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WAN jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-11-06, WAN appears in 235 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning WAN.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-06

Postings · last 90 days
235
Top role · 23.8% of skill postings
Systems Engineer
Top hiring metro
Paris

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Frequently asked questions about WAN

+Is WAN in demand in 2026?

Yes. WAN appears in 235 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning WAN (23.8% of all postings mentioning WAN).

+What jobs require WAN?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning WAN are Network Architect (10.6% of that role’s postings mention WAN), Network Infrastructure Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention WAN), Infrastructure Engineering Manager (9.5% of that role’s postings mention WAN).

+What skills are commonly paired with WAN?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-06), WAN most often appears alongside LAN, routing, switching, VPN, network security.

+Where is WAN most in demand?

As of 2026-11-06, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring WAN are Paris, Singapore, Bangkok, Mumbai, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new WAN content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning WAN alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new WAN content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after WAN?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring WAN — last 90 days

Career paths around WAN

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before WAN

Before WANActive Directory → WAN: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairtroubleshooting → WAN: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairWindows Server → WAN: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUnix → WAN: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → WAN: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWindows → WAN: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Access → WAN: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairFirewalls → WAN: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWANActive Directory: 4 movesActive Directory4 movestroubleshooting: 3 movestroubleshooting3 movesWindows Server: 3 movesWindows Server3 movesUnix: 3 movesUnix3 movesPHP: 2 movesPHP2 movesWindows: 2 movesWindows2 movesMicrosoft Access: 2 movesMicrosoft Access2 movesFirewalls: 2 movesFirewalls2 moves

Skills after WAN

After WANWAN → Active Directory: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → Windows: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → sql: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → Jenkins: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → Java: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → Grafana: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → Git: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWAN → routing: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairWANActive Directory: 6 movesActive Directory6 movesWindows: 3 movesWindows3 movessql: 3 movessql3 movesJenkins: 2 movesJenkins2 movesJava: 2 movesJava2 movesGrafana: 2 movesGrafana2 movesGit: 2 movesGit2 movesrouting: 2 movesrouting2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Active Directory4
Before: troubleshooting3
Before: Windows Server3
Before: Unix3
Before: PHP2
Before: Windows2
Before: Microsoft Access2
Before: Firewalls2
After: Active Directory6
After: Windows3
After: sql3
After: Jenkins2
After: Java2
After: Grafana2
After: Git2
After: routing2

Roles most likely to require WAN

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Network Architect1510.6%
Network Infrastructure Engineer210.0%
Infrastructure Engineering Manager29.5%
Network Engineer257.4%
Cloud Network Engineer14.8%
Network Systems Engineer14.3%
Technology Architect23.5%
Cloud Operations Engineer12.3%
Cybersecurity Architect22.3%
Systems Security Engineer22.1%

Roles with the most WAN postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Systems Engineer5623.8%
Network Engineer2510.6%
Network Architect156.4%
Solutions Architect135.5%
Infrastructure Engineer83.4%
Network & Security Engineer52.1%
Security Engineer52.1%
Product Manager41.7%
Software Engineer41.7%
Data Centre Technical Architect31.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring WAN

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring WAN
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Lacework44
HPE10
TEKsystems8
NetLimiter5
Nimble Storage4
Barclays3
Airwallex3
Hewlett Packard Enterprise3
NTT Global Data Centers3
Nscaleoperationsukltd3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for WAN

NamePostingsShare
Paris73.0%
Singapore52.1%
Bangkok41.7%
Mumbai41.7%
San Francisco41.7%
San Juan41.7%
Ashburn31.3%
Clyde31.3%
Hong Kong31.3%

Skills commonly paired with WAN

LAN (173)routing (102)switching (92)VPN (70)network security (65)SD-WAN (58)DNS (57)firewalls (53)TCP/IP (46)firewall (41)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning WAN by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s WAN postings by all WAN postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
5b882d0fe14b8b67
data_as_of
2026-11-06
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index