VLAN Job Trends in Blackburn

Virtual LAN (VLAN)
Lancashire > Blackburn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Blackburn requiring VLAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 11 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 7 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 14.58% 12.70% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 100.00% 50.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 £41,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 -
90th Percentile - £45,250 -
Lancashire median annual salary £40,500 £42,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.71% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Blackburn

VLAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Blackburn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7 16 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 14.58% 25.40% 21.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7 15 6
10th Percentile - - £22,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £41,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.11% +5.56% +87.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,000 -
90th Percentile - £62,500 £47,500
Lancashire median annual salary £27,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -45.00% +5.26% +18.75%

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VLAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.

VLAN job vacancy trend in Blackburn

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Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing VLAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing VLAN

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Salary Histogram in Blackburn

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLAN in Blackburn over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for VLAN in Blackburn

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (57.14%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Ethernet
1 4 (57.14%) Wireless
2 3 (42.86%) BGP
2 3 (42.86%) DHCP
2 3 (42.86%) DNS
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) LAN
2 3 (42.86%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) OSPF
2 3 (42.86%) SD-WAN
2 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
2 3 (42.86%) VPN
2 3 (42.86%) WAN
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) IT Support
1 4 (57.14%) IT Support Technician
1 4 (57.14%) IT Technician
1 4 (57.14%) Support Technician
2 3 (42.86%) IT Manager
2 3 (42.86%) Network Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Apple iOS
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 3 (42.86%) Network Management
2 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Planning
2 3 (42.86%) TOGAF
2 3 (42.86%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CCIE
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (42.86%) CISSP
1 3 (42.86%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Apple
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft