Network Design
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Design over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 655 768
Rank change year-on-year +74 +113 -217
Permanent jobs citing Network Design 332 348 471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.33% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.34% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 231 198 338
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,185 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.25% -21.43% +33.33%
75th Percentile £83,125 £74,688 £83,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £85,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Design 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 84,343 100,922 147,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,769 59,097 83,311
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +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 Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Design over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +90 286 £60,000 +9.09% 91
UK excluding London +23 227 £55,500 +11.00% 73
London +147 95 £82,500 +20.00% 28
South East +22 77 £55,700 -14.31% 25
Work from Home +52 76 £62,500 +8.70% 38
North of England +46 45 £52,500 +16.67% 14
Midlands +12 34 £75,000 +9.09% 12
South West -33 34 £35,000 -27.08% 8
Yorkshire +110 29 £62,500 +17.92% 4
West Midlands +40 29 £80,000 +16.36% 8
Scotland -42 24 £65,000 +25.60% 9
Wales +20 15 £27,500 -60.71% 1
North West -8 12 £57,500 +27.78% 8
East of England +11 6 £48,500 -39.38% 4
East Midlands -17 5 £37,500 - 4
North East -9 4 £45,000 +20.00% 3

Network Design
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 11 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (2.71%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.90%) WinCC
4 2 (0.60%) IIS
5 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 13 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.30%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 63 (18.98%) Azure
2 58 (17.47%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (9.94%) AWS
4 25 (7.53%) IaaS
5 24 (7.23%) PaaS
6 20 (6.02%) Entra ID
7 19 (5.72%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (4.22%) SaaS
9 6 (1.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.20%) OCI
10 4 (1.20%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.30%) AWS Direct Connect
12 1 (0.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.30%) GCP
12 1 (0.30%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.30%) OpenShift
12 1 (0.30%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 103 (31.02%) Firewall
2 102 (30.72%) WAN
3 76 (22.89%) LAN
4 62 (18.67%) BGP
4 62 (18.67%) TCP/IP
5 58 (17.47%) VPN
6 47 (14.16%) MPLS
7 44 (13.25%) OSPF
8 40 (12.05%) Internet
9 33 (9.94%) SD-WAN
10 32 (9.64%) Wireless
11 29 (8.73%) Network Security
12 27 (8.13%) Cisco ASA
13 25 (7.53%) DNS
14 24 (7.23%) DHCP
14 24 (7.23%) VLAN
15 23 (6.93%) Cisco IOS
15 23 (6.93%) EIGRP
16 22 (6.63%) DMVPN
17 20 (6.02%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.41%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.51%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.30%) Big Data
3 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 5 (1.51%) LabVIEW
1 5 (1.51%) NetBeans
1 5 (1.51%) Visual Studio
2 3 (0.90%) JIRA
3 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.30%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.30%) Selenium
3 1 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 72 (21.69%) Social Skills
2 61 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (14.16%) Telecoms
4 39 (11.75%) Finance
5 17 (5.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (4.22%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.22%) Retail
7 12 (3.61%) Legal
8 10 (3.01%) Banking
9 9 (2.71%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.41%) Marketing
10 8 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.51%) Games
11 5 (1.51%) Investment Banking
12 4 (1.20%) Law
12 4 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.20%) Police
13 3 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 106 (31.93%) Network Engineer
2 70 (21.08%) Senior
3 68 (20.48%) Architect
4 40 (12.05%) Network Architect
5 34 (10.24%) Senior Network Engineer
6 32 (9.64%) Lead
7 19 (5.72%) Network Manager
8 17 (5.12%) Senior Architect
9 16 (4.82%) Cloud Architect
10 15 (4.52%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
10 15 (4.52%) Consultant
10 15 (4.52%) Juniper Engineer
11 14 (4.22%) Citrix Architect
11 14 (4.22%) DevOps Architect
11 14 (4.22%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (4.22%) Principal Network Engineer
12 13 (3.92%) IT Manager
12 13 (3.92%) Project Consultant
12 13 (3.92%) Senior Network Architect
13 11 (3.31%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.22%) ARM Templates
1 14 (4.22%) JSON
1 14 (4.22%) YAML
2 6 (1.81%) 802.1X
3 5 (1.51%) JavaFX
4 4 (1.20%) HTML
5 2 (0.60%) LDAP
6 1 (0.30%) Node-RED
6 1 (0.30%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 95 (28.61%) Data Centre
2 14 (4.22%) Management Information System
2 14 (4.22%) Private Cloud
2 14 (4.22%) Public Cloud
3 11 (3.31%) Hedge funds
4 9 (2.71%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.11%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (1.51%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.51%) CCTV
8 5 (1.51%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (1.20%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.20%) PKI
9 4 (1.20%) SCADA
10 3 (0.90%) IoT
10 3 (0.90%) PMI
11 2 (0.60%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 61 (18.37%) Windows
2 45 (13.55%) Linux
3 24 (7.23%) Windows 10
4 23 (6.93%) Windows Server
5 15 (4.52%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (3.92%) Android
7 9 (2.71%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.81%) Apple iOS
9 5 (1.51%) CentOS
10 4 (1.20%) VMS
11 3 (0.90%) Debian
12 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (18.07%) Roadmaps
2 55 (16.57%) Customer Service
2 55 (16.57%) Mentoring
3 54 (16.27%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (12.95%) Agile
5 40 (12.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 40 (12.05%) Technology Roadmap
6 38 (11.45%) ITIL
7 36 (10.84%) Technical Leadership
8 34 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 33 (9.94%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (9.94%) Network Management
10 29 (8.73%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (8.43%) Infrastructure Management
12 27 (8.13%) Change Management
13 26 (7.83%) Data Modelling
14 25 (7.53%) DevOps
14 25 (7.53%) Disaster Recovery
14 25 (7.53%) Line Management
15 24 (7.23%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 35 (10.54%) PowerShell
2 21 (6.33%) Python
2 21 (6.33%) SQL
3 9 (2.71%) Bash
3 9 (2.71%) Java
4 8 (2.41%) C#
5 7 (2.11%) MATLAB
6 5 (1.51%) C++
6 5 (1.51%) Fortran
7 3 (0.90%) C
Qualifications
1 87 (26.20%) Security Cleared
2 74 (22.29%) Degree
3 67 (20.18%) Cisco Certification
4 52 (15.66%) SC Cleared
5 40 (12.05%) CCNP
6 34 (10.24%) CCNA
7 19 (5.72%) CCIE
7 19 (5.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (3.01%) AWS Certification
8 10 (3.01%) DV Cleared
8 10 (3.01%) JNCIE
9 9 (2.71%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (2.41%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.51%) JNCIP
11 5 (1.51%) MCP
11 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.20%) CISSP
12 4 (1.20%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.90%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.02%) SLA
2 6 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.51%) GDPR
3 5 (1.51%) ISO 9001
3 5 (1.51%) TickIT
4 4 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.90%) QA
6 2 (0.60%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (0.60%) NIST
7 1 (0.30%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (14.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 40 (12.05%) Active Directory
3 22 (6.63%) vSphere
4 19 (5.72%) Hyper-V
5 15 (4.52%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (4.22%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.20%) Firmware
8 4 (1.20%) pfSense
9 2 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.30%) Docker
10 1 (0.30%) KVM
Systems Management
1 36 (10.84%) FortiGate
2 23 (6.93%) Terraform
3 21 (6.33%) Ansible
4 9 (2.71%) Nagios
5 8 (2.41%) Icinga
6 6 (1.81%) Endace
7 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (1.20%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (1.20%) Progress Chef
8 4 (1.20%) Stealthwatch
9 3 (0.90%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (0.90%) Puppet
9 3 (0.90%) Salt
9 3 (0.90%) Wonderware InTouch
10 2 (0.60%) Functional Safety
10 2 (0.60%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.60%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.60%) Nessus
10 2 (0.60%) SolarWinds Orion
11 1 (0.30%) Nmap
Vendors
1 108 (32.53%) Cisco
2 84 (25.30%) Juniper
3 66 (19.88%) Fortinet
4 55 (16.57%) VMware
5 44 (13.25%) Microsoft
6 30 (9.04%) Palo Alto
7 24 (7.23%) CheckPoint
7 24 (7.23%) McAfee
8 22 (6.63%) Sandvine
9 19 (5.72%) Citrix
10 17 (5.12%) Oracle
11 15 (4.52%) SolarWinds
11 15 (4.52%) Veeam
12 13 (3.92%) F5
13 11 (3.31%) Meraki
14 10 (3.01%) Nokia
15 7 (2.11%) Ericsson
16 6 (1.81%) Aruba
16 6 (1.81%) IBM
17 5 (1.51%) Ruckus Wireless