WAN Contracts with Work from Home Options

Wide Area Network (WAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for WAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WAN over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 149 220
Rank change year-on-year -49 +71 +6
Contract jobs citing WAN 148 418 549
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.00% 1.69% 1.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.64% 14.65% 12.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 267 376
10th Percentile £309 £325 £306
25th Percentile £425 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +8.26%
75th Percentile £659 £619 £575
90th Percentile £745 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £488 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 16 19
10th Percentile £13.25 £15.50 £21.25
25th Percentile £13.63 £40.50 £26.13
Median hourly rate £14.00 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -76.67% +33.33% +71.43%
75th Percentile £21.63 £80.25 £60.97
90th Percentile £24.15 £81.00 £66.30
UK median hourly rate £24.69 £60.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -58.86% +71.43% +75.00%

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,535 2,854 4,295
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.35% 11.54% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 997 1,889 2,908
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £490 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -5.68% +3.90% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 94 104
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.50 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.20 £42.50 £26.44
Median hourly rate £24.13 £58.75 £48.04
Median % change year-on-year -58.94% +22.29% +11.08%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.19 £63.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +6.91%

WAN
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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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

WAN daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing WAN over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

WAN daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

WAN hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

WAN
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 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.35%) Confluence
2 2 (1.35%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (4.73%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 29 (19.59%) Azure
2 17 (11.49%) AWS
3 7 (4.73%) GCP
3 7 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.03%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.03%) GitHub
4 3 (2.03%) IaaS
5 2 (1.35%) PaaS
5 2 (1.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 1 (0.68%) Azure App Service
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Key Vault
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.68%) iPaaS
6 1 (0.68%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.68%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 92 (62.16%) LAN
2 52 (35.14%) SD-WAN
3 48 (32.43%) Firewall
4 31 (20.95%) Wireless
5 29 (19.59%) VPN
6 28 (18.92%) BGP
6 28 (18.92%) MPLS
7 24 (16.22%) OSPF
8 21 (14.19%) Network Security
9 19 (12.84%) Cisco ASA
9 19 (12.84%) Wi-Fi
10 18 (12.16%) WLAN
11 14 (9.46%) Cisco Nexus
12 11 (7.43%) Cisco ISE
12 11 (7.43%) DNS
13 10 (6.76%) DHCP
14 9 (6.08%) Internet
14 9 (6.08%) TCP/IP
14 9 (6.08%) VoIP
15 8 (5.41%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.38%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (2.70%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.35%) JIRA
4 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
General
1 41 (27.70%) Social Skills
2 24 (16.22%) Finance
3 20 (13.51%) Telecoms
4 16 (10.81%) Public Sector
5 9 (6.08%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (4.73%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (3.38%) Banking
8 4 (2.70%) Aeronautics
8 4 (2.70%) Aerospace
8 4 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.35%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.68%) Automotive
10 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Electronics
10 1 (0.68%) Legal
10 1 (0.68%) Local Government
10 1 (0.68%) Military
10 1 (0.68%) Retail
10 1 (0.68%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 46 (31.08%) Architect
2 42 (28.38%) Network Engineer
3 24 (16.22%) Network Architect
4 18 (12.16%) Senior
5 11 (7.43%) Technical Architect
6 9 (6.08%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (5.41%) Consultant
8 7 (4.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (4.73%) Senior Architect
8 7 (4.73%) Senior Network Engineer
