Network Management Jobs in England

Network Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Network Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Management over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 451 413 595
Rank change year-on-year -38 +182 +222
Permanent jobs citing Network Management 246 494 337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.49% 0.57% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.67% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 161 198 221
10th Percentile £32,533 £33,474 £34,025
25th Percentile £47,813 £42,125 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -0.94%
75th Percentile £79,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £86,438 £76,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Network Management 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 46,835 73,609 84,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.17% 85.09% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 23,750 53,947 50,379
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,324
25th Percentile £41,750 £40,000 £46,125
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 £73,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Network Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Management in England

Network Management
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Management in England

Network Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Management in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Management in England

Network Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
Midlands +78 70 £65,000 +23.81% 17
London +92 68 £82,500 +17.86% 37
West Midlands +112 65 £65,000 +13.04% 15
South East 0 39 £60,000 - 18
East of England +60 33 £52,000 +13.04% 9
North of England -63 19 £38,500 -23.00% 23
South West +45 17 £56,121 +12.24% 13
North West -88 11 £38,500 -23.00% 9
Yorkshire +37 8 £41,250 - 8
East Midlands -9 5 - - 2
Network Management
UK

Network Management
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 12 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 74 (30.08%) Azure
2 49 (19.92%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (9.76%) AWS
4 11 (4.47%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.63%) GCP
6 3 (1.22%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.22%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.81%) Azure Stack
7 2 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.41%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 91 (36.99%) WAN
2 71 (28.86%) Firewall
3 65 (26.42%) Network Security
4 56 (22.76%) Cisco ISE
5 48 (19.51%) VPN
6 42 (17.07%) LAN
7 35 (14.23%) Wi-Fi
8 34 (13.82%) OSPF
9 33 (13.41%) BGP
9 33 (13.41%) WLAN
10 32 (13.01%) Internet
11 22 (8.94%) MPLS
12 18 (7.32%) DHCP
12 18 (7.32%) EIGRP
12 18 (7.32%) Wireless
13 15 (6.10%) TCP/IP
14 14 (5.69%) DNS
14 14 (5.69%) SD-WAN
14 14 (5.69%) VoIP
15 13 (5.28%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
General
1 65 (26.42%) Social Skills
2 46 (18.70%) Finance
3 14 (5.69%) Banking
4 10 (4.07%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (3.66%) Investment Banking
6 6 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (2.44%) Police
7 5 (2.03%) Aviation
7 5 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.03%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.22%) Legal
8 3 (1.22%) Retail
9 2 (0.81%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.81%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 53 (21.54%) Architect
2 47 (19.11%) IT Support
2 47 (19.11%) Network Architect
3 43 (17.48%) Network Engineer
4 42 (17.07%) IT Engineer
5 37 (15.04%) IT Support Engineer
5 37 (15.04%) Support Engineer
6 36 (14.63%) Designer
6 36 (14.63%) Network Designer
7 26 (10.57%) Senior
8 25 (10.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (6.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 9 (3.66%) Senior Network Engineer
11 8 (3.25%) Lead
12 7 (2.85%) IT Manager
12 7 (2.85%) Network Manager
13 6 (2.44%) IT Support Specialist
13 6 (2.44%) Support Specialist
14 5 (2.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 5 (2.03%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.03%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.63%) REST
3 1 (0.41%) EDI
3 1 (0.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 38 (15.45%) Driving Licence
2 12 (4.88%) Data Centre
3 7 (2.85%) Social Media
4 6 (2.44%) IPTV
4 6 (2.44%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.03%) IoT
6 4 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.22%) Fat Client
7 3 (1.22%) Thin Client
8 2 (0.81%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.81%) Podcast
8 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.41%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.41%) Hedge funds
9 1 (0.41%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.41%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.41%) NB-IoT
9 1 (0.41%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 90 (36.59%) Windows
2 48 (19.51%) Linux
3 23 (9.35%) Windows 10
4 17 (6.91%) Windows Server
5 11 (4.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.22%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.22%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.81%) Unix
9 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (30.08%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (17.07%) Computer Science
2 42 (17.07%) ITIL
3 37 (15.04%) Mentoring
4 30 (12.20%) Asset Management
5 29 (11.79%) IT Asset Management
6 26 (10.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 16 (6.50%) Customer Service
7 16 (6.50%) Cybersecurity
7 16 (6.50%) Disaster Recovery
8 15 (6.10%) Network Monitoring
9 13 (5.28%) Configuration Management
9 13 (5.28%) Network Design
9 13 (5.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (4.88%) High Availability
10 12 (4.88%) Performance Monitoring
11 11 (4.47%) Project Management
11 11 (4.47%) Roadmaps
12 10 (4.07%) Kalman Filter
12 10 (4.07%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.44%) Python
2 4 (1.63%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.22%) SQL
4 1 (0.41%) Bash
Qualifications
1 87 (35.37%) Security Cleared
2 70 (28.46%) Cisco Certification
3 62 (25.20%) CCNA
4 58 (23.58%) CCNP
5 57 (23.17%) Degree
6 48 (19.51%) SC Cleared
7 33 (13.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 30 (12.20%) Microsoft Certification
9 28 (11.38%) LPIC
9 28 (11.38%) MCP
9 28 (11.38%) MCSE
10 8 (3.25%) DBS Check
10 8 (3.25%) DV Cleared
11 7 (2.85%) Azure Certification
12 6 (2.44%) CCIE
13 3 (1.22%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.81%) JNCIA
14 2 (0.81%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.81%) PMP
15 1 (0.41%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (3.66%) SLA
2 6 (2.44%) GDPR
3 2 (0.81%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 43 (17.48%) Active Directory
2 30 (12.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.07%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.03%) Firmware
5 4 (1.63%) Docker
5 4 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.63%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.22%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.41%) RHEV
7 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (7.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.88%) FortiGate
2 12 (4.88%) Jamf Pro
3 7 (2.85%) SmoothWall
4 5 (2.03%) SCCM
5 4 (1.63%) Ansible
5 4 (1.63%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.22%) Terraform
7 2 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.81%) WSUS
8 1 (0.41%) CASB
8 1 (0.41%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 196 (79.67%) Cisco
2 91 (36.99%) Juniper
3 89 (36.18%) Microsoft
4 66 (26.83%) VMware
5 47 (19.11%) SevOne
6 45 (18.29%) Meraki
7 29 (11.79%) Fortinet
8 24 (9.76%) SolarWinds
9 18 (7.32%) Arista
9 18 (7.32%) CheckPoint
10 12 (4.88%) Palo Alto
11 11 (4.47%) Red Hat
12 9 (3.66%) Citrix
13 7 (2.85%) Apple
13 7 (2.85%) Google
13 7 (2.85%) Infoblox
13 7 (2.85%) Riverbed
14 6 (2.44%) Bloomberg
14 6 (2.44%) Refinitiv
15 5 (2.03%) Zscaler