Virtual LAN (VLAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VLAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VLAN over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 408 507 671
Rank change year-on-year +99 +164 -257
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 623 542 676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.55% 0.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.63% 3.48% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 557 472 576
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £54,500 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,750 £39,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -3.21% -2.50% -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

VLAN 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 13,460 15,589 21,774
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.34% 15.83% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 9,379 7,833 11,758
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 £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% +5.56%

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VLAN.

Salary trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLAN over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 +110 575 £40,000 -5.88% 178
UK excluding London +84 482 £37,750 -3.21% 149
Work from Home +46 192 £50,000 +8.70% 68
South East +20 133 £37,500 -6.25% 47
Midlands +77 129 £37,500 -6.25% 27
London +64 120 £57,500 +9.52% 47
North of England +42 82 £37,500 -11.76% 28
West Midlands +57 69 £39,750 -11.67% 15
East Midlands +35 60 £37,500 +2.74% 11
East of England +25 60 £40,000 +11.11% 16
South West -13 49 £37,500 +7.14% 23
Yorkshire +87 38 £37,500 +13.64% 15
North West -16 28 £45,000 - 11
Scotland -50 18 £36,500 +17.74% 2
North East +8 16 £29,500 -43.81% 2
Wales +18 10 £44,886 - 6
Northern Ireland +28 2 £32,500 -

VLAN
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
1 136 (21.83%) SharePoint
2 102 (16.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.28%) OpenStack
4 7 (1.12%) SAS
5 5 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.64%) Confluence
6 4 (0.64%) IIS
7 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.32%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.16%) JOnAS
Applications
1 86 (13.80%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.44%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.48%) Trello
4 2 (0.32%) CATIA
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.32%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 4 (0.64%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.32%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 335 (53.77%) Microsoft 365
2 301 (48.31%) Azure
3 98 (15.73%) Entra ID
4 89 (14.29%) AWS
5 55 (8.83%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.69%) SaaS
7 19 (3.05%) Google Workspace
7 19 (3.05%) IaaS
8 14 (2.25%) Cloud Computing
8 14 (2.25%) GCP
9 12 (1.93%) PaaS
10 10 (1.61%) Mimecast
11 9 (1.44%) WhatsApp
12 8 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 6 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (0.96%) Nutanix
14 5 (0.80%) AWS Direct Connect
14 5 (0.80%) Power Platform
15 3 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 382 (61.32%) Firewall
2 266 (42.70%) VPN
3 253 (40.61%) DNS
4 242 (38.84%) WAN
5 213 (34.19%) DHCP
6 189 (30.34%) LAN
7 164 (26.32%) TCP/IP
8 136 (21.83%) Wi-Fi
9 103 (16.53%) Wireless
10 86 (13.80%) SAN
11 84 (13.48%) MPLS
12 81 (13.00%) BGP
13 80 (12.84%) OSPF
14 62 (9.95%) SD-WAN
14 62 (9.95%) VoIP
15 61 (9.79%) Network Security
16 43 (6.90%) IPsec
17 35 (5.62%) Internet
18 32 (5.14%) HSRP
19 31 (4.98%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.69%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.73%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.64%) DB2
4 4 (0.64%) Power BI
5 3 (0.48%) MySQL
6 2 (0.32%) DTS
7 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 5 (0.80%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) Git
2 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 191 (30.66%) Social Skills
2 50 (8.03%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (6.10%) Finance
4 30 (4.82%) Telecoms
5 23 (3.69%) Law
6 19 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (2.89%) Retail
8 16 (2.57%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.41%) Banking
10 14 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (1.93%) Billing
12 11 (1.77%) Automotive
13 9 (1.44%) Police
14 8 (1.28%) Legal
15 7 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.96%) Marketing
17 5 (0.80%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.80%) Local Government
18 4 (0.64%) Publishing
18 4 (0.64%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 127 (20.39%) Network Engineer
2 111 (17.82%) Support Engineer
3 106 (17.01%) Senior
4 96 (15.41%) IT Support
5 95 (15.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 90 (14.45%) IT Engineer
7 55 (8.83%) IT Support Engineer
8 48 (7.70%) Analyst
9 42 (6.74%) IT Technician
10 39 (6.26%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 37 (5.94%) 2nd Line Support
12 33 (5.30%) IT Manager
13 31 (4.98%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 31 (4.98%) 3rd Line Support
14 25 (4.01%) Architect
14 25 (4.01%) Senior Network Engineer
15 24 (3.85%) Lead
15 24 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
16 23 (3.69%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 23 (3.69%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.65%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.28%) LDAP
3 7 (1.12%) ADSI
4 6 (0.96%) LAMP
5 5 (0.80%) XMPP
6 4 (0.64%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.48%) CSS
7 3 (0.48%) REST
7 3 (0.48%) SOAP
7 3 (0.48%) Web Services
8 2 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.32%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.16%) .NET
9 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.16%) JSON
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.68%) Data Centre
2 38 (6.10%) Driving Licence
3 27 (4.33%) Public Cloud
4 21 (3.37%) Hybrid Cloud
4 21 (3.37%) Onboarding
5 20 (3.21%) Replication
6 16 (2.57%) Clustering
7 15 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (1.93%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.77%) FMCG
10 9 (1.44%) CCTV
11 7 (1.12%) Cyberattack
12 6 (0.96%) iPhone
13 5 (0.80%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.80%) Client/Server
13 5 (0.80%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.80%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.80%) PMI
13 5 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
14 4 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 318 (51.04%) Windows
2 221 (35.47%) Windows Server
3 102 (16.37%) Linux
4 68 (10.91%) Windows 10
5 57 (9.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 44 (7.06%) Android
7 37 (5.94%) Windows Server 2012
8 32 (5.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 27 (4.33%) Apple iOS
10 21 (3.37%) Ubuntu
11 19 (3.05%) Windows Server 2008
12 13 (2.09%) Mac OS
12 13 (2.09%) Mac OS X
12 13 (2.09%) Unix
13 10 (1.61%) Debian
13 10 (1.61%) SUSE
14 7 (1.12%) Windows 7
15 5 (0.80%) Windows 8
16 4 (0.64%) VMS
17 3 (0.48%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (19.58%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (18.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 93 (14.93%) Customer Service
4 80 (12.84%) ITIL
5 58 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
6 53 (8.51%) Mentoring
7 51 (8.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 50 (8.03%) Disaster Recovery
9 42 (6.74%) Project Delivery
10 38 (6.10%) Kalman Filter
11 36 (5.78%) Agile
11 36 (5.78%) Migration
11 36 (5.78%) Network Management
12 35 (5.62%) Roadmaps
13 34 (5.46%) Network Monitoring
13 34 (5.46%) Project Management
13 34 (5.46%) Service Delivery
14 29 (4.65%) Computer Science
15 26 (4.17%) Asset Management
16 25 (4.01%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 96 (15.41%) PowerShell
2 61 (9.79%) SQL
3 18 (2.89%) Python
4 7 (1.12%) Shell Script
5 6 (0.96%) Bash
6 1 (0.16%) C
6 1 (0.16%) C#
6 1 (0.16%) C++
Qualifications
1 119 (19.10%) Cisco Certification
2 84 (13.48%) Degree
3 75 (12.04%) CCNA
4 65 (10.43%) CCNP
5 62 (9.95%) Microsoft Certification
6 43 (6.90%) MCSE
7 39 (6.26%) Security Cleared
8 32 (5.14%) Computer Science Degree
9 25 (4.01%) MCSA
10 23 (3.69%) Azure Certification
11 22 (3.53%) SC Cleared
12 19 (3.05%) CCIE
13 16 (2.57%) APMP
14 12 (1.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 11 (1.77%) DBS Check
15 11 (1.77%) MCP
16 10 (1.61%) AWS Certification
17 9 (1.44%) A+ Certification
18 8 (1.28%) CCDP
19 7 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.85%) SLA
2 21 (3.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (2.89%) GDPR
4 14 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.28%) QA
6 6 (0.96%) NCSC
7 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 4 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.48%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 297 (47.67%) Active Directory
2 171 (27.45%) Hyper-V
3 162 (26.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (5.14%) vSphere
5 26 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
5 26 (4.17%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.61%) vCloud
8 8 (1.28%) Firmware
8 8 (1.28%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.96%) NFS
10 4 (0.64%) Docker
10 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.64%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.48%) pfSense
12 2 (0.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.32%) Terminal Server
12 2 (0.32%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.16%) KVM
13 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 95 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (6.10%) SCCM
3 30 (4.82%) WSUS
4 18 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
5 15 (2.41%) FortiGate
6 14 (2.25%) Autotask
7 13 (2.09%) Nagios
8 12 (1.93%) Ansible
8 12 (1.93%) SmoothWall
9 10 (1.61%) Failover Clustering
10 8 (1.28%) ZABBIX
11 6 (0.96%) Puppet
12 5 (0.80%) OfficeScan
12 5 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.64%) Nessus
13 4 (0.64%) Terraform
14 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 3 (0.48%) vCenter Server
15 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
15 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 346 (55.54%) Microsoft
2 223 (35.79%) Cisco
3 208 (33.39%) VMware
4 64 (10.27%) Veeam
5 42 (6.74%) Juniper
6 40 (6.42%) Apple
6 40 (6.42%) Meraki
7 36 (5.78%) Citrix
8 33 (5.30%) Fortinet
9 31 (4.98%) CheckPoint
10 30 (4.82%) HP
11 28 (4.49%) SolarWinds
12 23 (3.69%) Palo Alto
13 22 (3.53%) SonicWALL
14 21 (3.37%) Aruba
15 19 (3.05%) Avaya
15 19 (3.05%) Dell
15 19 (3.05%) Google
16 17 (2.73%) Ruckus Wireless
17 16 (2.57%) Datto