Network Manager Job Trends in Leeds

Network Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Network Manager salary in Leeds is £49,222 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 101 - 102
Rank change year-on-year - - +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.15% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £46,801 - -
25th Percentile £47,334 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,222 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.20%
75th Percentile £50,332 - £58,750
90th Percentile £50,399 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £49,222 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -22.03%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,277 982 1,333
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.87% 95.99% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 831 555 991
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £77,462 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £52,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.05% -5.00% -

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Network Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Network Manager
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in Leeds

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

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

1 1 (50.00%) Ansible
1 1 (50.00%) Arista
1 1 (50.00%) Aruba
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) NetScout
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) NGFW
1 1 (50.00%) OCI
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
1 1 (50.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (50.00%) Wireshark

Network Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) NGFW
1 1 (50.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (50.00%) Wireshark
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (50.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Ansible
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Arista
1 1 (50.00%) Aruba
1 1 (50.00%) NetScout