Software-Defined Networking Jobs in England

Software-Defined Networking
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Software-Defined Networking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 794 841 1061
Rank change year-on-year +47 +220 -211
Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Networking 69 53 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.072% 0.065% 0.087%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.56% 0.39% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 50 29 61
10th Percentile £40,875 £42,671 £41,250
25th Percentile £44,688 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% -5.83% +2.78%
75th Percentile £62,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +21.74% +1.31%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Software-Defined Networking falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12,412 13,560 19,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.99% 16.52% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 8,559 6,919 10,418
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,900 £28,189
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Software-Defined Networking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Software-Defined Networking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Networking in England

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Networking in England.

Salary trend for Software-Defined Networking in England

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Networking in England over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software-Defined Networking in England

Software-Defined Networking
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software-Defined Networking within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 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 West -23 33 £52,500 +33.63% 1
North of England +23 25 £47,500 -9.52% 1
North West -18 12 £52,500 -
Yorkshire +72 11 £42,500 -18.55% 1
East of England -5 7 £52,500 -6.67%
Midlands -35 3 £65,050 -27.72% 2
West Midlands -9 2 £70,025 -22.19% 2
North East -16 2 £39,000 +1.30%
London +84 1 £65,000 -23.53% 7
East Midlands - 1 £51,700 -
Software-Defined Networking
UK

Software-Defined Networking
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 8 (11.59%) OpenStack
Cloud Services
1 22 (31.88%) AWS
1 22 (31.88%) Azure
2 14 (20.29%) GCP
3 7 (10.14%) Entra ID
4 6 (8.70%) OCI
5 5 (7.25%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 26 (37.68%) Firewall
2 25 (36.23%) WAN
3 22 (31.88%) Cisco ASA
3 22 (31.88%) Wireless
4 20 (28.99%) Network Security
5 14 (20.29%) SD-WAN
6 13 (18.84%) LAN
6 13 (18.84%) VLAN
7 12 (17.39%) VPN
8 11 (15.94%) WLAN
9 8 (11.59%) NGFW
10 7 (10.14%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (7.25%) Cisco ISE
11 5 (7.25%) Cisco Wireless
11 5 (7.25%) Unified Communications
12 4 (5.80%) Internet
12 4 (5.80%) TCP/IP
13 3 (4.35%) Cisco Nexus
13 3 (4.35%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 3 (4.35%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
General
1 19 (27.54%) Aerospace
2 10 (14.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (11.59%) Finance
3 8 (11.59%) Social Skills
4 5 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.80%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.35%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.45%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 49 (71.01%) Network Engineer
2 24 (34.78%) Senior
3 20 (28.99%) Senior Network Engineer
4 14 (20.29%) Architect
4 14 (20.29%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
5 7 (10.14%) Network Systems Engineer
5 7 (10.14%) Systems Engineer
6 6 (8.70%) Infrastructure Architect
6 6 (8.70%) Network Security Engineer
6 6 (8.70%) Security Engineer
7 4 (5.80%) Infrastructure Team Leader
7 4 (5.80%) Lead
7 4 (5.80%) Network Architect
7 4 (5.80%) Network Security Architect
7 4 (5.80%) Security Architect
7 4 (5.80%) Team Leader
7 4 (5.80%) Technical Architect
8 3 (4.35%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 3 (4.35%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
8 3 (4.35%) Senior Architect
Miscellaneous
1 25 (36.23%) Data Centre
2 7 (10.14%) Driving Licence
3 6 (8.70%) CCTV
4 5 (7.25%) PropTech
4 5 (7.25%) Public Cloud
5 4 (5.80%) IoT
6 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (18.84%) Linux
2 7 (10.14%) Debian
2 7 (10.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (27.54%) Network Architecture
2 18 (26.09%) Agile
2 18 (26.09%) Cloud Security
3 17 (24.64%) Collaborative Working
3 17 (24.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (23.19%) Network Monitoring
5 14 (20.29%) Virtual Infrastructure
6 12 (17.39%) Roadmaps
7 10 (14.49%) ITIL
7 10 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (13.04%) Infrastructure as Code
9 8 (11.59%) CI/CD
9 8 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (11.59%) Time Management
10 7 (10.14%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (10.14%) Auto-Scaling
10 7 (10.14%) Configuration Management
10 7 (10.14%) Data Centre Operations
10 7 (10.14%) DevOps
11 6 (8.70%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.14%) Shell Script
2 5 (7.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (42.03%) Security Cleared
2 25 (36.23%) DV Cleared
3 21 (30.43%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (23.19%) CCNP
5 7 (10.14%) CCNA
6 6 (8.70%) CCIE
7 5 (7.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (7.25%) Degree
8 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.90%) RHCE
10 1 (1.45%) CCDP
10 1 (1.45%) MCSE
10 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.45%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.70%) SLA
2 1 (1.45%) QA
System Software
1 32 (46.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (24.64%) VMware NSX
3 7 (10.14%) Active Directory
4 3 (4.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (10.14%) ZABBIX
2 5 (7.25%) Ansible
2 5 (7.25%) Cisco Prime
2 5 (7.25%) Opsview
2 5 (7.25%) vCenter Server
3 3 (4.35%) VxRail
4 2 (2.90%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.45%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 48 (69.57%) Cisco
2 35 (50.72%) VMware
3 17 (24.64%) Microsoft
3 17 (24.64%) Palo Alto
4 7 (10.14%) Red Hat
5 6 (8.70%) Google
5 6 (8.70%) Oracle
6 5 (7.25%) Meraki
7 4 (5.80%) F5
8 3 (4.35%) Dell
8 3 (4.35%) SolarWinds
9 2 (2.90%) Aruba
10 1 (1.45%) Fortinet