Network Administrator Job Trends in the South East

Network Administrator
England > South East

The median Network Administrator salary in the South East is £53,065 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 - 274
Rank change year-on-year - - +153
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Administrator 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.029% - 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% - 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,598 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,065 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.83%
75th Percentile £56,533 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -13.04% +40.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 9,484 8,430 7,412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 91.56% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 5,872 4,529 5,390
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Network Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Network Administrator job vacancy trend in the South East

Network Administrator
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Network Administrator job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Network Administrator job vacancies in the South East

Network Administrator
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 Network Administrator within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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 - 3 £53,065 -
Berkshire - 3 £53,065 -
Network Administrator
England

Network Administrator Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Network Administrator 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 South East region featuring Network Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Arista
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Extreme Networks
1 3 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Network Design
1 3 (100.00%) Non-Blocking Code
1 3 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 3 (100.00%) Physics

Network Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (100.00%) LAN
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Network Design
1 3 (100.00%) Non-Blocking Code
1 3 (100.00%) Physics
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Arista
1 3 (100.00%) Extreme Networks
1 3 (100.00%) Palo Alto