NAS Job Trends
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing NAS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 781 | 614 | 567 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -167 | -47 | +58 |
| Permanent jobs citing NAS | 58 | 53 | 185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.048% | 0.11% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.71% | 0.79% | 2.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 35 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,750 | £30,000 | £36,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,068 | £31,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,600 | £47,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.84% | -12.04% | +17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £66,250 | £65,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £109,750 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £41,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.05% | -24.07% | +35.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
NAS 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 citing communications or computer networking skills.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 8,144 | 6,701 | 7,924 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.75% | 13.61% | 11.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,891 | 3,948 | 4,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £25,087 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -27.62% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £61,010 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,790 | £84,599 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £34,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -32.00% | +11.11% |
NAS Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NAS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
NAS Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing NAS.
NAS Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing NAS over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
NAS Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NAS within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -151 | 49 | £53,600 | +12.84% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | -146 | 38 | £52,500 | +28.05% | 34 |
| London | -85 | 17 | £135,000 | +86.21% | 27 |
| South West | -70 | 12 | £53,050 | +71.13% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -55 | 10 | £68,600 | +37.20% | 30 |
| South East | -73 | 9 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 12 |
| East of England | - | 5 | £43,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | -71 | 4 | £43,750 | +32.58% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,871 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £52,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 2 |
| Midlands | -67 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
NAS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAN | 77.6% | 45 |
| 2 | DNS | 41.4% | 24 |
| 3 | Firewall | 39.7% | 23 |
| 4 | DHCP | 37.9% | 22 |
| 5 | VLAN | 17.2% | 10 |
| 6 | VPN | 15.5% | 9 |
| 6 | WAN | 15.5% | 9 |
| 8 | LAN | 12.1% | 7 |
| 9 | TCP/IP | 10.3% | 6 |
| 9 | Wireless | 10.3% | 6 |
| 11 | Wi-Fi | 8.6% | 5 |
| 12 | CHAP | 6.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Kerberos | 6.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Network Security | 6.9% | 4 |
| 15 | DKIM | 3.4% | 2 |
| 15 | DMARC | 3.4% | 2 |
| 15 | Fibre Channel | 3.4% | 2 |
| 15 | HTTPS | 3.4% | 2 |
| 15 | IP Telephony | 3.4% | 2 |
| 15 | NetScaler | 3.4% | 2 |