Network Support Jobs in England

Network Support
UK > England

The median Network Support salary in England is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 771 844 1071
Rank change year-on-year +73 +227 -271
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 76 88 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.088% 0.098% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% 0.11% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 67 60 56
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,425 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £27,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -3.90% +8.45%
75th Percentile £53,750 £47,250 £50,156
90th Percentile £55,000 £52,750 £55,625
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year +14.86% -3.90% +5.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 81,185 82,540 127,939
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.53% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 60,576 52,509 74,661
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,288 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Support in England

Network Support
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Support in England

Network Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

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 12 May 2024. 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
South East +5 24 £50,000 +44.93% 7
North of England +53 23 £40,000 +11.11% 9
North West +20 21 £40,000 - 6
South West -19 13 £50,000 +33.33% 1
London +118 8 £45,000 -2.17% 7
West Midlands +18 8 £40,000 -5.88% 3
Midlands -10 8 £40,000 -5.88% 4
Yorkshire +68 1 - - 3
North East -6 1 £29,000 -19.44%
Network Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Network Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 43 (56.58%) Cisco
2 35 (46.05%) Cisco Certification
3 30 (39.47%) Firewall
4 28 (36.84%) Juniper
5 26 (34.21%) CCNA
6 25 (32.89%) OSPF
6 25 (32.89%) BGP
7 22 (28.95%) Security Cleared
8 20 (26.32%) VPN
8 20 (26.32%) WAN
8 20 (26.32%) DHCP
9 19 (25.00%) Fortinet
9 19 (25.00%) Wireless
9 19 (25.00%) Customer Service
10 18 (23.68%) LAN
10 18 (23.68%) Internet
11 16 (21.05%) Microsoft
12 15 (19.74%) ITIL
13 14 (18.42%) Social Skills
13 14 (18.42%) Cisco Nexus
14 13 (17.11%) 802.1X
14 13 (17.11%) Windows
14 13 (17.11%) TCP/IP
14 13 (17.11%) MPLS
14 13 (17.11%) VLAN
15 12 (15.79%) JNCIA
15 12 (15.79%) VMware Infrastructure
15 12 (15.79%) VMware
15 12 (15.79%) Wi-Fi
15 12 (15.79%) Ethernet

Network Support 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 6 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (11.84%) Azure
3 6 (7.89%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.95%) AWS
4 3 (3.95%) SaaS
5 2 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 30 (39.47%) Firewall
2 25 (32.89%) BGP
2 25 (32.89%) OSPF
3 20 (26.32%) DHCP
3 20 (26.32%) VPN
3 20 (26.32%) WAN
4 19 (25.00%) Wireless
5 18 (23.68%) Internet
5 18 (23.68%) LAN
6 14 (18.42%) Cisco Nexus
7 13 (17.11%) MPLS
7 13 (17.11%) TCP/IP
7 13 (17.11%) VLAN
8 12 (15.79%) Ethernet
8 12 (15.79%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (14.47%) DSL
9 11 (14.47%) IPsec
10 10 (13.16%) Cisco Firepower
10 10 (13.16%) DNS
11 9 (11.84%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.95%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Hudson
General
1 14 (18.42%) Social Skills
2 7 (9.21%) Telecoms
3 4 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (3.95%) Electronics
5 2 (2.63%) Law
5 2 (2.63%) Military
6 1 (1.32%) Banking
6 1 (1.32%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.32%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (17.11%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.26%) Data Centre
1 4 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (5.26%) IPTV
2 3 (3.95%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.63%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.32%) Replication
4 1 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (17.11%) Windows
2 9 (11.84%) Windows 10
3 8 (10.53%) Windows Server
4 6 (7.89%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (6.58%) VyOS
6 3 (3.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (3.95%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (2.63%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.32%) Linux
8 1 (1.32%) Mac OS
8 1 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (1.32%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 15 (19.74%) ITIL
3 8 (10.53%) Network Monitoring
4 7 (9.21%) Change Management
4 7 (9.21%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (7.89%) Kalman Filter
6 5 (6.58%) Agile
6 5 (6.58%) Project Delivery
7 4 (5.26%) Patch Management
7 4 (5.26%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (3.95%) Antivirus Management
8 3 (3.95%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (3.95%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (3.95%) Data Protection
8 3 (3.95%) Infrastructure as Code
8 3 (3.95%) Infrastructure Automation
8 3 (3.95%) Mentoring
8 3 (3.95%) Process Improvement
8 3 (3.95%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (3.95%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.32%) Bash
1 1 (1.32%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.32%) Python
1 1 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 35 (46.05%) Cisco Certification
2 26 (34.21%) CCNA
3 22 (28.95%) Security Cleared
4 12 (15.79%) JNCIA
5 9 (11.84%) CCNP
5 9 (11.84%) DV Cleared
6 8 (10.53%) SC Cleared
7 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (5.26%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (3.95%) MCITP
10 2 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.63%) Degree
11 1 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.63%) GDPR
System Software
1 12 (15.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (14.47%) Hyper-V
3 9 (11.84%) Active Directory
4 4 (5.26%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Dell DRAC
1 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.63%) SCCM
3 1 (1.32%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.32%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.32%) Nessus
3 1 (1.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 43 (56.58%) Cisco
2 28 (36.84%) Juniper
3 19 (25.00%) Fortinet
4 16 (21.05%) Microsoft
5 12 (15.79%) VMware
6 11 (14.47%) Citrix
6 11 (14.47%) Nokia
6 11 (14.47%) Ruckus Wireless
7 9 (11.84%) F5
8 8 (10.53%) SolarWinds
9 5 (6.58%) Acronis
9 5 (6.58%) Meraki
9 5 (6.58%) Vyatta
10 3 (3.95%) Veeam
11 2 (2.63%) Aruba
11 2 (2.63%) Draytek
11 2 (2.63%) WatchGuard
11 2 (2.63%) Zscaler
12 1 (1.32%) Red Hat
12 1 (1.32%) Veritas