LAN Jobs in the North of England

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 123 156 161
Rank change year-on-year +33 +5 -28
Permanent jobs citing LAN 386 391 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.19% 2.32% 2.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.75% 12.39% 14.46%
Number of salaries quoted 326 299 336
10th Percentile £24,750 £26,950 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £53,438 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £62,750 £63,125
England median annual salary £45,000 £44,600 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.90% -0.89% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,175 3,155 2,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.32% 18.74% 15.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,666 1,244 1,690
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,673 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,573
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in the North of England.

Salary trend for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
North West +17 208 £42,500 -5.56% 56
Yorkshire +65 153 £42,500 -5.56% 22
North East -16 38 £38,000 -10.59% 4
LAN
England

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 34 (8.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (5.70%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.52%) IIS
Applications
1 53 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.04%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 160 (41.45%) Microsoft 365
2 155 (40.16%) Azure
3 66 (17.10%) Entra ID
4 22 (5.70%) OneDrive
5 19 (4.92%) AWS
5 19 (4.92%) IaaS
6 16 (4.15%) PaaS
7 11 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.85%) SaaS
8 8 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.07%) GCP
8 8 (2.07%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.30%) Azure Stack
11 2 (0.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.52%) Cloudflare
11 2 (0.52%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 337 (87.31%) WAN
2 136 (35.23%) Firewall
3 120 (31.09%) Wi-Fi
4 102 (26.42%) VPN
5 101 (26.17%) TCP/IP
6 92 (23.83%) DHCP
7 80 (20.73%) Wireless
8 72 (18.65%) DNS
9 71 (18.39%) WLAN
10 51 (13.21%) Network Security
11 42 (10.88%) MPLS
12 41 (10.62%) Internet
13 40 (10.36%) OSPF
14 36 (9.33%) BGP
15 32 (8.29%) VoIP
16 30 (7.77%) Ethernet
17 29 (7.51%) VLAN
18 28 (7.25%) SD-WAN
19 26 (6.74%) SAN
20 24 (6.22%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.48%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.04%) Power BI
3 4 (1.04%) QlikView
3 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.52%) DB2
6 1 (0.26%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.04%) JIRA
1 4 (1.04%) Rational DOORS
General
1 103 (26.68%) Social Skills
2 32 (8.29%) Finance
3 29 (7.51%) Law
4 21 (5.44%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (5.44%) Retail
5 10 (2.59%) Manufacturing
6 9 (2.33%) French Language
6 9 (2.33%) Italian Language
6 9 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (2.33%) Spanish Language
6 9 (2.33%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.55%) Back Office
8 6 (1.55%) German Language
8 6 (1.55%) Portuguese Language
8 6 (1.55%) Swedish Language
8 6 (1.55%) Turkish Language
9 4 (1.04%) Agriculture
9 4 (1.04%) Legal
9 4 (1.04%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 89 (23.06%) Network Engineer
2 53 (13.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 50 (12.95%) Analyst
4 34 (8.81%) IT Support
5 33 (8.55%) Senior
6 29 (7.51%) Lead
7 26 (6.74%) IT Engineer
8 23 (5.96%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.96%) Support Engineer
9 21 (5.44%) IT Analyst
10 20 (5.18%) Support Analyst
11 19 (4.92%) IP Engineer
11 19 (4.92%) IP Network Engineer
12 17 (4.40%) 1st Line Support
13 16 (4.15%) Support Technician
14 15 (3.89%) 2nd Line Support
14 15 (3.89%) Administrator
14 15 (3.89%) Cisco Engineer
14 15 (3.89%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 15 (3.89%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.04%) Akka
2 2 (0.52%) .NET
2 2 (0.52%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.52%) Middleware
2 2 (0.52%) Web Services
3 1 (0.26%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.77%) Data Centre
2 24 (6.22%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.66%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.11%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.85%) Replication
6 9 (2.33%) Private Cloud
7 8 (2.07%) IoT
8 7 (1.81%) PMI
8 7 (1.81%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.55%) Clustering
9 6 (1.55%) Cyberattack
9 6 (1.55%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.30%) Linux Command Line
10 5 (1.30%) PKI
11 4 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.78%) Life Science
12 3 (0.78%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.52%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 193 (50.00%) Windows
2 90 (23.32%) Windows Server
3 53 (13.73%) Windows 10
4 49 (12.69%) Linux
5 29 (7.51%) Android
6 22 (5.70%) Apple iOS
7 18 (4.66%) VyOS
7 18 (4.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (4.40%) Mac OS
9 10 (2.59%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (2.33%) Windows Server 2008
11 7 (1.81%) VMS
11 7 (1.81%) Windows 7
11 7 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.78%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.52%) Unix
13 2 (0.52%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.26%) CentOS
14 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (22.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 84 (21.76%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (17.88%) Customer Service
4 65 (16.84%) ITIL
5 42 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
6 34 (8.81%) Migration
7 33 (8.55%) Disaster Recovery
8 31 (8.03%) Service Management
9 30 (7.77%) Project Management
10 27 (6.99%) Agile
11 24 (6.22%) Cloud Security
12 23 (5.96%) Mobile Device Management
13 22 (5.70%) Service Delivery
14 21 (5.44%) Roadmaps
15 17 (4.40%) Patch Management
15 17 (4.40%) Time Management
16 16 (4.15%) DevOps
16 16 (4.15%) ITSM
16 16 (4.15%) Project Delivery
16 16 (4.15%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (11.92%) PowerShell
2 42 (10.88%) SQL
3 24 (6.22%) Python
4 17 (4.40%) Bash
5 4 (1.04%) C#
6 3 (0.78%) Java
7 2 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 93 (24.09%) Cisco Certification
2 56 (14.51%) CCNA
3 45 (11.66%) Degree
4 38 (9.84%) CCNP
5 29 (7.51%) JNCIA
6 25 (6.48%) CISSP
7 19 (4.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (3.63%) CCIE
9 12 (3.11%) SANS
9 12 (3.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (2.85%) MCSA
10 11 (2.85%) Network+ Certification
10 11 (2.85%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 8 (2.07%) CCDP
12 8 (2.07%) HNC
12 8 (2.07%) HND
13 6 (1.55%) CCSP
13 6 (1.55%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.07%) SLA
2 11 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.81%) PCI DSS
4 6 (1.55%) NIST
5 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.52%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 162 (41.97%) Active Directory
2 74 (19.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (15.03%) Hyper-V
4 13 (3.37%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (2.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.30%) vSphere
8 4 (1.04%) Firmware
9 2 (0.52%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.26%) Docker
10 1 (0.26%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.26%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 63 (16.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.18%) SCCM
3 6 (1.55%) Autotask
3 6 (1.55%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (1.55%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (1.55%) Nmap
4 5 (1.30%) Terraform
5 4 (1.04%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.52%) Ansible
6 2 (0.52%) Backup Exec
6 2 (0.52%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.26%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 187 (48.45%) Microsoft
2 124 (32.12%) Cisco
3 120 (31.09%) VMware
4 43 (11.14%) Fortinet
5 41 (10.62%) Juniper
6 31 (8.03%) Veeam
7 30 (7.77%) Nokia
8 27 (6.99%) Palo Alto
8 27 (6.99%) Ruckus Wireless
9 22 (5.70%) Citrix
9 22 (5.70%) Meraki
10 20 (5.18%) Aruba
11 19 (4.92%) SolarWinds
12 18 (4.66%) Vyatta
13 14 (3.63%) Apple
13 14 (3.63%) Epicor
13 14 (3.63%) HP
14 10 (2.59%) Ubiquiti
15 9 (2.33%) Datto
16 8 (2.07%) Extreme Networks