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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 204 172
Rank change year-on-year +14 -32 +104
Permanent jobs citing LAN 193 252 332
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.37% 1.62% 1.82%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.11% 12.67% 14.64%
Number of salaries quoted 115 173 293
10th Percentile £29,270 £33,310 £33,400
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £78,000 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £95,800 £95,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +2.15%

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 1,737 1,989 2,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 12.32% 12.82% 12.45%
Number of salaries quoted 917 1,109 1,772
10th Percentile £28,697 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £97,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

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 14 January 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 14 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
Central London +8 37 £60,000 - 9
East London +7 19 £87,500 +125.81% 2
West London -8 3 £32,500 -33.67% 3
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 36 (18.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (8.81%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.04%) Apache
3 2 (1.04%) nginx
Applications
1 22 (11.40%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.81%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.11%) Exchequer
2 2 (1.04%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.52%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 92 (47.67%) Azure
2 65 (33.68%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (22.28%) AWS
4 29 (15.03%) Entra ID
5 12 (6.22%) Google Workspace
6 11 (5.70%) SaaS
7 8 (4.15%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.63%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (3.63%) Power Platform
9 6 (3.11%) GitHub
10 5 (2.59%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (2.59%) PowerApps
10 5 (2.59%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 4 (2.07%) GCP
11 4 (2.07%) IaaS
11 4 (2.07%) OpenShift
11 4 (2.07%) PaaS
12 2 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.04%) Google Docs
12 2 (1.04%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 160 (82.90%) WAN
2 99 (51.30%) Firewall
3 84 (43.52%) Wi-Fi
4 58 (30.05%) VPN
5 49 (25.39%) TCP/IP
6 44 (22.80%) DNS
7 43 (22.28%) Wireless
8 35 (18.13%) DHCP
9 33 (17.10%) SD-WAN
10 26 (13.47%) Cisco ASA
10 26 (13.47%) Network Security
11 25 (12.95%) VoIP
12 21 (10.88%) BGP
12 21 (10.88%) OSPF
13 19 (9.84%) WLAN
14 18 (9.33%) VLAN
15 16 (8.29%) Cisco Firepower
16 13 (6.74%) NX-OS
17 12 (6.22%) WebEx
18 11 (5.70%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.07%) MySQL
1 4 (2.07%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.52%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.52%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 8 (4.15%) Git
2 2 (1.04%) JIRA
General
1 77 (39.90%) Finance
2 71 (36.79%) Social Skills
3 15 (7.77%) Documentation Skills
3 15 (7.77%) Retail
3 15 (7.77%) Telecoms
4 14 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (7.25%) Banking
5 12 (6.22%) Legal
6 9 (4.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (4.15%) Marketing
8 6 (3.11%) Law
9 4 (2.07%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.07%) Wholesale Banking
10 3 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.04%) Back Office
11 2 (1.04%) Electronics
11 2 (1.04%) Japanese Language
11 2 (1.04%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (34.72%) Network Engineer
2 46 (23.83%) Senior
3 24 (12.44%) Support Engineer
4 23 (11.92%) Analyst
4 23 (11.92%) IT Support
5 22 (11.40%) Cisco Engineer
6 21 (10.88%) Support Analyst
7 19 (9.84%) AWS Engineer
8 18 (9.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (9.33%) Senior Network Engineer
9 16 (8.29%) 2nd Line Support
9 16 (8.29%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 16 (8.29%) IT Engineer
10 15 (7.77%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 15 (7.77%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (7.77%) Network Support
11 13 (6.74%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 13 (6.74%) Senior Manager
12 12 (6.22%) Operations Engineer
13 11 (5.70%) LAN/WAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.07%) 802.1X
2 3 (1.55%) EDI
3 2 (1.04%) LDAP
3 2 (1.04%) REST
4 1 (0.52%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 49 (25.39%) Data Centre
