Network Support Jobs in England

Network Support
UK > England

The median Network Support salary in England is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 747 837 1061
Rank change year-on-year +90 +224 -266
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 88 88 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.095% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.10% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 79 60 61
10th Percentile £21,250 £27,425 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,375 £30,000 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -3.90% +6.94%
75th Percentile £53,750 £48,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year +14.86% -3.90% +4.05%

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 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 4 May 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 4 May 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 +22 34 £39,750 +15.22% 4
North of England +38 24 £40,000 +11.11% 10
North West +27 22 £40,000 - 4
South West -15 14 £50,000 +33.33% 1
Midlands +11 9 £42,500 - 4
West Midlands +10 9 £42,500 - 3
London +109 7 £46,250 +0.54% 8
Yorkshire +78 1 - - 5
North East -4 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 4 May 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 54 (61.36%) Cisco
2 46 (52.27%) Cisco Certification
3 37 (42.05%) CCNA
4 31 (35.23%) WAN
4 31 (35.23%) Firewall
5 30 (34.09%) Wireless
6 29 (32.95%) Juniper
6 29 (32.95%) LAN
6 29 (32.95%) Customer Service
7 27 (30.68%) OSPF
7 27 (30.68%) BGP
8 24 (27.27%) Security Cleared
9 23 (26.14%) VLAN
9 23 (26.14%) Social Skills
10 22 (25.00%) Windows
11 21 (23.86%) DHCP
11 21 (23.86%) Microsoft
11 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
12 20 (22.73%) VPN
12 20 (22.73%) Fortinet
13 19 (21.59%) Internet
14 17 (19.32%) Telecoms
14 17 (19.32%) Windows 10
15 16 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (17.05%) ITIL
16 15 (17.05%) ADSL
17 14 (15.91%) Broadband
17 14 (15.91%) TCP/IP
17 14 (15.91%) MPLS
17 14 (15.91%) Wi-Fi

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 (5.68%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (10.23%) Azure
3 7 (7.95%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.41%) AWS
4 3 (3.41%) SaaS
5 2 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 31 (35.23%) Firewall
1 31 (35.23%) WAN
2 30 (34.09%) Wireless
3 29 (32.95%) LAN
4 27 (30.68%) BGP
4 27 (30.68%) OSPF
5 23 (26.14%) VLAN
6 21 (23.86%) DHCP
7 20 (22.73%) VPN
8 19 (21.59%) Internet
9 15 (17.05%) ADSL
10 14 (15.91%) Broadband
10 14 (15.91%) Cisco Nexus
10 14 (15.91%) MPLS
10 14 (15.91%) TCP/IP
10 14 (15.91%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (14.77%) Ethernet
12 12 (13.64%) DSL
12 12 (13.64%) IPsec
13 10 (11.36%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.41%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.27%) Hudson
General
1 23 (26.14%) Social Skills
2 17 (19.32%) Telecoms
3 5 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.41%) Electronics
5 2 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.27%) Law
5 2 (2.27%) Military
6 1 (1.14%) Banking
6 1 (1.14%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.14%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (14.77%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.55%) Data Centre
1 4 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (4.55%) IPTV
2 3 (3.41%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.27%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (25.00%) Windows
2 17 (19.32%) Windows 10
3 8 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 6 (6.82%) VyOS
4 6 (6.82%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (3.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (3.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.27%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.14%) Linux
7 1 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (32.95%) Customer Service
2 15 (17.05%) ITIL
3 8 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
3 8 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (7.95%) Change Management
5 6 (6.82%) Kalman Filter
6 5 (5.68%) Agile
6 5 (5.68%) Project Delivery
7 4 (4.55%) Patch Management
7 4 (4.55%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (3.41%) Antivirus Management
8 3 (3.41%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (3.41%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (3.41%) Infrastructure as Code
8 3 (3.41%) Infrastructure Automation
8 3 (3.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 3 (3.41%) Mentoring
8 3 (3.41%) Process Improvement
8 3 (3.41%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (3.41%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.14%) Bash
1 1 (1.14%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.14%) Python
1 1 (1.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (52.27%) Cisco Certification
2 37 (42.05%) CCNA
3 24 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 16 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (14.77%) JNCIA
5 13 (14.77%) Network+ Certification
6 12 (13.64%) MCITP
7 10 (11.36%) DV Cleared
8 9 (10.23%) CCNP
8 9 (10.23%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.27%) Degree
10 1 (1.14%) DBS Check
10 1 (1.14%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 11 (12.50%) Hyper-V
1 11 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (10.23%) Active Directory
3 4 (4.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (3.41%) Dell DRAC
2 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.27%) SCCM
3 1 (1.14%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.14%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.14%) Nessus
3 1 (1.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 54 (61.36%) Cisco
2 29 (32.95%) Juniper
3 21 (23.86%) Microsoft
4 20 (22.73%) Fortinet
5 12 (13.64%) Nokia
5 12 (13.64%) Ruckus Wireless
6 11 (12.50%) Citrix
6 11 (12.50%) VMware
7 9 (10.23%) F5
8 8 (9.09%) SolarWinds
9 6 (6.82%) Vyatta
10 5 (5.68%) Acronis
10 5 (5.68%) Meraki
11 3 (3.41%) Veeam
11 3 (3.41%) WatchGuard
12 2 (2.27%) Aruba
12 2 (2.27%) Draytek
12 2 (2.27%) Zscaler
13 1 (1.14%) HP
13 1 (1.14%) Yealink