VLAN Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Virtual LAN (VLAN)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring VLAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 299 355
Rank change year-on-year -23 +56 +42
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 302 261 504
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.88% 0.65%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.46% 5.06% 5.25%
Number of salaries quoted 247 218 426
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £52,500 £48,375 £47,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £58,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% - -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

VLAN 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 4,677 5,154 9,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.03% 17.47% 12.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,161 2,668 7,137
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,087 £25,756
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -10.11% -1.11%
75th Percentile £60,125 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £69,850
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -6.39%

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

VLAN job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

VLAN
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing VLAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing VLAN

VLAN
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLAN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for VLAN in the UK excluding London

VLAN
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 VLAN within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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 +23 95 £35,000 +12.90% 24
South East -26 65 £47,500 +26.67% 56
Midlands -12 61 £50,000 +42.86% 26
North West +57 58 £31,000 +3.33% 18
South West -67 50 £32,500 -7.14% 14
West Midlands -32 33 £54,068 +54.48% 16
East Midlands -16 28 £32,500 -11.56% 10
Yorkshire -29 25 £36,000 -21.91% 4
East of England -27 18 £40,000 +23.08% 19
North East -35 12 £45,000 +35.34% 2
Scotland +11 6 £38,750 -3.13% 3
Wales -39 6 £36,750 -33.18% 2
Northern Ireland -39 1 - - 3
VLAN
UK

VLAN
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 84 (27.81%) SharePoint
2 77 (25.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.99%) IIS
4 1 (0.33%) Confluence
4 1 (0.33%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (6.95%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.66%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.33%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 166 (54.97%) Microsoft 365
2 144 (47.68%) Azure
3 91 (30.13%) Entra ID
4 47 (15.56%) AWS
5 22 (7.28%) Azure Sentinel
6 16 (5.30%) IaaS
7 13 (4.30%) OneDrive
8 11 (3.64%) PaaS
9 6 (1.99%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.99%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.99%) Serverless
12 3 (0.99%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 2 (0.66%) Datadog
13 2 (0.66%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.66%) Rubrik
14 1 (0.33%) GitHub Actions
14 1 (0.33%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 206 (68.21%) Firewall
2 170 (56.29%) VPN
3 159 (52.65%) DNS
4 150 (49.67%) DHCP
5 137 (45.36%) WAN
6 100 (33.11%) LAN
7 88 (29.14%) TCP/IP
8 82 (27.15%) Wi-Fi
9 60 (19.87%) Network Security
10 44 (14.57%) SD-WAN
10 44 (14.57%) VoIP
11 42 (13.91%) Wireless
12 33 (10.93%) BGP
13 20 (6.62%) SNMP
13 20 (6.62%) Unified Communications
14 19 (6.29%) OSPF
14 19 (6.29%) SSL
15 18 (5.96%) Cisco ASA
15 18 (5.96%) IPsec
16 14 (4.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.63%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (1.32%) MySQL
2 4 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.66%) InfluxDB
3 2 (0.66%) Power BI
4 1 (0.33%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 5 (1.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (0.66%) Git
3 1 (0.33%) JIRA
General
1 140 (46.36%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.25%) Telecoms
3 24 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (7.95%) Organisational Skills
3 24 (7.95%) Public Sector
4 20 (6.62%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (6.29%) Retail
6 16 (5.30%) Marketing
7 9 (2.98%) Banking
7 9 (2.98%) Legal
8 7 (2.32%) Finance
8 7 (2.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.99%) Military
10 5 (1.66%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.66%) Law
10 5 (1.66%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.32%) Electronics
12 2 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 89 (29.47%) IT Support
2 65 (21.52%) Network Engineer
3 55 (18.21%) Support Engineer
4 50 (16.56%) IT Engineer
5 44 (14.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 43 (14.24%) 2nd Line Support
7 36 (11.92%) Senior
8 35 (11.59%) IT Technician
9 33 (10.93%) IT Support Engineer
10 31 (10.26%) IT Support Technician
10 31 (10.26%) Support Technician
11 29 (9.60%) Infrastructure Support
12 24 (7.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 21 (6.95%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 20 (6.62%) 3rd Line Support
15 13 (4.30%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 13 (4.30%) Analyst
15 13 (4.30%) Support Analyst
16 11 (3.64%) Senior Network Engineer
17 10 (3.31%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.31%) XMPP
2 6 (1.99%) OAuth
2 6 (1.99%) SAML
3 5 (1.66%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.66%) gRPC
4 3 (0.99%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.99%) Web Services
5 2 (0.66%) OpenTelemetry
6 1 (0.33%) Middleware
6 1 (0.33%) Node.js
6 1 (0.33%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 69 (22.85%) Driving Licence
2 18 (5.96%) Data Centre
2 18 (5.96%) Onboarding
2 18 (5.96%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (4.97%) Replication
4 13 (4.30%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (3.31%) FlexPod
5 10 (3.31%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (2.98%) CCTV
6 9 (2.98%) Security Posture
7 7 (2.32%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (1.32%) Digital Signage
9 4 (1.32%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.99%) Social Media
11 2 (0.66%) BYOD
11 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Licensing
11 2 (0.66%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 181 (59.93%) Windows
2 133 (44.04%) Windows Server
3 54 (17.88%) Windows 10
4 36 (11.92%) Linux
5 29 (9.60%) Mac OS
6 23 (7.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (6.29%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (4.97%) Apple iOS
9 10 (3.31%) Android
10 7 (2.32%) VMS
11 5 (1.66%) Debian
12 4 (1.32%) Ubuntu
12 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.99%) AIX
14 1 (0.33%) CentOS
14 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.33%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.33%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (33.77%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (24.17%) Cybersecurity
3 67 (22.19%) Service Delivery
4 61 (20.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 57 (18.87%) Disaster Recovery
6 54 (17.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (16.23%) ITIL
8 46 (15.23%) Customer Service
9 34 (11.26%) ITSM
9 34 (11.26%) Project Delivery
10 33 (10.93%) Network Monitoring
11 31 (10.26%) Root Cause Analysis
12 29 (9.60%) Time Management
13 27 (8.94%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 24 (7.95%) Mentoring
15 23 (7.62%) Collaborative Working
15 23 (7.62%) High Availability
16 22 (7.28%) Kalman Filter
17 18 (5.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 16 (5.30%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 46 (15.23%) PowerShell
2 29 (9.60%) Python
3 19 (6.29%) SQL
4 10 (3.31%) Bash
5 8 (2.65%) VBA
6 2 (0.66%) Bicep
6 2 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.33%) C
7 1 (0.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 43 (14.24%) Cisco Certification
2 40 (13.25%) Degree
3 36 (11.92%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (9.93%) CCNA
4 30 (9.93%) Security Cleared
5 26 (8.61%) CCNP
6 23 (7.62%) Network+ Certification
7 22 (7.28%) SC Cleared
8 16 (5.30%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (2.65%) CCIE
10 8 (2.65%) DBS Check
11 7 (2.32%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.99%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (1.32%) AWS Certification
13 4 (1.32%) MCSA
14 2 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 1 (0.33%) A+ Certification
15 1 (0.33%) MCSE
15 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (10.93%) Cyber Essentials
2 25 (8.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (8.28%) SLA
3 17 (5.63%) GDPR
4 14 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 9 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (2.98%) QA
6 7 (2.32%) PMO
7 6 (1.99%) NIST
8 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.66%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 160 (52.98%) Active Directory
2 69 (22.85%) Hyper-V
3 66 (21.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (5.96%) vSphere
5 12 (3.97%) BitLocker
6 11 (3.64%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (2.32%) Firmware
8 7 (2.32%) ProxySG
9 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (1.99%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (1.32%) Docker
10 4 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (0.99%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.33%) KVM
12 1 (0.33%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 61 (20.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (8.61%) FortiGate
3 20 (6.62%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (5.30%) Grafana
5 15 (4.97%) SCCM
6 13 (4.30%) Ansible
7 12 (3.97%) Terraform
8 10 (3.31%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (2.98%) Backup Exec
10 6 (1.99%) CASB
10 6 (1.99%) Kubernetes
10 6 (1.99%) vCenter Server
11 5 (1.66%) Nagios
11 5 (1.66%) Prometheus
12 4 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (1.32%) SolarWinds Orion
13 3 (0.99%) Netcool
14 2 (0.66%) cPanel
14 2 (0.66%) Plesk
14 2 (0.66%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 200 (66.23%) Microsoft
2 97 (32.12%) Cisco
3 81 (26.82%) VMware
4 34 (11.26%) Veeam
5 32 (10.60%) SolarWinds
6 31 (10.26%) Fortinet
7 29 (9.60%) Palo Alto
8 28 (9.27%) Apple
9 17 (5.63%) ServiceNow
10 16 (5.30%) SonicWALL
11 15 (4.97%) Aruba
11 15 (4.97%) Meraki
12 14 (4.64%) Ubiquiti
12 14 (4.64%) Zscaler
13 13 (4.30%) Avaya
13 13 (4.30%) CheckPoint
13 13 (4.30%) Datto
14 11 (3.64%) Splunk
15 10 (3.31%) WatchGuard
16 9 (2.98%) Sophos