Network Support Jobs in England

Network Support
UK > England

The median Network Support salary in England is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 746 862 1056
Rank change year-on-year +116 +194 -265
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 94 91 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.098% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.11% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 85 62 64
10th Percentile £21,250 £26,825 £27,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,125 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £36,500 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -9.32% +11.81%
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,375 £50,625
90th Percentile £55,000 £54,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,000 £39,250
% change year-on-year +14.86% -5.73% +4.67%

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 80,117 85,349 125,598
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.55% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 59,992 53,990 75,607
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Support in England

Network Support
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Support in England

Network Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Support in England

Network Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
South East +43 39 £39,500 +12.86% 3
North of England +53 25 £40,000 +29.03% 8
North West +27 22 £40,000 - 3
South West +3 13 £50,000 +33.33% 4
West Midlands +19 10 £45,000 +20.00% 1
Midlands +1 10 £45,000 +20.00% 2
London +121 7 £46,250 +0.54% 7
Yorkshire +81 2 £30,250 +16.35% 4
North East -3 1 £29,000 -19.44% 1
Network Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Network Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 61 (64.89%) Cisco
2 52 (55.32%) Cisco Certification
3 41 (43.62%) CCNA
4 35 (37.23%) WAN
4 35 (37.23%) Firewall
5 34 (36.17%) Wireless
6 33 (35.11%) LAN
6 33 (35.11%) Customer Service
7 31 (32.98%) Juniper
8 29 (30.85%) OSPF
8 29 (30.85%) BGP
9 28 (29.79%) Social Skills
10 27 (28.72%) VLAN
11 26 (27.66%) Windows
12 25 (26.60%) Security Cleared
12 25 (26.60%) Microsoft 365
13 23 (24.47%) DHCP
13 23 (24.47%) Microsoft
14 21 (22.34%) Telecoms
14 21 (22.34%) Windows 10
15 20 (21.28%) Fortinet
15 20 (21.28%) Microsoft Certification
15 20 (21.28%) VPN
15 20 (21.28%) Internet
16 19 (20.21%) ADSL
17 18 (19.15%) Broadband
18 17 (18.09%) Network+ Certification
19 16 (17.02%) MCITP
19 16 (17.02%) TCP/IP
20 15 (15.96%) ITIL

Network Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (14.89%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (26.60%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (9.57%) Azure
3 7 (7.45%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.19%) AWS
4 3 (3.19%) SaaS
5 2 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.13%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 35 (37.23%) Firewall
1 35 (37.23%) WAN
2 34 (36.17%) Wireless
3 33 (35.11%) LAN
4 29 (30.85%) BGP
4 29 (30.85%) OSPF
5 27 (28.72%) VLAN
6 23 (24.47%) DHCP
7 20 (21.28%) Internet
7 20 (21.28%) VPN
8 19 (20.21%) ADSL
9 18 (19.15%) Broadband
10 16 (17.02%) TCP/IP
11 14 (14.89%) Cisco Nexus
11 14 (14.89%) MPLS
11 14 (14.89%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (13.83%) Ethernet
13 12 (12.77%) DNS
13 12 (12.77%) DSL
13 12 (12.77%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.26%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.19%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Hudson
General
1 28 (29.79%) Social Skills
2 21 (22.34%) Telecoms
3 5 (5.32%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.19%) Electronics
4 3 (3.19%) Law
5 2 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.13%) Military
6 1 (1.06%) Banking
6 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.06%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (13.83%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.26%) Data Centre
1 4 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (4.26%) IPTV
2 3 (3.19%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.13%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (27.66%) Windows
2 21 (22.34%) Windows 10
3 8 (8.51%) Windows Server
4 6 (6.38%) VyOS
4 6 (6.38%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (3.19%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (3.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.13%) Linux
6 2 (2.13%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.06%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (35.11%) Customer Service
2 15 (15.96%) ITIL
3 9 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (8.51%) Network Monitoring
5 7 (7.45%) Change Management
6 6 (6.38%) Kalman Filter
7 5 (5.32%) Project Delivery
8 4 (4.26%) Agile
8 4 (4.26%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.26%) Patch Management
8 4 (4.26%) Vulnerability Management
9 3 (3.19%) Configuration Management
9 3 (3.19%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (3.19%) Data Protection
9 3 (3.19%) Decision-Making
9 3 (3.19%) Mentoring
9 3 (3.19%) Process Improvement
9 3 (3.19%) Project Management
9 3 (3.19%) Root Cause Analysis
9 3 (3.19%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.06%) Bash
1 1 (1.06%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.06%) Python
1 1 (1.06%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (55.32%) Cisco Certification
2 41 (43.62%) CCNA
3 25 (26.60%) Security Cleared
4 20 (21.28%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (18.09%) Network+ Certification
6 16 (17.02%) MCITP
7 13 (13.83%) JNCIA
8 11 (11.70%) CCNP
9 9 (9.57%) DV Cleared
9 9 (9.57%) SC Cleared
10 2 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.13%) Degree
11 1 (1.06%) DBS Check
11 1 (1.06%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.13%) GDPR
System Software
1 11 (11.70%) Hyper-V
1 11 (11.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (9.57%) Active Directory
3 4 (4.26%) Firmware
4 1 (1.06%) Squid
Systems Management
1 3 (3.19%) Dell DRAC
2 2 (2.13%) FortiGate
2 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.13%) SCCM
3 1 (1.06%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.06%) Nessus
3 1 (1.06%) WSUS
Vendors
1 61 (64.89%) Cisco
2 31 (32.98%) Juniper
3 23 (24.47%) Microsoft
4 20 (21.28%) Fortinet
5 12 (12.77%) Nokia
5 12 (12.77%) Ruckus Wireless
6 11 (11.70%) Citrix
6 11 (11.70%) VMware
7 9 (9.57%) F5
8 8 (8.51%) SolarWinds
9 6 (6.38%) Vyatta
10 5 (5.32%) Acronis
10 5 (5.32%) Meraki
11 3 (3.19%) Veeam
11 3 (3.19%) WatchGuard
12 2 (2.13%) Aruba
12 2 (2.13%) Draytek
12 2 (2.13%) Zscaler
13 1 (1.06%) HP
13 1 (1.06%) Huawei