Network Manager Jobs in England

Network Manager
UK > England

The median Network Manager salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 629 557 805
Rank change year-on-year -72 +248 +194
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 50 310 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.35% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.36% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 30 262 84
10th Percentile £34,850 £30,000 £34,680
25th Percentile £35,188 £35,000 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £54,750
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -24.20% -14.12%
75th Percentile £69,063 £55,000 £74,375
90th Percentile £88,375 £61,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% -15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Manager in England

Network Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Manager in England

Network Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Manager in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Manager in England

Network 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 Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 +76 20 £62,500 +52.44% 34
South East -14 10 £47,500 +25.00% 13
North of England +3 9 £35,000 -26.32% 7
North West -12 8 £35,000 -6.67% 7
Midlands +15 6 £62,500 +38.89% 8
East Midlands +14 5 - - 4
South West +73 3 £39,500 -31.30% 1
East of England +28 2 £40,000 +6.67% 7
North East +45 1 £35,000 -22.22%
West Midlands +35 1 £62,500 +11.11% 4
Network Manager
UK

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Network Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 14 (28.00%) Firewall
2 12 (24.00%) Agile
2 12 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (22.00%) Project Management
4 10 (20.00%) Degree
5 9 (18.00%) Cisco
5 9 (18.00%) Active Directory
6 8 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (16.00%) Social Skills
7 7 (14.00%) Windows
7 7 (14.00%) Azure
8 6 (12.00%) VMware
8 6 (12.00%) Network Design
8 6 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (12.00%) PMP
8 6 (12.00%) Microsoft
8 6 (12.00%) VPN
8 6 (12.00%) Internet
8 6 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (10.00%) Proactive Monitoring
9 5 (10.00%) Data Centre
9 5 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (10.00%) PMI Certification
10 4 (8.00%) Banking
10 4 (8.00%) Network Management
10 4 (8.00%) Network Security
10 4 (8.00%) CCNP
10 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Office

Network Manager Skill Set
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 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (14.00%) Azure
3 3 (6.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.00%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.00%) AWS
5 1 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.00%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (28.00%) Firewall
2 6 (12.00%) Internet
2 6 (12.00%) VPN
3 4 (8.00%) Network Security
3 4 (8.00%) WAN
3 4 (8.00%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (8.00%) Wireless
4 3 (6.00%) LAN
4 3 (6.00%) MPLS
5 2 (4.00%) DHCP
5 2 (4.00%) DNS
5 2 (4.00%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (4.00%) WLAN
6 1 (2.00%) Ethernet
6 1 (2.00%) Fast Ethernet
6 1 (2.00%) IPsec
6 1 (2.00%) iSCSI
6 1 (2.00%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.00%) VLAN
6 1 (2.00%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (16.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.00%) Banking
2 4 (8.00%) Finance
3 3 (6.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.00%) Retail
5 1 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.00%) Back Office
5 1 (2.00%) German Language
5 1 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.00%) Data Centre
1 5 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (4.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.00%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.00%) TM Forum
4 1 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.00%) CCTV
4 1 (2.00%) Client/Server
4 1 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 1 (2.00%) IoT
4 1 (2.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.00%) SCADA
4 1 (2.00%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.00%) Windows
2 4 (8.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (24.00%) Agile
2 11 (22.00%) Project Management
3 8 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (12.00%) Network Design
4 6 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (10.00%) Proactive Monitoring
6 4 (8.00%) Disaster Recovery
6 4 (8.00%) IT Strategy
6 4 (8.00%) Network Management
6 4 (8.00%) Process Improvement
6 4 (8.00%) Project Delivery
6 4 (8.00%) Roadmaps
7 3 (6.00%) Data Protection
7 3 (6.00%) Kanban
7 3 (6.00%) PRINCE
7 3 (6.00%) PRINCE2
7 3 (6.00%) Service Delivery
7 3 (6.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.00%) SQL
2 1 (2.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) Degree
2 6 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (12.00%) PMP
3 5 (10.00%) PMI Certification
4 4 (8.00%) CCNP
5 3 (6.00%) CCIE
5 3 (6.00%) CCNA
6 2 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.00%) Master's Degree
6 2 (4.00%) MBA
7 1 (2.00%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.00%) MOS
7 1 (2.00%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (2.00%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.00%) GDPR
2 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.00%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (18.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.00%) Hyper-V
2 3 (6.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.00%) Firmware
4 1 (2.00%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.00%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (2.00%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.00%) VMware Server
4 1 (2.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.00%) WSUS
3 1 (2.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 9 (18.00%) Cisco
2 6 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.00%) VMware
3 2 (4.00%) Aruba
3 2 (4.00%) CheckPoint
3 2 (4.00%) Dell
4 1 (2.00%) Barracuda Networks
4 1 (2.00%) Clearswift
4 1 (2.00%) Datto
4 1 (2.00%) Ekahau
4 1 (2.00%) Forcepoint
4 1 (2.00%) Google
4 1 (2.00%) Meraki
4 1 (2.00%) MobileIron