Network Support Job Trends in Cheshire

Network Support
North West > Cheshire

The median Network Support salary in Cheshire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 July 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.058% - 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% - 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £35,000
75th Percentile £48,750 - £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £47,500 £29,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +63.79% -31.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,625 610 1,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.42% 84.96% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,241 301 981
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £63,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £67,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Network Support job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Network Support
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Cheshire

Network Support
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 27 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
Chester - 1 £47,500 - 1
Network Support
North West

Network Support Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 27 July 2026, Network Support 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 Cheshire region featuring Network Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AIOps
1 1 (100.00%) Arista
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) IBM Watson
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) SevOne
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark

Network Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (100.00%) IBM Watson
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AIOps
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Arista
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) SevOne
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) VMware