Network Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Architecture over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 404 641 824
Rank change year-on-year +237 +183 -67
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 634 374 388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.36% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.37% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 207 167 246
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,575 £47,500
25th Percentile £46,199 £46,350 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £69,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.67% -0.71% +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £100,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £99,400 £106,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £59,313
% change year-on-year -8.00% +5.37% +7.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,476 100,576 147,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.05% 95.63% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,789 58,947 82,930
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,476
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Top 17 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 25 April 2024. 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
UK excluding London +159 498 £57,500 -8.00% 50
England +202 431 £58,000 -14.07% 63
North of England +116 155 £50,000 +14.29% 13
North West +56 91 £50,000 +4.18% 8
Midlands -5 73 £57,500 -14.81% 7
London +118 71 £75,000 - 20
Scotland -6 70 £65,000 +7.45% 8
Work from Home +19 66 £55,000 -18.52% 98
South East +51 57 £65,000 +4.00% 7
South West +25 57 £59,000 -9.23% 8
East Midlands -8 50 £57,500 -16.36% 1
Wales +29 39 £60,000 -14.29% 4
Yorkshire +106 37 £42,500 -16.64% 4
Northern Ireland +53 34 - - 1
North East +15 27 £42,500 - 1
West Midlands 0 23 £44,500 -31.54% 6
East of England +19 13 £60,000 -14.29% 2

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 13 (2.05%) IIS
2 7 (1.10%) Apache
2 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.10%) Tomcat
3 6 (0.95%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 12 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.10%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.09%) Azure
2 48 (7.57%) AWS
3 18 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (1.26%) GCP
5 6 (0.95%) OCI
6 4 (0.63%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.47%) IaaS
7 3 (0.47%) PaaS
7 3 (0.47%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.47%) SaaS
8 2 (0.32%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.32%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.32%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.32%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.16%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 380 (59.94%) VSAT
2 69 (10.88%) Firewall
3 62 (9.78%) LAN
3 62 (9.78%) Network Security
4 37 (5.84%) WAN
5 34 (5.36%) DNS
6 30 (4.73%) OSPF
7 29 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
8 26 (4.10%) VPN
8 26 (4.10%) Wireless
9 23 (3.63%) VLAN
10 22 (3.47%) BGP
10 22 (3.47%) Internet
11 21 (3.31%) Software-Defined Networking
12 20 (3.15%) MPLS
12 20 (3.15%) WLAN
13 18 (2.84%) DHCP
14 17 (2.68%) TCP/IP
15 14 (2.21%) SD-WAN
16 13 (2.05%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.89%) Oracle Database
2 10 (1.58%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.79%) RDBMS
4 5 (0.79%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.47%) Power BI
6 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.32%) MySQL
6 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.10%) JIRA
2 4 (0.63%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.16%) Vagrant
General
1 95 (14.98%) Social Skills
2 39 (6.15%) Public Sector
3 36 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (4.89%) Finance
5 22 (3.47%) Presentation Skills
6 20 (3.15%) Telecoms
7 12 (1.89%) Aerospace
8 11 (1.74%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.42%) Retail
10 7 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.10%) Law
10 7 (1.10%) Local Government
10 7 (1.10%) Police
11 6 (0.95%) Automotive
11 6 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (0.79%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (0.63%) Legal
14 3 (0.47%) Marketing
15 2 (0.32%) Advertising
15 2 (0.32%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 438 (69.09%) Architect
2 380 (59.94%) Software Architect
3 59 (9.31%) Network Engineer
4 46 (7.26%) Senior
5 27 (4.26%) Security Architect
6 23 (3.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 22 (3.47%) Consultant
