Network Technician Jobs in England

Network Technician
UK > England

The median Network Technician salary in England is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 674 797 880
Rank change year-on-year +123 +83 -261
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Technician 11 46 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.051% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.054% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 11 24 14
10th Percentile - £23,250 £29,085
25th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £27,750 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.31% -32.32% +14.95%
75th Percentile £34,875 £37,000 £46,875
90th Percentile £36,000 £42,500 £47,500
UK median annual salary £26,000 £31,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -16.13% -24.39% +14.95%

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 44,450 84,705 79,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.67% 91.45%
Number of salaries quoted 23,451 62,722 50,420
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,070 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,952 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Network Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Technician in England

Network Technician
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Technician in England

Network Technician
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Technician in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Technician in England

Network Technician
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 Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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 +109 3 £26,000 - 2
South East +76 3 £36,000 +46.94% 3
North of England +49 3 £24,000 -12.73% 3
North West +6 3 £24,000 -12.73% 3
Midlands +77 2 £24,000 -17.24% 3
West Midlands +52 2 £24,000 -17.24% 1
Network Technician
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Network Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Degree
2 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (63.64%) LAN
2 7 (63.64%) WAN
2 7 (63.64%) DHCP
2 7 (63.64%) TCP/IP
2 7 (63.64%) VPN
2 7 (63.64%) DNS
2 7 (63.64%) Cisco
2 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 7 (63.64%) Juniper
2 7 (63.64%) Firewall
2 7 (63.64%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (63.64%) VLAN
3 6 (54.55%) Network+ Certification
3 6 (54.55%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (54.55%) CCNA
3 6 (54.55%) Network Security
4 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
4 5 (45.45%) Windows
5 4 (36.36%) Linux
5 4 (36.36%) JNCIA
5 4 (36.36%) Mentoring
5 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
6 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
6 3 (27.27%) Wireless
6 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (27.27%) HP
7 2 (18.18%) Finance
7 2 (18.18%) Military

Network Technician 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:

Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (63.64%) DHCP
1 7 (63.64%) DNS
1 7 (63.64%) Firewall
1 7 (63.64%) LAN
1 7 (63.64%) TCP/IP
1 7 (63.64%) VLAN
1 7 (63.64%) VPN
1 7 (63.64%) WAN
1 7 (63.64%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (54.55%) Network Security
3 3 (27.27%) Wireless
4 1 (9.09%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (9.09%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) GIS
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Military
2 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
2 2 (18.18%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Windows
2 4 (36.36%) Linux
3 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (36.36%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) Asset Management
3 2 (18.18%) Budget Control
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) CCNA
2 6 (54.55%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (54.55%) Network+ Certification
3 4 (36.36%) JNCIA
4 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Cisco
1 7 (63.64%) Juniper
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 3 (27.27%) HP
3 2 (18.18%) Ubiquiti
4 1 (9.09%) Aruba
4 1 (9.09%) Fortinet
4 1 (9.09%) Meraki
4 1 (9.09%) Ruckus Wireless