Network Technician Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Network Technician
UK > UK excluding London

The median Network Technician salary in the UK excluding London is £32,505 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 499 562 529
Rank change year-on-year +63 -33 +219
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Technician 10 4 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.024% 0.011% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.012% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 33
10th Percentile - £23,975 £29,150
25th Percentile £30,000 £24,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,505 £28,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.06% -5.83% -22.57%
75th Percentile £35,872 £34,063 £31,000
90th Percentile £51,298 £39,125 £45,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £28,250 £30,000
% change year-on-year +15.04% -5.83% -22.11%

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 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
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 Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Network Technician job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Network Technician
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Network Technician
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Technician in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Technician in the UK excluding London

Network Technician
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 Technician within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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 - 5 £36,736 - 1
North West - 4 £36,736 -
East of England - 4 £30,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
East Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
Network Technician
UK

Network Technician Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Network Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 4 (40.00%) City & Guilds
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (20.00%) Scorecard
3 1 (10.00%) 4G
3 1 (10.00%) Agile
3 1 (10.00%) BGP
3 1 (10.00%) Broadband
3 1 (10.00%) Cisco
3 1 (10.00%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (10.00%) Data Science
3 1 (10.00%) DMZ
3 1 (10.00%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (10.00%) GIS
3 1 (10.00%) Git
3 1 (10.00%) IOS XR
3 1 (10.00%) Jinja
3 1 (10.00%) MPLS
3 1 (10.00%) NETCONF
3 1 (10.00%) Network Design
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Python
3 1 (10.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (10.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) YANG

Network Technician 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 1 (10.00%) 4G
1 1 (10.00%) BGP
1 1 (10.00%) Broadband
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (10.00%) DMZ
1 1 (10.00%) Ethernet VPN
1 1 (10.00%) IOS XR
1 1 (10.00%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Git
General
1 5 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Advertising
3 3 (30.00%) Finance
4 2 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) Jinja
1 1 (10.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (10.00%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (10.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (20.00%) Scorecard
2 1 (10.00%) Agile
2 1 (10.00%) Data Science
2 1 (10.00%) Network Design
2 1 (10.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (10.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (10.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) City & Guilds
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco