Network Administrator Jobs in England

Network Administrator
UK > England

The median Network Administrator salary in England is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 679 797 901
Rank change year-on-year +118 +104 +200
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Administrator 11 32 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.037% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.039% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 10 27 17
10th Percentile £27,850 £31,150 £30,750
25th Percentile - £33,750 £31,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +14.29% -17.65%
75th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £53,875 £54,750 £62,350
UK median annual salary £28,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +14.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 45,023 81,588 81,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 94.56% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,443 60,779 51,494
10th Percentile £29,913 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Network Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Administrator in England

Network Administrator
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Administrator in England.

Salary trend for Network Administrator in England

Network Administrator
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Administrator in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Administrator in England

Network Administrator
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 17 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
London +114 6 £28,000 -30.00% 6
South West +109 4 £52,500 -34.38% 17
North of England +41 1 £42,500 -15.00% 16
North West -2 1 £42,500 -15.00% 7
Network Administrator
UK

Network Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Network Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Administrator in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) Time Management
2 6 (54.55%) WAN
2 6 (54.55%) LAN
2 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
3 5 (45.45%) VoIP
3 5 (45.45%) Firewall
3 5 (45.45%) Exchequer
3 5 (45.45%) Biometrics
3 5 (45.45%) Sophos
3 5 (45.45%) CCTV
3 5 (45.45%) Android
3 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (45.45%) Dell KACE
3 5 (45.45%) PaperCut
4 4 (36.36%) Juniper
4 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 4 (36.36%) Cisco
5 3 (27.27%) ITIL
5 3 (27.27%) Service Management
5 3 (27.27%) Change Management
5 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) CMDB
6 2 (18.18%) IPsec
6 2 (18.18%) Key Management
6 2 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (18.18%) BGP
6 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management

Network Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (54.55%) LAN
1 6 (54.55%) WAN
2 5 (45.45%) Firewall
2 5 (45.45%) VoIP
3 2 (18.18%) BGP
3 2 (18.18%) IPsec
4 1 (9.09%) DMVPN
4 1 (9.09%) EIGRP
4 1 (9.09%) Ethernet
4 1 (9.09%) Junos
4 1 (9.09%) MPLS
4 1 (9.09%) Network Security
4 1 (9.09%) OSPF
4 1 (9.09%) SNMP
4 1 (9.09%) SSL
4 1 (9.09%) VPN
4 1 (9.09%) Wireless
4 1 (9.09%) Wireshark
4 1 (9.09%) WLAN
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) CCTV
2 3 (27.27%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Android
2 2 (18.18%) Windows
3 1 (9.09%) Linux
3 1 (9.09%) Mac OS
3 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (54.55%) Time Management
2 5 (45.45%) Biometrics
2 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 3 (27.27%) Change Management
4 3 (27.27%) ITIL
4 3 (27.27%) Service Management
5 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
5 2 (18.18%) Key Management
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Coaching
6 1 (9.09%) Commercial Awareness
6 1 (9.09%) Ethical Hacking
6 1 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) JavaScript
1 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (9.09%) CCNA
3 1 (9.09%) CCNP
3 1 (9.09%) CEH
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (9.09%) DBS Check
3 1 (9.09%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (45.45%) PaperCut
2 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) Dell KACE
2 5 (45.45%) Sophos
3 4 (36.36%) Cisco
3 4 (36.36%) Juniper
4 1 (9.09%) Palo Alto
4 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds