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 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 552 840
Rank change year-on-year -93 +288 +118
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 44 291 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.090% 0.34% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% 0.36% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 22 248 82
10th Percentile - £30,000 £35,302
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -27.13% -1.20%
75th Percentile £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £79,000 £64,125 £110,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -27.42% -4.62%

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 44,309 80,989 82,470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 94.48% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24,260 60,410 52,484
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,613 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -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 14 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 14 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 17 £70,000 +55.56% 27
North of England +21 9 £35,000 -26.32% 5
North West -7 8 £35,000 -6.67% 3
South East +13 7 £47,500 +25.00% 20
South West +72 5 £70,000 +24.44% 2
Midlands +18 5 - - 4
East Midlands +11 5 - - 2
North East +39 1 £35,000 -22.22%
East of England +26 1 £40,000 +6.67% 6
Network Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 (31.82%) Firewall
2 12 (27.27%) Cisco
3 11 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (20.45%) Azure
5 8 (18.18%) Network Management
5 8 (18.18%) Agile
5 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 8 (18.18%) VPN
5 8 (18.18%) WAN
5 8 (18.18%) Project Management
5 8 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (15.91%) Data Centre
6 7 (15.91%) Social Skills
6 7 (15.91%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (15.91%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (15.91%) Finance
6 7 (15.91%) LAN
6 7 (15.91%) Active Directory
6 7 (15.91%) Degree
7 6 (13.64%) Network Security
7 6 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (13.64%) VMware
7 6 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (11.36%) GDPR
8 5 (11.36%) Proactive Monitoring
8 5 (11.36%) SD-WAN
8 5 (11.36%) Internet
8 5 (11.36%) Wireless
8 5 (11.36%) Windows

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 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.45%) Azure
2 8 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (6.82%) AWS
3 3 (6.82%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (6.82%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.55%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (31.82%) Firewall
2 8 (18.18%) VPN
2 8 (18.18%) WAN
3 7 (15.91%) LAN
3 7 (15.91%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (13.64%) Network Security
5 5 (11.36%) Internet
5 5 (11.36%) SD-WAN
5 5 (11.36%) Wireless
6 4 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (6.82%) MPLS
8 2 (4.55%) BGP
8 2 (4.55%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (4.55%) DHCP
8 2 (4.55%) DNS
8 2 (4.55%) EIGRP
8 2 (4.55%) OSPF
8 2 (4.55%) VoIP
8 2 (4.55%) WLAN
9 1 (2.27%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 7 (15.91%) Finance
1 7 (15.91%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.82%) Banking
3 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.55%) Retail
3 2 (4.55%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.27%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.91%) Data Centre
2 4 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.82%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.55%) CCTV
4 2 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.55%) Podcast
4 2 (4.55%) Public Cloud
5 1 (2.27%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.27%) Social Media
5 1 (2.27%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.36%) Windows
2 2 (4.55%) Linux
2 2 (4.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (18.18%) Agile
2 8 (18.18%) Network Management
2 8 (18.18%) Project Management
3 7 (15.91%) Disaster Recovery
4 6 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (11.36%) Proactive Monitoring
6 4 (9.09%) Business Continuity
6 4 (9.09%) IT Strategy
6 4 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 4 (9.09%) Network Design
6 4 (9.09%) Roadmaps
6 4 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (6.82%) Data Protection
7 3 (6.82%) Kanban
7 3 (6.82%) Scrum
7 3 (6.82%) Service Delivery
7 3 (6.82%) Service Management
7 3 (6.82%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.55%) SQL
2 1 (2.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (15.91%) Degree
2 6 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (9.09%) CCNA
3 4 (9.09%) CCNP
4 3 (6.82%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.55%) CCIE
5 2 (4.55%) Master's Degree
5 2 (4.55%) MBA
5 2 (4.55%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.55%) PMP
6 1 (2.27%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (2.27%) MOS
6 1 (2.27%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.36%) GDPR
2 3 (6.82%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (6.82%) PCI DSS
3 2 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (15.91%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.55%) Firmware
4 1 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.27%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.27%) VMware Server
4 1 (2.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (4.55%) WSUS
2 1 (2.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (27.27%) Cisco
2 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 6 (13.64%) VMware
4 2 (4.55%) Aruba
4 2 (4.55%) CheckPoint
4 2 (4.55%) Dell
4 2 (4.55%) Fortinet
4 2 (4.55%) Juniper
4 2 (4.55%) Palo Alto
4 2 (4.55%) SolarWinds
5 1 (2.27%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (2.27%) Clearswift
5 1 (2.27%) Datto
5 1 (2.27%) Ekahau
5 1 (2.27%) Forcepoint
5 1 (2.27%) Meraki
5 1 (2.27%) MobileIron