Network Architecture Jobs

Network Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Network Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 587 386 618
Rank change year-on-year -201 +232 +212
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 105 653 400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.66% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.77% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 70 206 169
10th Percentile £43,625 £37,750 £40,600
25th Percentile £58,438 £46,250 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -11.11% -3.57%
75th Percentile £79,760 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,125 £82,500 £99,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +21.74% -8.00% +5.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Architecture 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 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 -110 103 £70,000 +20.69% 102
UK excluding London -136 68 £70,000 +21.74% 65
London +71 36 £74,249 -1.00% 56
Work from Home +153 31 £73,496 +33.63% 63
South East +80 28 £70,000 +7.69% 25
North of England -49 19 £70,000 +40.00% 6
Yorkshire +48 10 £70,000 +64.71% 1
Midlands +16 10 £96,250 +67.39% 7
South West +57 9 £47,500 -19.49% 12
West Midlands +34 9 £96,250 +116.29% 5
North West -52 9 £62,500 +25.00% 5
East of England +45 1 £65,000 +8.33% 6
Wales +7 1 £65,000 +8.33% 4
East Midlands 0 1 - - 1

Network Architecture
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 4 (3.81%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.90%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (5.71%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 46 (43.81%) Azure
2 28 (26.67%) AWS
3 11 (10.48%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (9.52%) Entra ID
5 7 (6.67%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (5.71%) GCP
7 5 (4.76%) AWS Direct Connect
8 4 (3.81%) GitHub
8 4 (3.81%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.86%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.90%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.90%) AWS Control Tower
10 2 (1.90%) IaaS
10 2 (1.90%) PaaS
10 2 (1.90%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.90%) Route 53
10 2 (1.90%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (45.71%) Firewall
2 44 (41.90%) WAN
3 33 (31.43%) VPN
4 30 (28.57%) LAN
5 26 (24.76%) SD-WAN
6 24 (22.86%) Network Security
7 23 (21.90%) MPLS
8 20 (19.05%) BGP
9 16 (15.24%) DNS
10 15 (14.29%) OSPF
11 14 (13.33%) TCP/IP
11 14 (13.33%) VLAN
12 12 (11.43%) Intrusion Detection
13 11 (10.48%) Wi-Fi
14 9 (8.57%) WLAN
15 8 (7.62%) Wireless
16 7 (6.67%) Cisco Nexus
17 6 (5.71%) DWDM
18 5 (4.76%) Cisco ISE
18 5 (4.76%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (5.71%) Sonatype Nexus
2 2 (1.90%) Git
General
1 43 (40.95%) Social Skills
2 21 (20.00%) Finance
3 8 (7.62%) Legal
4 7 (6.67%) Law
5 5 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.76%) Banking
5 5 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.81%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.81%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.90%) Advertising
8 2 (1.90%) Automotive
8 2 (1.90%) Games
8 2 (1.90%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.95%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (28.57%) Architect
2 24 (22.86%) Network Engineer
3 15 (14.29%) Senior
4 12 (11.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (10.48%) Network Architect
6 10 (9.52%) Lead
7 7 (6.67%) IT Manager
7 7 (6.67%) Security Architect
7 7 (6.67%) Senior Architect
8 6 (5.71%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (4.76%) Analyst
9 5 (4.76%) Security Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Cisco Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Infrastructure Manager
10 4 (3.81%) Network Security Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Security Analyst
10 4 (3.81%) Senior Network Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Senior Network Security Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.86%) MACH
Miscellaneous
1 23 (21.90%) Data Centre
2 13 (12.38%) Management Information System
3 7 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (6.67%) Greenfield Project
4 6 (5.71%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.81%) CCTV
6 3 (2.86%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.86%) PMI
6 3 (2.86%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.90%) Clustering
7 2 (1.90%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.90%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.95%) CMDB
8 1 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.95%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.95%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.67%) Windows
2 5 (4.76%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.81%) Linux
4 3 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.90%) CentOS
5 2 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (21.90%) Disaster Recovery
2 22 (20.95%) Migration
2 22 (20.95%) Technical Leadership
3 19 (18.10%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (17.14%) Business Continuity
5 16 (15.24%) Computer Science
5 16 (15.24%) Mentoring
6 15 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 15 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 14 (13.33%) Infrastructure Management
8 13 (12.38%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (12.38%) Roadmaps
9 12 (11.43%) ITIL
10 11 (10.48%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (10.48%) Project Management
11 10 (9.52%) Coaching
11 10 (9.52%) Runbook
11 10 (9.52%) Translating Business Requirements
12 9 (8.57%) Network Segmentation
12 9 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (11.43%) Python
2 7 (6.67%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.81%) PHP
4 1 (0.95%) Bash
4 1 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 24 (22.86%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (16.19%) Degree
3 16 (15.24%) CCNP
4 11 (10.48%) CCNA
5 10 (9.52%) Security Cleared
6 7 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (6.67%) JNCIS
7 6 (5.71%) CISSP
7 6 (5.71%) JNCIA
8 5 (4.76%) SC Cleared
9 4 (3.81%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (3.81%) DV Cleared
10 3 (2.86%) AWS Certification
10 3 (2.86%) Azure Certification
10 3 (2.86%) CCIE
10 3 (2.86%) MCP
10 3 (2.86%) MCSA
10 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (2.86%) PMI Certification
11 2 (1.90%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.76%) ISO 22301
2 5 (4.76%) PCI DSS
3 4 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (2.86%) GDPR
4 3 (2.86%) NIST
5 2 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.90%) NCSC
6 1 (0.95%) COBIT
6 1 (0.95%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.95%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (12.38%) Active Directory
1 13 (12.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (8.57%) Hyper-V
3 6 (5.71%) Firmware
4 3 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.90%) Docker
5 2 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.90%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (15.24%) Ansible
2 15 (14.29%) Terraform
3 7 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (5.71%) FortiGate
5 4 (3.81%) Cisco CUCM
5 4 (3.81%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.86%) Iperf
6 3 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (1.90%) Kubernetes
7 2 (1.90%) VxRail
8 1 (0.95%) CASB
8 1 (0.95%) SCCM
8 1 (0.95%) SCOM
Vendors
1 36 (34.29%) Cisco
2 33 (31.43%) Microsoft
3 15 (14.29%) VMware
4 14 (13.33%) Fortinet
5 10 (9.52%) Meraki
6 8 (7.62%) Arista
6 8 (7.62%) Juniper
6 8 (7.62%) SolarWinds
7 6 (5.71%) Zscaler
8 5 (4.76%) CheckPoint
9 3 (2.86%) Citrix
9 3 (2.86%) Dynatrace
9 3 (2.86%) Google
9 3 (2.86%) Infoblox
9 3 (2.86%) Palo Alto
9 3 (2.86%) Ruckus Wireless
9 3 (2.86%) SonicWALL
10 2 (1.90%) Mellanox
10 2 (1.90%) NVIDIA
10 2 (1.90%) Red Hat