Network Support Job Trends in England

Network Support
UK > England

The median Network Support salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 544 618 582
Rank change year-on-year +74 -36 +310
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 58 43 86
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.087% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.094% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 47 29 79
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 -
25th Percentile £29,270 £40,000 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +21.43% -7.89%
75th Percentile £42,500 £55,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £59,700 £55,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +21.43% -10.26%

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 47,259 45,849 43,468
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 92.93% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 29,657 24,316 34,123
10th Percentile £28,528 £33,200 £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% - -1.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
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 Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Network Support job vacancy trend in England

Network Support
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in England

Network Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Support in England

Network Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 +69 33 £32,500 -39.53% 15
Midlands +27 9 £55,000 +46.67% 2
South East +15 9 £40,000 -11.11% 8
East Midlands -13 6 £55,000 +46.67% 2
Yorkshire - 6 £27,500 -
North of England - 6 £27,500 - 3
West Midlands +29 3 £37,500 -10.72%
East of England +23 1 £42,500 +21.43% 5
Network Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Network Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 27 (46.55%) Cisco
2 26 (44.83%) Firewall
3 22 (37.93%) Microsoft
4 20 (34.48%) WAN
5 18 (31.03%) LAN
6 17 (29.31%) Network Monitoring
7 15 (25.86%) VoIP
8 14 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (22.41%) Palo Alto
9 13 (22.41%) VPN
9 13 (22.41%) Windows
10 12 (20.69%) CheckPoint
10 12 (20.69%) TCP/IP
10 12 (20.69%) Wireless
11 11 (18.97%) Fortinet
12 10 (17.24%) Active Directory
12 10 (17.24%) Customer Service
12 10 (17.24%) Network+ Certification
12 10 (17.24%) VLAN
13 9 (15.52%) CCNA
13 9 (15.52%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (15.52%) Degree
13 9 (15.52%) Network Management
14 8 (13.79%) Azure
14 8 (13.79%) Juniper
14 8 (13.79%) Linux
14 8 (13.79%) SD-WAN
15 7 (12.07%) Arista
15 7 (12.07%) Asset Management
15 7 (12.07%) Cybersecurity

Network Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (10.34%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.79%) Azure
2 7 (12.07%) Entra ID
2 7 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.45%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (44.83%) Firewall
2 20 (34.48%) WAN
3 18 (31.03%) LAN
4 15 (25.86%) VoIP
5 13 (22.41%) VPN
6 12 (20.69%) TCP/IP
6 12 (20.69%) Wireless
7 10 (17.24%) VLAN
8 8 (13.79%) SD-WAN
9 7 (12.07%) MPLS
10 6 (10.34%) 4G
10 6 (10.34%) DNS
11 5 (8.62%) DHCP
11 5 (8.62%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (6.90%) Wireshark
13 3 (5.17%) Network Security
13 3 (5.17%) TETRA
13 3 (5.17%) UMTS
13 3 (5.17%) VDSL
13 3 (5.17%) WLAN
General
1 27 (46.55%) Social Skills
2 11 (18.97%) Finance
3 6 (10.34%) Automotive
3 6 (10.34%) Telecoms
4 3 (5.17%) Legal
5 2 (3.45%) Advertising
5 2 (3.45%) Electronics
5 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.45%) Marketing
5 2 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.34%) CCTV
1 6 (10.34%) Driving Licence
2 4 (6.90%) Data Centre
2 4 (6.90%) Digital Media
2 4 (6.90%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (5.17%) Digital Signage
3 3 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.45%) IoT
4 2 (3.45%) Mobile App
4 2 (3.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 13 (22.41%) Windows
2 8 (13.79%) Linux
3 7 (12.07%) Unix
3 7 (12.07%) Windows 10
4 6 (10.34%) Android
4 6 (10.34%) Windows Server
5 3 (5.17%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (29.31%) Network Monitoring
2 14 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (17.24%) Customer Service
4 9 (15.52%) Network Management
5 7 (12.07%) Asset Management
5 7 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (12.07%) ITIL
6 6 (10.34%) Biometrics
6 6 (10.34%) Logistics
6 6 (10.34%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.34%) Service Desk Management
6 6 (10.34%) Time Management
7 5 (8.62%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (6.90%) Capacity Planning
8 4 (6.90%) Change Management
8 4 (6.90%) Coaching
8 4 (6.90%) Load Balancing
8 4 (6.90%) Network Planning
8 4 (6.90%) Network Virtualisation
8 4 (6.90%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.07%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (17.24%) Network+ Certification
2 9 (15.52%) CCNA
2 9 (15.52%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (15.52%) Degree
3 6 (10.34%) Security Cleared
4 5 (8.62%) MCSA
4 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (8.62%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.17%) DBS Check
5 3 (5.17%) Master's Degree
5 3 (5.17%) MCSE
6 2 (3.45%) A+ Certification
6 2 (3.45%) MCP
7 1 (1.72%) CCNP
7 1 (1.72%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (17.24%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.17%) KVM
3 2 (3.45%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.72%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (10.34%) PaperCut
2 2 (3.45%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.72%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 27 (46.55%) Cisco
2 22 (37.93%) Microsoft
3 13 (22.41%) Palo Alto
4 12 (20.69%) CheckPoint
5 11 (18.97%) Fortinet
6 8 (13.79%) Juniper
7 7 (12.07%) Arista
7 7 (12.07%) Meraki
8 6 (10.34%) Dell KACE
8 6 (10.34%) HP
8 6 (10.34%) Sophos
9 5 (8.62%) Aruba
9 5 (8.62%) Citrix
9 5 (8.62%) SolarWinds
10 3 (5.17%) Sage
10 3 (5.17%) Zscaler
11 2 (3.45%) F5
11 2 (3.45%) SAP
11 2 (3.45%) VMware
12 1 (1.72%) Dell