LAN Jobs in the UK excluding London

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 215 165 182
Rank change year-on-year -50 +17 +7
Permanent jobs citing LAN 547 1,276 1,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.39% 1.71% 1.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.78% 12.95% 10.63%
Number of salaries quoted 444 1,075 818
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £25,925
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £42,500 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% +0.59% -0.59%
75th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,875 £62,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.26%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,027 9,853 10,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.84% 13.21% 18.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,301 7,110 4,617
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% -2.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,000 £58,750 £60,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the UK excluding London

LAN
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for LAN in the UK excluding London

LAN
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for LAN in the UK excluding London

LAN
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 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
Midlands +3 146 £45,000 +7.14% 234
South East +12 141 £40,000 -11.11% 317
North of England -97 139 £42,500 - 271
West Midlands +3 123 £38,500 -4.50% 126
North West -110 70 £45,000 +5.88% 130
Yorkshire -13 61 £40,000 -5.88% 104
East of England -37 56 £37,500 -16.67% 215
South West -3 49 £45,000 +6.51% 155
East Midlands +30 23 £60,000 +33.33% 95
Scotland +83 11 £50,000 +42.86% 54
North East +18 8 £65,000 +72.19% 38
Wales +15 3 £49,750 +22.84% 35
Northern Ireland +38 2 £50,000 +33.33% 18
LAN
UK

