Network Specialist Job Trends in Manchester

Network Specialist
North West > Manchester

The median Network Specialist salary in Manchester is £66,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.072% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £60,325 - -
25th Percentile £61,938 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 - -
75th Percentile £69,438 - -
90th Percentile £69,775 - -
North West median annual salary £66,750 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -11.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,484 2,616 2,162
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.22% 94.03% 95.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,577 1,272 1,737
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,200 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in Manchester

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Manchester

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Network Specialist 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 Manchester region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet