Network Architect Jobs in the South West

Network Architect
England > South West

The median Network Architect salary in the South West is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 276 239
Rank change year-on-year +93 -37 +93
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 5 7 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.13% 0.070% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.073% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 13
10th Percentile £58,350 - -
25th Percentile £62,625 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -5.45% -26.67%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £73,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.53% +12.31% -21.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 3,645 9,643 5,723
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 96.06% 89.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,313 6,991 3,824
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,199 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.97% -11.83% -

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Architect in the South West

Network Architect
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Network Architect in the South West

Network Architect
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 16 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
Devon - 4 £65,000 -
Wiltshire - 1 - - 2
Network Architect
England

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 16 July 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 West region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (20.00%) VMware
1 1 (20.00%) Local Government
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
1 1 (20.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Aruba
1 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (20.00%) Meraki
1 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) CCIE
1 1 (20.00%) CCNP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (20.00%) BGP

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) BGP
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
1 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (20.00%) Local Government
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (20.00%) Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CCIE
1 1 (20.00%) CCNP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
1 1 (20.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Aruba
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (20.00%) Meraki
1 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (20.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (20.00%) VMware