LAN Jobs in Dorset

Local Area Network (LAN)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 79 59
Rank change year-on-year +29 -20 +24
Permanent jobs citing LAN 12 23 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 2.71% 1.85% 3.13%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.34% 23.71% 8.93%
Number of salaries quoted 12 22 20
10th Percentile £25,848 £32,200 £32,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £36,250 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -11.24% -15.50%
75th Percentile - £48,438 £49,063
90th Percentile £62,375 £50,000 £51,750
South West median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,250
% change year-on-year +5.88% +0.59% +5.63%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Dorset

LAN 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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 59 97 224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 13.32% 7.79% 35.00%
Number of salaries quoted 37 69 71
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,535 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% +16.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £76,250
South West median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% -6.25%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in Dorset

LAN
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in Dorset.

Salary trend for LAN in Dorset

LAN
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in Dorset over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for LAN in Dorset

LAN
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Dorchester +7 6 £50,000 -
Poole +15 4 £39,750 -20.50% 1
Bournemouth +59 1 £26,000 -38.82% 5
LAN
South West

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
3 1 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 10 (83.33%) VPN
2 9 (75.00%) Firewall
3 8 (66.67%) WAN
4 3 (25.00%) Wireless
5 2 (16.67%) DHCP
5 2 (16.67%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (66.67%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Network Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Technical Support
3 2 (16.67%) Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Technical Support Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Support
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support
4 1 (8.33%) Support Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 8 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (8.33%) Mac OS
2 1 (8.33%) Windows
2 1 (8.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) CRM
2 2 (16.67%) ITSM
2 2 (16.67%) Line Management
2 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Project Planning
3 1 (8.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) DBS Check
System Software
1 8 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Autotask
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Cisco
1 8 (66.67%) Veeam
1 8 (66.67%) VMware
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (16.67%) Meraki
4 1 (8.33%) Remedy