Network Specialist Jobs

Network Specialist
UK

The median Network Specialist salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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
8 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 802 938 1134
Rank change year-on-year +136 +196 -274
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 86 57 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.056% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.061% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 77 39 63
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,450 £41,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,875 £49,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,887 £73,750 £67,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -13.64% +1.85%

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 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Specialist in the UK

Network Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Specialist in the UK

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Specialist over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Specialist in the UK

Network Specialist
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 +105 81 £47,500 -5.00% 8
UK excluding London +14 64 £47,500 - 8
Work from Home +87 34 £47,500 +19.03% 4
East of England +27 22 £47,500 -5.00% 2
South East +24 20 £47,000 -10.48% 3
North of England +44 18 £42,500 +6.75%
London +126 17 £63,264 -6.96%
North East -2 9 £42,500 +6.75%
North West - 9 £40,000 -
Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 3
West Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 3
South West -29 1 £42,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 8 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 featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 60 (69.77%) Cisco
2 43 (50.00%) Firewall
3 31 (36.05%) Security Cleared
4 30 (34.88%) Palo Alto
4 30 (34.88%) Juniper
5 24 (27.91%) Network Security
6 19 (22.09%) Data Centre
7 18 (20.93%) Aerospace
7 18 (20.93%) Cryptography
8 17 (19.77%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (18.60%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (18.60%) DV Cleared
10 15 (17.44%) CheckPoint
10 15 (17.44%) OSPF
11 14 (16.28%) Project Management
12 13 (15.12%) Information Management
13 12 (13.95%) Blue Coat
13 12 (13.95%) Information Security
13 12 (13.95%) BGP
13 12 (13.95%) EIGRP
13 12 (13.95%) DNS
13 12 (13.95%) LAN
13 12 (13.95%) Riverbed
13 12 (13.95%) Infoblox
13 12 (13.95%) Social Skills
14 11 (12.79%) Network Architecture
14 11 (12.79%) Fortinet
14 11 (12.79%) Network Design
15 10 (11.63%) VMware
15 10 (11.63%) FortiGate

Network Specialist 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.16%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 43 (50.00%) Firewall
2 24 (27.91%) Network Security
3 16 (18.60%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (17.44%) OSPF
5 12 (13.95%) BGP
5 12 (13.95%) DNS
5 12 (13.95%) EIGRP
5 12 (13.95%) LAN
6 9 (10.47%) DMVPN
7 8 (9.30%) WAN
8 7 (8.14%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (6.98%) Wireless
10 5 (5.81%) MPLS
10 5 (5.81%) VPN
11 4 (4.65%) TCP/IP
12 3 (3.49%) IPsec
12 3 (3.49%) VoIP
12 3 (3.49%) WAAS
13 2 (2.33%) VDSL
13 2 (2.33%) VLAN
General
1 18 (20.93%) Aerospace
2 12 (13.95%) Social Skills
3 8 (9.30%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.81%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.65%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.33%) Finance
6 2 (2.33%) Military
7 1 (1.16%) Arabic Language
7 1 (1.16%) Billing
7 1 (1.16%) French Language
7 1 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.16%) Portuguese Language
7 1 (1.16%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.14%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 19 (22.09%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.65%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.65%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.33%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.16%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.33%) Windows
1 2 (2.33%) Windows 10
1 2 (2.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (20.93%) Cryptography
2 14 (16.28%) Project Management
3 13 (15.12%) Information Management
4 12 (13.95%) Information Security
5 11 (12.79%) Network Architecture
5 11 (12.79%) Network Design
6 10 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (9.30%) Threat Analysis
7 8 (9.30%) User Experience
8 6 (6.98%) Mentoring
8 6 (6.98%) Migration
8 6 (6.98%) Network Management
8 6 (6.98%) Prototyping
9 5 (5.81%) Roadmaps
9 5 (5.81%) Software Engineering
10 4 (4.65%) Agile
10 4 (4.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (4.65%) Creative Thinking
10 4 (4.65%) Technical Leadership
10 4 (4.65%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 31 (36.05%) Security Cleared
2 17 (19.77%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (18.60%) DV Cleared
4 9 (10.47%) CCDA
5 8 (9.30%) CCNP
6 7 (8.14%) SC Cleared
7 6 (6.98%) CCDP
8 5 (5.81%) CCNA
9 4 (4.65%) Degree
10 3 (3.49%) CCIE
11 2 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.14%) SLA
2 2 (2.33%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (4.65%) Firmware
2 2 (2.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (11.63%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 60 (69.77%) Cisco
2 30 (34.88%) Juniper
2 30 (34.88%) Palo Alto
3 15 (17.44%) CheckPoint
4 12 (13.95%) Blue Coat
4 12 (13.95%) Infoblox
4 12 (13.95%) Riverbed
5 11 (12.79%) Fortinet
6 10 (11.63%) VMware
7 9 (10.47%) Aruba
8 7 (8.14%) Meraki
9 4 (4.65%) Extreme Networks
10 3 (3.49%) Avaya
10 3 (3.49%) F5
10 3 (3.49%) McAfee
10 3 (3.49%) Microsoft
11 2 (2.33%) Sandvine
12 1 (1.16%) Zscaler