8 7 (4.73%) WAN Engineer
9 6 (4.05%) Azure Architect
9 6 (4.05%) Project Manager
10 5 (3.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 5 (3.38%) Cisco Engineer
10 5 (3.38%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 5 (3.38%) Cloud Architect
11 4 (2.70%) Cloud Engineer
11 4 (2.70%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (2.70%) Presales Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.38%) Middleware
2 4 (2.70%) LDAP
2 4 (2.70%) Web Services
3 3 (2.03%) EDI
4 2 (1.35%) JSON
5 1 (0.68%) .NET
5 1 (0.68%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.68%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 25 (16.89%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.41%) Public Cloud
3 6 (4.05%) PKI
4 5 (3.38%) NHS
4 5 (3.38%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.03%) CCTV
5 3 (2.03%) Clustering
5 3 (2.03%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.03%) SCADA
6 2 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.35%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 2 (1.35%) IoT
6 2 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.68%) BYOD
7 1 (0.68%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.68%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.68%) FMCG
7 1 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) IVR
7 1 (0.68%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 18 (12.16%) Windows
2 10 (6.76%) Linux
2 10 (6.76%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.68%) CentOS
4 1 (0.68%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.68%) Unix
4 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (10.81%) Change Management
3 14 (9.46%) Agile
3 14 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (9.46%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (8.11%) Enterprise Architecture
4 12 (8.11%) ITIL
4 12 (8.11%) Network Architecture
5 11 (7.43%) Migration
6 10 (6.76%) Analytics
6 10 (6.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 10 (6.76%) IT Strategy
6 10 (6.76%) Project Management
6 10 (6.76%) Roadmaps
7 9 (6.08%) ArchiMate
7 9 (6.08%) Identity Access Management
7 9 (6.08%) Load Balancing
7 9 (6.08%) Network Design
7 9 (6.08%) Network Monitoring
8 8 (5.41%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.08%) Python
2 3 (2.03%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.03%) SQL
3 1 (0.68%) Bash
3 1 (0.68%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 48 (32.43%) Cisco Certification
2 42 (28.38%) CCNP
3 29 (19.59%) Security Cleared
4 26 (17.57%) SC Cleared
5 18 (12.16%) CCIE
6 13 (8.78%) CCNA
7 11 (7.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (6.76%) Degree
9 8 (5.41%) JNCIA
10 7 (4.73%) BC Cleared
11 5 (3.38%) CCDP
12 4 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (2.70%) DV Cleared
12 4 (2.70%) HND
12 4 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (2.03%) CCIE Data Center
13 3 (2.03%) CCSA
13 3 (2.03%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (1.35%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.78%) QA
1 13 (8.78%) SLA
2 5 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.38%) NCSC
3 2 (1.35%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.68%) COBIT
4 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.68%) GDPR
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 22301
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (0.68%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.68%) NIST
4 1 (0.68%) RMADS
System Software
1 17 (11.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (9.46%) Active Directory
3 10 (6.76%) VMware NSX
4 4 (2.70%) Hyper-V
5 3 (2.03%) Firmware
5 3 (2.03%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (1.35%) vSphere
6 2 (1.35%) XenApp
7 1 (0.68%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.68%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 13 (8.78%) FortiGate
2 8 (5.41%) Ansible
3 7 (4.73%) Terraform
4 5 (3.38%) Kubernetes
5 3 (2.03%) Kibana
5 3 (2.03%) Nessus
5 3 (2.03%) TrustSec
6 2 (1.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (1.35%) Grafana
6 2 (1.35%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (1.35%) VxRail
7 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.68%) Stealthwatch
7 1 (0.68%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 92 (62.16%) Cisco
2 34 (22.97%) Palo Alto
3 24 (16.22%) Microsoft
4 23 (15.54%) VMware
5 20 (13.51%) Juniper
6 18 (12.16%) Fortinet
7 17 (11.49%) F5
8 10 (6.76%) Aruba
8 10 (6.76%) CheckPoint
9 8 (5.41%) Splunk
10 7 (4.73%) Infoblox
10 7 (4.73%) Zscaler
11 6 (4.05%) Citrix
11 6 (4.05%) Meraki
11 6 (4.05%) Nokia
12 5 (3.38%) Databricks
12 5 (3.38%) Genesys
12 5 (3.38%) Google
12 5 (3.38%) HP
12 5 (3.38%) SolarWinds