Network Support
UK

The median Network Support salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 896 1136
Rank change year-on-year +87 +240 -313
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 95 97 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.096% 0.093% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.10% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 86 62 76
10th Percentile £21,250 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,438 £30,125 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -3.90% +4.05%
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,375 £50,156
90th Percentile £55,000 £54,750 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -14.63% +17.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Support in the UK

Network Support
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Support in the UK

Network Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Support in the UK

Network Support
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +87 89 £41,250 +11.49% 24
UK excluding London +27 84 £40,000 +14.29% 17
South East +16 34 £39,750 +15.22% 2
North of England +55 25 £40,000 +11.11% 10
North West +23 22 £40,000 - 5
Work from Home +87 14 £22,500 -35.71% 6
South West -17 14 £50,000 +33.33% 1
West Midlands +11 9 £42,500 - 3
Midlands +8 9 £42,500 - 4
London +110 7 £46,250 +0.54% 8
Yorkshire +68 2 £30,250 +16.35% 4
Scotland - 2 £39,500 -
North East -5 1 £29,000 -19.44% 1

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring Network Support in the job title.

1 61 (64.21%) Cisco
2 47 (49.47%) Cisco Certification
3 38 (40.00%) CCNA
3 38 (40.00%) Firewall
4 33 (34.74%) WAN
5 32 (33.68%) Wireless
6 31 (32.63%) Juniper
6 31 (32.63%) LAN
7 30 (31.58%) Social Skills
8 29 (30.53%) Customer Service
8 29 (30.53%) OSPF
9 27 (28.42%) BGP
9 27 (28.42%) VLAN
10 26 (27.37%) Windows
10 26 (27.37%) VPN
11 25 (26.32%) Microsoft
12 24 (25.26%) DHCP
12 24 (25.26%) Security Cleared
13 21 (22.11%) Telecoms
13 21 (22.11%) Microsoft 365
14 20 (21.05%) Fortinet
15 19 (20.00%) Internet
16 17 (17.89%) TCP/IP
16 17 (17.89%) Windows 10
17 16 (16.84%) Microsoft Certification
18 15 (15.79%) Ethernet
18 15 (15.79%) ITIL
18 15 (15.79%) ADSL
19 14 (14.74%) Broadband
19 14 (14.74%) JNCIA

Network Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (11.58%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (22.11%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (13.68%) Azure
3 7 (7.37%) Entra ID
4 4 (4.21%) IaaS
5 3 (3.16%) AWS
5 3 (3.16%) SaaS
6 2 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.11%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.05%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 38 (40.00%) Firewall
2 33 (34.74%) WAN
3 32 (33.68%) Wireless
4 31 (32.63%) LAN
5 29 (30.53%) OSPF
6 27 (28.42%) BGP
6 27 (28.42%) VLAN
7 26 (27.37%) VPN
8 24 (25.26%) DHCP
9 19 (20.00%) Internet
10 17 (17.89%) TCP/IP
11 15 (15.79%) ADSL
11 15 (15.79%) Ethernet
12 14 (14.74%) Broadband
12 14 (14.74%) Cisco Nexus
12 14 (14.74%) IPsec
12 14 (14.74%) MPLS
12 14 (14.74%) Wi-Fi
13 13 (13.68%) DNS
14 12 (12.63%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.42%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.16%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.11%) Hudson
General
1 30 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 21 (22.11%) Telecoms
3 5 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.16%) Electronics
4 3 (3.16%) Law
5 2 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.11%) Military
6 1 (1.05%) Banking
6 1 (1.05%) Finance
6 1 (1.05%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.05%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (13.68%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.32%) Data Centre
2 5 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.21%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (4.21%) IPTV
4 3 (3.16%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.11%) Digital Signage
6 1 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 26 (27.37%) Windows
2 17 (17.89%) Windows 10
3 12 (12.63%) Windows Server
4 6 (6.32%) VyOS
4 6 (6.32%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (5.26%) Linux
6 3 (3.16%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (3.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (2.11%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (30.53%) Customer Service
2 15 (15.79%) ITIL
3 12 (12.63%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (10.53%) Network Monitoring
5 7 (7.37%) Change Management
5 7 (7.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (6.32%) Kalman Filter
7 5 (5.26%) Agile
7 5 (5.26%) Project Delivery
8 4 (4.21%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.21%) ITSM
8 4 (4.21%) Knowledge Transfer
8 4 (4.21%) Patch Management
8 4 (4.21%) Vulnerability Management
9 3 (3.16%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (3.16%) Data Protection
9 3 (3.16%) Decision-Making
9 3 (3.16%) Mentoring
9 3 (3.16%) Process Improvement
9 3 (3.16%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.05%) Bash
1 1 (1.05%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.05%) Python
1 1 (1.05%) SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (49.47%) Cisco Certification
2 38 (40.00%) CCNA
3 24 (25.26%) Security Cleared
4 16 (16.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (14.74%) JNCIA
6 13 (13.68%) Network+ Certification
7 12 (12.63%) MCITP
8 10 (10.53%) DV Cleared
9 9 (9.47%) CCNP
9 9 (9.47%) SC Cleared
10 4 (4.21%) Azure Certification
11 3 (3.16%) Degree
12 2 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (1.05%) DBS Check
13 1 (1.05%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.11%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (13.68%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (11.58%) Hyper-V
3 9 (9.47%) Active Directory
4 4 (4.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (3.16%) Dell DRAC
2 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.11%) SCCM
3 1 (1.05%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.05%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.05%) Nessus
3 1 (1.05%) WSUS
Vendors
1 61 (64.21%) Cisco
2 31 (32.63%) Juniper
3 25 (26.32%) Microsoft
4 20 (21.05%) Fortinet
5 13 (13.68%) VMware
6 12 (12.63%) Nokia
6 12 (12.63%) Ruckus Wireless
7 11 (11.58%) Citrix
8 9 (9.47%) F5
9 8 (8.42%) SolarWinds
10 7 (7.37%) Meraki
11 6 (6.32%) Vyatta
12 5 (5.26%) Acronis
13 3 (3.16%) Veeam
13 3 (3.16%) WatchGuard
14 2 (2.11%) Aruba
14 2 (2.11%) ConnectWise
14 2 (2.11%) Draytek
14 2 (2.11%) Palo Alto
14 2 (2.11%) Zscaler