Network Manager Job Trends

Network Manager
UK

The median Network Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 585 604 604
Rank change year-on-year +19 0 +282
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 66 107 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 44 46 101
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% -11.11%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,625 £76,250
90th Percentile £79,250 £86,875 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +47.37% +5.56% -18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,440 48,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.14% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,905 27,168 37,760
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in the UK

Network Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Manager over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Manager in the UK

Network Manager
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +28 52 £62,500 +13.64% 22
UK excluding London +38 51 £70,000 +47.37% 18
Work from Home +71 24 £72,500 +22.36% 6
East of England +30 11 £72,500 -19.44% 3
South East +11 10 £35,750 -20.56% 8
Midlands +29 9 £75,000 +87.50%
London +13 9 £56,000 -6.67% 7
South West -13 8 £68,750 +21.15% 2
West Midlands +24 7 £75,000 +87.50%
Scotland +15 7 £75,000 -
North West +19 5 £60,000 +33.33% 4
North of England +17 5 £60,000 +33.33% 4
East Midlands - 2 £72,500 -
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Network Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 23 (34.85%) Cisco
2 21 (31.82%) SD-WAN
3 17 (25.76%) WAN
4 16 (24.24%) LAN
5 15 (22.73%) Firewall
6 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
6 12 (18.18%) Logistics
6 12 (18.18%) TCP/IP
7 11 (16.67%) Network Security
7 11 (16.67%) VPN
8 10 (15.15%) Degree
8 10 (15.15%) Strategic Thinking
8 10 (15.15%) VLAN
9 9 (13.64%) Network Management
10 8 (12.12%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (12.12%) ITIL
10 8 (12.12%) Microsoft
10 8 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (12.12%) Wireless
11 7 (10.61%) Extreme Networks
11 7 (10.61%) GDPR
11 7 (10.61%) Master's Degree
11 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (9.09%) Active Directory
12 6 (9.09%) AutoCAD
12 6 (9.09%) Avaya
12 6 (9.09%) AWS
12 6 (9.09%) Azure

Network Manager Skill Set
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 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (9.09%) AutoCAD
1 6 (9.09%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.09%) AWS
1 6 (9.09%) Azure
2 4 (6.06%) Entra ID
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.55%) IBM Cloud
4 2 (3.03%) OCI
5 1 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 21 (31.82%) SD-WAN
2 17 (25.76%) WAN
3 16 (24.24%) LAN
4 15 (22.73%) Firewall
5 12 (18.18%) TCP/IP
6 11 (16.67%) Network Security
6 11 (16.67%) VPN
7 10 (15.15%) VLAN
8 8 (12.12%) Wireless
9 6 (9.09%) BGP
9 6 (9.09%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (9.09%) DHCP
9 6 (9.09%) DNS
9 6 (9.09%) HSRP
9 6 (9.09%) OSPF
9 6 (9.09%) VoIP
9 6 (9.09%) VRRP
10 5 (7.58%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (6.06%) Intranet
11 4 (6.06%) MPLS
General
1 17 (25.76%) Retail
2 11 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 10 (15.15%) Manufacturing
4 9 (13.64%) Finance
5 5 (7.58%) Legal
6 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (3.03%) Banking
7 2 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.03%) Law
8 1 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.52%) Local Government
8 1 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.70%) Data Centre
2 7 (10.61%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (6.06%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (4.55%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.55%) PKI
5 2 (3.03%) e-Learning
5 2 (3.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.52%) IoT
6 1 (1.52%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.55%) Windows
1 3 (4.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
1 12 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
1 12 (18.18%) Logistics
2 10 (15.15%) Strategic Thinking
3 9 (13.64%) Network Management
4 8 (12.12%) ITIL
4 8 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (9.09%) Zero Trust
6 5 (7.58%) Computer Science
6 5 (7.58%) Incident Response
6 5 (7.58%) Mentoring
6 5 (7.58%) Roadmaps
6 5 (7.58%) Service Delivery
7 4 (6.06%) Cloud Security
7 4 (6.06%) Cost Control
7 4 (6.06%) Data Protection
7 4 (6.06%) Network Architecture
7 4 (6.06%) Network Monitoring
7 4 (6.06%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.06%) Python
2 3 (4.55%) Bash
3 1 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (15.15%) Degree
2 8 (12.12%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (10.61%) Master's Degree
3 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (7.58%) CCNP
5 4 (6.06%) CCIE
5 4 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (6.06%) MCSA
5 4 (6.06%) MCSE
6 3 (4.55%) AWS Certification
6 3 (4.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.55%) CISSP
6 3 (4.55%) MCP
6 3 (4.55%) Security Cleared
6 3 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
6 3 (4.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (3.03%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.52%) CCNA
8 1 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.61%) GDPR
2 5 (7.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.55%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.55%) Ansible
1 3 (4.55%) Nessus
1 3 (4.55%) Proxmox
1 3 (4.55%) Terraform
2 1 (1.52%) Grafana
Vendors
1 23 (34.85%) Cisco
2 8 (12.12%) Microsoft
3 7 (10.61%) Extreme Networks
4 6 (9.09%) Avaya
4 6 (9.09%) Sage
5 5 (7.58%) Fortinet
5 5 (7.58%) HP
5 5 (7.58%) Palo Alto
6 4 (6.06%) Aruba
7 3 (4.55%) IBM
7 3 (4.55%) VMware
8 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.52%) SolarWinds