TCP/IP Jobs in the South West

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring TCP/IP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited TCP/IP over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 148 148
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 +38
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 39 152 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.99% 1.51% 1.95%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.27% 12.53% 10.91%
Number of salaries quoted 26 93 73
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,623 £30,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,199 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% -11.76% +1.19%
75th Percentile £54,565 £59,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,125 £68,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £39,398 £42,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -7.30% -7.61% +3.66%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

TCP/IP 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 requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 740 1,213 1,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 18.84% 12.08% 17.85%
Number of salaries quoted 442 885 570
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £26,688 £32,000 £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £48,839 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.36% +8.53% -5.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £62,833
90th Percentile £67,450 £74,000 £78,250
England median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% -5.00% -4.76%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing TCP/IP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP in the South West.

Salary trend for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP in the South West over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.

Salary histogram for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
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 TCP/IP within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 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
Wiltshire +30 14 £34,500 -40.00% 12
Devon +23 13 £31,000 -27.06% 5
Bristol +31 6 £65,000 +33.33% 6
Gloucestershire -2 3 £55,000 +83.33% 7
Dorset +37 1 - - 2
Somerset +15 1 £41,500 -2.92% 5
TCP/IP
England

TCP/IP
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (17.95%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.56%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 19 (48.72%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (33.33%) Azure
3 11 (28.21%) Entra ID
4 5 (12.82%) AWS
4 5 (12.82%) IaaS
4 5 (12.82%) PaaS
4 5 (12.82%) Rubrik
4 5 (12.82%) Serverless
5 2 (5.13%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.56%) GCP
6 1 (2.56%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 27 (69.23%) DHCP
1 27 (69.23%) DNS
2 20 (51.28%) Firewall
3 12 (30.77%) VLAN
4 10 (25.64%) VPN
5 9 (23.08%) VoIP
6 8 (20.51%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (17.95%) SD-WAN
8 6 (15.38%) LAN
8 6 (15.38%) Network Security
8 6 (15.38%) WAN
9 4 (10.26%) BGP
9 4 (10.26%) OSPF
10 3 (7.69%) Internet
10 3 (7.69%) WLAN
11 2 (5.13%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (5.13%) MPLS
12 1 (2.56%) Intranet
12 1 (2.56%) J1939
12 1 (2.56%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.82%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.56%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Burp Suite
1 2 (5.13%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.56%) Cucumber
2 1 (2.56%) Robot Framework
General
1 12 (30.77%) Advertising
1 12 (30.77%) Manufacturing
1 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.38%) Telecoms
3 5 (12.82%) Local Government
4 4 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.69%) Aerospace
6 2 (5.13%) Finance
6 2 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.56%) Automotive
7 1 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.56%) Military
7 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (35.90%) IT Support
2 8 (20.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (17.95%) 1st Line Support
3 7 (17.95%) 1st Line Support Technician
3 7 (17.95%) Network Engineer
3 7 (17.95%) Support Technician
4 6 (15.38%) Support Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) Infrastructure Support
5 5 (12.82%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) IT Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) IT Supervisor
5 5 (12.82%) IT Support Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) Senior
5 5 (12.82%) Support Supervisor
6 4 (10.26%) IT Technician
7 3 (7.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 2 (5.13%) Help Desk Technician
8 2 (5.13%) IT Support Technician
8 2 (5.13%) Penetration Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.82%) 802.1X
2 1 (2.56%) HTML
2 1 (2.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) Driving Licence
2 7 (17.95%) Onboarding
3 5 (12.82%) BYOD
4 3 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
5 2 (5.13%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.56%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (2.56%) CAN bus
6 1 (2.56%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.56%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 18 (46.15%) Windows
2 13 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 3 (7.69%) Linux
4 2 (5.13%) Android
4 2 (5.13%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.56%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (2.56%) Mac OS
5 1 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (23.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 8 (20.51%) Mentoring
4 7 (17.95%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (17.95%) ITIL
5 6 (15.38%) Customer Service
6 5 (12.82%) Predictive Analysis
6 5 (12.82%) Preventative Maintenance
6 5 (12.82%) Ticket Management
6 5 (12.82%) Vulnerability Management
7 4 (10.26%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (7.69%) Network Monitoring
8 3 (7.69%) Project Management
8 3 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (7.69%) Time Management
8 3 (7.69%) Validation
9 2 (5.13%) Cryptography
9 2 (5.13%) Information Security
9 2 (5.13%) Penetration Testing
9 2 (5.13%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.82%) Python
2 3 (7.69%) Bash
3 2 (5.13%) C
3 2 (5.13%) C#
3 2 (5.13%) C++
3 2 (5.13%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.56%) PHP
Qualifications
1 13 (33.33%) Degree
2 5 (12.82%) A+ Certification
2 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (7.69%) CCNP
4 3 (7.69%) DV Cleared
4 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.13%) CCIE
5 2 (5.13%) CHECK Team Member
5 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (5.13%) CREST Certified
5 2 (5.13%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.56%) CCNA
6 1 (2.56%) MCP
6 1 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (12.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (5.13%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (5.13%) QA
4 1 (2.56%) ISO 9001
4 1 (2.56%) JTAG
4 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 6 (15.38%) Hyper-V
3 3 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.56%) VMware NSX
4 1 (2.56%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (5.13%) Nmap
3 1 (2.56%) Ansible
Vendors
1 19 (48.72%) Microsoft
2 6 (15.38%) Aruba
2 6 (15.38%) Veeam
3 5 (12.82%) HP
4 3 (7.69%) Cisco
4 3 (7.69%) Citrix
4 3 (7.69%) Fortinet
4 3 (7.69%) VMware
5 2 (5.13%) CheckPoint
5 2 (5.13%) F5
5 2 (5.13%) Google
5 2 (5.13%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow