Network Specialist Job Trends in Reading

Network Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

The median Network Specialist salary in Reading is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 March 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - 107
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 6 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.69% - 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% - 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 7
10th Percentile £52,250 - £39,380
25th Percentile £61,250 - £44,690
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £50,000
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £62,500 - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 782 417 1,363
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.89% 86.34% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 495 231 1,003
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £54,995
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.65% -0.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £83,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £112,500 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in Reading

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Network Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Specialist in Reading over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Specialist in Reading

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 29 March 2026, 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 Reading region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) API Management
1 6 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
1 6 (100.00%) GitLab
1 6 (100.00%) Jinja
1 6 (100.00%) JSON
1 6 (100.00%) OpenShift
1 6 (100.00%) Python
1 6 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 6 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 6 (100.00%) YAML
2 5 (83.33%) Apigee
2 5 (83.33%) AWS
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (83.33%) DevOps
2 5 (83.33%) F5
2 5 (83.33%) Infrastructure as Code
2 5 (83.33%) JavaScript
2 5 (83.33%) Juniper
2 5 (83.33%) Kong
2 5 (83.33%) Linux
2 5 (83.33%) Microservices
2 5 (83.33%) Palo Alto
2 5 (83.33%) REST
2 5 (83.33%) Secrets Management
2 5 (83.33%) Unix
2 5 (83.33%) Webhook

Network Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) OpenShift
2 5 (83.33%) Apigee
2 5 (83.33%) AWS
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
2 5 (83.33%) Cisco ASA
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) GitLab
2 1 (16.67%) Git
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) Jinja
1 6 (100.00%) JSON
1 6 (100.00%) YAML
2 5 (83.33%) REST
2 5 (83.33%) XML
2 5 (83.33%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Linux
1 5 (83.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) API Management
1 6 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 6 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 6 (100.00%) Task Automation
2 5 (83.33%) DevOps
2 5 (83.33%) Infrastructure as Code
2 5 (83.33%) Microservices
2 5 (83.33%) Secrets Management
2 5 (83.33%) Webhook
3 1 (16.67%) API Integration
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (83.33%) JavaScript
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Red Hat
2 5 (83.33%) F5
2 5 (83.33%) Juniper
2 5 (83.33%) Palo Alto