2 23 (11.92%) Management Information System
3 14 (7.25%) Onboarding
4 13 (6.74%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (5.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 10 (5.18%) CCTV
7 9 (4.66%) Hedge funds
8 8 (4.15%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (2.59%) iPhone
10 4 (2.07%) e-Learning
10 4 (2.07%) PKI
11 3 (1.55%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.55%) IoT
11 3 (1.55%) Low-Code
11 3 (1.55%) Social Media
11 3 (1.55%) Web3
12 2 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (1.04%) BYOD
12 2 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (1.04%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 84 (43.52%) Windows
2 31 (16.06%) Windows Server
3 27 (13.99%) Mac OS
4 24 (12.44%) Windows 10
5 18 (9.33%) Linux
5 18 (9.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (5.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (5.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 11 (5.70%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (5.18%) Apple iOS
8 9 (4.66%) Android
9 4 (2.07%) Unix
10 2 (1.04%) CentOS
10 2 (1.04%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (25.39%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (17.62%) Customer Service
3 31 (16.06%) Load Balancing
4 28 (14.51%) ITIL
5 26 (13.47%) Computer Science
5 26 (13.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 25 (12.95%) Cybersecurity
7 22 (11.40%) High Availability
8 21 (10.88%) Change Management
8 21 (10.88%) DevOps
9 20 (10.36%) Network Monitoring
10 17 (8.81%) Process Improvement
11 16 (8.29%) Infrastructure as Code
12 15 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (7.77%) Inventory Management
12 15 (7.77%) Kalman Filter
12 15 (7.77%) Strategic Planning
13 14 (7.25%) Technical Leadership
13 14 (7.25%) Zero Trust
14 13 (6.74%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.54%) Python
2 26 (13.47%) PowerShell
3 15 (7.77%) SQL
4 3 (1.55%) Java
5 2 (1.04%) Bash
5 2 (1.04%) Google Apps Script
5 2 (1.04%) Perl
6 1 (0.52%) Korn
6 1 (0.52%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 61 (31.61%) Degree
2 53 (27.46%) Cisco Certification
3 52 (26.94%) CCNP
4 39 (20.21%) CCIE
5 22 (11.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (10.36%) CCSA
6 20 (10.36%) CCSE
7 18 (9.33%) CCNA
8 11 (5.70%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (4.66%) MCP
10 7 (3.63%) Azure Certification
11 6 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (3.11%) Security Cleared
12 5 (2.59%) DBS Check
12 5 (2.59%) MCTS
12 5 (2.59%) SC Cleared
13 4 (2.07%) AWS Certification
13 4 (2.07%) Master's Degree
14 2 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
15 1 (0.52%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.11%) PMO
2 4 (2.07%) GDPR
2 4 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (1.55%) NIST
3 3 (1.55%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.55%) SLA
4 2 (1.04%) Basel III
4 2 (1.04%) MiFID
4 2 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 67 (34.72%) Active Directory
2 19 (9.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (6.22%) Hyper-V
4 9 (4.66%) vSphere
5 8 (4.15%) BitLocker
5 8 (4.15%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (3.11%) Firmware
6 6 (3.11%) NFS
7 4 (2.07%) ProxySG
7 4 (2.07%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (2.07%) XenApp
7 4 (2.07%) XenDesktop
8 3 (1.55%) KVM
8 3 (1.55%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 24 (12.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (11.92%) Ansible
3 17 (8.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 17 (8.81%) SCCM
4 16 (8.29%) FortiGate
4 16 (8.29%) Terraform
5 15 (7.77%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (6.22%) Kubernetes
7 9 (4.66%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (3.11%) PaperCut
9 5 (2.59%) Nagios
10 4 (2.07%) CASB
11 3 (1.55%) Autotask
12 2 (1.04%) Grafana
12 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Satellite
12 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Spacewalk
13 1 (0.52%) Kibana
13 1 (0.52%) Prometheus
13 1 (0.52%) vCenter Server
13 1 (0.52%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 100 (51.81%) Cisco
2 81 (41.97%) Microsoft
3 46 (23.83%) CheckPoint
4 36 (18.65%) Fortinet
5 33 (17.10%) Meraki
6 27 (13.99%) SolarWinds
7 22 (11.40%) Palo Alto
8 21 (10.88%) VMware
9 18 (9.33%) F5
10 12 (6.22%) Citrix
10 12 (6.22%) Google
11 11 (5.70%) Red Hat
11 11 (5.70%) Ruckus Wireless
12 10 (5.18%) Apple
12 10 (5.18%) ServiceNow
13 9 (4.66%) Bloomberg
13 9 (4.66%) Reuters
14 8 (4.15%) Pure Storage
15 7 (3.63%) Logitech
16 6 (3.11%) Sophos