Local Area Network (LAN)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 221 161 202
Rank change year-on-year -60 +41 +82
Permanent jobs citing LAN 794 1,803 1,731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 1.74% 1.81%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.87% 13.28% 11.20%
Number of salaries quoted 637 1,503 1,270
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £42,500 £42,250
% change year-on-year -2.35% +0.59% -0.59%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

LAN 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 10,094 13,581 15,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.08% 13.10% 16.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,436 9,413 7,713
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £26,625 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.45% -2.22% -5.26%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the UK

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for LAN in the UK

LAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for LAN in the UK

LAN
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 -62 759 £42,500 -5.56% 526
UK excluding London -50 553 £41,500 -2.35% 403
London -46 201 £52,500 -4.55% 161
Work from Home -127 174 £50,000 - 245
Midlands -15 148 £45,000 +7.14% 71
South East +9 143 £40,000 -11.11% 71
North of England -98 140 £42,500 - 108
West Midlands +6 124 £38,500 -4.50% 42
North West -109 70 £45,000 +5.88% 64
Yorkshire -15 62 £40,000 -5.88% 29
East of England -32 56 £37,500 -16.67% 62
South West +4 50 £45,000 +5.88% 54
East Midlands +28 24 £60,000 +33.33% 28
Scotland +87 11 £50,000 +42.86% 22
North East +21 8 £65,000 +72.19% 17
Wales +9 3 £49,750 +22.84% 9
Northern Ireland +37 2 £50,000 +33.33% 9

