Network+ Certification Job Trends in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 428 617
Rank change year-on-year +181 +189 +16
Permanent jobs citing Network+ Certification 521 122 108
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 0.36% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.88% 0.96% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 137 115 92
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,325 £22,900
25th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% +5.00% -24.53%
75th Percentile £37,000 £39,125 £43,750
90th Percentile £40,000 £55,625 £58,625
UK median annual salary £30,500 £31,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -3.17% -10.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,420 12,737 17,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.59% 37.54% 25.25%
Number of salaries quoted 6,797 5,310 10,977
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Network+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network+ Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Network+ Certification in the UK excluding London

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 July 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 +91 148 £30,500 -12.86% 64
Midlands +39 90 £34,000 -16.05% 29
Yorkshire +51 89 £30,500 -7.92% 26
South East +39 79 £36,500 +11.45% 56
South West -63 59 £30,500 -3.17% 44
Northern Ireland - 53 £32,000 - 12
West Midlands +19 50 £34,000 -38.18% 16
Scotland +57 42 £28,000 -11.11% 18
North West +15 42 £30,500 -12.86% 23
East Midlands +17 39 £34,000 +23.64% 13
East of England +2 33 £44,500 +67.92% 37
Wales -37 23 £34,000 -57.50% 18
North East -31 17 £30,500 -1.61% 17
Network+ Certification
UK

Network+ Certification
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 396 (76.01%) Azure
2 65 (12.48%) Entra ID
3 33 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.77%) AWS
4 4 (0.77%) Google Workspace
4 4 (0.77%) IaaS
4 4 (0.77%) PaaS
5 3 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (0.58%) GCP
5 3 (0.58%) Power Automate
5 3 (0.58%) Power Platform
5 3 (0.58%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.45%) Firewall
2 37 (7.10%) DNS
3 36 (6.91%) DHCP
4 28 (5.37%) VPN
5 25 (4.80%) Wireless
6 21 (4.03%) WAN
7 19 (3.65%) VLAN
8 17 (3.26%) SAN
9 16 (3.07%) LAN
9 16 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (2.88%) VoIP
11 14 (2.69%) Network Security
12 13 (2.50%) TCP/IP
13 6 (1.15%) BGP
13 6 (1.15%) Internet
13 6 (1.15%) SD-WAN
14 4 (0.77%) MPLS
14 4 (0.77%) OSPF
14 4 (0.77%) SSL
14 4 (0.77%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.19%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.15%) JIRA
General
1 403 (77.35%) Social Skills
2 55 (10.56%) Legal
3 48 (9.21%) Multimedia
4 29 (5.57%) Law
5 21 (4.03%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (2.30%) Public Sector
7 10 (1.92%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.77%) Finance
10 3 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.38%) Games
12 1 (0.19%) Retail
Job Titles
1 341 (65.45%) Network Engineer
2 67 (12.86%) Trainee
3 55 (10.56%) Senior
4 45 (8.64%) Senior Manager
5 34 (6.53%) IT Engineer
6 29 (5.57%) IT Support
7 18 (3.45%) Administrator
7 18 (3.45%) Network Administrator
7 18 (3.45%) Trainee Administrator
7 18 (3.45%) Trainee Network Administrator
8 15 (2.88%) IT Support Engineer
8 15 (2.88%) Support Engineer
9 14 (2.69%) Field Engineer
9 14 (2.69%) Field Service Engineer
10 11 (2.11%) Support Technician
11 10 (1.92%) IT Support Technician
11 10 (1.92%) IT Technician
12 9 (1.73%) Analyst
13 7 (1.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 7 (1.34%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.22%) Data Centre
2 20 (3.84%) Driving Licence
3 14 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (2.11%) Smartphone
5 5 (0.96%) FMCG
5 5 (0.96%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.58%) Fibre Optics
6 3 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (0.58%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.38%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.38%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.19%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.19%) Replication
8 1 (0.19%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 43 (8.25%) Windows
2 28 (5.37%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.34%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.77%) Android
5 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.58%) VMS
6 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (23.42%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (18.04%) Mentoring
3 77 (14.78%) ITIL
4 57 (10.94%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (9.21%) AI
5 48 (9.21%) Ethical Hacking
5 48 (9.21%) Line Management
6 47 (9.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 46 (8.83%) Collaborative Working
7 46 (8.83%) PRINCE2
8 45 (8.64%) Identity Access Management
8 45 (8.64%) Information Security
8 45 (8.64%) Performance Management
8 45 (8.64%) Privileged Access Management
8 45 (8.64%) Programme Management
8 45 (8.64%) RBAC
8 45 (8.64%) Strategic Planning
8 45 (8.64%) TOGAF
9 43 (8.25%) Customer Service
10 42 (8.06%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 362 (69.48%) CCNA
1 362 (69.48%) Cisco Certification
2 331 (63.53%) Azure Certification
3 155 (29.75%) A+ Certification
4 57 (10.94%) CompTIA Security+
5 48 (9.21%) CEH
6 45 (8.64%) CISM
6 45 (8.64%) CISSP
7 29 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 19 (3.65%) Degree
9 15 (2.88%) MCSE
10 12 (2.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 10 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.96%) CCNP
12 5 (0.96%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.96%) Security Cleared
13 4 (0.77%) SC Cleared
14 3 (0.58%) CompTIA CySA+
14 3 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
15 1 (0.19%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (1.34%) GDPR
2 7 (1.34%) SLA
3 5 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 79 (15.16%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.73%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.58%) vSphere
6 2 (0.38%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 56 (10.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.96%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (0.58%) SolarWinds Orion
3 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 409 (78.50%) Microsoft
2 346 (66.41%) Cisco
3 324 (62.19%) ForeScout
4 45 (8.64%) CyberArk
5 15 (2.88%) VMware
6 14 (2.69%) Dell
7 9 (1.73%) Meraki
8 8 (1.54%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.15%) Apple
9 6 (1.15%) Google
10 5 (0.96%) WatchGuard
11 4 (0.77%) Datto
11 4 (0.77%) Huawei
11 4 (0.77%) Polycom
11 4 (0.77%) SonicWALL
11 4 (0.77%) Veeam
12 3 (0.58%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.38%) Aruba
13 2 (0.38%) Citrix
13 2 (0.38%) Sophos