Network Architect Jobs in the South East

Network Architect
England > South East

The median Network Architect salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 336 350
Rank change year-on-year +63 +14 +115
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 39 64 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.40% 0.36% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.39% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 33 56 33
10th Percentile £54,450 £61,250 -
25th Percentile £62,500 £66,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,938 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £120,625 £72,250
England median annual salary £66,500 £69,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.62% +6.15% -21.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 8,376 16,502 12,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.09% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,469 11,730 7,982
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,613 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Network Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architect in the South East

Network Architect
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Network Architect in the South East

Network Architect
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architect in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Architect in the South East

Network Architect
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 Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +84 22 £66,250 -5.36% 29
Berkshire +48 21 £65,000 -7.14% 20
Hampshire +47 17 £65,000 -5.80% 14
Oxfordshire - 1 £91,500 - 3
Network Architect
England

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Network Architect 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 South East region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 36 (92.31%) Security Cleared
2 35 (89.74%) SC Cleared
3 27 (69.23%) Cisco
4 26 (66.67%) Juniper
5 24 (61.54%) WAN
6 15 (38.46%) Network Management
7 11 (28.21%) Technical Leadership
7 11 (28.21%) MPLS
8 10 (25.64%) CCNP
8 10 (25.64%) CCNA
8 10 (25.64%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (25.64%) Requirements Gathering
8 10 (25.64%) Customer Requirements
8 10 (25.64%) Junos
9 9 (23.08%) LAN
10 8 (20.51%) BGP
10 8 (20.51%) Network Design
10 8 (20.51%) JNCIS
11 7 (17.95%) Requirements Management
11 7 (17.95%) IPsec
11 7 (17.95%) Finance
11 7 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
12 6 (15.38%) Cisco IOS
12 6 (15.38%) Social Skills
13 5 (12.82%) DV Cleared
13 5 (12.82%) SLA
14 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
15 3 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
15 3 (7.69%) Performance Monitoring
15 3 (7.69%) SevOne

Network Architect Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 24 (61.54%) WAN
2 11 (28.21%) MPLS
3 10 (25.64%) Junos
4 9 (23.08%) LAN
5 8 (20.51%) BGP
6 7 (17.95%) IPsec
7 6 (15.38%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (7.69%) Ethernet
9 2 (5.13%) VPN
9 2 (5.13%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (2.56%) SD-WAN
General
1 7 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (17.95%) Finance
2 6 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.56%) Advertising
3 1 (2.56%) Automotive
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.69%) Linux
1 3 (7.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (38.46%) Network Management
2 11 (28.21%) Technical Leadership
3 10 (25.64%) Customer Requirements
3 10 (25.64%) Requirements Gathering
4 8 (20.51%) Network Design
5 7 (17.95%) Requirements Management
6 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (7.69%) Configuration Management
7 3 (7.69%) Performance Monitoring
8 2 (5.13%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (5.13%) Impact Assessments
8 2 (5.13%) Programme Management
8 2 (5.13%) Project Delivery
8 2 (5.13%) Project Management
8 2 (5.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 1 (2.56%) Network Architecture
9 1 (2.56%) Presales
9 1 (2.56%) Risk Management
9 1 (2.56%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 36 (92.31%) Security Cleared
2 35 (89.74%) SC Cleared
3 10 (25.64%) CCNA
3 10 (25.64%) CCNP
3 10 (25.64%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (20.51%) JNCIS
5 5 (12.82%) DV Cleared
6 2 (5.13%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 27 (69.23%) Cisco
2 26 (66.67%) Juniper
3 3 (7.69%) Red Hat
3 3 (7.69%) SevOne
3 3 (7.69%) VMware
4 1 (2.56%) Fortinet