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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 171 176
Rank change year-on-year +60 +5 -32
Permanent jobs citing LAN 115 83 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.27% 1.64% 1.49%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.21% 8.87% 11.85%
Number of salaries quoted 108 67 71
10th Percentile £34,400 £30,900 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,625 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +13.41% -19.61%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £67,500
North West median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -15.00%

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 569 936 717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 11.25% 18.45% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 449 420 474
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,625 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,112 £40,000 £36,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,925
Median % change year-on-year - +4.33% +0.89%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,833 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £73,675
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year -4.26% +3.87% +0.56%

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 23 April 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 23 April 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 -
Cheadle - 4 £50,000 -
Bolton +13 3 £45,000 -4.26% 2
Oldham - 3 £27,500 -
Stockport - 2 £30,250 -
Salford +15 1 £45,000 -14.29%
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 (6.96%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (5.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 32 (27.83%) Azure
1 32 (27.83%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (7.83%) AWS
3 6 (5.22%) GCP
4 5 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 2 (1.74%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.87%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.87%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 91 (79.13%) WAN
2 59 (51.30%) Wireless
3 44 (38.26%) Wi-Fi
4 42 (36.52%) OSPF
5 40 (34.78%) DHCP
5 40 (34.78%) TCP/IP
6 37 (32.17%) BGP
7 35 (30.43%) MPLS
8 31 (26.96%) Ethernet
9 30 (26.09%) Firewall
10 25 (21.74%) DSL
10 25 (21.74%) Internet
11 21 (18.26%) VPN
12 20 (17.39%) Network Security
12 20 (17.39%) WLAN
13 18 (15.65%) DNS
14 15 (13.04%) SSL
15 11 (9.57%) Software-Defined Networking
16 10 (8.70%) VoIP
17 7 (6.09%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.96%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.87%) MySQL
2 1 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.87%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.87%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.48%) JIRA
1 4 (3.48%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (22.61%) Social Skills
2 10 (8.70%) Finance
3 5 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.48%) Back Office
4 4 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (2.61%) Legal
6 2 (1.74%) Law
7 1 (0.87%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 60 (52.17%) Network Engineer
2 20 (17.39%) IP Engineer
2 20 (17.39%) IP Network Engineer
3 19 (16.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 14 (12.17%) Cisco Engineer
4 14 (12.17%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 14 (12.17%) Juniper Engineer
4 14 (12.17%) Network Support
5 10 (8.70%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (8.70%) Senior
6 9 (7.83%) Support Engineer
7 8 (6.96%) Architect
7 8 (6.96%) Lead
7 8 (6.96%) Network Architect
7 8 (6.96%) Network Support Engineer
8 6 (5.22%) IT Support
8 6 (5.22%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.22%) Support Technician
9 5 (4.35%) IT Technician
9 5 (4.35%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.48%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.43%) Data Centre
2 10 (8.70%) Onboarding
3 7 (6.09%) Replication
4 6 (5.22%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.48%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (2.61%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.87%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (26.96%) Windows
2 20 (17.39%) Linux
3 19 (16.52%) VyOS
4 17 (14.78%) Windows Server
5 5 (4.35%) Android
6 4 (3.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (2.61%) Windows 10
7 3 (2.61%) Windows Vista
8 2 (1.74%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.87%) CentOS
9 1 (0.87%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (34.78%) Customer Service
2 26 (22.61%) ITIL
3 23 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 20 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
6 13 (11.30%) Network Architecture
6 13 (11.30%) Stakeholder Management
7 12 (10.43%) Migration
8 11 (9.57%) Cloud Security
9 10 (8.70%) Client Onboarding
10 8 (6.96%) Project Management
11 7 (6.09%) Agile
11 7 (6.09%) Cybersecurity
11 7 (6.09%) Data Centre Operations
11 7 (6.09%) Project Delivery
11 7 (6.09%) Project Planning
12 6 (5.22%) PRINCE2
12 6 (5.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 5 (4.35%) Infrastructure Maintenance
13 5 (4.35%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.22%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.61%) Python
2 3 (2.61%) SQL
3 1 (0.87%) Bash
3 1 (0.87%) Java
3 1 (0.87%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.87%) Perl
Qualifications
1 58 (50.43%) Cisco Certification
2 43 (37.39%) CCNA
3 30 (26.09%) JNCIA
4 17 (14.78%) CCNP
5 16 (13.91%) Degree
6 6 (5.22%) CCDP
6 6 (5.22%) JNCIP
7 5 (4.35%) AWS Certification
7 5 (4.35%) Citrix Certification
7 5 (4.35%) DBS Check
7 5 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (4.35%) VCAP
7 5 (4.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (3.48%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (3.48%) HNC
8 4 (3.48%) HND
9 3 (2.61%) MCSA
9 3 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.74%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (0.87%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (20.87%) Active Directory
1 24 (20.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (6.96%) Hyper-V
3 7 (6.09%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.74%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.87%) Docker
5 1 (0.87%) Dovecot
5 1 (0.87%) Postfix
5 1 (0.87%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.48%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.87%) Ansible
3 1 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.87%) SCCM
Vendors
1 79 (68.70%) Cisco
2 39 (33.91%) Fortinet
2 39 (33.91%) VMware
3 37 (32.17%) Juniper
4 31 (26.96%) Nokia
5 27 (23.48%) Microsoft
6 25 (21.74%) Ruckus Wireless
7 19 (16.52%) Vyatta
8 17 (14.78%) Palo Alto
9 11 (9.57%) Citrix
10 7 (6.09%) Aruba
10 7 (6.09%) Extreme Networks
10 7 (6.09%) F5
10 7 (6.09%) Meraki
10 7 (6.09%) Veeam
11 6 (5.22%) Apple
11 6 (5.22%) HP
12 4 (3.48%) Dell
12 4 (3.48%) Thales
13 2 (1.74%) Zscaler