Network Specialist Job Trends in England

Network Specialist
UK > England

The median Network Specialist salary in England is £64,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 605 607 636
Rank change year-on-year +2 +29 +290
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 12 72 44
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.023% 0.15% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.16% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 4 58 39
10th Percentile £48,481 £40,013 £38,642
25th Percentile £55,404 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.50% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,500 £63,525
90th Percentile - £82,000 £68,310
UK median annual salary £64,250 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +28.50% -16.67% +9.09%

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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in England

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Specialist in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Specialist in England

Network 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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Midlands +24 6 - -
West Midlands +23 6 - -
North of England +3 3 £65,000 +52.94% 2
London +39 2 - - 5
North West +20 2 £66,750 -11.00% 2
North East +5 1 £65,000 +62.50%
Network Specialist
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Network 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
1 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (41.67%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (33.33%) LAN
3 4 (33.33%) WAN
4 3 (25.00%) Azure
4 3 (25.00%) Firewall
4 3 (25.00%) Network Design
4 3 (25.00%) Network Security
4 3 (25.00%) Network Virtualisation
4 3 (25.00%) Python
5 2 (16.67%) Ansible
5 2 (16.67%) AWS
5 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
5 2 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
5 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (16.67%) DevOps
5 2 (16.67%) Fortinet
5 2 (16.67%) GCP
5 2 (16.67%) GDPR
5 2 (16.67%) High Availability
5 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure as Code
5 2 (16.67%) Network Management
5 2 (16.67%) Network Monitoring
5 2 (16.67%) Network Segmentation
5 2 (16.67%) NIST
5 2 (16.67%) PCI DSS
5 2 (16.67%) SD-WAN
5 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (16.67%) Terraform

Network 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 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) AWS
2 2 (16.67%) GCP
3 1 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (33.33%) LAN
2 4 (33.33%) WAN
3 3 (25.00%) Firewall
3 3 (25.00%) Network Security
4 2 (16.67%) SD-WAN
4 2 (16.67%) VPN
5 1 (8.33%) DHCP
General
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Network Design
1 3 (25.00%) Network Virtualisation
2 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (16.67%) DevOps
2 2 (16.67%) High Availability
2 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (16.67%) Network Management
2 2 (16.67%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (16.67%) Network Segmentation
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (8.33%) Agile
3 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (8.33%) Network Architecture
3 1 (8.33%) Problem Management
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) SEO
3 1 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (8.33%) Bicep
2 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
1 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) CCNA
2 1 (8.33%) CCNP
2 1 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) GDPR
1 2 (16.67%) NIST
1 2 (16.67%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Ansible
1 2 (16.67%) Terraform
2 1 (8.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Fortinet
2 1 (8.33%) Barracuda Networks
2 1 (8.33%) Cisco
2 1 (8.33%) Meraki
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
2 1 (8.33%) Remedy