Ethernet
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Ethernet skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Ethernet over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 639 721 879
Rank change year-on-year +82 +158 -267
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 268 255 360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.25% 0.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.98% 1.62% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 213 166 269
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,050
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.89% -4.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £105,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% -9.09%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Ethernet is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,519 15,777 20,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.64% 15.57% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9,433 8,018 11,667
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,625 £45,000 £46,223
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.64% +2.72%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Ethernet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Ethernet.

Salary trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
England +129 229 £46,250 -2.63% 153
UK excluding London +63 227 £50,000 +33.33% 153
Work from Home +90 111 £57,500 -28.13% 48
North of England +77 52 £40,000 +6.67% 20
North West +48 43 £40,000 -15.79% 11
Midlands -7 39 £45,000 +5.88% 43
East of England +49 37 £55,000 +41.94% 18
London +97 36 £70,000 -6.67% 19
South East -25 36 £50,000 +58.73% 45
West Midlands +10 34 £45,000 +5.88% 27
South West -14 26 £40,000 -13.42% 12
Scotland -42 26 £60,000 +34.08% 15
Wales - 11 £50,000 - 4
Yorkshire +89 9 £50,000 - 5
East Midlands - 5 £52,500 - 16

Ethernet
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (5.60%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.87%) WinCC
3 2 (0.75%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
Applications
1 15 (5.60%) OrCAD
2 10 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.99%) Simulink
4 6 (2.24%) CANalyzer
5 5 (1.87%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (1.49%) Windchill
7 3 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.75%) Abaqus
8 2 (0.75%) GNU Octave
8 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.75%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.87%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 25 (9.33%) Azure
2 21 (7.84%) AWS
3 20 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (5.60%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.24%) GCP
6 5 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (1.87%) Google Workspace
6 5 (1.87%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.75%) Azure Machine Learning
7 2 (0.75%) GitHub
7 2 (0.75%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 84 (31.34%) TCP/IP
2 77 (28.73%) Wi-Fi
3 67 (25.00%) WAN
3 67 (25.00%) Wireless
4 65 (24.25%) LAN
5 51 (19.03%) MPLS
6 49 (18.28%) OSPF
7 48 (17.91%) RS-232
8 47 (17.54%) BGP
9 41 (15.30%) DHCP
10 40 (14.93%) Firewall
11 32 (11.94%) Internet
12 29 (10.82%) VLAN
13 24 (8.96%) DSL
14 20 (7.46%) VPN
15 17 (6.34%) SD-WAN
16 16 (5.97%) DNS
17 11 (4.10%) Profibus
18 10 (3.73%) SNMP
18 10 (3.73%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.24%) MySQL
2 4 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (1.49%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.75%) Hadoop
3 2 (0.75%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.37%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 23 (8.58%) Git
2 10 (3.73%) LabVIEW
3 8 (2.99%) CANoe
4 7 (2.61%) Subversion
5 4 (1.49%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.49%) JIRA
5 4 (1.49%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.12%) Eclipse
6 3 (1.12%) Rational Rhapsody
6 3 (1.12%) Rational Team Concert
7 2 (0.75%) PetaLinux
8 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 64 (23.88%) Manufacturing
2 62 (23.13%) Electronics
3 60 (22.39%) Social Skills
4 35 (13.06%) Finance
5 34 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (7.84%) Automotive
7 15 (5.60%) Telecoms
8 14 (5.22%) Aerospace
9 11 (4.10%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (3.73%) Marketing
10 10 (3.73%) Military
11 9 (3.36%) Law
11 9 (3.36%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.36%) Retail
12 7 (2.61%) Aviation
12 7 (2.61%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (1.87%) Banking
13 5 (1.87%) Multimedia
14 4 (1.49%) Legal
15 2 (0.75%) Billing
Job Titles
1 66 (24.63%) Software Engineer
2 60 (22.39%) Senior
3 57 (21.27%) Network Engineer
4 44 (16.42%) Embedded Engineer
5 39 (14.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 28 (10.45%) Senior Software Engineer
7 27 (10.07%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 24 (8.96%) Support Engineer
9 23 (8.58%) Hardware Engineer
9 23 (8.58%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 18 (6.72%) IP Engineer
10 18 (6.72%) IP Network Engineer
11 16 (5.97%) Cisco Engineer
11 16 (5.97%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 16 (5.97%) Juniper Engineer
11 16 (5.97%) Technical Engineer
12 15 (5.60%) Technical Support
12 15 (5.60%) Technical Support Engineer
13 14 (5.22%) Support Technician
13 14 (5.22%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.72%) Yocto
2 13 (4.85%) .NET
3 6 (2.24%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.87%) Qt
5 4 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
5 4 (1.49%) Flash
5 4 (1.49%) WCF
5 4 (1.49%) Web Services
5 4 (1.49%) WinForms
6 3 (1.12%) POSIX
7 2 (0.75%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.75%) CSS
7 2 (0.75%) DPDK
7 2 (0.75%) eBPF
7 2 (0.75%) HTML
7 2 (0.75%) HTML5
7 2 (0.75%) NETCONF
7 2 (0.75%) OpenMP
7 2 (0.75%) RESTCONF
8 1 (0.37%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.82%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (10.07%) PCIe
3 26 (9.70%) FPGA
4 19 (7.09%) Embedded Systems
5 17 (6.34%) Data Centre
6 15 (5.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (5.22%) Algorithms
7 14 (5.22%) Device Driver
7 14 (5.22%) Driving Licence
8 12 (4.48%) Analogue Electronics
9 9 (3.36%) CCTV
9 9 (3.36%) IoT
9 9 (3.36%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (2.99%) VHDL
11 7 (2.61%) Infotainment
11 7 (2.61%) Robotics
11 7 (2.61%) SCADA
12 5 (1.87%) Management Information System
12 5 (1.87%) Smartphone
13 4 (1.49%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 59 (22.01%) Linux
2 28 (10.45%) Windows
3 19 (7.09%) Embedded Linux
4 18 (6.72%) VyOS
5 11 (4.10%) Windows Server
6 6 (2.24%) FreeRTOS
6 6 (2.24%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.87%) Android
7 5 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.49%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.49%) VxWorks
9 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.75%) Solaris
10 2 (0.75%) SUSE
10 2 (0.75%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.37%) Debian
11 1 (0.37%) Fedora
11 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.37%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (34.33%) Software Engineering
2 60 (22.39%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (14.18%) Customer Service
4 34 (12.69%) Cybersecurity
5 28 (10.45%) Computer Science
6 22 (8.21%) Validation
7 17 (6.34%) Embedded Software Development
8 16 (5.97%) Customer Requirements
8 16 (5.97%) Mentoring
8 16 (5.97%) Schematic Capture
8 16 (5.97%) Software Testing
9 15 (5.60%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (5.22%) Design for Manufacturing
10 14 (5.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 14 (5.22%) OOD
11 13 (4.85%) Agile
11 13 (4.85%) Network Management
11 13 (4.85%) Project Management
11 13 (4.85%) Software Architecture
11 13 (4.85%) UML
Programming Languages
1 71 (26.49%) C
2 32 (11.94%) Python
3 27 (10.07%) Embedded C
4 22 (8.21%) C#
5 20 (7.46%) C++
6 13 (4.85%) PowerShell
7 10 (3.73%) SQL
8 8 (2.99%) Bash
8 8 (2.99%) MATLAB
9 7 (2.61%) Shell Script
10 6 (2.24%) Java
11 5 (1.87%) Embedded C++
12 3 (1.12%) Ada
12 3 (1.12%) Assembly Language
13 2 (0.75%) Go
13 2 (0.75%) JavaScript
13 2 (0.75%) Perl
13 2 (0.75%) PHP
13 2 (0.75%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.75%) VB
Qualifications
1 90 (33.58%) Degree
2 34 (12.69%) Cisco Certification
3 29 (10.82%) Security Cleared
4 27 (10.07%) JNCIA
5 26 (9.70%) CCNA
6 13 (4.85%) HNC
7 12 (4.48%) SC Cleared
8 11 (4.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (3.36%) CCNP
10 8 (2.99%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.61%) HND
11 7 (2.61%) JNCIP
12 6 (2.24%) CCDP
13 4 (1.49%) BICSI RCDD
13 4 (1.49%) Chartered Engineer
14 3 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (1.12%) DV Cleared
15 1 (0.37%) CCSP
15 1 (0.37%) MCAD
15 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.73%) GDPR
1 10 (3.73%) ISO 26262
2 8 (2.99%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (2.99%) ISO 13485
2 8 (2.99%) JTAG
3 4 (1.49%) AUTOSAR
3 4 (1.49%) MISRA
3 4 (1.49%) PMO
4 3 (1.12%) Def Stans
4 3 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.12%) SLA
5 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 48 (17.91%) Firmware
2 15 (5.60%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (3.73%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.87%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.75%) Lustre
5 2 (0.75%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 2 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.37%) Docker
6 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (5.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.49%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.12%) Autotask
3 3 (1.12%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (1.12%) FortiGate
3 3 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.12%) SCCM
3 3 (1.12%) Wonderware InTouch
4 2 (0.75%) Nagios
4 2 (0.75%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 62 (23.13%) Cisco
2 42 (15.67%) Juniper
3 33 (12.31%) Microsoft
4 30 (11.19%) Nokia
5 28 (10.45%) Fortinet
6 26 (9.70%) Ruckus Wireless
7 18 (6.72%) Vyatta
8 14 (5.22%) EMC
9 12 (4.48%) Meraki
10 10 (3.73%) Siemens
11 9 (3.36%) SAP
11 9 (3.36%) SolarWinds
12 8 (2.99%) HP
13 7 (2.61%) Aruba
13 7 (2.61%) QNX
13 7 (2.61%) VMware
14 6 (2.24%) Draytek
14 6 (2.24%) Rockwell
14 6 (2.24%) Xilinx
14 6 (2.24%) Yealink