Network Design Specialist Job Trends in the North East

Network Design Specialist
England > North East

The median Network Design Specialist salary in the North East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Design Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.093% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £70,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 947 1,219 495
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.42% 94.57% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 609 654 415
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,960 £28,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -9.50% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Network Design Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Network Design Specialist job vacancy trend in the North East

Network Design Specialist
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the North East

Network Design Specialist
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Specialist within the North East region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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
Tyne and Wear - 1 £65,000 - 2
Network Design Specialist
England

Network Design Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Network Design 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 North East region featuring Network Design 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 Design Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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