LAN Job Trends in London

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring LAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 217 159
Rank change year-on-year +7 -58 +96
Permanent jobs citing LAN 206 209 454
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.07% 1.62% 1.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.76% 14.65% 13.69%
Number of salaries quoted 135 170 395
10th Percentile £34,500 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £92,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £46,160 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.82% +5.56% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

LAN 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,111 1,427 3,317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 10.93% 11.06% 14.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,014 976 2,085
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

LAN job vacancy trend in London

LAN
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN

LAN
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in London over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for LAN in London

LAN
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the London region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Central London -9 35 £57,500 +6.98% 11
East London - 13 £90,000 -
North London - 7 £55,000 - 1
West London -31 1 - - 2
LAN
England

LAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 (13.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (5.83%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.97%) Apache
3 2 (0.97%) nginx
4 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (8.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.43%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.46%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.46%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.49%) Carpe Diem
1 1 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 96 (46.60%) Azure
2 64 (31.07%) AWS
3 47 (22.82%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (10.19%) Google Workspace
5 15 (7.28%) GCP
6 14 (6.80%) SaaS
7 12 (5.83%) Entra ID
8 10 (4.85%) AWS Direct Connect
8 10 (4.85%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 6 (2.91%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 4 (1.94%) IaaS
10 4 (1.94%) OCI
10 4 (1.94%) PaaS
11 3 (1.46%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (1.46%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.46%) Google Docs
11 3 (1.46%) Slack
12 2 (0.97%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.97%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 168 (81.55%) WAN
2 108 (52.43%) Firewall
3 84 (40.78%) Wi-Fi
4 62 (30.10%) VPN
5 58 (28.16%) SD-WAN
6 55 (26.70%) TCP/IP
7 44 (21.36%) Network Security
8 43 (20.87%) DNS
9 38 (18.45%) Wireless
10 34 (16.50%) WLAN
11 32 (15.53%) Cisco Firepower
11 32 (15.53%) DHCP
11 32 (15.53%) VoIP
12 31 (15.05%) BGP
12 31 (15.05%) OSPF
13 25 (12.14%) Cisco ASA
13 25 (12.14%) Cisco ISE
14 18 (8.74%) MPLS
15 16 (7.77%) VLAN
16 12 (5.83%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.97%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.49%) MySQL
2 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.49%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.49%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 9 (4.37%) Git
2 7 (3.40%) JIRA
3 3 (1.46%) GitLab
General
1 75 (36.41%) Social Skills
2 50 (24.27%) Finance
3 21 (10.19%) Banking
4 20 (9.71%) Retail
5 16 (7.77%) Telecoms
6 12 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (4.85%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (4.85%) Retail Banking
8 9 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (4.37%) Public Sector
9 7 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.94%) Law
12 3 (1.46%) Legal
12 3 (1.46%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.46%) Marketing
13 2 (0.97%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.97%) Electronics
13 2 (0.97%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.97%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 58 (28.16%) Network Engineer
2 40 (19.42%) Senior
3 38 (18.45%) Support Engineer
4 32 (15.53%) IT Support
5 28 (13.59%) IT Engineer
5 28 (13.59%) IT Support Engineer
6 27 (13.11%) Cisco Engineer
7 23 (11.17%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 22 (10.68%) 2nd Line Support
8 22 (10.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 22 (10.68%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 19 (9.22%) Architect
10 17 (8.25%) AWS Engineer
10 17 (8.25%) LAN Engineer
11 15 (7.28%) Firewall Engineer
11 15 (7.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (6.80%) Operations Manager
12 14 (6.80%) Senior Manager
13 12 (5.83%) Network Architect