8 21 (3.31%) Lead
8 21 (3.31%) Senior Network Engineer
9 19 (3.00%) Network Architect
10 18 (2.84%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 18 (2.84%) Network Specialist
11 15 (2.37%) Team Leader
12 14 (2.21%) Analyst
13 13 (2.05%) Security Technical Architect
13 13 (2.05%) Technical Architect
14 11 (1.74%) Infrastructure Team Leader
14 11 (1.74%) Network Team Leader
15 10 (1.58%) IT Engineer
15 10 (1.58%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.42%) Web Services
2 6 (0.95%) OpenDaylight
3 4 (0.63%) Akka
4 3 (0.47%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.32%) CSS
5 2 (0.32%) HTML
5 2 (0.32%) Middleware
6 1 (0.16%) .NET
6 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 81 (12.78%) Data Centre
2 34 (5.36%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.00%) Cyberattack
4 15 (2.37%) Cyber Threat
4 15 (2.37%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.05%) iPhone
6 11 (1.74%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.26%) CCTV
7 8 (1.26%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.10%) FMCG
8 7 (1.10%) Operational Technology
9 6 (0.95%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.95%) IoT
10 5 (0.79%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.79%) CMDB
10 5 (0.79%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (0.63%) SCADA
11 4 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 37 (5.84%) Windows
2 29 (4.57%) Linux
3 10 (1.58%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.10%) Solaris
4 7 (1.10%) Unix
5 1 (0.16%) Debian
5 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (61.51%) Network Management
2 388 (61.20%) Validation
3 384 (60.57%) Requirements Management
4 382 (60.25%) Actionable Insight
5 381 (60.09%) Technical Architecture
6 380 (59.94%) Model Validation
7 379 (59.78%) TOGAF
8 71 (11.20%) Cybersecurity
9 55 (8.68%) Problem-Solving
10 49 (7.73%) Roadmaps
11 41 (6.47%) Mentoring
12 34 (5.36%) Information Security
12 34 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 33 (5.21%) Continuous Improvement
14 31 (4.89%) Stakeholder Management
15 30 (4.73%) Coaching
16 29 (4.57%) Project Management
16 29 (4.57%) Security Architecture
17 26 (4.10%) Customer Service
18 24 (3.79%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 10 (1.58%) SQL
2 8 (1.26%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.10%) Shell Script
4 5 (0.79%) Python
5 3 (0.47%) C#
5 3 (0.47%) VB
6 2 (0.32%) Go
6 2 (0.32%) Java
7 1 (0.16%) Bash
7 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 78 (12.30%) Cisco Certification
2 66 (10.41%) Degree
3 49 (7.73%) Security Cleared
4 42 (6.62%) CCNP
5 32 (5.05%) CISSP
6 26 (4.10%) SC Cleared
7 25 (3.94%) CISM
8 23 (3.63%) Azure Certification
9 22 (3.47%) AWS Certification
9 22 (3.47%) CCIE
10 21 (3.31%) CCNA
10 21 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (3.00%) CCDP
12 13 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (2.05%) OSCP
13 12 (1.89%) CCDA
13 12 (1.89%) CCSP
14 11 (1.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (1.58%) DV Cleared
16 7 (1.10%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (3.15%) SLA
3 15 (2.37%) NIST
4 14 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.42%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.10%) GDPR
8 6 (0.95%) NCSC
8 6 (0.95%) SOC 2
9 5 (0.79%) IASME
9 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 5 (0.79%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.79%) QA
10 3 (0.47%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.16%) GRC
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
11 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.16%) PMO
11 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (5.99%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.05%) Firmware
3 12 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.58%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) Docker
7 1 (0.16%) LXC
Systems Management
1 10 (1.58%) Ansible
2 8 (1.26%) Terraform
3 6 (0.95%) Icinga
3 6 (0.95%) Nagios
4 4 (0.63%) Cacti
4 4 (0.63%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.47%) Puppet
6 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 97 (15.30%) Cisco
2 57 (8.99%) Microsoft
3 32 (5.05%) Juniper
4 29 (4.57%) VMware
5 25 (3.94%) Palo Alto
6 20 (3.15%) Oracle
7 14 (2.21%) Aruba
8 12 (1.89%) Fortinet
8 12 (1.89%) SolarWinds
9 10 (1.58%) Google
10 7 (1.10%) Ekahau
10 7 (1.10%) F5
10 7 (1.10%) NEC
10 7 (1.10%) Veeam
11 6 (0.95%) MikroTik
11 6 (0.95%) Sandvine
11 6 (0.95%) TP-LINK
11 6 (0.95%) ZyXEL
12 4 (0.63%) Ruckus Wireless
12 4 (0.63%) Thales