Network+ Certification Job Trends in England

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 489 646
Rank change year-on-year +1 +157 -5
Permanent jobs citing Network+ Certification 285 146 86
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.34% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.58% 0.93% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 78 138 46
10th Percentile £25,588 - £28,500
25th Percentile £28,063 £28,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £42,813 £39,875 £52,511
90th Percentile £54,875 £65,200 £61,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £31,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year +7.94% -18.18% +10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,088 15,652 18,906
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.38% 36.23% 28.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,507 6,682 8,080
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -1.71%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in England

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network+ Certification in England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Network+ Certification in England

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
North of England -20 83 £27,000 -12.90% 79
South East +20 67 £39,000 +3.31% 66
Midlands -16 59 £33,250 -39.55% 57
Yorkshire +13 54 £26,625 -12.70% 31
South West -87 43 £28,500 -9.52% 45
West Midlands -19 32 £35,000 -48.15% 32
East Midlands -6 27 £30,000 -7.69% 25
East of England -27 19 £55,000 +74.60% 42
North West -28 18 - - 29
London -70 18 £47,500 +9.83% 67
North East -68 11 £35,000 +12.90% 21
Network+ Certification
UK

Network+ Certification
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 28 (9.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (8.42%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.11%) Confluence
4 2 (0.70%) IIS
4 2 (0.70%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 229 (80.35%) Azure
2 46 (16.14%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (14.74%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.56%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.51%) AWS
5 10 (3.51%) SaaS
6 6 (2.11%) Slack
7 4 (1.40%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.70%) GCP
8 2 (0.70%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.70%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.70%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.35%) Amazon EMR
9 1 (0.35%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.35%) IaaS
9 1 (0.35%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (15.79%) VPN
2 42 (14.74%) DNS
2 42 (14.74%) Firewall
3 40 (14.04%) DHCP
4 25 (8.77%) VLAN
5 24 (8.42%) TCP/IP
6 21 (7.37%) WAN
7 20 (7.02%) VoIP
8 17 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (4.91%) LAN
9 14 (4.91%) Network Security
9 14 (4.91%) SAN
10 11 (3.86%) SSL
10 11 (3.86%) Wireless
11 9 (3.16%) Internet
12 8 (2.81%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.46%) WLAN
14 6 (2.11%) BGP
15 4 (1.40%) MPLS
15 4 (1.40%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 9 (3.16%) JIRA
General
1 240 (84.21%) Social Skills
2 22 (7.72%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (3.86%) Finance
4 10 (3.51%) Legal
5 9 (3.16%) Public Sector
6 7 (2.46%) Manufacturing
7 6 (2.11%) Banking
7 6 (2.11%) Retail
8 4 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.70%) Automotive
10 1 (0.35%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 205 (71.93%) Network Engineer
2 32 (11.23%) IT Support
3 29 (10.18%) IT Engineer
4 16 (5.61%) Senior
5 14 (4.91%) Analyst
5 14 (4.91%) Support Analyst
6 13 (4.56%) Field Engineer
6 13 (4.56%) IT Support Engineer
6 13 (4.56%) Support Engineer
7 11 (3.86%) Field Service Engineer
7 11 (3.86%) Senior IT Engineer
7 11 (3.86%) Senior IT Support
7 11 (3.86%) Senior Support Engineer
8 8 (2.81%) Administrator
8 8 (2.81%) IT Technician
9 7 (2.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (2.46%) IT Administrator
10 6 (2.11%) Desktop Analyst
10 6 (2.11%) IT Support Technician
10 6 (2.11%) Windows Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.70%) JSON
1 2 (0.70%) LDAP
1 2 (0.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.77%) Driving Licence
2 20 (7.02%) Data Centre
3 14 (4.91%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.11%) Hedge funds
6 6 (2.11%) Linux Command Line
6 6 (2.11%) Smartphone
6 6 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.70%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.35%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Licensing
9 1 (0.35%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.35%) Replication
9 1 (0.35%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.35%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.35%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 59 (20.70%) Windows
2 41 (14.39%) Windows Server
3 14 (4.91%) Mac OS
3 14 (4.91%) Windows 10
4 11 (3.86%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (2.81%) Linux
6 6 (2.11%) Unix
7 4 (1.40%) Android
7 4 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.70%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.35%) CentOS
9 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.35%) Rocky
9 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (19.65%) Customer Service
2 55 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (13.33%) ITIL
4 27 (9.47%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (6.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (6.32%) Disaster Recovery
6 17 (5.96%) Project Delivery
7 16 (5.61%) ITSM
8 15 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 13 (4.56%) Kalman Filter
10 12 (4.21%) Data Privacy
11 11 (3.86%) Mobile Device Management
12 10 (3.51%) Computer Science
12 10 (3.51%) Service Delivery
13 9 (3.16%) Preventative Maintenance
14 8 (2.81%) AI
14 8 (2.81%) Task Automation
14 8 (2.81%) User Experience
15 7 (2.46%) Network Monitoring
15 7 (2.46%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.91%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.46%) Bash
2 7 (2.46%) Python
3 3 (1.05%) SQL
4 2 (0.70%) Google Apps Script
4 2 (0.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 220 (77.19%) CCNA
1 220 (77.19%) Cisco Certification
2 193 (67.72%) Azure Certification
3 48 (16.84%) A+ Certification
4 40 (14.04%) Microsoft Certification
5 32 (11.23%) Degree
6 24 (8.42%) CompTIA Security+
7 12 (4.21%) DBS Check
8 11 (3.86%) MCSE
9 8 (2.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.75%) CCNP
12 2 (0.70%) CISM
12 2 (0.70%) CISSP
12 2 (0.70%) Security Cleared
12 2 (0.70%) Server+ Certification
12 2 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 1 (0.35%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.35%) NVQ Level 3
13 1 (0.35%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.61%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (4.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.40%) GDPR
3 4 (1.40%) SLA
4 1 (0.35%) COSHH
4 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.35%) NEBOSH
4 1 (0.35%) QA
System Software
1 56 (19.65%) Active Directory
2 24 (8.42%) Hyper-V
3 22 (7.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.70%) Firmware
4 2 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (8.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.56%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 248 (87.02%) Microsoft
2 215 (75.44%) Cisco
3 188 (65.96%) ForeScout
4 24 (8.42%) VMware
5 17 (5.96%) Apple
6 15 (5.26%) Google
7 14 (4.91%) Veeam
8 12 (4.21%) SonicWALL
9 11 (3.86%) Datto
9 11 (3.86%) Fortinet
10 10 (3.51%) Dell
11 8 (2.81%) Meraki
12 6 (2.11%) Atlassian
13 4 (1.40%) ConnectWise
13 4 (1.40%) Huawei
13 4 (1.40%) Orchard
13 4 (1.40%) Polycom
13 4 (1.40%) ServiceNow
13 4 (1.40%) WatchGuard
14 3 (1.05%) Citrix