Network Specialist Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Specialist
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Network Specialist salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 63 36
Rank change year-on-year +7 -27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 1 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.18% 0.82% 1.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.84% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 5
10th Percentile - - £37,350
25th Percentile £60,000 £37,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 £39,794
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% +6.80% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £55,313 £40,955
90th Percentile - £73,875 £40,973
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £65,000 £42,500 £39,794
% change year-on-year +52.94% +6.80% -2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 544 714 279
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.80% 97.81% 96.54%
Number of salaries quoted 391 351 238
10th Percentile £25,300 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £37,769 £38,627
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £76,625
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - -13.46% -5.45%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 18 November 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet