Network Operations Manager Job Trends in Lancashire

Network Operations Manager
North West > Lancashire

The median Network Operations Manager salary in Lancashire is £48,445 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 73 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Operations Manager 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.086% 0.38% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.40% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,446 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% - -
75th Percentile £50,443 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £48,445 £45,000 -
% change year-on-year +7.65% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 952 751 456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.28% 94.58% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 373 464 385
10th Percentile £25,375 £35,475 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,600 £66,067 £70,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,667 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -4.76%

Network Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Network Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Network Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in Lancashire

Network Operations Manager
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Operations Manager within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Blackpool - 1 £48,445 - 2
Network Operations Manager
North West

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Network Operations Manager 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 Lancashire region featuring Network Operations Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Arista
1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) NGFW
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
1 1 (100.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) NGFW
1 1 (100.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Arista
1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout