Network Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Architecture over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 403 595 850
Rank change year-on-year +192 +255 -59
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 639 393 404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.40% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.42% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 181 152 233
10th Percentile £38,250 £40,513 £48,649
25th Percentile £46,199 £45,938 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £109,625 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £61,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.07% +7.39% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Architecture.

Salary trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
UK excluding London +136 501 £58,000 -6.07% 32
England +136 434 £60,000 -11.11% 51
North of England +114 163 £50,000 +17.65% 12
North West +62 97 £52,500 +16.67% 6
Midlands -26 79 £57,500 -8.00% 8
Work from Home +16 78 £51,250 -25.45% 24
London +144 75 £75,000 -7.12% 20
Scotland -3 72 £65,000 +7.45%
South West +21 55 £60,000 +3.46% 3
South East +29 52 £66,500 +7.69% 5
East Midlands -37 51 £57,500 -17.86% 4
Wales +33 40 £60,000 -14.29%
Yorkshire +84 39 £42,500 -16.64% 4
Northern Ireland +53 35 - - 1
West Midlands +8 28 £41,500 -33.60% 4
North East +8 27 £42,500 - 2
East of England -25 5 £51,333 -26.67% 3

Network Architecture
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 29 (4.54%) IIS
2 27 (4.23%) Apache
2 27 (4.23%) Tomcat
3 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.10%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.63%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 27 (4.23%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.55%) Azure
2 49 (7.67%) AWS
3 16 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (1.56%) GCP
5 8 (1.25%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (1.25%) OCI
6 4 (0.63%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.47%) IaaS
7 3 (0.47%) PaaS
7 3 (0.47%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.47%) SaaS
8 2 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.31%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.31%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.31%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon Kinesis
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.16%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.16%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 392 (61.35%) VSAT
2 63 (9.86%) Firewall
3 59 (9.23%) Network Security
4 58 (9.08%) LAN
5 38 (5.95%) WAN
6 29 (4.54%) Wireless
7 27 (4.23%) Wi-Fi
8 26 (4.07%) DNS
9 24 (3.76%) OSPF
10 20 (3.13%) MPLS
10 20 (3.13%) VPN
10 20 (3.13%) WLAN
11 19 (2.97%) Internet
11 19 (2.97%) Software-Defined Networking
11 19 (2.97%) VLAN
12 16 (2.50%) BGP
13 14 (2.19%) SD-WAN
13 14 (2.19%) VoIP
14 13 (2.03%) DHCP
14 13 (2.03%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.38%) Oracle Database
2 6 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.78%) RDBMS
3 5 (0.78%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.47%) Power BI
4 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.31%) MySQL
5 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.10%) JIRA
2 4 (0.63%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.16%) Vagrant
General
1 82 (12.83%) Social Skills
2 51 (7.98%) Public Sector
3 47 (7.36%) Finance
4 31 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.23%) Local Government
5 27 (4.23%) Police
6 21 (3.29%) Telecoms
7 19 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.41%) Retail
10 8 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.10%) Law
12 6 (0.94%) Automotive
12 6 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (0.78%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.63%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.63%) Legal
14 4 (0.63%) Marketing
15 2 (0.31%) Advertising
15 2 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 449 (70.27%) Architect
2 392 (61.35%) Software Architect
3 49 (7.67%) Network Engineer
4 41 (6.42%) Senior
5 27 (4.23%) Applications Support
6 24 (3.76%) Lead
7 23 (3.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (3.60%) Security Architect
8 21 (3.29%) Network Architect
9 20 (3.13%) Consultant
10 17 (2.66%) Senior Network Engineer
11 15 (2.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 15 (2.35%) Team Leader
12 11 (1.72%) Infrastructure Team Leader
12 11 (1.72%) Network Team Leader
13 10 (1.56%) Analyst
13 10 (1.56%) Principal Engineer
13 10 (1.56%) Security Engineer
13 10 (1.56%) Security Technical Architect
13 10 (1.56%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.54%) Web Services
2 4 (0.63%) Akka
2 4 (0.63%) OpenDaylight
3 3 (0.47%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.31%) CSS
4 2 (0.31%) HTML
4 2 (0.31%) Middleware
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 78 (12.21%) Data Centre
2 31 (4.85%) Management Information System
3 29 (4.54%) Public Cloud
4 16 (2.50%) Cyberattack
5 15 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (1.88%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.56%) iPhone
7 10 (1.56%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.25%) CCTV
9 7 (1.10%) FMCG
9 7 (1.10%) Operational Technology
10 6 (0.94%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.94%) IoT
11 5 (0.78%) CMDB
11 5 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.78%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (0.63%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.63%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (0.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 51 (7.98%) Windows
2 49 (7.67%) Linux
3 27 (4.23%) Solaris
3 27 (4.23%) Unix
4 10 (1.56%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.31%) Debian
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (62.75%) Network Management
1 401 (62.75%) Validation
2 396 (61.97%) Requirements Management
3 392 (61.35%) Model Validation
3 392 (61.35%) Technical Architecture
4 390 (61.03%) TOGAF
5 344 (53.83%) Actionable Insight
6 67 (10.49%) Cybersecurity
7 48 (7.51%) Roadmaps
8 47 (7.36%) Problem-Solving
9 42 (6.57%) Mentoring
10 34 (5.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 34 (5.32%) Server Management
11 30 (4.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 29 (4.54%) Information Security
12 29 (4.54%) Project Management
13 28 (4.38%) Coaching
13 28 (4.38%) Data Security
14 27 (4.23%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (4.23%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.23%) Shell Script
2 8 (1.25%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.10%) SQL
4 6 (0.94%) Python
5 3 (0.47%) C#
5 3 (0.47%) Java
5 3 (0.47%) VB
6 2 (0.31%) Go
7 1 (0.16%) C
7 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.16%) R
7 1 (0.16%) Scala
Qualifications
1 85 (13.30%) Degree
2 67 (10.49%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (10.33%) Security Cleared
4 42 (6.57%) CCNP
5 29 (4.54%) CISSP
6 23 (3.60%) CCIE
6 23 (3.60%) CISM
6 23 (3.60%) SC Cleared
7 20 (3.13%) AWS Certification
7 20 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (2.97%) Azure Certification
9 18 (2.82%) CCNA
10 11 (1.72%) CCDP
10 11 (1.72%) CCSP
11 10 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 10 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.56%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.56%) OSCP
12 8 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.10%) CCIE Routing and Switching
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.54%) Accessibility
2 27 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (2.50%) SLA
4 15 (2.35%) NIST
5 13 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.94%) GDPR
7 6 (0.94%) NCSC
7 6 (0.94%) SOC 2
8 5 (0.78%) IASME
8 5 (0.78%) QA
9 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.63%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.47%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.16%) GRC
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
11 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 30 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.03%) Firmware
3 12 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.56%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.94%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) Docker
7 1 (0.16%) LXC
Systems Management
1 11 (1.72%) Ansible
2 9 (1.41%) Terraform
3 4 (0.63%) Cacti
3 4 (0.63%) Cisco Prime
4 3 (0.47%) Puppet
5 2 (0.31%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.31%) Icinga
5 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.31%) Nagios
6 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 84 (13.15%) Cisco
2 71 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 36 (5.63%) Oracle
4 28 (4.38%) VMware
5 27 (4.23%) NEC
6 25 (3.91%) Juniper
7 24 (3.76%) Palo Alto
8 13 (2.03%) Aruba
9 12 (1.88%) SolarWinds
10 10 (1.56%) Fortinet
10 10 (1.56%) Google
11 8 (1.25%) F5
12 7 (1.10%) Ekahau
12 7 (1.10%) Veeam
13 6 (0.94%) Sandvine
14 4 (0.63%) Datto
14 4 (0.63%) Ruckus Wireless
14 4 (0.63%) Thales
14 4 (0.63%) Ubiquiti
15 3 (0.47%) Meraki