Network Design Architect Job Trends

Network Design Architect
UK

The median Network Design Architect salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 697 788
Rank change year-on-year +27 +91 +214
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Design Architect 4 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.002% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.002% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £81,750 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% +28.46% -33.33%
75th Percentile £81,875 £85,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £98,750 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £65,000

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 62,327 44,730 70,566
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.26% 91.49% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 39,291 23,468 55,142
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,235 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,230
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Network Design Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Design Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Design Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Network Design Architect job vacancies in the UK

Network Design Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Design Architect over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Design Architect in the UK

Network Design Architect
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 19 February 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
London +37 4 £70,000 -16.17% 1
England +23 4 £70,000 -16.17% 1
Work from Home - 1 £110,000 - 1

Network Design Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, Network Design Architect 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 Design Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) CCNP
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) Meraki
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Network Design
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) Wireless
2 1 (25.00%) Ansible
2 1 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership

Network Design Architect 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (25.00%) Banking
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Network Design
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CCNP
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
1 3 (75.00%) Meraki