Network Analyst
UK

The median Network Analyst salary in the UK is £48,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 750 879 1112
Rank change year-on-year +129 +233 -269
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Analyst 144 102 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.10% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.11% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 120 73 88
10th Percentile £36,250 £23,000 £27,675
25th Percentile £36,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.12% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £47,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,500 £64,000 £64,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £34,353 £40,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -14.12% -8.57%

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 93,899 92,293 151,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.47% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,283 58,235 84,441
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £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 Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Analyst over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 +134 138 £48,500 +16.87% 15
UK excluding London +50 97 £48,500 +41.18% 4
West Midlands +57 54 £48,500 +39.57% 1
Midlands +40 54 £48,500 +39.57% 1
London +130 46 £65,000 +46.07% 11
Work from Home +89 44 £48,500 +14.12% 8
South East +23 22 £37,500 +1.69% 3
South West -20 12 £48,500 +38.57%
Scotland - 5 £49,250 -
Yorkshire +81 4 £30,000 +0.84%
North of England +35 4 £30,000 -23.57%

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Network Analyst 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 Analyst in the job title.

1 83 (57.64%) LAN
2 82 (56.94%) Cisco Certification
3 77 (53.47%) SD-WAN
4 72 (50.00%) WAN
5 67 (46.53%) CCNA
6 60 (41.67%) CCNP
7 59 (40.97%) Cisco
8 56 (38.89%) WLAN
9 53 (36.81%) MPLS
10 49 (34.03%) OSPF
10 49 (34.03%) BGP
11 38 (26.39%) CCDP
11 38 (26.39%) CCIE
12 32 (22.22%) Firewall
13 31 (21.53%) Microsoft
14 25 (17.36%) Wireless
14 25 (17.36%) Project Delivery
15 22 (15.28%) Palo Alto
16 20 (13.89%) Security Cleared
17 17 (11.81%) Social Skills
18 16 (11.11%) Network Security
19 15 (10.42%) TCP/IP
19 15 (10.42%) VPN
19 15 (10.42%) VoIP
19 15 (10.42%) ITIL
19 15 (10.42%) CheckPoint
19 15 (10.42%) Azure
20 14 (9.72%) Data Centre
20 14 (9.72%) Meraki
20 14 (9.72%) Internet

Network Analyst 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 8 (5.56%) Skype for Business
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.39%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.42%) Azure
2 5 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.47%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.39%) Datadog
3 2 (1.39%) Google Workspace
3 2 (1.39%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 83 (57.64%) LAN
2 77 (53.47%) SD-WAN
3 72 (50.00%) WAN
4 56 (38.89%) WLAN
5 53 (36.81%) MPLS
6 49 (34.03%) BGP
6 49 (34.03%) OSPF
7 32 (22.22%) Firewall
8 25 (17.36%) Wireless
9 16 (11.11%) Network Security
10 15 (10.42%) TCP/IP
10 15 (10.42%) VoIP
10 15 (10.42%) VPN
11 14 (9.72%) Internet
12 13 (9.03%) VLAN
13 11 (7.64%) DNS
14 10 (6.94%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (5.56%) Reverse Proxy
15 8 (5.56%) Skype
15 8 (5.56%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.47%) Power BI
2 3 (2.08%) Amazon QuickSight
2 3 (2.08%) Tableau
3 1 (0.69%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (11.81%) Social Skills
2 13 (9.03%) Law
3 11 (7.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (6.25%) Retail
5 8 (5.56%) Finance
6 5 (3.47%) Legal
7 3 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (2.08%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.69%) Aviation
8 1 (0.69%) Banking
8 1 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.56%) 802.1X
1 8 (5.56%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.72%) Data Centre
2 9 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.56%) Client/Server
3 8 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (4.86%) FMCG
5 3 (2.08%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.39%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (0.69%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.08%) Windows
1 3 (2.08%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.69%) Linux
2 1 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.69%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (17.36%) Project Delivery
2 15 (10.42%) ITIL
3 12 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (6.94%) Change Management
5 9 (6.25%) Information Security
5 9 (6.25%) Network Virtualisation
6 8 (5.56%) Change Control
6 8 (5.56%) Infrastructure Management
6 8 (5.56%) Load Balancing
7 7 (4.86%) Business Analysis
7 7 (4.86%) Demand Management
7 7 (4.86%) High Availability
7 7 (4.86%) Network Architecture
7 7 (4.86%) Release Management
7 7 (4.86%) SFIA
8 5 (3.47%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (3.47%) Business Strategy
8 5 (3.47%) Process Improvement
8 5 (3.47%) Service Delivery
9 4 (2.78%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 82 (56.94%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (46.53%) CCNA
3 60 (41.67%) CCNP
4 38 (26.39%) CCDP
4 38 (26.39%) CCIE
5 20 (13.89%) Security Cleared
6 9 (6.25%) Degree
7 7 (4.86%) CCIE Routing and Switching
8 4 (2.78%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (1.39%) ACCA
9 2 (1.39%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.39%) CEH
9 2 (1.39%) CIMA
9 2 (1.39%) MCITP
9 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.69%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.47%) QA
System Software
1 9 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.86%) Firmware
3 6 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.69%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (5.56%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (4.86%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.39%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (1.39%) Terraform
4 1 (0.69%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.69%) Nessus
4 1 (0.69%) WSUS
Vendors
1 59 (40.97%) Cisco
2 31 (21.53%) Microsoft
3 22 (15.28%) Palo Alto
4 15 (10.42%) CheckPoint
5 14 (9.72%) Juniper
5 14 (9.72%) Meraki
6 10 (6.94%) Citrix
7 8 (5.56%) Ribbon
7 8 (5.56%) VMware
8 7 (4.86%) Ekahau
9 3 (2.08%) Zscaler
10 2 (1.39%) Alteryx
10 2 (1.39%) Aruba
10 2 (1.39%) Google
10 2 (1.39%) HP
10 2 (1.39%) LogicMonitor
10 2 (1.39%) NetApp
10 2 (1.39%) SAP
10 2 (1.39%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.39%) Veeam