LAN Job Trends in the East Midlands
Local Area Network (LAN)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring LAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | 131 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -16 | -46 |
| Permanent jobs citing LAN | 47 | 14 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.70% | 0.61% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 11.69% | 3.29% | 14.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 11 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,300 | £41,000 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,907 | £34,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,246 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.92% | +34.70% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £75,000 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £77,500 | £76,875 |
| England median annual salary | £54,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.06% | -15.00% | +9.89% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 402 | 426 | 326 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 5.95% | 18.55% | 9.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 272 | 185 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £25,750 | £29,093 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,875 | £27,750 | £32,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £31,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.92% | -21.25% | -2.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £56,500 | £58,750 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -23.81% | - |
LAN Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
LAN Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing LAN.
LAN Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
LAN Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | +6 | 20 | - | - | |
| Leicestershire | -25 | 16 | £56,250 | +37.20% | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | -10 | 8 | £38,500 | -48.67% | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | -18 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | -16 | 1 | £65,000 | +145.28% | |
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LAN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAN | 80.9% | 38 |
| 2 | Firewall | 57.4% | 27 |
| 3 | DNS | 34.0% | 16 |
| 4 | DHCP | 31.9% | 15 |
| 5 | VPN | 29.8% | 14 |
| 6 | TCP/IP | 25.5% | 12 |
| 7 | VLAN | 19.1% | 9 |
| 8 | Wi-Fi | 14.9% | 7 |
| 9 | Network Security | 10.6% | 5 |
| 9 | WLAN | 10.6% | 5 |
| 11 | BGP | 6.4% | 3 |
| 11 | Cisco Firepower | 6.4% | 3 |
| 11 | EIGRP | 6.4% | 3 |
| 11 | OSPF | 6.4% | 3 |
| 11 | Remote Desktop | 6.4% | 3 |
| 11 | Wireless | 6.4% | 3 |
| 17 | VoIP | 4.3% | 2 |
| 18 | Cisco IOS | 2.1% | 1 |