56%

SD-WAN
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SD-WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SD-WAN in the UK

SD-WAN
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for SD-WAN in the UK

SD-WAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SD-WAN over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SD-WAN in the UK

SD-WAN
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SD-WAN within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England +200 673 £55,000 +0.92% 114
UK excluding London +88 442 £50,000 - 76
Work from Home +112 346 £60,000 -12.41% 55
London +190 249 £60,000 -7.69% 48
Midlands +78 139 £48,500 +13.45% 20
West Midlands +95 130 £48,500 +14.79% 16
North of England +79 111 £72,500 +52.63% 17
South West +40 98 £50,000 +15.94% 7
South East +5 81 £55,000 - 16
North West +34 74 £70,000 +33.33% 6
Yorkshire +95 46 £70,000 +55.56% 10
East of England +10 33 £45,000 -10.00% 6
Scotland -52 21 £50,000 -38.46% 10
East Midlands -5 9 £35,000 -41.67% 4
North East -2 7 £79,842 +79.38% 1
Wales - 2 £35,000 -

SD-WAN
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:

Application Platforms
1 126 (17.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (4.49%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.77%) IIS
4 8 (1.09%) CMS
4 8 (1.09%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.14%) Confluence
5 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 21 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 261 (35.51%) Azure
2 213 (28.98%) Microsoft 365
3 116 (15.78%) AWS
4 57 (7.76%) Entra ID
5 48 (6.53%) IaaS
6 44 (5.99%) PaaS
7 35 (4.76%) GCP
8 29 (3.95%) SaaS
9 12 (1.63%) Power Platform
10 10 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (1.36%) Mimecast
11 9 (1.22%) GitHub
12 8 (1.09%) OneDrive
13 7 (0.95%) AWS Direct Connect
13 7 (0.95%) Azure API Management
13 7 (0.95%) Azure Key Vault
13 7 (0.95%) Nutanix
14 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.27%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 669 (91.02%) WAN
2 292 (39.73%) Firewall
3 242 (32.93%) LAN
4 209 (28.44%) Wireless
5 144 (19.59%) MPLS
6 132 (17.96%) BGP
7 116 (15.78%) VPN
7 116 (15.78%) Wi-Fi
8 105 (14.29%) OSPF
9 95 (12.93%) Cisco IOS
10 94 (12.79%) DNS
11 86 (11.70%) Network Security
11 86 (11.70%) WebEx
12 77 (10.48%) WLAN
13 63 (8.57%) DHCP
14 61 (8.30%) VLAN
15 58 (7.89%) TCP/IP
16 53 (7.21%) Cisco Firepower
17 45 (6.12%) Cisco ISE
18 41 (5.58%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.86%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.54%) Big Data
5 1 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.14%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (0.95%) GitLab
1 7 (0.95%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.41%) JIRA
4 2 (0.27%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 220 (29.93%) Social Skills
2 71 (9.66%) Finance
3 49 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
5 26 (3.54%) Law
6 24 (3.27%) Retail
7 21 (2.86%) Electronics
8 19 (2.59%) Public Sector
9 16 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (1.90%) Aerospace
10 14 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (0.82%) Local Government
13 5 (0.68%) Legal
13 5 (0.68%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.54%) Japanese Language
14 4 (0.54%) Marketing
14 4 (0.54%) Police
14 4 (0.54%) Publishing
15 3 (0.41%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 177 (24.08%) Network Engineer
2 133 (18.10%) Senior
3 120 (16.33%) Architect
4 102 (13.88%) IT Support
5 98 (13.33%) Analyst
6 88 (11.97%) IT Support Specialist
6 88 (11.97%) Support Specialist
7 81 (11.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 74 (10.07%) Network Analyst
9 58 (7.89%) Security Architect
10 54 (7.35%) Senior Network Engineer
11 53 (7.21%) Lead
12 52 (7.07%) Operations Analyst
13 51 (6.94%) Network Operations Analyst
14 47 (6.39%) Senior Architect
15 40 (5.44%) Solutions Architect
16 39 (5.31%) Cisco Architect
16 39 (5.31%) Senior Cisco Architect
17 30 (4.08%) Senior Security Architect
18 28 (3.81%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.45%) 802.1X
2 9 (1.22%) SAML
3 7 (0.95%) YAML
4 5 (0.68%) HTML
4 5 (0.68%) XMPP
5 2 (0.27%) X-Windows
6 1 (0.14%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.14%) OAuth
6 1 (0.14%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 141 (19.18%) Data Centre
2 97 (13.20%) Video Conferencing
3 86 (11.70%) Wiki
4 56 (7.62%) Management Information System
5 36 (4.90%) Public Cloud
6 33 (4.49%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 31 (4.22%) Driving Licence
8 20 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (2.45%) GNSS
10 16 (2.18%) Security Posture
11 14 (1.90%) Replication
12 12 (1.63%) PMI
13 11 (1.50%) FPGA
13 11 (1.50%) PKI
14 8 (1.09%) Client/Server
14 8 (1.09%) MicroBlaze
14 8 (1.09%) Operational Technology
14 8 (1.09%) Robotics
14 8 (1.09%) VHDL
15 7 (0.95%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 214 (29.12%) Windows
2 102 (13.88%) Windows 10
3 88 (11.97%) Android
4 72 (9.80%) Windows Server
5 66 (8.98%) Linux
6 21 (2.86%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (1.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.54%) VMS
9 3 (0.41%) Unix
9 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.27%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (15.65%) Computer Science
1 115 (15.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 110 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
3 104 (14.15%) Project Delivery
4 102 (13.88%) Presales
5 96 (13.06%) Business Continuity
6 93 (12.65%) Mobile Device Management
7 89 (12.11%) Contract Negotiation
8 87 (11.84%) BCP
9 86 (11.70%) Application Virtualisation
9 86 (11.70%) Business Continuity Planning
10 85 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
11 70 (9.52%) ITIL
12 68 (9.25%) Project Management
13 64 (8.71%) Mentoring
14 60 (8.16%) Information Security
15 54 (7.35%) Customer Engagement
16 53 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
17 50 (6.80%) Agile
18 49 (6.67%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (5.44%) PowerShell
2 31 (4.22%) SQL
3 17 (2.31%) C++
4 15 (2.04%) Python
5 13 (1.77%) MATLAB
6 9 (1.22%) Perl
7 8 (1.09%) C
7 8 (1.09%) Tcl
7 8 (1.09%) VB
8 5 (0.68%) C#
9 1 (0.14%) Bash
Qualifications
1 246 (33.47%) Cisco Certification
2 182 (24.76%) Degree
3 163 (22.18%) CCNP
4 155 (21.09%) CCNA
5 95 (12.93%) Computer Science Degree
6 86 (11.70%) Master's Degree
7 67 (9.12%) Security Cleared
8 50 (6.80%) SC Cleared
9 47 (6.39%) CCIE
10 42 (5.71%) Azure Certification
11 41 (5.58%) AWS Certification
12 37 (5.03%) CCDP
13 35 (4.76%) CISSP
14 34 (4.63%) CCSP
15 33 (4.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 33 (4.49%) CCSK
15 33 (4.49%) CISM
16 20 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
17 15 (2.04%) PMI Certification
18 14 (1.90%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.90%) NIST
2 24 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (3.27%) SLA
3 18 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 13 (1.77%) PMO
5 10 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (1.36%) QA
6 8 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.54%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.41%) JTAG
9 1 (0.14%) IASME
System Software
1 209 (28.44%) Active Directory
2 90 (12.24%) VMware ESXi
3 86 (11.70%) Microsoft App-V
3 86 (11.70%) XenApp
3 86 (11.70%) XenDesktop
4 81 (11.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 65 (8.84%) Hyper-V
6 34 (4.63%) Docker
7 26 (3.54%) VMware NSX
8 16 (2.18%) Firmware
9 8 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
10 7 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
11 6 (0.82%) vSphere
12 4 (0.54%) pfSense
13 1 (0.14%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 94 (12.79%) SCCM
2 86 (11.70%) AirWatch
3 58 (7.89%) FortiGate
4 47 (6.39%) Kubernetes
5 44 (5.99%) Single Sign-On
6 41 (5.58%) Microsoft Intune
7 34 (4.63%) Terraform
8 29 (3.95%) Stealthwatch
9 22 (2.99%) Ansible
10 20 (2.72%) WSUS
11 17 (2.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 15 (2.04%) CASB
13 12 (1.63%) Opsgenie
13 12 (1.63%) VxRail
13 12 (1.63%) ZABBIX
14 7 (0.95%) Failover Clustering
15 5 (0.68%) Cisco CUCM
15 5 (0.68%) Nagios
16 4 (0.54%) BMC PATROL
17 3 (0.41%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 429 (58.37%) Cisco
2 285 (38.78%) Microsoft
3 151 (20.54%) Meraki
4 115 (15.65%) VMware
5 108 (14.69%) Citrix
6 103 (14.01%) Fortinet
7 61 (8.30%) Juniper
8 54 (7.35%) SolarWinds
9 41 (5.58%) CheckPoint
10 39 (5.31%) Adobe
10 39 (5.31%) Apple
11 34 (4.63%) Palo Alto
12 31 (4.22%) Aruba
13 27 (3.67%) NetApp
14 21 (2.86%) F5
15 20 (2.72%) Dell
16 14 (1.90%) Zscaler
17 13 (1.77%) Draytek
18 8 (1.09%) Ekahau
18 8 (1.09%) Motorola