TCP/IP Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring TCP/IP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 133 70
Rank change year-on-year +3 -63 +71
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 46 59 131
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.22% 1.46% 4.00%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.14% 11.26% 24.90%
Number of salaries quoted 40 38 64
10th Percentile £27,250 - £28,290
25th Percentile £31,250 £25,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £42,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +12.94% -12.82% -0.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,250 £60,625
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,875 £79,100
South East median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% - +46.15%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 350 524 526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.28% 12.94% 16.08%
Number of salaries quoted 218 248 400
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +6.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £84,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £54,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.81% +9.50% +3.32%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing TCP/IP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

TCP/IP job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

TCP/IP
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing TCP/IP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 December 2025.

Salary histogram for TCP/IP in the Thames Valley

TCP/IP
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 TCP/IP within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 December 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
Buckinghamshire +12 17 £48,000 +12.94% 46
Berkshire -5 15 £58,750 -2.08% 61
Oxfordshire +26 14 £28,500 +3.64% 20
TCP/IP
South East

TCP/IP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.87%) IIS
2 4 (8.70%) SharePoint
3 2 (4.35%) CMS
3 2 (4.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (39.13%) Azure
2 12 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (19.57%) AWS
4 7 (15.22%) GCP
5 3 (6.52%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 30 (65.22%) DNS
2 23 (50.00%) Firewall
3 22 (47.83%) DHCP
4 8 (17.39%) VLAN
4 8 (17.39%) Wireless
5 7 (15.22%) Network Security
6 6 (13.04%) NAS
6 6 (13.04%) SAN
7 5 (10.87%) VPN
8 3 (6.52%) Ethernet
8 3 (6.52%) LAN
8 3 (6.52%) WAN
9 2 (4.35%) SDH
9 2 (4.35%) SSL
9 2 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (2.17%) 3GPP
10 1 (2.17%) ICMP
10 1 (2.17%) IPv4
10 1 (2.17%) IPv6
10 1 (2.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.17%) Power BI
General
1 14 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (4.35%) Banking
2 2 (4.35%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 9 (19.57%) IT Support
1 9 (19.57%) Support Engineer
2 8 (17.39%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 8 (17.39%) Security Engineer
3 7 (15.22%) IT Engineer
3 7 (15.22%) IT Support Engineer
3 7 (15.22%) Senior
3 7 (15.22%) Senior Security Engineer
4 6 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (10.87%) SOC Manager
6 4 (8.70%) Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (6.52%) 2nd Line Support
7 3 (6.52%) Analyst
7 3 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 3 (6.52%) Head of IT
7 3 (6.52%) Lead
7 3 (6.52%) Security Manager
7 3 (6.52%) SOC Engineer
7 3 (6.52%) Support Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.35%) Web Services
2 1 (2.17%) Middleware
2 1 (2.17%) REST
2 1 (2.17%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (26.09%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (8.70%) Driving Licence
3 2 (4.35%) Clustering
3 2 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.35%) Fibre Optics
3 2 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.35%) Replication
3 2 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.17%) FMCG
4 1 (2.17%) Life Science
4 1 (2.17%) LIMS
4 1 (2.17%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (47.83%) Windows
2 8 (17.39%) Linux
2 8 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.35%) Android
3 2 (4.35%) Apple iOS
3 2 (4.35%) Mac OS
3 2 (4.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (32.61%) Security Operations
3 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (17.39%) Business Continuity
4 8 (17.39%) High Availability
5 7 (15.22%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (15.22%) ITIL
5 7 (15.22%) Penetration Testing
5 7 (15.22%) SIEM
6 6 (13.04%) Agile
6 6 (13.04%) Dashboard Development
6 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
6 6 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (13.04%) Infrastructure Monitoring
6 6 (13.04%) Proactive Monitoring
6 6 (13.04%) Sprint Planning
6 6 (13.04%) Sprint Retrospective
7 5 (10.87%) Event Correlation
7 5 (10.87%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 7 (15.22%) PowerShell
2 4 (8.70%) Python
3 3 (6.52%) Bash
3 3 (6.52%) SQL
4 2 (4.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (19.57%) MCP
2 8 (17.39%) SC Cleared
2 8 (17.39%) Security Cleared
3 7 (15.22%) A+ Certification
3 7 (15.22%) CCNA
3 7 (15.22%) CCNP
3 7 (15.22%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (15.22%) CISSP
3 7 (15.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 7 (15.22%) GCIA
3 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (15.22%) SANS
4 5 (10.87%) Degree
5 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.17%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.17%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.22%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (15.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (6.52%) SLA
3 1 (2.17%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (2.17%) GxP
3 1 (2.17%) QA
System Software
1 13 (28.26%) Active Directory
2 8 (17.39%) Hyper-V
2 8 (17.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (13.04%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (13.04%) vSphere
4 2 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Failover Clustering
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 27 (58.70%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.39%) VMware
3 7 (15.22%) Google
4 6 (13.04%) LogicMonitor
4 6 (13.04%) Palo Alto
5 5 (10.87%) Cisco
6 2 (4.35%) Datto
6 2 (4.35%) Sophos
6 2 (4.35%) WatchGuard
7 1 (2.17%) Agilent