Network Architecture Jobs in England

Network Architecture
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Network Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 455 596
Rank change year-on-year -128 +141 +248
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 100 433 342
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.49% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.58% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 62 150 129
10th Percentile £42,625 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.17% -12.59% -3.57%
75th Percentile £78,438 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £85,000 £98,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Network Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,477 74,482 83,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.01% 84.24% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 22,533 54,432 49,691
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,000 £34,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,105
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,695 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in England

Network Architecture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Architecture in England

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in England

Network Architecture
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 Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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 +81 37 £62,500 -16.67% 64
South East +63 25 £72,500 +9.02% 100
North of England -92 19 £65,000 +30.00% 65
North West -83 12 £61,500 +17.14% 30
West Midlands +46 10 £95,000 +128.92% 29
Midlands -9 10 £95,000 +65.22% 58
South West +70 7 £47,500 -20.83% 32
Yorkshire +31 7 £72,246 +69.99% 27
East of England +40 2 £65,000 +26.62% 43
Network Architecture
UK

Network Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.00%) Apache
2 2 (2.00%) IIS
2 2 (2.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (6.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (6.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 36 (36.00%) Azure
2 30 (30.00%) AWS
3 13 (13.00%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (11.00%) Entra ID
5 6 (6.00%) GCP
5 6 (6.00%) Google Workspace
6 5 (5.00%) AWS Direct Connect
7 4 (4.00%) GitHub
7 4 (4.00%) IaaS
7 4 (4.00%) Nutanix
7 4 (4.00%) PaaS
8 3 (3.00%) SaaS
9 1 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 40 (40.00%) WAN
2 38 (38.00%) Firewall
3 28 (28.00%) LAN
4 27 (27.00%) VPN
5 23 (23.00%) SD-WAN
6 22 (22.00%) MPLS
7 20 (20.00%) BGP
8 18 (18.00%) DNS
9 15 (15.00%) Network Security
9 15 (15.00%) OSPF
9 15 (15.00%) VLAN
10 14 (14.00%) TCP/IP
11 10 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (10.00%) WLAN
12 8 (8.00%) Wireless
13 7 (7.00%) Cisco Nexus
13 7 (7.00%) Intrusion Detection
13 7 (7.00%) NX-OS
13 7 (7.00%) SSL
14 6 (6.00%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.00%) MySQL
1 2 (2.00%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.00%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 6 (6.00%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (4.00%) Git
General
1 43 (43.00%) Social Skills
2 17 (17.00%) Finance
3 8 (8.00%) Legal
4 5 (5.00%) Banking
5 4 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.00%) Public Sector
5 4 (4.00%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.00%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (3.00%) Law
7 2 (2.00%) Advertising
7 2 (2.00%) Automotive
7 2 (2.00%) Games
7 2 (2.00%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 27 (27.00%) Architect
2 26 (26.00%) Network Engineer
3 16 (16.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 15 (15.00%) Senior
5 9 (9.00%) Lead
6 8 (8.00%) Senior Architect
7 7 (7.00%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Analyst
8 6 (6.00%) Cisco Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Network Architect
8 6 (6.00%) Network Operations Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Operations Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Security Analyst
9 5 (5.00%) Infoblox Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) IT Analyst
9 5 (5.00%) IT Security Analyst
9 5 (5.00%) Security Architect
10 4 (4.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.00%) MACH
2 2 (2.00%) .NET
2 2 (2.00%) LAMP
2 2 (2.00%) LAPP Stack
2 2 (2.00%) Node.js
3 1 (1.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 19 (19.00%) Data Centre
2 10 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 8 (8.00%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (7.00%) Public Cloud
5 5 (5.00%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (4.00%) CCTV
6 4 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (3.00%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (3.00%) PMI
8 2 (2.00%) Clustering
8 2 (2.00%) Driving Licence
8 2 (2.00%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.00%) Algorithms
9 1 (1.00%) Cloud Native
9 1 (1.00%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (1.00%) Distributed Computing
9 1 (1.00%) Private Cloud
9 1 (1.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.00%) Windows
2 5 (5.00%) Linux
2 5 (5.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (2.00%) CentOS
4 2 (2.00%) Unix
4 2 (2.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (23.00%) Migration
2 22 (22.00%) Technical Leadership
3 19 (19.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 18 (18.00%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (18.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 17 (17.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 16 (16.00%) Business Continuity
6 16 (16.00%) Computer Science
7 14 (14.00%) Mentoring
8 13 (13.00%) Infrastructure Management
8 13 (13.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (12.00%) Agile
9 12 (12.00%) Project Management
10 11 (11.00%) Cloud Security
10 11 (11.00%) Network Design
10 11 (11.00%) Network Segmentation
10 11 (11.00%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (10.00%) Architectural Design
11 10 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
11 10 (10.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (15.00%) Python
2 10 (10.00%) PowerShell
3 4 (4.00%) PHP
4 3 (3.00%) Bash
4 3 (3.00%) Java
5 2 (2.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (19.00%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (17.00%) Degree
3 14 (14.00%) CCNP
4 12 (12.00%) CCNA
5 9 (9.00%) Security Cleared
6 8 (8.00%) JNCIA
7 7 (7.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (7.00%) JNCIS
7 7 (7.00%) SC Cleared
8 5 (5.00%) DV Cleared
9 4 (4.00%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (3.00%) AWS Certification
10 3 (3.00%) Azure Certification
10 3 (3.00%) CISSP
10 3 (3.00%) MCP
10 3 (3.00%) MCSA
10 3 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (3.00%) PMI Certification
11 2 (2.00%) CCIE
11 2 (2.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (4.00%) NIST
3 3 (3.00%) GDPR
3 3 (3.00%) PCI DSS
4 2 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (2.00%) NCSC
5 1 (1.00%) COBIT
5 1 (1.00%) HIPAA
5 1 (1.00%) ISO 22301
5 1 (1.00%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (14.00%) Active Directory
1 14 (14.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (8.00%) Hyper-V
3 7 (7.00%) Firmware
4 2 (2.00%) Docker
4 2 (2.00%) KVM
4 2 (2.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (2.00%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.00%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (2.00%) VMware NSX
4 2 (2.00%) Xen
Systems Management
1 18 (18.00%) Ansible
2 14 (14.00%) Terraform
3 8 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (6.00%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (6.00%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (4.00%) Cisco CUCM
5 4 (4.00%) Kubernetes
6 3 (3.00%) FortiGate
6 3 (3.00%) Iperf
7 2 (2.00%) CFEngine
7 2 (2.00%) Progress Chef
7 2 (2.00%) Puppet
7 2 (2.00%) VxRail
8 1 (1.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 37 (37.00%) Cisco
2 33 (33.00%) Microsoft
3 16 (16.00%) VMware
4 14 (14.00%) Fortinet
5 12 (12.00%) Meraki
6 8 (8.00%) Juniper
7 7 (7.00%) Arista
7 7 (7.00%) CheckPoint
8 6 (6.00%) Google
8 6 (6.00%) SolarWinds
9 5 (5.00%) Dynatrace
9 5 (5.00%) Infoblox
10 4 (4.00%) Zscaler
11 3 (3.00%) Ruckus Wireless
11 3 (3.00%) SonicWALL
12 2 (2.00%) Citrix
12 2 (2.00%) Dell
12 2 (2.00%) Oracle
12 2 (2.00%) Red Hat
13 1 (1.00%) Palo Alto