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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 149 69
Rank change year-on-year +16 -80 +96
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 46 58 135
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.26% 1.32% 3.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.03% 10.74% 24.46%
Number of salaries quoted 40 36 66
10th Percentile £27,250 - £28,290
25th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% -15.00% +1.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £51,563 £66,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £63,125 £78,500
South East median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% -5.00% +49.25%

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 353 540 552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.68% 12.32% 16.29%
Number of salaries quoted 229 254 424
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,250 £28,353
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £35,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% -1.90% +6.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,438 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +2.04%

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 22 November 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 22 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
Oxfordshire +26 16 £30,500 +10.91% 19
Buckinghamshire +17 16 £47,000 +10.59% 13
Berkshire -1 14 £60,000 - 15
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 6 (13.04%) SharePoint
2 5 (10.87%) IIS
3 2 (4.35%) CMS
3 2 (4.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (41.30%) Azure
2 14 (30.43%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (19.57%) AWS
4 7 (15.22%) GCP
5 5 (10.87%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 29 (63.04%) DNS
2 22 (47.83%) Firewall
3 21 (45.65%) DHCP
4 7 (15.22%) Network Security
4 7 (15.22%) VLAN
4 7 (15.22%) Wireless
5 5 (10.87%) LAN
5 5 (10.87%) NAS
5 5 (10.87%) SAN
5 5 (10.87%) VPN
5 5 (10.87%) WAN
6 3 (6.52%) Ethernet
7 2 (4.35%) SDH
7 2 (4.35%) SSL
7 2 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (2.17%) MQTT
8 1 (2.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.17%) Power BI
General
1 16 (34.78%) 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
2 8 (17.39%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 8 (17.39%) Security Engineer
2 8 (17.39%) Support 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 5 (10.87%) 2nd Line Support
4 5 (10.87%) Analyst
4 5 (10.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 5 (10.87%) SOC Manager
4 5 (10.87%) Support Analyst
5 4 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 4 (8.70%) Infrastructure Manager
6 3 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (6.52%) Head of IT
6 3 (6.52%) Lead
6 3 (6.52%) Security Manager
6 3 (6.52%) SOC Engineer
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 24 (52.17%) Windows
2 8 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 7 (15.22%) Linux
4 2 (4.35%) Android
4 2 (4.35%) Apple iOS
4 2 (4.35%) Mac OS
4 2 (4.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (54.35%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (32.61%) Security Operations
3 11 (23.91%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (15.22%) Business Continuity
4 7 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (15.22%) High Availability
4 7 (15.22%) ITIL
4 7 (15.22%) Penetration Testing
4 7 (15.22%) SIEM
5 6 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (10.87%) Agile
6 5 (10.87%) Dashboard Development
6 5 (10.87%) Disaster Recovery
6 5 (10.87%) Event Correlation
6 5 (10.87%) Incident Response
6 5 (10.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (10.87%) Infrastructure Monitoring
6 5 (10.87%) Proactive Monitoring
6 5 (10.87%) Sprint Planning
6 5 (10.87%) Sprint Retrospective
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 11 (23.91%) 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 7 (15.22%) Hyper-V
2 7 (15.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (10.87%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (10.87%) vSphere
4 2 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.35%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 28 (60.87%) Microsoft
2 7 (15.22%) Google
2 7 (15.22%) VMware
3 5 (10.87%) Cisco
3 5 (10.87%) LogicMonitor
3 5 (10.87%) Palo Alto
4 4 (8.70%) Datto
4 4 (8.70%) Sophos
4 4 (8.70%) WatchGuard
5 1 (2.17%) Agilent