Network Administrator Jobs

Network Administrator
UK

The median Network Administrator salary in the UK is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 718 851 936
Rank change year-on-year +133 +85 +238
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Administrator 11 32 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.020% 0.032% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.034% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 10 27 17
10th Percentile £27,850 £31,150 £30,750
25th Percentile - £33,750 £31,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £53,875 £54,750 £62,350
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +31.25% +14.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 50,837 94,491 90,806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 94.69% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,317 67,546 57,366
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

Network Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Network Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Administrator.

Salary trend for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Administrator over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Administrator in the UK

Network Administrator
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +109 11 £28,000 -30.00% 78
London +117 6 £28,000 -30.00% 7
UK excluding London +153 5 £52,500 +31.25% 78
South West +107 4 £52,500 -34.38% 15
North of England +43 1 £42,500 -15.00% 16
North West -3 1 £42,500 -15.00% 7

Network Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Network Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Network Administrator in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) Time Management
2 6 (54.55%) WAN
2 6 (54.55%) LAN
2 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
3 5 (45.45%) VoIP
3 5 (45.45%) Firewall
3 5 (45.45%) Exchequer
3 5 (45.45%) Biometrics
3 5 (45.45%) Sophos
3 5 (45.45%) CCTV
3 5 (45.45%) Android
3 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (45.45%) Dell KACE
3 5 (45.45%) PaperCut
4 4 (36.36%) Juniper
4 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 4 (36.36%) Cisco
5 3 (27.27%) ITIL
5 3 (27.27%) Service Management
5 3 (27.27%) Change Management
5 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) CMDB
6 2 (18.18%) IPsec
6 2 (18.18%) Key Management
6 2 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (18.18%) BGP
6 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management

Network Administrator Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (54.55%) LAN
1 6 (54.55%) WAN
2 5 (45.45%) Firewall
2 5 (45.45%) VoIP
3 2 (18.18%) BGP
3 2 (18.18%) IPsec
4 1 (9.09%) DMVPN
4 1 (9.09%) EIGRP
4 1 (9.09%) Ethernet
4 1 (9.09%) Junos
4 1 (9.09%) MPLS
4 1 (9.09%) Network Security
4 1 (9.09%) OSPF
4 1 (9.09%) SNMP
4 1 (9.09%) SSL
4 1 (9.09%) VPN
4 1 (9.09%) Wireless
4 1 (9.09%) Wireshark
4 1 (9.09%) WLAN
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) CCTV
2 3 (27.27%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Android
2 2 (18.18%) Windows
3 1 (9.09%) Linux
3 1 (9.09%) Mac OS
3 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (54.55%) Time Management
2 5 (45.45%) Biometrics
2 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 3 (27.27%) Change Management
4 3 (27.27%) ITIL
4 3 (27.27%) Service Management
5 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
5 2 (18.18%) Key Management
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Coaching
6 1 (9.09%) Commercial Awareness
6 1 (9.09%) Ethical Hacking
6 1 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) JavaScript
1 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (9.09%) CCNA
3 1 (9.09%) CCNP
3 1 (9.09%) CEH
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (9.09%) DBS Check
3 1 (9.09%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (45.45%) PaperCut
2 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) Dell KACE
2 5 (45.45%) Sophos
3 4 (36.36%) Cisco
3 4 (36.36%) Juniper
4 1 (9.09%) Palo Alto
4 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds