Network Operations Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Network Operations Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Network Operations Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £48,445 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 497 536 611
Rank change year-on-year +39 +75 +158
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Operations Manager 20 8 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.045% 0.023% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.025% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,446 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% - -43.75%
75th Percentile £50,443 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £66,250
UK median annual salary £48,445 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.65% - -43.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 40,537 32,198 42,350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 92.29% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 24,956 15,502 32,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,748 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.41%

Network Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Operations Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Network Operations Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Network Operations Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Network Operations Manager
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 Network Operations Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 January 2026. 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
North of England +24 14 £48,445 +7.65% 3
West Midlands - 5 - -
Yorkshire - 5 £48,445 -
Midlands - 5 - -
North East - 5 £48,445 -
North West +26 4 £48,445 +7.65% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Network Operations Manager
UK

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Network Operations Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Network Operations Manager in the job title.

1 12 (60.00%) ITSM
1 12 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (55.00%) Ansible
2 11 (55.00%) Arista
2 11 (55.00%) Aruba
2 11 (55.00%) AWS
2 11 (55.00%) Azure
2 11 (55.00%) Coaching
2 11 (55.00%) Creative Thinking
2 11 (55.00%) Firewall
2 11 (55.00%) Load Balancing
2 11 (55.00%) Mentoring
2 11 (55.00%) NetScout
2 11 (55.00%) Network Monitoring
2 11 (55.00%) NGFW
2 11 (55.00%) OCI
2 11 (55.00%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (55.00%) Python
2 11 (55.00%) Terraform
2 11 (55.00%) VXLAN
2 11 (55.00%) Wireshark
3 6 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Cost Control
4 5 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 5 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (5.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (55.00%) AWS
1 11 (55.00%) Azure
1 11 (55.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 12 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (55.00%) Firewall
2 11 (55.00%) NGFW
2 11 (55.00%) VXLAN
2 11 (55.00%) Wireshark
3 1 (5.00%) VLAN
General
1 11 (55.00%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (55.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (30.00%) Finance
3 5 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 19 (95.00%) Data Centre
2 11 (55.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) ITSM
2 11 (55.00%) Coaching
2 11 (55.00%) Creative Thinking
2 11 (55.00%) Load Balancing
2 11 (55.00%) Mentoring
2 11 (55.00%) Network Monitoring
2 11 (55.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Cost Control
4 5 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 5 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 1 (5.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (5.00%) Innovative Thinking
5 1 (5.00%) ITIL
5 1 (5.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (5.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (55.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (5.00%) Degree
1 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 11 (55.00%) Ansible
1 11 (55.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (55.00%) Arista
1 11 (55.00%) Aruba
1 11 (55.00%) NetScout