13 12 (5.83%) WAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.85%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.43%) WebSockets
3 3 (1.46%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.97%) EDI
4 2 (0.97%) LDAP
4 2 (0.97%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 69 (33.50%) Data Centre
2 18 (8.74%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (4.37%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.43%) Enterprise Storage
6 5 (2.43%) iPhone
6 5 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.94%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 4 (1.94%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.46%) IoT
8 3 (1.46%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.97%) CMDB
9 2 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.97%) iPad
9 2 (0.97%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.97%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 79 (38.35%) Windows
2 34 (16.50%) Windows Server
3 31 (15.05%) Mac OS
4 25 (12.14%) Windows 10
5 19 (9.22%) Linux
6 17 (8.25%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (7.77%) Windows Server 2012
7 16 (7.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (6.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (2.43%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.94%) Apple iOS
11 3 (1.46%) Android
11 3 (1.46%) CentOS
11 3 (1.46%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.97%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.49%) CoreOS
13 1 (0.49%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (31.55%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (16.99%) ITIL
3 28 (13.59%) High Availability
4 25 (12.14%) Technical Leadership
5 23 (11.17%) Presales
6 22 (10.68%) Computer Science
6 22 (10.68%) Customer Service
7 20 (9.71%) Roadmaps
8 19 (9.22%) DevOps
9 18 (8.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 17 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (8.25%) Zero Trust
11 16 (7.77%) Load Balancing
12 15 (7.28%) Infrastructure as Code
13 14 (6.80%) Cybersecurity
13 14 (6.80%) Project Delivery
13 14 (6.80%) Project Management
13 14 (6.80%) Service Management
14 13 (6.31%) Process Improvement
14 13 (6.31%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.17%) Python
2 15 (7.28%) PowerShell
3 9 (4.37%) SQL
4 7 (3.40%) Bash
5 3 (1.46%) Google Apps Script
6 2 (0.97%) Bicep
6 2 (0.97%) Java
6 2 (0.97%) Perl
7 1 (0.49%) Korn
7 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 56 (27.18%) Cisco Certification
2 43 (20.87%) CCNP
3 36 (17.48%) CCIE
3 36 (17.48%) Degree
4 23 (11.17%) CCNA
5 21 (10.19%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (9.22%) CCSA
6 19 (9.22%) CCSE
7 12 (5.83%) Security Cleared
8 10 (4.85%) Azure Certification
8 10 (4.85%) SC Cleared
9 8 (3.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 6 (2.91%) DBS Check
10 6 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (2.43%) JNCIP
11 5 (2.43%) Master's Degree
11 5 (2.43%) RHCSA
12 4 (1.94%) JNCIE
12 4 (1.94%) MCDST
12 4 (1.94%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.88%) SLA
2 5 (2.43%) GDPR
2 5 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (1.46%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.97%) NIST
4 2 (0.97%) QA
5 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.49%) Basel III
5 1 (0.49%) MiFID
System Software
1 54 (26.21%) Active Directory
2 18 (8.74%) Hyper-V
3 11 (5.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.43%) vSphere
5 3 (1.46%) KVM
6 2 (0.97%) Firmware
6 2 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.49%) NLBS
Systems Management
1 20 (9.71%) FortiGate
2 16 (7.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 16 (7.77%) Ansible
2 16 (7.77%) Terraform
3 9 (4.37%) Check_MK
4 8 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (2.43%) Kubernetes
5 5 (2.43%) Nagios
5 5 (2.43%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.94%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (1.94%) ServiceCenter
7 2 (0.97%) Control-M
7 2 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.97%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.97%) Red Hat Spacewalk
8 1 (0.49%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.49%) OpenView
8 1 (0.49%) SCCM
8 1 (0.49%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.49%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 107 (51.94%) Cisco
2 49 (23.79%) Microsoft
3 36 (17.48%) Fortinet
4 35 (16.99%) Meraki
5 34 (16.50%) CheckPoint
6 33 (16.02%) Palo Alto
7 32 (15.53%) SolarWinds
8 20 (9.71%) Google
9 18 (8.74%) VMware
10 16 (7.77%) Red Hat
11 12 (5.83%) Ruckus Wireless
12 10 (4.85%) Juniper
12 10 (4.85%) ServiceNow
13 9 (4.37%) Aruba
13 9 (4.37%) Dynatrace
14 8 (3.88%) Dell
15 7 (3.40%) HP
15 7 (3.40%) Zscaler
16 5 (2.43%) Apple
16 5 (2.43%) Citrix