Software-Defined Networking Job Trends in the South East
Software-Defined Networking
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East citing Software-Defined Networking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 288 | 319 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +31 | -42 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Networking | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.020% | 0.045% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,875 | £59,625 | £61,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,313 | £70,313 | £64,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,250 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.06% | +5.08% | +18.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,813 | £78,750 | £82,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,625 | - | £85,375 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -7.69% | +30.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East
Software-Defined Networking 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 citing communications or computer networking skills in the South East.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 1,588 | 1,173 | 1,542 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 7.83% | 13.08% | 13.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,138 | 712 | 775 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £27,040 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £31,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £42,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -21.30% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £59,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -24.53% | +0.95% |
Software-Defined Networking Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software-Defined Networking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Software-Defined Networking Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Software-Defined Networking.
Software-Defined Networking Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Networking in the South East over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
Software-Defined Networking 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 Software-Defined Networking within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | -43 | 4 | £71,250 | -8.06% | 4 |
| Software-Defined Networking England |
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Software-Defined Networking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VPN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | WAN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Firewall | 75.0% | 3 |
| 3 | MPLS | 75.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Network Security | 75.0% | 3 |
| 6 | 4G | 50.0% | 2 |
| 6 | 5G | 50.0% | 2 |
| 6 | BGP | 50.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Intrusion Detection | 50.0% | 2 |
| 6 | SD-WAN | 50.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Wireless | 50.0% | 2 |
| 12 | LAN | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | NGFW | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | OSPF | 25.0% | 1 |