Network Specialist Job Trends in Central London

Network Specialist
London > Central London

The median Network Specialist salary in Central London is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £83,250 - -
25th Percentile £84,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £89,375 - -
90th Percentile £89,750 - -
London median annual salary £90,000 £105,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +90.91% -25.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 4,090 2,108 3,366
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.14% 93.56% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,963 1,614 2,684
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -2.52%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £110,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in Central London

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Central London

Network Specialist
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the Central London region over the 6 months to 12 July 2026. 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
City of London - 5 £87,500 - 2
Network Specialist
London

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 12 July 2026, Network Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Ansible
2 1 (20.00%) Aruba
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) BGP
2 1 (20.00%) CCNP
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (20.00%) EIGRP
2 1 (20.00%) Firmware
2 1 (20.00%) FortiGate
2 1 (20.00%) HSRP
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security
2 1 (20.00%) NGFW
2 1 (20.00%) OSPF
2 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
2 1 (20.00%) VLAN
2 1 (20.00%) VRRP
2 1 (20.00%) WAN
2 1 (20.00%) Wireless

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) BGP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Firepower
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (20.00%) EIGRP
1 1 (20.00%) HSRP
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
1 1 (20.00%) NGFW
1 1 (20.00%) OSPF
1 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (20.00%) VLAN
1 1 (20.00%) VRRP
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CCNP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Ansible
1 1 (20.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 1 (20.00%) Aruba
2 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto