Network Monitoring Job Trends in the South East

Network Monitoring
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Network Monitoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 255 279
Rank change year-on-year -65 +24 -39
Permanent jobs citing Network Monitoring 19 29 55
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.10% 0.33% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.37% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 10 25 28
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,600 £37,500
25th Percentile £34,688 £30,750 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year - -19.15% +32.02%
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £65,050 £63,250 £143,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £48,800
% change year-on-year +18.18% +12.70% +2.74%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Network Monitoring falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,519 7,819 10,402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.84% 87.94% 81.25%
Number of salaries quoted 9,618 4,221 5,640
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,298
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.66% -6.72%

Network Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Monitoring relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Network Monitoring job vacancy trend in the South East

Network Monitoring
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Network Monitoring.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Network Monitoring

Network Monitoring
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Monitoring in the South East over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Monitoring in the South East

Network Monitoring
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 Monitoring within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 September 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 +5 10 £52,500 +10.53% 14
Berkshire +19 5 £110,000 +131.58% 11
Oxfordshire -27 3 £52,500 -4.55% 3
Middlesex - 3 - -
Buckinghamshire -1 2 £42,500 +60.38%
Hampshire -67 2 - - 2
Kent - 2 £28,000 - 1
Surrey -37 1 £58,000 +84.13% 1
West Sussex - 1 £35,000 - 1
Network Monitoring
England

Network Monitoring
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (26.32%) Azure
2 2 (10.53%) AWS
3 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (63.16%) Firewall
1 12 (63.16%) Wireless
2 10 (52.63%) Network Security
3 9 (47.37%) VPN
4 7 (36.84%) OSPF
4 7 (36.84%) SD-WAN
4 7 (36.84%) TCP/IP
4 7 (36.84%) VLAN
4 7 (36.84%) WAN
5 5 (26.32%) BGP
5 5 (26.32%) DHCP
5 5 (26.32%) DNS
5 5 (26.32%) LAN
5 5 (26.32%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (10.53%) 4G
6 2 (10.53%) 5G
6 2 (10.53%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (10.53%) MPLS
6 2 (10.53%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (10.53%) Wireless Backhaul
Development Applications
1 3 (15.79%) Git
General
1 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (36.84%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (31.58%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (15.79%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (15.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (15.79%) Manufacturing
4 3 (15.79%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
5 2 (10.53%) Aerospace
6 1 (5.26%) Military
6 1 (5.26%) Police
Job Titles
1 10 (52.63%) Network Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Automation Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Business Development Manager
2 3 (15.79%) Business Manager
2 3 (15.79%) Development Manager
2 3 (15.79%) Lead
2 3 (15.79%) Lead Network Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Architect
3 2 (10.53%) Junior
3 2 (10.53%) Junior Network Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Network Architect
3 2 (10.53%) Senior
4 1 (5.26%) Analyst
4 1 (5.26%) ICT Manager
4 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Network Manager
4 1 (5.26%) Security Analyst
4 1 (5.26%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (5.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) Jinja
1 3 (15.79%) JSON
1 3 (15.79%) YAML
2 2 (10.53%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Management Information System
2 2 (10.53%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (10.53%) Social Media
3 1 (5.26%) CCTV
3 1 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (5.26%) Driving Licence
3 1 (5.26%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (21.05%) Windows
2 3 (15.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (21.05%) Knowledge Transfer
3 4 (21.05%) Network Design
3 4 (21.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (15.79%) Agile
4 3 (15.79%) Business Development
4 3 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (15.79%) Configuration Management
4 3 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
4 3 (15.79%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) Logistics
4 3 (15.79%) Validation
4 3 (15.79%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 2 (10.53%) Infrastructure Transformation
5 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
5 2 (10.53%) Network Segmentation
5 2 (10.53%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.79%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (63.16%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (42.11%) CCNP
3 7 (36.84%) CCNA
4 4 (21.05%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (15.79%) CISSP
5 3 (15.79%) DV Cleared
5 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
6 2 (10.53%) AWS Certification
6 2 (10.53%) Azure Certification
6 2 (10.53%) JNCIP
6 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
7 1 (5.26%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (5.26%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.26%) Hyper-V
1 1 (5.26%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (15.79%) Ansible
1 3 (15.79%) FortiGate
2 1 (5.26%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) Cisco
2 5 (26.32%) Fortinet
2 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
3 3 (15.79%) CheckPoint
3 3 (15.79%) F5
4 2 (10.53%) Aruba
4 2 (10.53%) Ruckus Wireless
4 2 (10.53%) WatchGuard
5 1 (5.26%) Apple