LAN Jobs in Manchester

Local Area Network (LAN)
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 157 190
Rank change year-on-year +38 +33 -51
Permanent jobs citing LAN 109 90 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.10% 1.85% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.99% 9.87% 9.89%
Number of salaries quoted 102 71 53
10th Percentile £36,600 £34,000 £25,850
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +28.38% -26.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £66,600
North West median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -6.74%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester

LAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 574 912 698
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 11.04% 18.70% 12.46%
Number of salaries quoted 445 394 443
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,625 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,112 £40,188 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,750 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +5.73% +6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £59,375
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £72,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in Manchester.

Salary trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in Manchester over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
Bury - 5 £42,500 - 2
Cheadle - 4 £50,000 - 1
Bolton +10 3 £45,000 -4.26% 2
Oldham - 3 £27,500 -
Salford +17 1 £45,000 -14.29%
Wigan - 1 £43,500 - 1
LAN
North West

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (7.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (5.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (28.44%) Azure
1 31 (28.44%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (7.34%) AWS
3 6 (5.50%) GCP
4 5 (4.59%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.83%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 2 (1.83%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.92%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 86 (78.90%) WAN
2 58 (53.21%) Wireless
3 42 (38.53%) Wi-Fi
4 40 (36.70%) OSPF
5 38 (34.86%) TCP/IP
6 36 (33.03%) BGP
6 36 (33.03%) DHCP
7 34 (31.19%) MPLS
8 30 (27.52%) Ethernet
9 26 (23.85%) Firewall
10 25 (22.94%) Internet
11 24 (22.02%) DSL
12 21 (19.27%) VPN
13 20 (18.35%) Network Security
13 20 (18.35%) WLAN
14 15 (13.76%) DNS
14 15 (13.76%) SSL
15 11 (10.09%) Software-Defined Networking
16 10 (9.17%) VoIP
17 7 (6.42%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.34%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.92%) MySQL
2 1 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.92%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.92%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.67%) JIRA
1 4 (3.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 25 (22.94%) Social Skills
2 10 (9.17%) Finance
3 5 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.67%) Back Office
5 3 (2.75%) Legal
5 3 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (1.83%) Law
7 1 (0.92%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 58 (53.21%) Network Engineer
2 19 (17.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 19 (17.43%) IP Engineer
2 19 (17.43%) IP Network Engineer
3 14 (12.84%) Cisco Engineer
3 14 (12.84%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 14 (12.84%) Juniper Engineer
4 12 (11.01%) Network Support
5 10 (9.17%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (9.17%) Senior
6 8 (7.34%) Architect
6 8 (7.34%) Lead
6 8 (7.34%) Network Architect
7 7 (6.42%) Support Engineer
8 6 (5.50%) IT Support
8 6 (5.50%) Network Support Engineer
8 6 (5.50%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.50%) Support Technician
9 5 (4.59%) IT Engineer
9 5 (4.59%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.67%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.09%) Data Centre
2 10 (9.17%) Onboarding
3 7 (6.42%) Replication
4 6 (5.50%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.67%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (2.75%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 29 (26.61%) Windows
2 20 (18.35%) Linux
3 18 (16.51%) VyOS
4 15 (13.76%) Windows Server
5 5 (4.59%) Android
6 3 (2.75%) Windows Vista
7 2 (1.83%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.92%) CentOS
8 1 (0.92%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.92%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (34.86%) Customer Service
2 25 (22.94%) ITIL
3 23 (21.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 19 (17.43%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (12.84%) Disaster Recovery
5 14 (12.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (11.01%) Migration
6 12 (11.01%) Network Architecture
7 11 (10.09%) Cloud Security
8 10 (9.17%) Client Onboarding
9 8 (7.34%) Project Management
10 7 (6.42%) Agile
10 7 (6.42%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (6.42%) Data Centre Operations
10 7 (6.42%) Project Delivery
10 7 (6.42%) Project Planning
11 6 (5.50%) PRINCE2
11 6 (5.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 5 (4.59%) Infrastructure Maintenance
12 5 (4.59%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.50%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.75%) Python
2 3 (2.75%) SQL
3 1 (0.92%) Bash
3 1 (0.92%) Java
3 1 (0.92%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.92%) Perl
Qualifications
1 55 (50.46%) Cisco Certification
2 40 (36.70%) CCNA
3 29 (26.61%) JNCIA
4 16 (14.68%) CCNP
4 16 (14.68%) Degree
5 6 (5.50%) CCDP
5 6 (5.50%) JNCIP
6 5 (4.59%) AWS Certification
6 5 (4.59%) Citrix Certification
6 5 (4.59%) DBS Check
6 5 (4.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 5 (4.59%) VCAP
6 5 (4.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (3.67%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (3.67%) HNC
7 4 (3.67%) HND
8 3 (2.75%) MCSA
8 3 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.83%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.92%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 22 (20.18%) Active Directory
1 22 (20.18%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (6.42%) Hyper-V
2 7 (6.42%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.83%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.92%) Docker
4 1 (0.92%) Dovecot
4 1 (0.92%) Postfix
4 1 (0.92%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.92%) Ansible
2 1 (0.92%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.92%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 73 (66.97%) Cisco
2 37 (33.94%) Fortinet
2 37 (33.94%) VMware
3 35 (32.11%) Juniper
4 30 (27.52%) Nokia
5 26 (23.85%) Microsoft
6 24 (22.02%) Ruckus Wireless
7 18 (16.51%) Vyatta
8 15 (13.76%) Palo Alto
9 10 (9.17%) Citrix
10 7 (6.42%) Aruba
10 7 (6.42%) Extreme Networks
10 7 (6.42%) F5
10 7 (6.42%) Veeam
11 6 (5.50%) Apple
11 6 (5.50%) Meraki
12 4 (3.67%) HP
12 4 (3.67%) Thales
13 2 (1.83%) Ubiquiti
13 2 (1.83%) Zscaler