Network+ Certification Job Trends in the North of England

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 274 357
Rank change year-on-year +111 +83 +59
Permanent jobs citing Network+ Certification 169 12 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.92% 0.16% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.86% 0.35% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 74 12 20
10th Percentile £27,375 £23,000 £22,900
25th Percentile £28,250 £23,375 £24,475
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £35,000 £29,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +18.64% +20.41%
75th Percentile £34,750 £38,750 £31,250
90th Percentile £37,500 - £33,000
England median annual salary £30,500 £32,250 £31,250
% change year-on-year -5.43% +3.20% -10.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,373 3,410 3,542
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 23.73% 44.99% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,519 1,325 2,600
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,625 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.72%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the North of England

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network+ Certification in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Network+ Certification in the North of England

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Yorkshire - 87 £30,500 - 30
North West +42 59 £30,500 -12.86% 38
North East - 23 £30,500 - 17
Network+ Certification
England

Network+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (0.59%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 98 (57.99%) Azure
2 17 (10.06%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.33%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.73%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.06%) DHCP
1 17 (10.06%) DNS
2 9 (5.33%) VLAN
3 8 (4.73%) Firewall
3 8 (4.73%) LAN
3 8 (4.73%) VPN
3 8 (4.73%) WAN
4 6 (3.55%) Wireless
5 1 (0.59%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
General
1 98 (57.99%) Social Skills
2 49 (28.99%) Multimedia
3 5 (2.96%) Finance
Job Titles
1 91 (53.85%) Network Engineer
2 60 (35.50%) Trainee
3 22 (13.02%) IT Support
4 13 (7.69%) IT Support Technician
4 13 (7.69%) IT Technician
4 13 (7.69%) Support Technician
5 9 (5.33%) IT Engineer
5 9 (5.33%) IT Support Engineer
5 9 (5.33%) Support Engineer
6 5 (2.96%) Administrator
6 5 (2.96%) Network Administrator
6 5 (2.96%) Trainee Administrator
6 5 (2.96%) Trainee IT Support
6 5 (2.96%) Trainee IT Technician
6 5 (2.96%) Trainee Network Administrator
6 5 (2.96%) Trainee Technician
7 2 (1.18%) Analyst
7 2 (1.18%) SOC Analyst
8 1 (0.59%) Senior
8 1 (0.59%) Senior IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.47%) Driving Licence
2 2 (1.18%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.06%) Windows
1 17 (10.06%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.59%) Android
2 1 (0.59%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.59%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.59%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (39.05%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (29.59%) Mentoring
3 49 (28.99%) Ethical Hacking
3 49 (28.99%) Line Management
4 17 (10.06%) Service Delivery
5 16 (9.47%) Customer Service
5 16 (9.47%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (5.33%) ITIL
6 9 (5.33%) Process Improvement
7 8 (4.73%) ITSM
7 8 (4.73%) Knowledge Transfer
7 8 (4.73%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 2 (1.18%) ERP
8 2 (1.18%) Incident Response
8 2 (1.18%) Migration
8 2 (1.18%) Security Monitoring
8 2 (1.18%) SIEM
8 2 (1.18%) Threat Intelligence
9 1 (0.59%) Coaching
9 1 (0.59%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.59%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 90 (53.25%) Azure Certification
1 90 (53.25%) CCNA
1 90 (53.25%) Cisco Certification
2 71 (42.01%) A+ Certification
3 50 (29.59%) CompTIA Security+
4 49 (28.99%) CEH
5 8 (4.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (1.18%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (1.18%) SC Cleared
6 2 (1.18%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.59%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.73%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.59%) ISO 22301
2 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 16 (9.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (4.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 107 (63.31%) Microsoft
2 90 (53.25%) Cisco
2 90 (53.25%) ForeScout
3 1 (0.59%) Apple
3 1 (0.59%) Meraki