Network Management Job Trends

Network Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Network Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 519 327 504
Rank change year-on-year -192 +177 +104
Permanent jobs citing Network Management 128 459 208
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.85% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.94% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 91 156 147
10th Percentile £28,000 £37,625 £26,768
25th Percentile £32,500 £52,500 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +14.99% +13.05%
75th Percentile £61,033 £81,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £88,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +33.33% -3.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Network Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,544 49,000 48,555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.18% 90.28% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28,525 24,011 36,948
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Network Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network Management

Network Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Management over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Management in the UK

Network Management
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Management within the UK over the 6 months to 8 January 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
England -189 121 £45,000 -30.77% 39
UK excluding London -161 113 £45,000 -25.00% 34
Work from Home +21 37 £45,000 -41.94% 13
South East -1 32 £55,812 -6.98% 13
Midlands -115 31 £45,000 -30.77% 7
East Midlands -14 29 £45,000 -5.26% 1
North of England +9 24 £28,000 -37.78% 6
North West +27 16 £60,000 +33.33% 2
East of England -4 12 £72,500 +20.83% 4
South West -28 12 £14,000 -81.76% 2
London +5 8 £61,250 -23.44% 10
Yorkshire -19 7 £28,000 -37.78% 3
West Midlands -108 2 £49,500 -23.85% 6
Northern Ireland - 2 £59,000 -
North East - 1 £60,000 - 2

Network Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 9 (7.03%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.56%) CMS
2 2 (1.56%) WordPress
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (9.38%) MS Visio
2 6 (4.69%) AutoCAD
3 5 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 34 (26.56%) Azure
2 26 (20.31%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (8.59%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.47%) Google Workspace
5 6 (4.69%) AWS
6 5 (3.91%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.56%) GCP
8 1 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 42 (32.81%) LAN
2 38 (29.69%) Firewall
2 38 (29.69%) WAN
3 35 (27.34%) VoIP
4 28 (21.88%) VPN
5 24 (18.75%) Wireless
6 22 (17.19%) TCP/IP
7 18 (14.06%) VLAN
8 16 (12.50%) SD-WAN
8 16 (12.50%) Unified Communications
9 14 (10.94%) DHCP
9 14 (10.94%) DNS
9 14 (10.94%) Network Security
9 14 (10.94%) Telepresence
9 14 (10.94%) WebEx
10 11 (8.59%) BGP
10 11 (8.59%) OSPF
11 10 (7.81%) MPLS
11 10 (7.81%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (6.25%) WLAN
General
1 30 (23.44%) Social Skills
2 27 (21.09%) Telecoms
3 20 (15.63%) Automotive
4 19 (14.84%) Finance
5 8 (6.25%) Retail
6 7 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.56%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 39 (30.47%) Support Engineer
2 23 (17.97%) IT Support
3 21 (16.41%) Network Engineer
4 18 (14.06%) IT Engineer
5 17 (13.28%) Architect
6 14 (10.94%) Voice Engineer
6 14 (10.94%) Voice Support Engineer
7 12 (9.38%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (8.59%) 3rd Line Support
9 9 (7.03%) IT Support Engineer
9 9 (7.03%) Network Support
9 9 (7.03%) Network Support Engineer
9 9 (7.03%) OSS Architect
9 9 (7.03%) OSS Solutions Architect
10 8 (6.25%) Network Manager
11 7 (5.47%) Cisco Consultant
11 7 (5.47%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 7 (5.47%) Technical Engineer
11 7 (5.47%) Technical Support Engineer
11 7 (5.47%) WAN Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.03%) REST
2 2 (1.56%) Middleware
2 2 (1.56%) NETCONF
2 2 (1.56%) RESTCONF
2 2 (1.56%) Web Services
3 1 (0.78%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.78%) FreeSWITCH
3 1 (0.78%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 24 (18.75%) Data Centre
2 6 (4.69%) Social Media
3 5 (3.91%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.34%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.34%) Digital Signage
5 3 (2.34%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.34%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.56%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.56%) Fibre Optics
6 2 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.56%) PKI
6 2 (1.56%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.78%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.78%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.78%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.78%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.78%) SCADA
7 1 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.97%) Windows
2 20 (15.63%) Windows Server
3 11 (8.59%) Linux
4 2 (1.56%) Android
4 2 (1.56%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.56%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (26.56%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (21.88%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (20.31%) Mentoring
4 22 (17.19%) Network Monitoring
5 21 (16.41%) ITIL
5 21 (16.41%) Root Cause Analysis
6 20 (15.63%) Logistics
6 20 (15.63%) Service Desk Management
7 17 (13.28%) Customer Service
8 14 (10.94%) AI
9 11 (8.59%) Data Protection
10 9 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (7.03%) Network Segmentation
10 9 (7.03%) Project Delivery
10 9 (7.03%) Roadmaps
11 8 (6.25%) Network Design
11 8 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (5.47%) IT Strategy
12 7 (5.47%) Network Virtualisation
12 7 (5.47%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.03%) Python
2 4 (3.13%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.56%) SQL
3 2 (1.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (19.53%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (16.41%) CCNP
3 13 (10.16%) Degree
3 13 (10.16%) Security Cleared
4 11 (8.59%) DBS Check
4 11 (8.59%) SC Cleared
5 10 (7.81%) CCNA
6 6 (4.69%) CCIE
6 6 (4.69%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (3.13%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.56%) CISSP
8 2 (1.56%) CWNA
8 2 (1.56%) JNCIA
8 2 (1.56%) JNCIS
8 2 (1.56%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.56%) RIBA
8 2 (1.56%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.47%) GDPR
2 2 (1.56%) NIST
2 2 (1.56%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 24 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 10 (7.81%) Hyper-V
3 9 (7.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (3.13%) Firmware
5 2 (1.56%) KVM
5 2 (1.56%) RHEV
5 2 (1.56%) Xen
Systems Management
1 14 (10.94%) Cisco CUCM
1 14 (10.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (8.59%) FortiGate
3 9 (7.03%) Ansible
3 9 (7.03%) Netcool
4 6 (4.69%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (4.69%) SmoothWall
5 2 (1.56%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.56%) Nagios
5 2 (1.56%) Proxmox
5 2 (1.56%) Terraform
6 1 (0.78%) CA Spectrum
6 1 (0.78%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 55 (42.97%) Cisco
2 30 (23.44%) Microsoft
3 17 (13.28%) Meraki
4 15 (11.72%) Fortinet
5 14 (10.94%) Oracle
6 9 (7.03%) VMware
7 7 (5.47%) Apple
7 7 (5.47%) Google
7 7 (5.47%) Sage
7 7 (5.47%) SonicWALL
8 6 (4.69%) Avaya
8 6 (4.69%) Extreme Networks
8 6 (4.69%) SolarWinds
9 5 (3.91%) Palo Alto
9 5 (3.91%) Progress
10 4 (3.13%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (3.13%) Juniper
11 3 (2.34%) F5
11 3 (2.34%) ServiceNow
12 2 (1.56%) Aruba