Network Manager Job Trends in Scotland

Network Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Network Manager salary in Scotland is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 180 159
Rank change year-on-year +31 -21 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 7 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.28% 0.24% 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.25% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £49,009
25th Percentile £70,000 - £50,841
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £50,000 £54,995
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -9.08% -8.34%
75th Percentile £90,000 - £58,048
90th Percentile - - £59,219
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £59,201
% change year-on-year - -15.54% -15.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,056 3,956 2,543
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.59% 96.56% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 867 1,877 2,030
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £69,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,751 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Manager in Scotland

Network Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Network Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
Glasgow +47 6 - -
Network Manager
UK

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 21 September 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 Scotland region featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) WAN
2 6 (85.71%) SD-WAN
3 3 (42.86%) LAN
3 3 (42.86%) Cisco
3 3 (42.86%) Firewall
4 2 (28.57%) Wireless
4 2 (28.57%) OSPF
4 2 (28.57%) BGP
4 2 (28.57%) Fortinet
4 2 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (28.57%) Ansible
4 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Aruba
4 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto
4 2 (28.57%) Terraform
5 1 (14.29%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (14.29%) Virtual Team Management
5 1 (14.29%) Virtual Team
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Change Control
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
5 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
5 1 (14.29%) Coaching
5 1 (14.29%) People Management
5 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
5 1 (14.29%) VPN
5 1 (14.29%) CCIE

Network Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) WAN
2 6 (85.71%) SD-WAN
3 3 (42.86%) Firewall
3 3 (42.86%) LAN
4 2 (28.57%) BGP
4 2 (28.57%) OSPF
4 2 (28.57%) Wireless
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (14.29%) EIGRP
5 1 (14.29%) MPLS
5 1 (14.29%) Network Security
5 1 (14.29%) NGN
5 1 (14.29%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Change Control
2 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
2 1 (14.29%) Coaching
2 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) People Management
2 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
2 1 (14.29%) Virtual Team Management
2 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) CCIE
1 1 (14.29%) CCNP
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Ansible
1 2 (28.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) Aruba
2 2 (28.57%) Fortinet
2 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto