Network Specialist Jobs in England

Network Specialist
UK > England

The median Network Specialist salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 748 891 1059
Rank change year-on-year +143 +168 -246
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 85 53 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.100% 0.057% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.063% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 77 35 46
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,953 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,875 £47,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,887 £73,750 £66,563
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -16.67% +10.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 80,360 84,735 126,842
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.51% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,202 53,671 75,665
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,160 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,225 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Specialist in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 29 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
East of England +35 27 £60,000 +20.00% 4
South East +18 20 £47,000 -10.48% 2
North of England +33 18 £42,500 +6.75%
London +128 16 £63,264 -6.96% 1
North East -4 9 £42,500 +6.75%
North West - 9 £40,000 -
Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 4
West Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 4
South West -18 1 £42,500 -
Network Specialist
UK

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Network Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 59 (69.41%) Cisco
2 41 (48.24%) Firewall
3 28 (32.94%) Juniper
4 24 (28.24%) Security Cleared
5 23 (27.06%) Aerospace
5 23 (27.06%) Cryptography
6 22 (25.88%) Palo Alto
7 21 (24.71%) Network Security
8 20 (23.53%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (22.35%) Data Centre
10 18 (21.18%) Network Architecture
10 18 (21.18%) Information Management
11 16 (18.82%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (18.82%) CCDA
12 15 (17.65%) OSPF
13 14 (16.47%) DV Cleared
14 13 (15.29%) CheckPoint
14 13 (15.29%) CCDP
15 12 (14.12%) BGP
15 12 (14.12%) EIGRP
15 12 (14.12%) Project Management
15 12 (14.12%) LAN
16 11 (12.94%) Network Design
16 11 (12.94%) Fortinet
16 11 (12.94%) Social Skills
17 10 (11.76%) Riverbed
17 10 (11.76%) Infoblox
17 10 (11.76%) FortiGate
17 10 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
17 10 (11.76%) Blue Coat

Network Specialist Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.18%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 41 (48.24%) Firewall
2 21 (24.71%) Network Security
3 16 (18.82%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (17.65%) OSPF
5 12 (14.12%) BGP
5 12 (14.12%) EIGRP
5 12 (14.12%) LAN
6 10 (11.76%) DNS
7 9 (10.59%) DMVPN
8 8 (9.41%) WAN
9 7 (8.24%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (7.06%) Wireless
11 5 (5.88%) MPLS
11 5 (5.88%) VPN
12 4 (4.71%) TCP/IP
13 3 (3.53%) IPsec
13 3 (3.53%) VoIP
13 3 (3.53%) WAAS
14 2 (2.35%) 4G
14 2 (2.35%) Cisco Wireless
General
1 23 (27.06%) Aerospace
2 11 (12.94%) Social Skills
3 8 (9.41%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.71%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.35%) Military
7 1 (1.18%) Arabic Language
7 1 (1.18%) Billing
7 1 (1.18%) Finance
7 1 (1.18%) French Language
7 1 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.18%) Portuguese Language
7 1 (1.18%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.24%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 19 (22.35%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.71%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.71%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.35%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.35%) Windows
1 2 (2.35%) Windows 10
1 2 (2.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (27.06%) Cryptography
2 18 (21.18%) Information Management
2 18 (21.18%) Network Architecture
3 12 (14.12%) Project Management
4 11 (12.94%) Network Design
5 10 (11.76%) Information Security
5 10 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (9.41%) Threat Analysis
6 8 (9.41%) User Experience
7 6 (7.06%) Mentoring
7 6 (7.06%) Migration
7 6 (7.06%) Network Management
7 6 (7.06%) Prototyping
8 5 (5.88%) Roadmaps
8 5 (5.88%) Software Engineering
9 4 (4.71%) Agile
9 4 (4.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (4.71%) Creative Thinking
9 4 (4.71%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (4.71%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 24 (28.24%) Security Cleared
2 20 (23.53%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (18.82%) CCDA
4 14 (16.47%) DV Cleared
5 13 (15.29%) CCDP
6 5 (5.88%) CCNP
7 4 (4.71%) CCNA
7 4 (4.71%) Degree
8 3 (3.53%) CCIE
9 2 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.35%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.24%) SLA
2 2 (2.35%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (4.71%) Firmware
2 2 (2.35%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (11.76%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 59 (69.41%) Cisco
2 28 (32.94%) Juniper
3 22 (25.88%) Palo Alto
4 13 (15.29%) CheckPoint
5 11 (12.94%) Fortinet
6 10 (11.76%) Blue Coat
6 10 (11.76%) Infoblox
6 10 (11.76%) Riverbed
7 9 (10.59%) Aruba
7 9 (10.59%) VMware
8 4 (4.71%) Extreme Networks
9 3 (3.53%) Avaya
9 3 (3.53%) F5
9 3 (3.53%) McAfee
9 3 (3.53%) Microsoft
10 2 (2.35%) Meraki
10 2 (2.35%) Sandvine