Network Infrastructure Manager Job Trends in England

Network Infrastructure Manager
UK > England

The median Network Infrastructure Manager salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 666 653
Rank change year-on-year +70 -13 +303
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Manager 6 13 16
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.012% 0.027% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.029% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 15
10th Percentile - £50,500 £43,700
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £63,750 £72,500
90th Percentile - £64,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,263 45,179 44,522
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 92.74% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,682 23,829 34,798
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%

Network Infrastructure Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Infrastructure Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network Infrastructure Manager job vacancy trend in England

Network Infrastructure Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in England

Network Infrastructure Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Infrastructure Manager in England over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Infrastructure Manager in England

Network Infrastructure Manager
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 Infrastructure Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 5 January 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
London +54 3 £75,000 +20.00% 2
East Midlands - 3 £60,000 -
Midlands - 3 £60,000 -
Network Infrastructure Manager
UK

Network Infrastructure Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Network Infrastructure Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Infrastructure Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 6 (100.00%) VMware
2 3 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (50.00%) AWS Certification
2 3 (50.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 3 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (50.00%) Data Security
2 3 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (50.00%) Firewall
2 3 (50.00%) GDPR
2 3 (50.00%) IBM
2 3 (50.00%) IBM Cloud
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) MCP
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (50.00%) Nessus
2 3 (50.00%) OneDrive

Network Infrastructure Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (50.00%) IBM Cloud
2 3 (50.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Firewall
1 3 (50.00%) VLAN
1 3 (50.00%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
1 3 (50.00%) PKI
1 3 (50.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
1 3 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (50.00%) Data Security
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Security Management
2 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (50.00%) SIEM
2 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 3 (50.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (50.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (50.00%) MCP
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (50.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (50.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (50.00%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) Nessus
1 3 (50.00%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) VMware
2 3 (50.00%) IBM
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft