Network Manager Jobs in the North of England

Network Manager
England > North of England

The median Network Manager salary in the North of England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 348 388
Rank change year-on-year +25 +40 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 9 48 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.076% 0.24% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.26% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7 44 16
10th Percentile - £34,300 £34,680
25th Percentile - £39,063 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £52,180
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -4.18% -5.13%
75th Percentile £37,188 - £80,000
90th Percentile £43,125 £58,375 -
England median annual salary £43,750 £45,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -15.89% -17.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 10,686 18,684 14,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.24% 95.28% 89.26%
Number of salaries quoted 5,673 14,090 7,974
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £81,100
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,331
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.98% +0.55%

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Network Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Manager in the North of England

Network Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Network Manager in the North of England

Network Manager
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 Network Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
North West -11 8 £35,000 -6.67% 10
North East +47 1 £35,000 -22.22%
Network Manager
England

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, Network Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 2 (22.22%) Network Security
1 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (22.22%) Network Design
1 2 (22.22%) Network Management
1 2 (22.22%) Firewall
2 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (11.11%) IPsec
2 1 (11.11%) Business Continuity
2 1 (11.11%) Agile
2 1 (11.11%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Broadband
2 1 (11.11%) LAN
2 1 (11.11%) WAN
2 1 (11.11%) VPN
2 1 (11.11%) B2B
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) CCNA
2 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (11.11%) MPLS
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) Change Management
2 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (11.11%) High Availability
2 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Local Government
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) Line Management

Network Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Firewall
1 2 (22.22%) Network Security
2 1 (11.11%) Broadband
2 1 (11.11%) IPsec
2 1 (11.11%) LAN
2 1 (11.11%) MPLS
2 1 (11.11%) SD-WAN
2 1 (11.11%) VPN
2 1 (11.11%) VXLAN
2 1 (11.11%) WAN
2 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (11.11%) Local Government
1 1 (11.11%) Retail
1 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (22.22%) Network Design
1 2 (22.22%) Network Management
1 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) B2B
2 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
2 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
2 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
2 1 (11.11%) High Availability
2 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
2 1 (11.11%) Line Management
2 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
2 1 (11.11%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
2 1 (11.11%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) CCNA
1 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
1 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Google
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft