Network Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Management 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 382 628 806
Rank change year-on-year +246 +178 -151
Permanent jobs citing Network Management 702 349 462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.68% 0.36% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.38% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 234 233 333
10th Percentile £33,000 £34,000 £30,771
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,625 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -3.64% +15.79%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,250 £52,340 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.74% +10.19% +10.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Management 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 Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Management in the UK

Network Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Management in the UK

Network Management
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Network Management in the UK

Network Management
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 Management 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 +169 567 £53,250 +1.74% 67
England +172 480 £60,000 +13.21% 83
North of England +125 130 £50,000 - 17
South East +22 124 £60,000 -7.69% 11
London +172 90 £70,000 +28.44% 18
North West +73 89 £50,000 - 8
South West +15 74 £50,000 -25.93% 9
Scotland +11 73 £52,750 +50.71% 6
Work from Home +32 69 £67,000 +31.37% 38
Wales +64 63 £44,886 -38.09% 2
Midlands +4 50 £50,000 -20.00% 11
Northern Ireland +59 42 £47,500 +8.57%
Yorkshire +92 40 £39,000 -23.53% 8
East Midlands +17 36 £50,000 +34.74% 4
West Midlands -14 13 £57,500 -8.00% 7
East of England -31 11 £53,000 +6.00% 11
North East -7 1 £32,500 -19.50% 2

Network Management
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 18 (2.56%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.99%) Skype for Business
3 10 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.57%) Confluence
4 4 (0.57%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 31 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.14%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (9.69%) Azure
2 35 (4.99%) AWS
2 35 (4.99%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
3 12 (1.71%) Entra ID
4 11 (1.57%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 10 (1.42%) Datadog
5 10 (1.42%) IaaS
5 10 (1.42%) Rubrik
6 9 (1.28%) OneDrive
6 9 (1.28%) SaaS
7 8 (1.14%) PaaS
8 7 (1.00%) AWS Direct Connect
9 6 (0.85%) GCP
10 4 (0.57%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.28%) OCI
11 2 (0.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 1 (0.14%) Google Drive
12 1 (0.14%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.14%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 392 (55.84%) VSAT
2 106 (15.10%) Firewall
3 92 (13.11%) WAN
4 67 (9.54%) LAN
5 64 (9.12%) Wireless
6 58 (8.26%) MPLS
7 53 (7.55%) Network Security
8 46 (6.55%) BGP
9 43 (6.13%) DNS
9 43 (6.13%) SD-WAN
10 42 (5.98%) TCP/IP
11 40 (5.70%) VPN
12 37 (5.27%) SNMP
13 36 (5.13%) OSPF
14 35 (4.99%) VLAN
15 28 (3.99%) Wi-Fi
16 27 (3.85%) DHCP
17 18 (2.56%) EIGRP
18 17 (2.42%) Internet
19 15 (2.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.85%) MySQL
1 13 (1.85%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.57%) Metabase
3 2 (0.28%) Big Data
3 2 (0.28%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 13 (1.85%) Eclipse
2 4 (0.57%) JIRA
2 4 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.43%) GCC
4 2 (0.28%) GitLab
4 2 (0.28%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 68 (9.69%) Social Skills
2 63 (8.97%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (8.55%) Finance
4 34 (4.84%) Telecoms
5 32 (4.56%) Law
6 28 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (2.99%) Banking
8 20 (2.85%) Investment Banking
9 14 (1.99%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.85%) Local Government
11 9 (1.28%) Legal
11 9 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.71%) Police
14 4 (0.57%) Automotive
15 3 (0.43%) Back Office
15 3 (0.43%) Electronics
15 3 (0.43%) Retail
16 2 (0.28%) Billing
16 2 (0.28%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 439 (62.54%) Architect
2 393 (55.98%) Software Architect
3 84 (11.97%) Network Engineer
4 79 (11.25%) Senior
5 56 (7.98%) Senior Network Engineer
6 32 (4.56%) Network Architect
7 26 (3.70%) Analyst
7 26 (3.70%) Support Engineer
8 24 (3.42%) Network Manager
9 19 (2.71%) Technical Support
10 17 (2.42%) IT Manager
11 16 (2.28%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 16 (2.28%) Technical Engineer
12 15 (2.14%) Technical Support Engineer
13 14 (1.99%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
13 14 (1.99%) Senior Technical Engineer
14 13 (1.85%) IT Support
14 13 (1.85%) Senior Support Engineer
14 13 (1.85%) Senior Technical Support
14 13 (1.85%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (3.99%) HTML
2 20 (2.85%) XML
3 18 (2.56%) 802.1X
4 13 (1.85%) Ajax
4 13 (1.85%) AngularJS
4 13 (1.85%) CSS
4 13 (1.85%) JDBC
4 13 (1.85%) ODBC
4 13 (1.85%) REST
4 13 (1.85%) SOAP
4 13 (1.85%) Web Services
4 13 (1.85%) XHTML
5 5 (0.71%) NETCONF
6 4 (0.57%) Middleware
7 2 (0.28%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 67 (9.54%) Data Centre
2 45 (6.41%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
4 15 (2.14%) IoT
5 14 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.85%) CMDB
7 12 (1.71%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.42%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.14%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.00%) Cyberattack
10 7 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.85%) Fibre Optics
12 4 (0.57%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (0.57%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.57%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.43%) IVR
13 3 (0.43%) PKI
14 2 (0.28%) Data Protection Act
14 2 (0.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 2 (0.28%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 62 (8.83%) Windows
2 48 (6.84%) Linux
3 25 (3.56%) Unix
4 24 (3.42%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.14%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.71%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.57%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.57%) VMS
7 4 (0.57%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.43%) CatOS
8 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.28%) Android
9 2 (0.28%) Solaris
9 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (57.12%) Network Architecture
2 400 (56.98%) Requirements Management
3 393 (55.98%) Validation
4 392 (55.84%) Model Validation
5 390 (55.56%) Technical Architecture
5 390 (55.56%) TOGAF
6 357 (50.85%) Actionable Insight
7 57 (8.12%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (7.26%) Cybersecurity
9 47 (6.70%) ITIL
10 37 (5.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 35 (4.99%) Mentoring
11 35 (4.99%) SIEM
12 34 (4.84%) Presales
13 33 (4.70%) Network Design
14 32 (4.56%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (4.56%) Project Management
15 31 (4.42%) Computer Science
15 31 (4.42%) Roadmaps
16 29 (4.13%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.55%) Python
2 30 (4.27%) PowerShell
3 15 (2.14%) Java
4 14 (1.99%) Perl
5 13 (1.85%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.28%) SQL
7 2 (0.28%) Bash
7 2 (0.28%) C#
8 1 (0.14%) C
8 1 (0.14%) C++
8 1 (0.14%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.14%) Ruby
8 1 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 78 (11.11%) Degree
2 62 (8.83%) Security Cleared
3 44 (6.27%) Cisco Certification
4 43 (6.13%) SC Cleared
5 26 (3.70%) CCNA
6 18 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.28%) CCNP
8 14 (1.99%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.71%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.14%) CCIE
11 7 (1.00%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.85%) CISSP
13 5 (0.71%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.71%) PMP
14 4 (0.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.57%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.57%) CCSP
14 4 (0.57%) CRISC
14 4 (0.57%) GIAC
15 3 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (2.56%) SLA
3 11 (1.57%) NIST
4 10 (1.42%) GDPR
5 8 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (0.85%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.57%) NCSC
9 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.28%) COSHH
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.14%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 26262
11 1 (0.14%) QA
System Software
1 33 (4.70%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.71%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.00%) Firmware
5 4 (0.57%) pfSense
6 3 (0.43%) KVM
6 3 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.43%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.14%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 23 (3.28%) Ansible
2 13 (1.85%) Terraform
2 13 (1.85%) WMI
3 11 (1.57%) Progress Chef
3 11 (1.57%) Puppet
4 9 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.85%) Endace
5 6 (0.85%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.28%) CASB
6 2 (0.28%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.28%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.28%) Nessus
6 2 (0.28%) PaperCut
6 2 (0.28%) SolarWinds Orion
6 2 (0.28%) WhatsUp Gold
6 2 (0.28%) WSUS
7 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.14%) SCCM
7 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (15.38%) Cisco
2 86 (12.25%) Microsoft
3 41 (5.84%) SolarWinds
4 29 (4.13%) VMware
5 28 (3.99%) Juniper
6 25 (3.56%) Meraki
6 25 (3.56%) Palo Alto
7 24 (3.42%) Aruba
7 24 (3.42%) Fortinet
8 20 (2.85%) Veeam
9 16 (2.28%) Mitel
10 15 (2.14%) Oracle
11 14 (1.99%) Avaya
12 13 (1.85%) Splunk
13 12 (1.71%) HP
14 11 (1.57%) LogicMonitor
14 11 (1.57%) NetApp
15 9 (1.28%) Arista
15 9 (1.28%) CheckPoint
15 9 (1.28%) Google