Network Specialist Job Trends in the North West

Network Specialist
England > North West

The median Network Specialist salary in the North West is £66,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 229 191
Rank change year-on-year +50 -38 +129
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.040% 0.015% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.015% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £60,325 - -
25th Percentile £61,938 £72,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% - -
75th Percentile £69,438 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £69,775 - -
England median annual salary £64,250 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +28.50% -16.67% -4.00%

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 4,421 6,501 3,747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.05% 94.66% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,642 3,586 2,848
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £30,807
25th Percentile £33,813 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £53,455 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.04% -4.17% -

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in the North West

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in the North West

Network Specialist
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 Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 November 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 - 2 £66,750 - 2
Network Specialist
England

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, Network Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet