LAN Jobs in the Thames Valley

Local Area Network (LAN)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 182 152
Rank change year-on-year +72 -30 +11
Permanent jobs citing LAN 71 65 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.08% 0.92% 1.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.79% 6.65% 10.46%
Number of salaries quoted 63 56 52
10th Percentile £22,750 £34,500 £27,525
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £32,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,000 £46,123
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.94% +2.49%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,300 £67,500 £67,500
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +11.11% -10.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

LAN 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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 555 978 937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.23% 13.87% 16.23%
Number of salaries quoted 233 683 532
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,570 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £73,875
South East median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.16% +5.56% -5.26%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the Thames Valley

LAN
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for LAN in the Thames Valley

LAN
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for LAN in the Thames Valley

LAN
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Berkshire +38 38 £47,500 +13.10% 23
Oxfordshire +38 25 £40,000 - 7
Buckinghamshire +39 8 £62,500 +38.89% 1
LAN
South East

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 11 (15.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (8.45%) IBM Domino
3 5 (7.04%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (4.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (19.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (29.58%) Azure
2 16 (22.54%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (9.86%) AWS
4 5 (7.04%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.82%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 71 (100.00%) WAN
2 32 (45.07%) Internet
3 20 (28.17%) Wireless
4 14 (19.72%) Firewall
5 10 (14.08%) Cisco IOS
6 8 (11.27%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (9.86%) MPLS
8 5 (7.04%) BGP
8 5 (7.04%) SAN
8 5 (7.04%) VLAN
9 4 (5.63%) DHCP
9 4 (5.63%) DNS
9 4 (5.63%) IPsec
9 4 (5.63%) Junos
9 4 (5.63%) TCP/IP
9 4 (5.63%) VPN
10 3 (4.23%) DMZ
10 3 (4.23%) DWDM
10 3 (4.23%) Network Security
10 3 (4.23%) SD-WAN
General
1 26 (36.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 19 (26.76%) Social Skills
3 8 (11.27%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (5.63%) Finance
5 2 (2.82%) Retail
6 1 (1.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 16 (22.54%) Infrastructure Support
1 16 (22.54%) Network Support
2 13 (18.31%) IT Support
3 9 (12.68%) Lead
4 8 (11.27%) Trainee
4 8 (11.27%) Trainee IT Support
5 6 (8.45%) Analyst
5 6 (8.45%) Platform Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Platform Support Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Support Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Support Technician
6 5 (7.04%) 3rd Line Support
6 5 (7.04%) 3rd Line Support Technician
6 5 (7.04%) Architect
6 5 (7.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (7.04%) Network Architect
6 5 (7.04%) Support Analyst
7 3 (4.23%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 3 (4.23%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 3 (4.23%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (22.54%) Virtual Team
2 6 (8.45%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (7.04%) Replication
4 4 (5.63%) Social Media
5 3 (4.23%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 51 (71.83%) Windows
2 8 (11.27%) Mac OS
2 8 (11.27%) Windows Server
3 6 (8.45%) Android
4 2 (2.82%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.82%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (28.17%) ITIL
2 14 (19.72%) Customer Service
3 8 (11.27%) Migration
3 8 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (9.86%) Network Virtualisation
5 6 (8.45%) Business Continuity
5 6 (8.45%) Business Strategy
5 6 (8.45%) Customer Experience
5 6 (8.45%) Customer-Centricity
5 6 (8.45%) Infrastructure as Code
5 6 (8.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 6 (8.45%) Network Design
5 6 (8.45%) Platform Engineering
5 6 (8.45%) Roadmaps
5 6 (8.45%) Strategic Planning
5 6 (8.45%) Strategic Roadmap
5 6 (8.45%) Technical Leadership
5 6 (8.45%) User Experience
6 5 (7.04%) Agile
6 5 (7.04%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (25.35%) Degree
2 16 (22.54%) Master's Degree
2 16 (22.54%) MBA
3 9 (12.68%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (9.86%) CCNA
4 7 (9.86%) CCNP
5 5 (7.04%) JNCIS
5 5 (7.04%) SC Cleared
5 5 (7.04%) Security Cleared
6 4 (5.63%) DBS Check
7 3 (4.23%) MCP
8 2 (2.82%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.41%) CCIE
9 1 (1.41%) CEH
9 1 (1.41%) CISA
9 1 (1.41%) CISSP
9 1 (1.41%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.41%) MCSE
9 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (7.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (7.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (7.04%) SLA
3 1 (1.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (15.49%) Active Directory
2 10 (14.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (7.04%) Hyper-V
4 3 (4.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.41%) Firmware
5 1 (1.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (14.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (8.45%) Ansible
2 6 (8.45%) Terraform
3 5 (7.04%) SCCM
4 3 (4.23%) vCenter Server
4 3 (4.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 31 (43.66%) Microsoft
2 21 (29.58%) Cisco
3 16 (22.54%) Unisys
4 12 (16.90%) Palo Alto
4 12 (16.90%) VMware
5 6 (8.45%) Aruba
5 6 (8.45%) Fortinet
5 6 (8.45%) Mellanox
5 6 (8.45%) NVIDIA
6 5 (7.04%) arcserve
6 5 (7.04%) Juniper
7 3 (4.23%) Datto
7 3 (4.23%) Sophos
7 3 (4.23%) WatchGuard
8 2 (2.82%) Apple
9 1 (1.41%) CrowdStrike