Network Design Architect Job Trends in London

Network Design Architect
England > London

The median Network Design Architect salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 382 419 464
Rank change year-on-year +37 +45 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Design Architect 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.025% 0.007% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.007% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £81,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% - -
75th Percentile £81,875 £85,250 -
90th Percentile £98,750 - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £83,500 -
% change year-on-year -16.17% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 14,343 13,619 19,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 91.45% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 9,566 7,901 16,030
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £39,420
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -1.29%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Network Design Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Network Design Architect job vacancy trend in London

Network Design Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Architect job vacancies in London

Network Design Architect
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Design Architect in London over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Design Architect in London

Network Design Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, Network Design 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 London region featuring Network Design Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) CCNP
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) Meraki
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Network Design
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) Wireless
2 1 (25.00%) Ansible
2 1 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership

Network Design Architect Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (25.00%) Banking
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Network Design
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CCNP
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
1 3 (75.00%) Meraki