Network Architect Job Trends 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 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 198 187
Rank change year-on-year +30 -11 +116
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 4 14 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.100% 0.23% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.24% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 24
10th Percentile £58,350 £50,000 -
25th Percentile £62,625 £73,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £77,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +40.91% -24.14%
75th Percentile - £81,250 £57,500
90th Percentile - - £61,250
England median annual salary £74,000 £77,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.52% +19.23% -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 3,734 5,781 4,295
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 94.28% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,497 3,578 3,342
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,457
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% -1.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in the South West

Network Architect
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies 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 7 November 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 -
Network Architect
England

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Network Architect 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 West region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) Aruba
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) BGP
1 1 (25.00%) CCIE
1 1 (25.00%) CCNP
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) Meraki
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (25.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (25.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) BGP
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
1 1 (25.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (25.00%) Local Government
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CCIE
1 1 (25.00%) CCNP
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Aruba
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (25.00%) Meraki
1 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (25.00%) SolarWinds