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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 580 459 583
Rank change year-on-year -121 +124 +245
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 105 435 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.49% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.58% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 65 152 127
10th Percentile £43,000 £37,550 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% -3.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £96,500 £85,000 £98,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% -

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 46,039 75,199 82,570
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.03% 84.05% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 22,875 54,702 49,146
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £34,452
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,000
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 £97,528 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

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 30 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 30 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 +78 39 £60,000 -20.00% 39
South East +62 26 £68,750 +3.38% 98
North of England -87 19 £65,000 +30.00% 56
North West -77 12 £61,500 +17.14% 25
Midlands +18 11 £95,000 +65.22% 56
West Midlands +40 10 £95,000 +128.92% 29
South West +57 7 £47,500 -20.83% 31
Yorkshire +28 7 £72,246 +69.99% 23
East of England +45 3 £57,500 +12.01% 38
East Midlands -4 1 - - 22
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 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.90%) Apache
2 2 (1.90%) IIS
2 2 (1.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (5.71%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 36 (34.29%) Azure
2 30 (28.57%) AWS
3 13 (12.38%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (10.48%) Entra ID
5 6 (5.71%) GCP
5 6 (5.71%) Google Workspace
6 5 (4.76%) AWS Direct Connect
7 4 (3.81%) GitHub
7 4 (3.81%) IaaS
7 4 (3.81%) Nutanix
7 4 (3.81%) PaaS
8 3 (2.86%) SaaS
9 1 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 41 (39.05%) Firewall
1 41 (39.05%) WAN
2 29 (27.62%) LAN
2 29 (27.62%) VPN
3 23 (21.90%) SD-WAN
4 22 (20.95%) MPLS
5 21 (20.00%) BGP
6 18 (17.14%) DNS
7 17 (16.19%) OSPF
8 16 (15.24%) Network Security
8 16 (15.24%) VLAN
9 15 (14.29%) TCP/IP
10 10 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (9.52%) WLAN
11 8 (7.62%) NX-OS
11 8 (7.62%) Wireless
12 7 (6.67%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (6.67%) Intrusion Detection
12 7 (6.67%) IPsec
12 7 (6.67%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.90%) MySQL
1 2 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.95%) Big Data
2 1 (0.95%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (5.71%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (3.81%) Git
3 1 (0.95%) GitLab
3 1 (0.95%) JIRA
General
1 44 (41.90%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.19%) Finance
3 8 (7.62%) Legal
4 5 (4.76%) Banking
5 4 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (3.81%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.81%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.86%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (2.86%) Law
7 2 (1.90%) Advertising
7 2 (1.90%) Automotive
7 2 (1.90%) Games
7 2 (1.90%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (27.62%) Network Engineer
2 27 (25.71%) Architect
3 17 (16.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 16 (15.24%) Senior
5 10 (9.52%) Lead
6 8 (7.62%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (7.62%) Senior Architect
7 7 (6.67%) Analyst
7 7 (6.67%) Security Analyst
8 6 (5.71%) Cisco Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) IT Analyst
8 6 (5.71%) IT Security Analyst
8 6 (5.71%) Network Architect
8 6 (5.71%) Network Operations Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) Operations Engineer
9 5 (4.76%) Infoblox Engineer
9 5 (4.76%) Security Architect
9 5 (4.76%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.86%) MACH
2 2 (1.90%) .NET
2 2 (1.90%) LAMP
2 2 (1.90%) LAPP Stack
2 2 (1.90%) Middleware
2 2 (1.90%) Node.js
3 1 (0.95%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.95%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 10 (9.52%) Management Information System
3 8 (7.62%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (6.67%) Public Cloud
5 5 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (4.76%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (3.81%) CCTV
7 3 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (2.86%) Operational Technology
7 3 (2.86%) PMI
8 2 (1.90%) Clustering
8 2 (1.90%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.95%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.95%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.95%) PKI
9 1 (0.95%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.95%) SCADA
9 1 (0.95%) Smartcard
9 1 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.57%) Windows
2 6 (5.71%) Linux
2 6 (5.71%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.90%) CentOS
4 2 (1.90%) Unix
4 2 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.95%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.95%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (22.86%) Migration
2 22 (20.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 22 (20.95%) Technical Leadership
3 20 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (17.14%) Disaster Recovery
4 18 (17.14%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 17 (16.19%) Computer Science
6 16 (15.24%) Business Continuity
7 15 (14.29%) Mentoring
8 14 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (12.38%) Agile
9 13 (12.38%) Infrastructure Management
10 12 (11.43%) Project Management
11 11 (10.48%) Cloud Security
11 11 (10.48%) Network Design
11 11 (10.48%) Network Segmentation
11 11 (10.48%) Penetration Testing
11 11 (10.48%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (10.48%) Roadmaps
12 10 (9.52%) Architectural Design
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.29%) Python
2 10 (9.52%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.81%) PHP
4 3 (2.86%) Bash
4 3 (2.86%) Java
5 2 (1.90%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
2 19 (18.10%) Degree
3 14 (13.33%) CCNA
3 14 (13.33%) CCNP
4 10 (9.52%) Security Cleared
5 8 (7.62%) JNCIA
6 7 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (6.67%) JNCIS
6 7 (6.67%) SC Cleared
7 6 (5.71%) DV Cleared
8 4 (3.81%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (3.81%) CISSP
9 3 (2.86%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.86%) Azure Certification
9 3 (2.86%) MCP
9 3 (2.86%) MCSA
9 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (2.86%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.90%) CISA
10 2 (1.90%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.81%) NIST
3 3 (2.86%) GDPR
3 3 (2.86%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.90%) NCSC
5 1 (0.95%) COBIT
5 1 (0.95%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.95%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.95%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 15 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (8.57%) Hyper-V
3 7 (6.67%) Firmware
4 2 (1.90%) Docker
4 2 (1.90%) KVM
4 2 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.90%) VMware NSX
4 2 (1.90%) Xen
5 1 (0.95%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (19.05%) Ansible
2 14 (13.33%) Terraform
3 8 (7.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (5.71%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (5.71%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (3.81%) Cisco CUCM
5 4 (3.81%) FortiGate
5 4 (3.81%) Kubernetes
6 3 (2.86%) Iperf
7 2 (1.90%) CFEngine
7 2 (1.90%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.90%) Puppet
7 2 (1.90%) VxRail
8 1 (0.95%) CASB
8 1 (0.95%) Nessus
8 1 (0.95%) WMI
8 1 (0.95%) WSUS
Vendors
1 40 (38.10%) Cisco
2 34 (32.38%) Microsoft
3 17 (16.19%) VMware
4 14 (13.33%) Fortinet
5 12 (11.43%) Meraki
6 8 (7.62%) Juniper
7 7 (6.67%) Arista
7 7 (6.67%) CheckPoint
8 6 (5.71%) Google
8 6 (5.71%) SolarWinds
9 5 (4.76%) Dynatrace
9 5 (4.76%) Infoblox
10 4 (3.81%) Zscaler
11 3 (2.86%) Dell
11 3 (2.86%) Ruckus Wireless
11 3 (2.86%) SonicWALL
12 2 (1.90%) Citrix
12 2 (1.90%) Oracle
12 2 (1.90%) Red Hat
13 1 (0.95%) Veeam