Network Specialist Jobs in the North of England

Network Specialist
England > North of England

The median Network Specialist salary in the North of England is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 368 422 454
Rank change year-on-year +54 +32 -90
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 18 15 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.10% 0.087% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.097% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 18 11 5
10th Percentile - £37,000 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,067 £57,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,814 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.75% -38.75% +51.16%
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £46,375 £69,750 £69,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +10.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 16,622 15,451 17,316
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 89.51% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 12,863 8,209 10,905
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,544 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Specialist in the North of England

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Network Specialist in the North of England

Network Specialist
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
North East -5 9 £42,500 +6.80%
North West - 9 £40,000 -
Network Specialist
England

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 North of England region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 11 (61.11%) Cisco
2 10 (55.56%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (50.00%) VMware
3 9 (50.00%) Firewall
3 9 (50.00%) Aruba
3 9 (50.00%) Palo Alto
4 8 (44.44%) Threat Analysis
4 8 (44.44%) Network Architecture
4 8 (44.44%) User Experience
4 8 (44.44%) Public Sector
4 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
5 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (5.56%) VMware NSX
6 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
6 1 (5.56%) FortiGate
6 1 (5.56%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (5.56%) BGP
6 1 (5.56%) EIGRP

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Communications & Networking
1 10 (55.56%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (50.00%) Firewall
3 1 (5.56%) BGP
3 1 (5.56%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (5.56%) EIGRP
General
1 8 (44.44%) Public Sector
1 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Network Architecture
1 8 (44.44%) Threat Analysis
1 8 (44.44%) User Experience
2 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 11 (61.11%) Cisco
2 9 (50.00%) Aruba
2 9 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 9 (50.00%) VMware