Network Administrator Jobs

Network Administrator
UK

The median Network Administrator salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 705 803 824
Rank change year-on-year +98 +21 +387
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Administrator 19 42 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.031% 0.047% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.050% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 17 26 19
10th Percentile - £35,625 £30,800
25th Percentile £28,000 £42,063 £31,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +42.86% +4.48%
75th Percentile £53,750 - £54,250
90th Percentile £58,500 £54,750 £72,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +1.94% +47.14% +4.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 54,247 84,835 73,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.46% 94.89% 91.86%
Number of salaries quoted 29,941 56,984 51,494
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,250 £40,000 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% +1.92%

Network Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Administrator over the 6 months to 30 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 30 July 2025. 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
England +60 19 £37,500 -25.00% 4
London +78 10 £28,000 -44.00% 2
UK excluding London +98 9 £52,500 +1.94% 3
South West +76 9 £52,500 -34.38%
Work from Home - 7 £37,500 - 3

Network Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 July 2025, Network Administrator 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 featuring Network Administrator in the job title.

1 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 9 (47.37%) Firewall
2 9 (47.37%) Cisco
3 8 (42.11%) Microsoft
3 8 (42.11%) Juniper
4 7 (36.84%) WAN
4 7 (36.84%) LAN
4 7 (36.84%) Time Management
5 5 (26.32%) DV Cleared
5 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
5 5 (26.32%) Android
5 5 (26.32%) CMDB
5 5 (26.32%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (26.32%) CCTV
5 5 (26.32%) VoIP
5 5 (26.32%) ITIL
5 5 (26.32%) Exchequer
5 5 (26.32%) Biometrics
5 5 (26.32%) Sophos
5 5 (26.32%) Service Management
5 5 (26.32%) Change Management
5 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (26.32%) Customer Service
5 5 (26.32%) PaperCut
5 5 (26.32%) Palo Alto
5 5 (26.32%) Dell KACE
6 4 (21.05%) Presales
6 4 (21.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (21.05%) Key Management

Network Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.79%) Azure
2 2 (10.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 2 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.26%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (47.37%) Firewall
2 7 (36.84%) LAN
2 7 (36.84%) WAN
3 5 (26.32%) VoIP
4 3 (15.79%) Network Security
4 3 (15.79%) VPN
5 2 (10.53%) BGP
5 2 (10.53%) DMVPN
5 2 (10.53%) EIGRP
5 2 (10.53%) OSPF
5 2 (10.53%) WLAN
6 1 (5.26%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (5.26%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (5.26%) DHCP
6 1 (5.26%) DNS
6 1 (5.26%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (5.26%) MPLS
6 1 (5.26%) SD-WAN
6 1 (5.26%) SSL
6 1 (5.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) Data Lake
General
1 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Back Office
2 4 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 5 (26.32%) CCTV
1 5 (26.32%) CMDB
2 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Android
2 1 (5.26%) Linux
2 1 (5.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Time Management
2 5 (26.32%) Biometrics
2 5 (26.32%) Change Management
2 5 (26.32%) Customer Service
2 5 (26.32%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (26.32%) ITIL
2 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (26.32%) Service Management
3 4 (21.05%) Configuration Management
3 4 (21.05%) Key Management
3 4 (21.05%) Presales
4 2 (10.53%) Bill of Materials
4 2 (10.53%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (10.53%) Migration
4 2 (10.53%) Project Delivery
4 2 (10.53%) Zero Trust
5 1 (5.26%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (5.26%) Coaching
5 1 (5.26%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (5.26%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) JavaScript
1 1 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (26.32%) DV Cleared
1 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
2 4 (21.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (10.53%) Azure Certification
3 2 (10.53%) CCNP
3 2 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.26%) CCNA
4 1 (5.26%) CCSA
4 1 (5.26%) CEH
4 1 (5.26%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (10.53%) NIST
Systems Management
1 5 (26.32%) PaperCut
2 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (5.26%) CA Spectrum
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) Cisco
2 8 (42.11%) Juniper
2 8 (42.11%) Microsoft
3 5 (26.32%) Dell KACE
3 5 (26.32%) Palo Alto
3 5 (26.32%) Sophos
4 3 (15.79%) Meraki
5 2 (10.53%) Fortinet
5 2 (10.53%) Ruckus Wireless
5 2 (10.53%) SAP
6 1 (5.26%) CheckPoint
6 1 (5.26%) F5
6 1 (5.26%) SolarWinds