Network Manager Jobs in the North West

Network Manager
England > North West

The median Network Manager salary in the North West is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 282 277 289
Rank change year-on-year -5 +12 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 8 22 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.10% 0.21% 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.22% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 20 7
10th Percentile - £32,500 £34,680
25th Percentile - £34,750 £35,840
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +1.35% -47.89%
75th Percentile £38,281 £57,813 £58,750
90th Percentile £44,063 £58,750 £80,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £41,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +15.85% -25.11% -15.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,184 9,803 6,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 94.75% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,825 7,500 4,002
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,014
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,370
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,500 £80,725
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Manager in the North West

Network Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Network Manager in the North West

Network Manager
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Manchester +61 6 £36,625 -33.41% 5
Lancashire -67 2 £35,000 -9.68% 1
Network Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 West region featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
1 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (25.00%) Network Design
1 2 (25.00%) Network Management
1 2 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (12.50%) IPsec
2 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity
2 1 (12.50%) Agile
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Broadband
2 1 (12.50%) LAN
2 1 (12.50%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) B2B
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) CCNA
2 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (12.50%) MPLS
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
2 1 (12.50%) Change Management
2 1 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (12.50%) High Availability
2 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Local Government
2 1 (12.50%) Google
2 1 (12.50%) Line Management

Network Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (12.50%) Google Workspace
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Firewall
1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (12.50%) Broadband
2 1 (12.50%) IPsec
2 1 (12.50%) LAN
2 1 (12.50%) MPLS
2 1 (12.50%) SD-WAN
2 1 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) VXLAN
2 1 (12.50%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Local Government
1 1 (12.50%) Retail
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (25.00%) Network Design
1 2 (25.00%) Network Management
1 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) B2B
2 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
2 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
2 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
2 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) High Availability
2 1 (12.50%) IT Strategy
2 1 (12.50%) Line Management
2 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
2 1 (12.50%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
2 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
2 1 (12.50%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CCNA
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
1 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Google
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft