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 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 281 270 288
Rank change year-on-year -11 +18 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 8 21 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.100% 0.21% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.23% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 19 7
10th Percentile £34,875 £32,500 £34,680
25th Percentile - £34,500 £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 £37,438 £58,125 £58,750
90th Percentile £43,500 £58,750 £80,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -28.00% -

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 7,322 9,328 6,990
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 94.60% 89.20%
Number of salaries quoted 4,119 7,169 4,082
10th Percentile £27,449 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +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 12 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 +60 5 £35,000 -36.36% 1
Lancashire -67 2 £35,000 -9.68% 3
Cheshire +8 1 £36,500 -
Network Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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%) Line Management
1 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
1 2 (25.00%) Network Management
1 2 (25.00%) Network Design
1 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (12.50%) IT Strategy
2 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (12.50%) CCTV
2 1 (12.50%) High Availability
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
2 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
2 1 (12.50%) Social Media
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (12.50%) IPsec
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
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%) VoIP

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%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (12.50%) Broadband
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
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%) VoIP
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%) Finance
1 1 (12.50%) Retail
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) CCTV
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (12.50%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (25.00%) Line Management
1 2 (25.00%) Network Design
1 2 (25.00%) Network Management
1 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
2 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
2 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) High Availability
2 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (12.50%) IT Strategy
2 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (12.50%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
2 1 (12.50%) Server Management
2 1 (12.50%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CCNA
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft