Network Specialist Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Network Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

The median Network Specialist salary in the UK excluding London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 494 524
Rank change year-on-year -7 +30 +224
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 9 65 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.021% 0.18% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.19% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 53 32
10th Percentile £59,400 £40,013 £38,635
25th Percentile £59,625 £47,500 £41,929
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £52,500 -
90th Percentile - £57,500 £64,095
UK median annual salary £64,250 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +28.50% -16.67% +6.67%

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 37,951 33,588 32,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 92.94% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,133 16,400 24,992
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,743
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Network Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Network Specialist
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 Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
West Midlands +37 6 - -
Midlands +24 6 - -
North of England +15 3 £65,000 +52.94%
North West +26 2 £66,750 -11.00%
North East 0 1 £65,000 +62.50%
Network Specialist
UK

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Network Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) Network Design
3 2 (22.22%) Fortinet
3 2 (22.22%) LAN
3 2 (22.22%) SD-WAN
3 2 (22.22%) WAN
3 2 (22.22%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (11.11%) CCNA
4 1 (11.11%) CCNP
4 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) FortiGate
4 1 (11.11%) Network Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Network Security
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving

Network Specialist 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) LAN
1 2 (22.22%) SD-WAN
1 2 (22.22%) WAN
1 2 (22.22%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Network Design
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Network Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) CCNA
2 1 (11.11%) CCNP
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Fortinet