LAN
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
1 112 (14.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 68 (8.56%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.88%) IBM Domino
4 5 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.38%) WordPress
6 2 (0.25%) Confluence
6 2 (0.25%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.25%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.25%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.25%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 98 (12.34%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.65%) MS Visio
3 13 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.25%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.76%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.63%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.50%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.25%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 355 (44.71%) Azure
2 261 (32.87%) Microsoft 365
3 94 (11.84%) Entra ID
4 86 (10.83%) AWS
5 40 (5.04%) GCP
6 34 (4.28%) OneDrive
7 15 (1.89%) Mimecast
8 12 (1.51%) SaaS
9 11 (1.39%) IaaS
10 8 (1.01%) AWS Direct Connect
10 8 (1.01%) Google Workspace
11 7 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.88%) GitHub
12 6 (0.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.76%) PaaS
12 6 (0.76%) Power Platform
13 5 (0.63%) Slack
14 4 (0.50%) Amazon EC2
14 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 690 (86.90%) WAN
2 336 (42.32%) Firewall
3 230 (28.97%) VPN
4 154 (19.40%) TCP/IP
5 142 (17.88%) Wireless
6 132 (16.62%) DNS
7 118 (14.86%) DHCP
8 115 (14.48%) Wi-Fi
9 101 (12.72%) SD-WAN
10 93 (11.71%) VoIP
11 92 (11.59%) BGP
12 91 (11.46%) Network Security
13 80 (10.08%) MPLS
14 76 (9.57%) VLAN
15 67 (8.44%) OSPF
16 66 (8.31%) Internet
17 57 (7.18%) WLAN
18 50 (6.30%) IPsec
19 45 (5.67%) Cisco ISE
20 38 (4.79%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.54%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.01%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.50%) Power BI
4 3 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.25%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.13%) DB2
6 1 (0.13%) MS Access
6 1 (0.13%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 12 (1.51%) Sonatype Nexus
2 8 (1.01%) Git
3 4 (0.50%) JIRA
4 2 (0.25%) Jenkins
General
1 313 (39.42%) Social Skills
2 87 (10.96%) Finance
3 62 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (5.42%) Retail
6 34 (4.28%) Banking
7 30 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (3.65%) Public Sector
8 29 (3.65%) Telecoms
9 20 (2.52%) Manufacturing
10 19 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.51%) Legal
13 11 (1.39%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.01%) Law
15 7 (0.88%) Automotive
16 6 (0.76%) Local Government
16 6 (0.76%) Police
17 4 (0.50%) Fire and Rescue
17 4 (0.50%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 150 (18.89%) IT Support
2 130 (16.37%) Network Engineer
3 121 (15.24%) Support Engineer
4 92 (11.59%) Architect
5 75 (9.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 70 (8.82%) Analyst
7 62 (7.81%) Network Architect
7 62 (7.81%) Senior
8 58 (7.30%) Lead
9 54 (6.80%) 2nd Line Support
10 44 (5.54%) IT Engineer
11 42 (5.29%) Infrastructure Support
12 39 (4.91%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 39 (4.91%) 3rd Line Support
13 37 (4.66%) Junior
13 37 (4.66%) Support Analyst
14 36 (4.53%) Support Specialist
15 35 (4.41%) IT Support Specialist
16 34 (4.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 32 (4.03%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.65%) JSON
2 21 (2.64%) 802.1X
3 13 (1.64%) LDAP
4 5 (0.63%) Middleware
5 4 (0.50%) EDI
6 3 (0.38%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.13%) .NET
7 1 (0.13%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 91 (11.46%) Data Centre
2 61 (7.68%) Driving Licence
3 39 (4.91%) CCTV
4 37 (4.66%) Onboarding
5 33 (4.16%) Public Cloud
6 27 (3.40%) Client/Server
7 22 (2.77%) Management Information System
8 19 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.27%) Virtual Team
10 17 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.51%) Security Operations Centre
11 12 (1.51%) Social Media
11 12 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.01%) iPhone
13 7 (0.88%) Cyber Threat
13 7 (0.88%) Replication
14 6 (0.76%) PMI
15 5 (0.63%) Clustering
15 5 (0.63%) Fat Client
15 5 (0.63%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 375 (47.23%) Windows
2 172 (21.66%) Windows Server
3 81 (10.20%) Windows 10
4 52 (6.55%) Linux
5 50 (6.30%) Windows Server 2016
6 41 (5.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 40 (5.04%) Mac OS
8 27 (3.40%) Windows Server 2012
9 24 (3.02%) Apple iOS
10 18 (2.27%) Android
11 10 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (0.88%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.63%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.38%) Unix
15 2 (0.25%) Solaris
15 2 (0.25%) VMS
16 1 (0.13%) AIX
16 1 (0.13%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (20.53%) Problem-Solving
2 138 (17.38%) ITIL
3 116 (14.61%) Customer Service
4 87 (10.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 77 (9.70%) Cybersecurity
6 68 (8.56%) Migration
7 57 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 51 (6.42%) Change Management
8 51 (6.42%) Network Design
9 50 (6.30%) Mentoring
10 48 (6.05%) Business Continuity
10 48 (6.05%) Presales
11 45 (5.67%) Root Cause Analysis
12 42 (5.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 42 (5.29%) Incident Management
13 38 (4.79%) Network Management
14 37 (4.66%) Network Monitoring
14 37 (4.66%) Technical Leadership
15 36 (4.53%) Service Delivery
16 32 (4.03%) Infrastructure Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (9.19%) PowerShell
2 69 (8.69%) Python
3 52 (6.55%) SQL
4 10 (1.26%) Bash
5 6 (0.76%) C++
5 6 (0.76%) Perl
6 3 (0.38%) Java
7 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.13%) R
7 1 (0.13%) RPG
7 1 (0.13%) RPG IV
7 1 (0.13%) Scala
7 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 193 (24.31%) Cisco Certification
2 132 (16.62%) CCNA
3 130 (16.37%) Degree
4 114 (14.36%) CCNP
5 104 (13.10%) Security Cleared
6 79 (9.95%) SC Cleared
7 70 (8.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 47 (5.92%) CCIE
9 41 (5.16%) JNCIA
10 32 (4.03%) Azure Certification
11 26 (3.27%) JNCIS
12 23 (2.90%) A+ Certification
12 23 (2.90%) MCSA
13 22 (2.77%) MCP
14 21 (2.64%) DV Cleared
14 21 (2.64%) MCSE
15 16 (2.02%) Master's Degree
15 16 (2.02%) MBA
16 15 (1.89%) DBS Check
16 15 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (8.82%) SLA
2 23 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (0.76%) GDPR
5 5 (0.63%) NIST
5 5 (0.63%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.38%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.38%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.13%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.13%) NCSC
8 1 (0.13%) QA
System Software
1 276 (34.76%) Active Directory
2 130 (16.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (8.06%) Hyper-V
4 36 (4.53%) VMware NSX
5 24 (3.02%) XenApp
6 19 (2.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.26%) Firmware
8 9 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (1.13%) vSphere
9 6 (0.76%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.63%) NFS
11 4 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.38%) KVM
12 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.25%) SRDF
13 2 (0.25%) Veritas Cluster Server
13 2 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.25%) Xen
13 2 (0.25%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 116 (14.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (8.19%) Ansible
2 65 (8.19%) Terraform
3 36 (4.53%) SCCM
4 33 (4.16%) FortiGate
5 11 (1.39%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.39%) NetBackup
5 11 (1.39%) SCOM
6 10 (1.26%) QRadar
7 9 (1.13%) WSUS
8 7 (0.88%) SmoothWall
9 6 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (0.76%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.63%) PaperCut
10 5 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.63%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.50%) Autotask
11 4 (0.50%) Nagios
12 3 (0.38%) Backup Exec
12 3 (0.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 385 (48.49%) Microsoft
2 343 (43.20%) Cisco
3 187 (23.55%) VMware
4 107 (13.48%) Fortinet
5 102 (12.85%) Juniper
6 82 (10.33%) Palo Alto
7 81 (10.20%) CheckPoint
8 80 (10.08%) Meraki
9 63 (7.93%) Aruba
10 54 (6.80%) Citrix
10 54 (6.80%) F5
11 42 (5.29%) Google
12 32 (4.03%) SolarWinds
13 31 (3.90%) Apple
14 29 (3.65%) ServiceNow
15 28 (3.53%) Blue Coat
16 25 (3.15%) Veeam
17 22 (2.77%) HP
18 20 (2.52%) SonicWALL
19 18 (2.27%) Dell