LAN Jobs in England

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 140 222 257
Rank change year-on-year +82 +35 -48
Permanent jobs citing LAN 1,763 1,553 2,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.08% 1.66% 1.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.49% 10.78% 11.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,493 1,211 1,643
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £34,263 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,750 £57,936
90th Percentile £67,887 £71,250 £70,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

LAN 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 advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12,171 14,406 17,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.33% 15.43% 13.47%
Number of salaries quoted 8,624 7,488 10,426
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in England.

Salary trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in England

LAN
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
London +108 479 £55,000 - 97
North of England +42 392 £40,000 -8.05% 77
Midlands +68 275 £42,000 +5.00% 62
South East +29 267 £42,500 +6.25% 64
South West +65 219 £49,000 +15.29% 25
North West +40 212 £42,500 -5.56% 55
West Midlands +87 205 £40,313 -4.58% 43
Yorkshire +71 155 £42,500 -5.56% 17
East of England +43 136 £42,500 +18.06% 39
East Midlands -11 62 £45,000 +20.00% 18
North East -14 36 £37,500 -11.76% 5
LAN
UK

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 217 (12.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 178 (10.10%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.08%) IIS
4 12 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (0.68%) SharePoint 2010
4 12 (0.68%) SharePoint 2013
5 9 (0.51%) Skype for Business
6 8 (0.45%) WebSphere
7 7 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2013
7 7 (0.40%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.23%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (0.17%) SAS
10 2 (0.11%) Moodle
10 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.057%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.057%) CMS
11 1 (0.057%) Confluence
Applications
1 221 (12.54%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (0.96%) MS Visio
3 14 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.17%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.17%) Revit
5 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.23%) Epicor Tropos
4 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (0.11%) Shopify
5 1 (0.057%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.057%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 660 (37.44%) Microsoft 365
2 636 (36.07%) Azure
3 196 (11.12%) Entra ID
4 162 (9.19%) AWS
5 63 (3.57%) OneDrive
6 62 (3.52%) IaaS
7 51 (2.89%) SaaS
8 49 (2.78%) PaaS
9 43 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
10 41 (2.33%) GCP
11 27 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
12 23 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
13 21 (1.19%) Mimecast
13 21 (1.19%) Power Platform
14 18 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
15 16 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
16 13 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 13 (0.74%) Google Workspace
16 13 (0.74%) Rubrik
17 12 (0.68%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 1,493 (84.69%) WAN
2 722 (40.95%) Firewall
3 430 (24.39%) VPN
4 427 (24.22%) Wi-Fi
5 377 (21.38%) Wireless
6 359 (20.36%) DNS
7 328 (18.60%) DHCP
8 319 (18.09%) TCP/IP
9 230 (13.05%) SD-WAN
10 222 (12.59%) WLAN
11 215 (12.20%) Network Security
12 210 (11.91%) MPLS
13 189 (10.72%) VLAN
14 168 (9.53%) Internet
15 167 (9.47%) BGP
16 155 (8.79%) OSPF
17 116 (6.58%) SAN
18 114 (6.47%) VoIP
19 62 (3.52%) Ethernet
20 58 (3.29%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (5.33%) SQL Server
2 17 (0.96%) MySQL
3 15 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
5 10 (0.57%) DB2
6 9 (0.51%) Power BI
7 7 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (0.40%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.34%) InfluxDB
8 6 (0.34%) MariaDB
9 5 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.23%) QlikView
11 3 (0.17%) Big Data
11 3 (0.17%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.17%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.11%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
13 1 (0.057%) Data Warehouse
13 1 (0.057%) RDBMS
13 1 (0.057%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (0.74%) JIRA
2 7 (0.40%) Git
2 7 (0.40%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.23%) MSBuild
3 4 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (0.23%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.057%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.057%) Visual Studio
General
1 522 (29.61%) Social Skills
2 169 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
3 159 (9.02%) Finance
4 112 (6.35%) Telecoms
5 108 (6.13%) Retail
6 87 (4.93%) Law
7 59 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (2.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (2.61%) Legal
10 42 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
10 42 (2.38%) Manufacturing
11 25 (1.42%) Public Sector
12 17 (0.96%) Banking
13 15 (0.85%) Police
14 14 (0.79%) Advertising
15 12 (0.68%) Games
16 11 (0.62%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.57%) Local Government
17 10 (0.57%) Marketing
18 9 (0.51%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 409 (23.20%) Network Engineer
2 250 (14.18%) Analyst
3 231 (13.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 229 (12.99%) Senior
5 178 (10.10%) Support Engineer
6 144 (8.17%) IT Support
7 124 (7.03%) IT Engineer
8 98 (5.56%) Senior Network Engineer
9 83 (4.71%) Network Analyst
10 76 (4.31%) IT Analyst
11 74 (4.20%) 2nd Line Support
12 68 (3.86%) Architect
13 64 (3.63%) Service Analyst
14 63 (3.57%) Service Desk Analyst
15 62 (3.52%) Lead
16 60 (3.40%) IT Manager
17 59 (3.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 57 (3.23%) 3rd Line Engineer
19 56 (3.18%) Operations Analyst
19 56 (3.18%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (1.76%) 802.1X
1 31 (1.76%) HTML
1 31 (1.76%) XML
2 25 (1.42%) Node.js
2 25 (1.42%) React
3 23 (1.30%) AngularJS
3 23 (1.30%) CSS
3 23 (1.30%) Express.js
3 23 (1.30%) HTML5
4 20 (1.13%) LDAP
5 10 (0.57%) SAML
6 8 (0.45%) .NET
6 8 (0.45%) WebSphere MQ
7 7 (0.40%) EDI
8 5 (0.28%) XMPP
9 4 (0.23%) Akka
9 4 (0.23%) Web Services
10 3 (0.17%) Middleware
11 2 (0.11%) LAMP
11 2 (0.11%) ServiceStack
Miscellaneous
1 229 (12.99%) Data Centre
2 91 (5.16%) Management Information System
3 90 (5.10%) Driving Licence
4 63 (3.57%) Public Cloud
5 51 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
6 48 (2.72%) PKI
7 35 (1.99%) CCTV
8 30 (1.70%) Onboarding
9 29 (1.64%) Client/Server
10 27 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
11 25 (1.42%) Private Cloud
12 23 (1.30%) IoT
13 22 (1.25%) NHS
14 20 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
15 18 (1.02%) Replication
16 16 (0.91%) Clustering
17 15 (0.85%) Fat Client
17 15 (0.85%) Thin Client
18 14 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
19 13 (0.74%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 781 (44.30%) Windows
2 378 (21.44%) Windows Server
3 183 (10.38%) Windows 10
4 178 (10.10%) Linux
5 77 (4.37%) Windows Server 2019
6 75 (4.25%) Android
7 70 (3.97%) Windows Server 2016
8 60 (3.40%) Mac OS
9 58 (3.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 56 (3.18%) Apple iOS
11 53 (3.01%) Ubuntu
12 47 (2.67%) VMS
13 43 (2.44%) Windows 7
14 26 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 24 (1.36%) CentOS
16 19 (1.08%) VyOS
17 15 (0.85%) Unix
17 15 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
18 13 (0.74%) Mac OS X
19 9 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (18.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 323 (18.32%) ITIL
3 320 (18.15%) Problem-Solving
4 259 (14.69%) Customer Service
5 158 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
6 125 (7.09%) Agile
7 114 (6.47%) Disaster Recovery
8 113 (6.41%) Service Delivery
9 105 (5.96%) Roadmaps
10 103 (5.84%) Project Delivery
10 103 (5.84%) Project Management
11 99 (5.62%) Mentoring
12 88 (4.99%) Presales
13 83 (4.71%) Service Management
14 79 (4.48%) Migration
15 72 (4.08%) Information Security
16 71 (4.03%) Time Management
17 69 (3.91%) Incident Management
18 68 (3.86%) Load Balancing
18 68 (3.86%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 186 (10.55%) PowerShell
2 137 (7.77%) SQL
3 112 (6.35%) Python
4 52 (2.95%) Bash
5 27 (1.53%) JavaScript
6 25 (1.42%) PHP
7 24 (1.36%) VB
8 23 (1.30%) JSX
9 18 (1.02%) Perl
10 7 (0.40%) C#
11 5 (0.28%) Java
12 3 (0.17%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.11%) Bicep
13 2 (0.11%) Korn
13 2 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.057%) VBA
Qualifications
1 317 (17.98%) Cisco Certification
2 239 (13.56%) Degree
3 222 (12.59%) CCNA
4 165 (9.36%) Security Cleared
5 158 (8.96%) CCNP
6 101 (5.73%) DV Cleared
7 87 (4.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 77 (4.37%) CCIE
9 61 (3.46%) SC Cleared
10 46 (2.61%) CCDP
11 43 (2.44%) DBS Check
12 41 (2.33%) JNCIA
12 41 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
13 37 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
14 35 (1.99%) CISSP
15 33 (1.87%) A+ Certification
16 32 (1.82%) MCSE
17 26 (1.47%) MCITP
18 24 (1.36%) MCSA
19 21 (1.19%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (5.90%) SLA
2 53 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (1.19%) GDPR
5 20 (1.13%) PCI DSS
6 19 (1.08%) NIST
7 12 (0.68%) QA
8 10 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.28%) NCSC
11 2 (0.11%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.11%) ITGC
11 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.057%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.057%) PMO
System Software
1 675 (38.29%) Active Directory
2 313 (17.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 213 (12.08%) Hyper-V
4 76 (4.31%) vSphere
5 59 (3.35%) VMware ESXi
6 30 (1.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 26 (1.47%) Firmware
8 25 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
9 14 (0.79%) XenApp
10 11 (0.62%) Docker
10 11 (0.62%) XenDesktop
11 8 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
12 7 (0.40%) VMware NSX
13 6 (0.34%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 6 (0.34%) NFS
13 6 (0.34%) Terminal Services
13 6 (0.34%) VMware Server
14 4 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
15 3 (0.17%) BitLocker
16 2 (0.11%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 179 (10.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 82 (4.65%) SCCM
3 68 (3.86%) Ansible
4 59 (3.35%) Terraform
5 50 (2.84%) WSUS
6 35 (1.99%) FortiGate
7 24 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
8 20 (1.13%) vCenter Server
9 15 (0.85%) Nmap
10 13 (0.74%) Puppet
11 12 (0.68%) SmoothWall
12 11 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 11 (0.62%) Autotask
12 11 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
13 10 (0.57%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.45%) McAfee ePO
14 8 (0.45%) SCVMM
15 7 (0.40%) Nagios
15 7 (0.40%) Progress Chef
15 7 (0.40%) VxRail
Vendors
1 799 (45.32%) Microsoft
2 595 (33.75%) Cisco
3 456 (25.87%) VMware
4 164 (9.30%) Juniper
5 152 (8.62%) Fortinet
6 150 (8.51%) Meraki
7 120 (6.81%) Aruba
8 118 (6.69%) HP
9 95 (5.39%) Citrix
10 86 (4.88%) Palo Alto
11 83 (4.71%) Veeam
12 72 (4.08%) SolarWinds
13 59 (3.35%) Ruckus Wireless
14 56 (3.18%) Dell
15 55 (3.12%) Google
16 53 (3.01%) CheckPoint
17 40 (2.27%) Apple
17 40 (2.27%) Nokia
18 29 (1.64%) F5
19 27 (1.53%) Sophos