Network Infrastructure Specialist Job Trends in England

Network Infrastructure Specialist
UK > England

The median Network Infrastructure Specialist salary in England is £44,927 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 - 663
Rank change year-on-year - - +327
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Specialist 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.006% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £54,248
25th Percentile £43,866 - £55,896
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,927 - £63,264
75th Percentile £45,987 - £67,887
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £44,927 - £63,264

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 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £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% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Network Infrastructure Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Network Infrastructure Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Network Infrastructure Specialist
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Specialist job vacancies in England

Network Infrastructure Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 - 2 - - 1
Network Infrastructure Specialist
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Network Infrastructure Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Network Virtualisation
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (66.67%) Ansible
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) GCP
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) High Availability
2 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Network Management
2 2 (66.67%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 2 (66.67%) Network Segmentation
2 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Terraform
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (33.33%) Bicep
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco

Network Infrastructure Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) GCP
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Network Virtualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) High Availability
2 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (66.67%) Network Management
2 2 (66.67%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (66.67%) Network Segmentation
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) SEO
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Bicep
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Ansible
1 2 (66.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Barracuda Networks
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Meraki
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Palo Alto
1 1 (33.33%) Remedy