Network Architect Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Network Architect
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Network Architect salary in Hertfordshire is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 106 69
Rank change year-on-year +19 -37 +63
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.12% 0.079% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.092% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £65,800 - -
25th Percentile £68,875 £56,250 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.39% -0.86% -
75th Percentile £90,375 £58,750 £60,500
90th Percentile £94,200 - -
East of England median annual salary £79,000 £57,500 £70,250
% change year-on-year +37.39% -18.15% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,465 1,086 679
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 86.12% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 844 485 512
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +0.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,125 £87,500 £79,300
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Network Architect
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Network Architect
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architect in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Architect in Hertfordshire

Network Architect
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Stevenage -2 1 £90,500 +57.39%
Hemel Hempstead - 1 £67,500 - 1
Network Architect
East of England

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Network Architect 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) BGP
2 1 (50.00%) Endace
2 1 (50.00%) High Availability
2 1 (50.00%) Juniper
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (50.00%) OSPF
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) RSVP
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SNMP
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) BGP
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (50.00%) OSPF
2 1 (50.00%) RSVP
2 1 (50.00%) SNMP
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Network Design
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Endace
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Juniper