The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Operations Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Operations Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Operations Engineer
Rank 804 841 831
Rank change year-on-year
+37 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Operations Engineer 40 29 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.040% 0.026% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.027% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 31 19 16
Average salary £42,500 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+41.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £41,250 £33,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+33.33% -
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
94841 107774 108681
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.77% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 79821 93138 92287
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Operations Engineer
UK

Network Operations Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Operations Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Network Operations Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Network Operations Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Operations Engineer across the England region.

England Network Operations Engineer Salary Trend

Network Operations Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Operations Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

England Network Operations Engineer Salary Histogram

Network Operations Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Operations Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +43 19 £51,000 +70.00%
South East +12 11 £42,500 +11.84%
South West - 5 £37,500 -
East of England +8 2 £37,500 +25.00%
Yorkshire - 2 £100,000 -
Network Operations Engineer
UK

Network Operations Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Network Operations Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Operations Engineer in their job title.

1 74 (89.16%) Cisco
2 63 (75.90%) Cisco Certification
3 54 (65.06%) CCNA
4 46 (55.42%) MPLS
5 38 (45.78%) Juniper
6 32 (38.55%) OSPF
7 31 (37.35%) Firewall
7 31 (37.35%) WAN
8 30 (36.14%) Telecoms
9 29 (34.94%) CCNP
9 29 (34.94%) BGP
10 23 (27.71%) Ethernet
11 22 (26.51%) F5
12 20 (24.10%) Microsoft
13 19 (22.89%) Linux
14 18 (21.69%) VMware
15 17 (20.48%) VPLS
15 17 (20.48%) TCP/IP
16 16 (19.28%) VLAN
16 16 (19.28%) VMware Infrastructure
17 14 (16.87%) VPN
17 14 (16.87%) CCIP
17 14 (16.87%) Windows
17 14 (16.87%) VoIP
18 13 (15.66%) LAN
18 13 (15.66%) DNS
18 13 (15.66%) Cisco IOS
18 13 (15.66%) JNCIA
19 12 (14.46%) Degree
19 12 (14.46%) CCSP

Network Operations Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Network Operations Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Operations Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (9.639%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.410%) MS Office
3 1 (1.205%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 46 (55.42%) MPLS
2 32 (38.55%) OSPF
3 31 (37.35%) Firewall
3 31 (37.35%) WAN
4 29 (34.94%) BGP
5 23 (27.71%) Ethernet
6 17 (20.48%) TCP/IP
6 17 (20.48%) VPLS
7 16 (19.28%) VLAN
8 14 (16.87%) VPN
8 14 (16.87%) VoIP
9 13 (15.66%) LAN
9 13 (15.66%) DNS
9 13 (15.66%) Cisco IOS
10 12 (14.46%) SDH
11 10 (12.05%) Wireless
11 10 (12.05%) DSL
12 9 (10.84%) EIGRP
12 9 (10.84%) ADSL
13 8 (9.639%) Broadband
General
1 30 (36.14%) Telecoms
2 10 (12.05%) Finance
3 3 (3.614%) Banking
3 3 (3.614%) Financial Institution
4 1 (1.205%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.819%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.614%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 19 (22.89%) Linux
2 14 (16.87%) Windows
3 6 (7.229%) UNIX
3 6 (7.229%) Windows Server 2003
3 6 (7.229%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (8.434%) ITIL
1 7 (8.434%) Service Delivery
1 7 (8.434%) Network Management
2 6 (7.229%) Incident Management
3 4 (4.819%) Service Management
4 3 (3.614%) Technical Architecture
4 3 (3.614%) Change Control
5 2 (2.410%) Load Balancing
6 1 (1.205%) Problem Management
6 1 (1.205%) Performance Testing
6 1 (1.205%) ISMS
6 1 (1.205%) Data Protection
6 1 (1.205%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (1.205%) Information Security
6 1 (1.205%) IT Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.205%) Perl
1 1 (1.205%) SQL
1 1 (1.205%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 63 (75.90%) Cisco Certification
2 54 (65.06%) CCNA
3 29 (34.94%) CCNP
4 14 (16.87%) CCIP
5 13 (15.66%) JNCIA
6 12 (14.46%) CCDA
6 12 (14.46%) Degree
6 12 (14.46%) CCSP
7 6 (7.229%) CCIE
8 4 (4.819%) Security Cleared
9 3 (3.614%) SC Cleared
9 3 (3.614%) JNCIS
10 1 (1.205%) HNC
10 1 (1.205%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.205%) RHCE
10 1 (1.205%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.205%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.639%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (19.28%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (7.229%) vSphere
3 4 (4.819%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 5 (6.024%) ServiceCenter
1 5 (6.024%) FortiGate
2 1 (1.205%) Netcool
Vendors
1 74 (89.16%) Cisco
2 38 (45.78%) Juniper
3 22 (26.51%) F5
4 20 (24.10%) Microsoft
5 18 (21.69%) VMware
6 10 (12.05%) CheckPoint
7 9 (10.84%) Brocade
8 8 (9.639%) Foundry
9 7 (8.434%) Fortinet
10 5 (6.024%) HP
10 5 (6.024%) Nimsoft
11 4 (4.819%) CA
11 4 (4.819%) NetScout
11 4 (4.819%) Blue Coat
12 3 (3.614%) Riverbed
12 3 (3.614%) Nortel
12 3 (3.614%) Aruba
13 2 (2.410%) Remedy
14 1 (1.205%) Nokia
14 1 (1.205%) Red Hat
Southampton, South East
Work with Cisco, Juniper and Foundry switches/routers, Netscreen and Juniper firewalls, and Foundry load balancers on a daily basis. Participate in projects locally and remotely involving, but...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Computer Futures are looking for a Network Operations Engineer to be based at one of out largeSouthamptonbased clients. You would be primarily responsible for layers 2 to 4...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
role, with particular exposure to Internet delivery "Excellent all-round IT skills in particular Windows Server "Thorough understanding of networks in general and of TCP/IP and the...
Premier Group Recruitment
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00
Posted: 16 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Strong grasp of TCP/IP, routing, switching, cabling and internet protocols such as BGP, ISIS, OSPF. In depth knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows environments. Advanced knowledge of...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
Key vendor technologies are Cisco R+S, with Fortigate, Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls and F5 load balancers. Ideal skill set: CCIE standard network engineer LAN/WAN protocols and...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £1 per annum + Banking Salary + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013