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 73 (13.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (8.04%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.28%) IBM Domino
4 5 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.37%) Confluence
5 2 (0.37%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.37%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.37%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 61 (11.15%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.66%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (1.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.10%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.73%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 224 (40.95%) Azure
2 197 (36.01%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (12.61%) Entra ID
4 36 (6.58%) AWS
5 24 (4.39%) OneDrive
6 8 (1.46%) GCP
7 7 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (1.28%) IaaS
8 6 (1.10%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 4 (0.73%) SaaS
10 3 (0.55%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.37%) Cloudflare
11 2 (0.37%) GitHub
11 2 (0.37%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.37%) PaaS
12 1 (0.18%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 478 (87.39%) WAN
2 229 (41.86%) Firewall
3 158 (28.88%) VPN
4 99 (18.10%) Wireless
5 80 (14.63%) TCP/IP
6 78 (14.26%) Wi-Fi
7 75 (13.71%) DNS
8 74 (13.53%) DHCP
9 72 (13.16%) VoIP
10 61 (11.15%) Network Security
10 61 (11.15%) VLAN
11 56 (10.24%) Internet
12 52 (9.51%) BGP
13 43 (7.86%) MPLS
14 42 (7.68%) SD-WAN
15 32 (5.85%) IPsec
16 31 (5.67%) OSPF
17 29 (5.30%) Cisco IOS
17 29 (5.30%) WLAN
18 27 (4.94%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (7.31%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.46%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.37%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.18%) DB2
5 1 (0.18%) MS Access
5 1 (0.18%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 8 (1.46%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (0.73%) JIRA
3 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
General
1 243 (44.42%) Social Skills
2 48 (8.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 38 (6.95%) Retail
4 37 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (6.58%) Finance
6 25 (4.57%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (4.39%) Public Sector
8 19 (3.47%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.74%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (2.01%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.28%) Automotive
12 7 (1.28%) Legal
13 4 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.73%) Law
13 4 (0.73%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.55%) Aviation
14 3 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.37%) Local Government
15 2 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 133 (24.31%) IT Support
2 97 (17.73%) Support Engineer
3 77 (14.08%) Network Engineer
4 59 (10.79%) Architect
5 48 (8.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 40 (7.31%) Analyst
7 39 (7.13%) 2nd Line Support
7 39 (7.13%) Infrastructure Support
7 39 (7.13%) IT Engineer
7 39 (7.13%) Senior
8 38 (6.95%) Lead
9 37 (6.76%) 3rd Line Support
10 36 (6.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 36 (6.58%) Support Specialist
11 35 (6.40%) IT Support Specialist
12 32 (5.85%) Network Architect
13 28 (5.12%) Technical Support
14 26 (4.75%) Junior
15 25 (4.57%) 1st Line Support
15 25 (4.57%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.38%) LDAP
2 7 (1.28%) 802.1X
3 5 (0.91%) Middleware
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) JSON
4 1 (0.18%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 61 (11.15%) Driving Licence
2 34 (6.22%) CCTV
3 33 (6.03%) Data Centre
4 27 (4.94%) Client/Server
5 23 (4.20%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.29%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.19%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.19%) Security Operations Centre
8 11 (2.01%) Social Media
9 10 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.46%) Management Information System
11 7 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
11 7 (1.28%) Replication
12 6 (1.10%) PMI
13 5 (0.91%) Clustering
14 4 (0.73%) Digital Signage
14 4 (0.73%) EPoS
14 4 (0.73%) Operational Technology
14 4 (0.73%) PKI
14 4 (0.73%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 283 (51.74%) Windows
2 118 (21.57%) Windows Server
3 62 (11.33%) Windows 10
4 32 (5.85%) Mac OS
5 31 (5.67%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (5.30%) Linux
7 21 (3.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (2.93%) Apple iOS
9 8 (1.46%) Android
10 5 (0.91%) Mac OS X
10 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.55%) Unix
12 2 (0.37%) Solaris
12 2 (0.37%) VMS
12 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.18%) CentOS
13 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (15.90%) Customer Service
3 80 (14.63%) ITIL
4 64 (11.70%) Cybersecurity
5 58 (10.60%) Migration
6 53 (9.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 45 (8.23%) Network Design
7 45 (8.23%) Presales
8 39 (7.13%) Mentoring
9 36 (6.58%) Business Continuity
10 35 (6.40%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (6.22%) Technical Leadership
12 24 (4.39%) Change Management
12 24 (4.39%) Data Security
12 24 (4.39%) Network Management
13 23 (4.20%) Infrastructure Management
14 22 (4.02%) Disaster Recovery
14 22 (4.02%) Requirements Gathering
14 22 (4.02%) Service Delivery
15 21 (3.84%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.41%) SQL
2 39 (7.13%) PowerShell
3 29 (5.30%) Python
4 7 (1.28%) Bash
5 6 (1.10%) C++
5 6 (1.10%) Perl
6 2 (0.37%) Java
7 1 (0.18%) R
7 1 (0.18%) RPG
7 1 (0.18%) RPG IV
7 1 (0.18%) Scala
7 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 131 (23.95%) Cisco Certification
2 98 (17.92%) Degree
3 95 (17.37%) CCNA
4 79 (14.44%) CCNP
5 73 (13.35%) Security Cleared
6 50 (9.14%) SC Cleared
7 40 (7.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 38 (6.95%) JNCIA
9 30 (5.48%) CCIE
10 26 (4.75%) JNCIS
11 21 (3.84%) A+ Certification
11 21 (3.84%) MCSA
12 20 (3.66%) MCP
13 19 (3.47%) DV Cleared
14 17 (3.11%) Master's Degree
14 17 (3.11%) MBA
15 15 (2.74%) DBS Check
16 11 (2.01%) MCSE
17 10 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
18 7 (1.28%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.48%) SLA
2 13 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (0.73%) GDPR
5 4 (0.73%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.55%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.55%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.55%) NIST
7 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 190 (34.73%) Active Directory
2 95 (17.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (7.50%) Hyper-V
4 17 (3.11%) XenApp
5 11 (2.01%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.10%) Terminal Services
7 6 (1.10%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.73%) vSphere
9 3 (0.55%) Firmware
9 3 (0.55%) KVM
10 2 (0.37%) NFS
10 2 (0.37%) SRDF
10 2 (0.37%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 2 (0.37%) Xen
11 1 (0.18%) Docker
11 1 (0.18%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 76 (13.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (4.39%) Ansible
3 21 (3.84%) Terraform
4 12 (2.19%) SCCM
5 11 (2.01%) Jamf Pro
6 10 (1.83%) QRadar
7 7 (1.28%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.73%) Autotask
8 4 (0.73%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.73%) WSUS
9 3 (0.55%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.55%) Iperf
9 3 (0.55%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.55%) Puppet
10 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.18%) Avamar
11 1 (0.18%) CASB
11 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 275 (50.27%) Microsoft
2 220 (40.22%) Cisco
3 121 (22.12%) VMware
4 79 (14.44%) Fortinet
5 77 (14.08%) Juniper
6 66 (12.07%) Palo Alto
7 59 (10.79%) Aruba
8 49 (8.96%) Meraki
9 36 (6.58%) Citrix
10 34 (6.22%) CheckPoint
11 21 (3.84%) Apple
12 20 (3.66%) SonicWALL
13 17 (3.11%) Unisys
14 14 (2.56%) HP
14 14 (2.56%) Veeam
15 12 (2.19%) Splunk
16 11 (2.01%) Dell
16 11 (2.01%) Mellanox
16 11 (2.01%) NVIDIA
17 10 (1.83%) WatchGuard