LAN Jobs in the South East

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 181 169
Rank change year-on-year +18 -12 +24
Permanent jobs citing LAN 174 230 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.68% 1.38% 1.92%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.15% 8.89% 10.18%
Number of salaries quoted 156 187 166
10th Percentile £22,750 £27,250 £25,875
25th Percentile £25,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,096 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.30% +11.35% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £61,250
England median annual salary £41,500 £45,096 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.97% +0.21% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,561 2,588 2,250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.06% 15.57% 18.89%
Number of salaries quoted 803 1,681 1,355
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,250 £27,100
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +2.15% -2.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,600 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £36,000 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -24.21% -5.94% -3.81%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the South East

LAN
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in the South East.

Salary trend for LAN in the South East

LAN
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the South East over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Salary histogram for LAN in the South East

LAN
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Thames Valley +61 85 £40,000 -9.27% 33
Berkshire +41 47 £29,250 -41.50% 20
Surrey +25 30 £42,500 -13.27% 6
Oxfordshire +41 28 £40,000 -9.27% 4
East Sussex +37 22 £27,000 -50.91% 5
Hampshire -6 19 £58,000 +28.89% 24
Kent +16 14 £36,000 -15.29% 4
Buckinghamshire +22 10 £62,500 +38.89% 10
West Sussex +24 4 - - 1
LAN
England

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (10.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (6.32%) Exchange Server 2013
3 6 (3.45%) IBM Domino
4 5 (2.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (13.79%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (6.90%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.15%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 58 (33.33%) Azure
2 43 (24.71%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (14.37%) AWS
4 17 (9.77%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.87%) GCP
6 2 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (1.15%) SaaS
7 1 (0.57%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.57%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 161 (92.53%) WAN
2 41 (23.56%) VPN
3 39 (22.41%) Firewall
4 33 (18.97%) Internet
5 28 (16.09%) Wireless
6 26 (14.94%) VoIP
7 25 (14.37%) Network Security
8 24 (13.79%) Wi-Fi
9 22 (12.64%) BGP
10 21 (12.07%) SD-WAN
10 21 (12.07%) TCP/IP
10 21 (12.07%) VLAN
11 19 (10.92%) DNS
12 18 (10.34%) DHCP
12 18 (10.34%) OSPF
13 17 (9.77%) MPLS
14 16 (9.20%) Cisco IOS
15 15 (8.62%) Junos
16 14 (8.05%) WLAN
17 12 (6.90%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (10.92%) SQL Server
General
1 75 (43.10%) Social Skills
2 20 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 15 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (6.32%) Finance
5 8 (4.60%) Telecoms
6 4 (2.30%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.72%) Retail
8 2 (1.15%) Automotive
8 2 (1.15%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (27.59%) IT Support
2 21 (12.07%) Support Engineer
3 20 (11.49%) Network Engineer
4 17 (9.77%) Lead
5 16 (9.20%) Infrastructure Support
6 15 (8.62%) 1st Line Support
6 15 (8.62%) Analyst
6 15 (8.62%) Architect
7 14 (8.05%) Network Support
7 14 (8.05%) Trainee
7 14 (8.05%) Trainee IT Support
8 13 (7.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (7.47%) Support Technician
9 12 (6.90%) 3rd Line Support
9 12 (6.90%) Network Architect
10 11 (6.32%) 1st Line Engineer
10 11 (6.32%) 2nd Line Support
10 11 (6.32%) 3rd Line Support Technician
10 11 (6.32%) Support Analyst
11 9 (5.17%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.72%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.07%) Driving Licence
2 19 (10.92%) Client/Server
3 17 (9.77%) Data Centre
4 11 (6.32%) Replication
5 9 (5.17%) Virtual Team
6 8 (4.60%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (3.45%) PMI
8 5 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (2.30%) Social Media
10 2 (1.15%) CCTV
10 2 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
11 1 (0.57%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.57%) iPhone
11 1 (0.57%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.57%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 79 (45.40%) Windows
2 20 (11.49%) Mac OS
3 18 (10.34%) Windows Server
4 9 (5.17%) Apple iOS
5 8 (4.60%) Android
5 8 (4.60%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.57%) CentOS
7 1 (0.57%) Linux
7 1 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (25.86%) ITIL
2 35 (20.11%) Customer Service
3 28 (16.09%) Business Continuity
4 25 (14.37%) Migration
4 25 (14.37%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (10.92%) E-Commerce
6 19 (10.92%) Project Delivery
7 18 (10.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 16 (9.20%) Agile
9 15 (8.62%) Disaster Recovery
10 14 (8.05%) Information Security
11 12 (6.90%) Requirements Gathering
11 12 (6.90%) Service Delivery
11 12 (6.90%) Technical Leadership
12 11 (6.32%) Knowledge Transfer
13 10 (5.75%) Budget Management
13 10 (5.75%) Data Protection
13 10 (5.75%) Root Cause Analysis
14 9 (5.17%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 19 (10.92%) SQL
2 9 (5.17%) Python
3 3 (1.72%) R
3 3 (1.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 38 (21.84%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (17.24%) CCNA
3 22 (12.64%) CCNP
4 18 (10.34%) Security Cleared
5 17 (9.77%) Degree
6 13 (7.47%) SC Cleared
7 10 (5.75%) Master's Degree
8 9 (5.17%) MBA
9 8 (4.60%) DV Cleared
9 8 (4.60%) JNCIA
10 7 (4.02%) PMI Certification
11 5 (2.87%) A+ Certification
11 5 (2.87%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.87%) JNCIS
11 5 (2.87%) MCP
12 3 (1.72%) MCSE
12 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (1.15%) CCIE
13 2 (1.15%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
1 12 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (6.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (4.02%) SLA
4 3 (1.72%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.57%) GDPR
5 1 (0.57%) NIST
5 1 (0.57%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 27 (15.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (13.79%) Active Directory
3 16 (9.20%) Hyper-V
4 9 (5.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.57%) Firmware
5 1 (0.57%) KVM
5 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (16.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (6.32%) SCCM
3 10 (5.75%) Ansible
3 10 (5.75%) Terraform
4 5 (2.87%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.57%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.57%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (51.15%) Microsoft
2 54 (31.03%) Cisco
3 35 (20.11%) VMware
4 26 (14.94%) Juniper
5 20 (11.49%) Fortinet
6 14 (8.05%) Palo Alto
7 13 (7.47%) Citrix
8 11 (6.32%) arcserve
9 9 (5.17%) Aruba
9 9 (5.17%) Unisys
10 8 (4.60%) Apple
11 6 (3.45%) Mellanox
11 6 (3.45%) NVIDIA
11 6 (3.45%) Sophos
12 5 (2.87%) Datto
12 5 (2.87%) WatchGuard
13 3 (1.72%) F5
13 3 (1.72%) HP
13 3 (1.72%) Riverbed
14 2 (1.15%) Dell