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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 139 222 261
Rank change year-on-year +83 +39 -47
Permanent jobs citing LAN 1,748 1,550 2,045
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.05% 1.68% 1.55%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.35% 10.78% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,477 1,204 1,630
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,025 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £56,530 £57,575 £58,250
90th Percentile £68,232 £70,000 £70,800
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 12,183 14,383 17,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.30% 15.54% 13.47%
Number of salaries quoted 8,619 7,434 10,447
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,250
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 £47,875 £50,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.73% -4.29% +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 30 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 30 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 +109 474 £55,000 - 102
North of England +31 389 £40,000 -9.09% 83
Midlands +71 274 £42,000 +5.00% 59
South East +19 262 £42,500 +6.25% 64
South West +77 218 £49,000 +15.29% 25
North West +39 210 £42,500 -5.56% 58
West Midlands +81 205 £40,313 -4.58% 41
Yorkshire +61 154 £42,500 -5.56% 20
East of England +32 136 £42,500 +18.06% 41
East Midlands -13 61 £45,000 +20.00% 17
North East -20 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
1 215 (12.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 179 (10.24%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.03%) IIS
4 12 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (0.69%) SharePoint 2010
4 12 (0.69%) SharePoint 2013
5 9 (0.51%) Skype for Business
6 8 (0.46%) 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
1 214 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (1.03%) MS Visio
3 16 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.29%) 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 (0.29%) 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
1 650 (37.19%) Microsoft 365
2 634 (36.27%) Azure
3 195 (11.16%) Entra ID
4 161 (9.21%) AWS
5 62 (3.55%) OneDrive
6 61 (3.49%) IaaS
7 50 (2.86%) SaaS
8 48 (2.75%) PaaS
9 42 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
10 41 (2.35%) GCP
11 27 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
12 23 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
12 23 (1.32%) Power Platform
13 20 (1.14%) Mimecast
14 18 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
15 16 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
16 13 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 13 (0.74%) Google Workspace
16 13 (0.74%) Rubrik
17 12 (0.69%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 1,481 (84.73%) WAN
2 718 (41.08%) Firewall
3 426 (24.37%) VPN
4 425 (24.31%) Wi-Fi
5 369 (21.11%) Wireless
6 354 (20.25%) DNS
7 323 (18.48%) DHCP
8 315 (18.02%) TCP/IP
9 229 (13.10%) SD-WAN
10 219 (12.53%) WLAN
11 216 (12.36%) Network Security
12 209 (11.96%) MPLS
13 183 (10.47%) VLAN
14 168 (9.61%) Internet
15 166 (9.50%) BGP
16 155 (8.87%) OSPF
17 116 (6.64%) SAN
18 114 (6.52%) VoIP
19 62 (3.55%) Ethernet
20 58 (3.32%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (5.32%) SQL Server
2 17 (0.97%) MySQL
3 15 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
5 11 (0.63%) Power BI
6 10 (0.57%) DB2
7 7 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (0.40%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.34%) InfluxDB
8 6 (0.34%) MariaDB
9 5 (0.29%) 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
1 513 (29.35%) Social Skills
2 167 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
3 160 (9.15%) Finance
4 108 (6.18%) Retail
5 106 (6.06%) Telecoms
6 86 (4.92%) Law
7 57 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 45 (2.57%) Legal
10 42 (2.40%) Manufacturing
11 41 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
12 25 (1.43%) Public Sector
13 17 (0.97%) Banking
14 15 (0.86%) Police
15 14 (0.80%) Advertising
16 12 (0.69%) Games
17 11 (0.63%) Aerospace
18 10 (0.57%) Marketing
19 9 (0.51%) Italian Language
19 9 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 403 (23.05%) Network Engineer
2 250 (14.30%) Analyst
3 230 (13.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 229 (13.10%) Senior
5 172 (9.84%) Support Engineer
6 142 (8.12%) IT Support
7 122 (6.98%) IT Engineer
8 97 (5.55%) Senior Network Engineer
9 82 (4.69%) Network Analyst
10 76 (4.35%) IT Analyst
11 72 (4.12%) 2nd Line Support
12 68 (3.89%) Architect
13 63 (3.60%) Lead
13 63 (3.60%) Service Analyst
14 62 (3.55%) Service Desk Analyst
15 58 (3.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 58 (3.32%) IT Manager
16 57 (3.26%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 56 (3.20%) Operations Analyst
18 55 (3.15%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (1.77%) 802.1X
1 31 (1.77%) HTML
1 31 (1.77%) XML
2 25 (1.43%) Node.js
2 25 (1.43%) React
3 23 (1.32%) AngularJS
3 23 (1.32%) CSS
3 23 (1.32%) Express.js
3 23 (1.32%) HTML5
4 20 (1.14%) LDAP
5 10 (0.57%) SAML
6 8 (0.46%) .NET
6 8 (0.46%) WebSphere MQ
7 7 (0.40%) EDI
8 5 (0.29%) 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
1 227 (12.99%) Data Centre
2 91 (5.21%) Management Information System
3 88 (5.03%) Driving Licence
4 63 (3.60%) Public Cloud
5 51 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
6 48 (2.75%) PKI
7 35 (2.00%) CCTV
8 29 (1.66%) Client/Server
8 29 (1.66%) Onboarding
9 27 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 25 (1.43%) Private Cloud
11 23 (1.32%) IoT
12 22 (1.26%) NHS
13 19 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
14 18 (1.03%) Replication
15 16 (0.92%) Clustering
16 15 (0.86%) Fat Client
16 15 (0.86%) Thin Client
17 14 (0.80%) Security Operations Centre
18 13 (0.74%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 770 (44.05%) Windows
2 375 (21.45%) Windows Server
3 178 (10.18%) Linux
4 174 (9.95%) Windows 10
5 75 (4.29%) Android
6 74 (4.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 68 (3.89%) Windows Server 2016
8 59 (3.38%) Mac OS
9 55 (3.15%) Apple iOS
9 55 (3.15%) Windows Server 2012
10 53 (3.03%) Ubuntu
11 47 (2.69%) VMS
12 42 (2.40%) Windows 7
13 26 (1.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 24 (1.37%) CentOS
15 19 (1.09%) VyOS
16 15 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
17 14 (0.80%) Unix
18 13 (0.74%) Mac OS X
19 9 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (18.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 319 (18.25%) ITIL
3 317 (18.14%) Problem-Solving
4 251 (14.36%) Customer Service
5 159 (9.10%) Cybersecurity
6 124 (7.09%) Agile
7 113 (6.46%) Disaster Recovery
8 109 (6.24%) Service Delivery
9 105 (6.01%) Roadmaps
10 102 (5.84%) Project Delivery
10 102 (5.84%) Project Management
11 98 (5.61%) Mentoring
12 87 (4.98%) Presales
13 81 (4.63%) Service Management
14 79 (4.52%) Migration
15 72 (4.12%) Information Security
16 70 (4.00%) Time Management
17 68 (3.89%) Incident Management
17 68 (3.89%) Load Balancing
18 67 (3.83%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 185 (10.58%) PowerShell
2 136 (7.78%) SQL
3 112 (6.41%) Python
4 52 (2.97%) Bash
5 27 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 25 (1.43%) PHP
7 24 (1.37%) VB
8 23 (1.32%) JSX
9 18 (1.03%) Perl
10 7 (0.40%) C#
11 5 (0.29%) 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
1 309 (17.68%) Cisco Certification
2 241 (13.79%) Degree
3 214 (12.24%) CCNA
4 166 (9.50%) Security Cleared
5 157 (8.98%) CCNP
6 100 (5.72%) DV Cleared
7 81 (4.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 77 (4.41%) CCIE
9 61 (3.49%) SC Cleared
10 46 (2.63%) CCDP
11 43 (2.46%) DBS Check
12 41 (2.35%) JNCIA
13 37 (2.12%) CISSP
13 37 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
14 36 (2.06%) Network+ Certification
15 33 (1.89%) A+ Certification
16 31 (1.77%) MCSE
17 24 (1.37%) MCSA
18 21 (1.20%) MCITP
19 20 (1.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (5.84%) SLA
2 53 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (1.14%) GDPR
4 20 (1.14%) NIST
4 20 (1.14%) PCI DSS
5 11 (0.63%) QA
6 10 (0.57%) Accessibility
7 9 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.29%) NCSC
9 2 (0.11%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.11%) ITGC
9 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.057%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.057%) PMO
System Software
1 669 (38.27%) Active Directory
2 311 (17.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 211 (12.07%) Hyper-V
4 75 (4.29%) vSphere
5 59 (3.38%) VMware ESXi
6 30 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
7 25 (1.43%) Firmware
7 25 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
8 14 (0.80%) XenApp
9 11 (0.63%) Docker
9 11 (0.63%) XenDesktop
10 7 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
10 7 (0.40%) VMware NSX
11 6 (0.34%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 6 (0.34%) NFS
11 6 (0.34%) Terminal Services
11 6 (0.34%) VMware Server
12 4 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
13 3 (0.17%) BitLocker
14 2 (0.11%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 178 (10.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 80 (4.58%) SCCM
3 68 (3.89%) Ansible
4 59 (3.38%) Terraform
5 50 (2.86%) WSUS
6 34 (1.95%) FortiGate
7 23 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
8 20 (1.14%) vCenter Server
9 15 (0.86%) Nmap
10 13 (0.74%) Puppet
11 12 (0.69%) SmoothWall
12 11 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 11 (0.63%) Autotask
12 11 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
13 10 (0.57%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.46%) McAfee ePO
14 8 (0.46%) SCVMM
15 7 (0.40%) Nagios
15 7 (0.40%) Progress Chef
15 7 (0.40%) VxRail
Vendors
1 786 (44.97%) Microsoft
2 587 (33.58%) Cisco
3 452 (25.86%) VMware
4 163 (9.32%) Juniper
5 153 (8.75%) Fortinet
6 150 (8.58%) Meraki
7 120 (6.86%) Aruba
8 116 (6.64%) HP
9 94 (5.38%) Citrix
10 85 (4.86%) Palo Alto
11 83 (4.75%) Veeam
12 72 (4.12%) SolarWinds
13 59 (3.38%) Ruckus Wireless
14 55 (3.15%) Dell
15 53 (3.03%) CheckPoint
15 53 (3.03%) Google
16 40 (2.29%) Apple
16 40 (2.29%) Nokia
17 29 (1.66%) F5
18 26 (1.49%) ServiceNow