LAN Job Trends in the Midlands

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring LAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 118 156
Rank change year-on-year -53 +38 -49
Permanent jobs citing LAN 96 134 150
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.66% 2.31% 1.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.94% 15.40% 12.36%
Number of salaries quoted 61 114 123
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,875 £24,950
25th Percentile £36,750 £29,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -20.45% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,850 £61,600
England median annual salary £54,749 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +36.87% -15.79% +5.56%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 742 870 1,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.14% 15.02% 11.38%
Number of salaries quoted 589 526 817
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £25,950
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% -10.59% -5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £68,000
England median annual salary £47,870 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.63% -15.00% -2.63%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LAN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

LAN job vacancy trend in the Midlands

LAN
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing LAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing LAN

LAN
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for LAN in the Midlands

LAN
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
West Midlands -63 65 £55,000 +57.14% 28
East Midlands -11 31 £38,500 -33.04% 15
LAN
England

LAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 12 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 7 (7.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.08%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 44 (45.83%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (22.92%) Azure
3 16 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 14 (14.58%) Mimecast
5 5 (5.21%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.04%) AWS
6 1 (1.04%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 91 (94.79%) WAN
2 67 (69.79%) Firewall
3 35 (36.46%) VPN
4 34 (35.42%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (20.83%) BGP
6 19 (19.79%) OSPF
6 19 (19.79%) Wireless
7 17 (17.71%) EIGRP
8 14 (14.58%) DHCP
8 14 (14.58%) DNS
9 11 (11.46%) SD-WAN
9 11 (11.46%) TCP/IP
10 10 (10.42%) Network Security
11 9 (9.38%) Cisco ASA
11 9 (9.38%) VLAN
12 4 (4.17%) WLAN
13 2 (2.08%) Cisco Nexus
13 2 (2.08%) MPLS
13 2 (2.08%) Unified Communications
13 2 (2.08%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.08%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (2.08%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (3.13%) JIRA
2 1 (1.04%) Carbide.c++
General
1 24 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 5 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (5.21%) Manufacturing
4 3 (3.13%) Finance
4 3 (3.13%) Law
4 3 (3.13%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.08%) Banking
5 2 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.08%) Marketing
5 2 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (2.08%) Retail
6 1 (1.04%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.04%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 29 (30.21%) Network Engineer
2 20 (20.83%) IT Engineer
3 15 (15.63%) Field Engineer
4 14 (14.58%) Field Service Engineer
5 13 (13.54%) Senior
6 12 (12.50%) Support Engineer
7 11 (11.46%) Analyst
7 11 (11.46%) Senior Network Engineer
8 10 (10.42%) IT Support
9 9 (9.38%) Technical Engineer
9 9 (9.38%) Technical Support
9 9 (9.38%) Technical Support Engineer
10 8 (8.33%) Cisco Engineer
10 8 (8.33%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 8 (8.33%) Support Analyst
11 6 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (6.25%) IT Analyst
11 6 (6.25%) Lead
12 5 (5.21%) 3rd Line Support
12 5 (5.21%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.58%) Data Centre
2 5 (5.21%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.17%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.13%) Security Posture
5 2 (2.08%) Client/Server
5 2 (2.08%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.08%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.08%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.08%) Private Cloud
5 2 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 49 (51.04%) Windows
2 24 (25.00%) Android
3 23 (23.96%) Apple iOS
4 21 (21.88%) Windows 10
5 15 (15.63%) Windows Server
6 5 (5.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (34.38%) Customer Service
2 27 (28.13%) ITIL
3 25 (26.04%) Proactive Monitoring
4 22 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (20.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (15.63%) ITSM
7 14 (14.58%) Service Catalogue
8 9 (9.38%) SIEM
9 8 (8.33%) Mobile Device Management
9 8 (8.33%) Project Delivery
10 7 (7.29%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (7.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 6 (6.25%) Service Management
12 5 (5.21%) Inventory Management
12 5 (5.21%) Operational Stability
13 4 (4.17%) Change Management
13 4 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
13 4 (4.17%) High Availability
13 4 (4.17%) Tech Ops
13 4 (4.17%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 18 (18.75%) PowerShell
2 7 (7.29%) Python
3 3 (3.13%) SQL
4 1 (1.04%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 17 (17.71%) Degree
2 15 (15.63%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (12.50%) CCNP
4 7 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (6.25%) CCNA
6 5 (5.21%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.08%) A+ Certification
7 2 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.08%) MCITP
7 2 (2.08%) MCSE
7 2 (2.08%) SC Cleared
7 2 (2.08%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.04%) CWNA
8 1 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.04%) PMP
8 1 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (1.04%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.38%) SLA
2 3 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.08%) GDPR
4 1 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.04%) ISO 14001
4 1 (1.04%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 29 (30.21%) Active Directory
2 13 (13.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (11.46%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.08%) BitLocker
4 2 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (2.08%) vSphere
5 1 (1.04%) Firmware
5 1 (1.04%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (9.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.08%) FortiGate
2 2 (2.08%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 41 (42.71%) Cisco
3 14 (14.58%) Logitech
3 14 (14.58%) Sophos
3 14 (14.58%) TOWER Software
4 13 (13.54%) VMware
5 9 (9.38%) Dell
5 9 (9.38%) Juniper
5 9 (9.38%) McAfee
5 9 (9.38%) Meraki
6 6 (6.25%) Fortinet
7 4 (4.17%) MobileIron
8 3 (3.13%) Palo Alto
9 2 (2.08%) Aruba
9 2 (2.08%) SAP
9 2 (2.08%) ServiceNow
9 2 (2.08%) Veeam
10 1 (1.04%) CheckPoint
10 1 (1.04%) Citrix
10 1 (1.04%) F5