Network Support Job Trends

Network Support
UK

The median Network Support salary in the UK is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 664 625
Rank change year-on-year +81 -39 +310
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 64 50 88
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.090% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.097% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 48 36 81
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,625 -
25th Percentile £29,270 £40,000 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £43,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.86% +25.00% -7.89%
75th Percentile £42,500 £55,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £59,000 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £41,003 £34,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +18.85% -13.75%

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 53,639 51,608 49,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.39% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,031 27,303 37,879
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,671 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Support job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Support
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in the UK

Network Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Support in the UK

Network Support
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the UK over the 6 months to 30 December 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 +83 60 £33,750 -20.59% 18
London +78 33 £32,500 -39.53% 6
UK excluding London +52 31 £40,000 -2.44% 17
Work from Home +89 23 £32,500 -38.10% 2
Midlands +32 10 £55,000 +46.67% 3
South East +21 10 £40,000 -11.11% 5
East Midlands -8 7 £55,000 +46.67% 1
Yorkshire - 6 £27,500 -
North of England - 6 £27,500 -
Scotland - 4 - -
West Midlands +26 3 £37,500 -10.72% 2
East of England +17 1 £42,500 +21.43% 3

Network Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Network Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 32 (50.00%) Cisco
2 30 (46.88%) Firewall
3 24 (37.50%) WAN
4 23 (35.94%) Microsoft
5 22 (34.38%) LAN
5 22 (34.38%) Network Monitoring
6 17 (26.56%) Palo Alto
7 16 (25.00%) CheckPoint
7 16 (25.00%) Wireless
8 15 (23.44%) VoIP
9 14 (21.88%) Customer Service
9 14 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (20.31%) VPN
10 13 (20.31%) Windows
11 12 (18.75%) Azure
11 12 (18.75%) SD-WAN
11 12 (18.75%) TCP/IP
12 11 (17.19%) Asset Management
12 11 (17.19%) Fortinet
12 11 (17.19%) Meraki
13 10 (15.63%) Active Directory
13 10 (15.63%) Degree
13 10 (15.63%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (15.63%) VLAN
14 9 (14.06%) CCNA
14 9 (14.06%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (14.06%) Network Management
14 9 (14.06%) SolarWinds
15 8 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
15 8 (12.50%) Change Management

Network Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (9.38%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 12 (18.75%) Azure
2 7 (10.94%) Entra ID
2 7 (10.94%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.13%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (46.88%) Firewall
2 24 (37.50%) WAN
3 22 (34.38%) LAN
4 16 (25.00%) Wireless
5 15 (23.44%) VoIP
6 13 (20.31%) VPN
7 12 (18.75%) SD-WAN
7 12 (18.75%) TCP/IP
8 10 (15.63%) VLAN
9 8 (12.50%) Wireshark
10 7 (10.94%) MPLS
11 6 (9.38%) 4G
11 6 (9.38%) DNS
12 5 (7.81%) DHCP
12 5 (7.81%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (6.25%) Intranet
13 4 (6.25%) Network Security
14 3 (4.69%) Software-Defined Networking
14 3 (4.69%) TETRA
14 3 (4.69%) VDSL
General
1 31 (48.44%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.00%) Finance
3 10 (15.63%) Telecoms
4 6 (9.38%) Automotive
5 4 (6.25%) Legal
6 2 (3.13%) Advertising
6 2 (3.13%) Electronics
6 2 (3.13%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.13%) Marketing
6 2 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.13%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.56%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 8 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 6 (9.38%) CCTV
2 6 (9.38%) Driving Licence
3 4 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (6.25%) Digital Media
3 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (4.69%) Digital Signage
5 2 (3.13%) IoT
5 2 (3.13%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.13%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 13 (20.31%) Windows
2 8 (12.50%) Linux
3 7 (10.94%) Unix
3 7 (10.94%) Windows 10
4 6 (9.38%) Android
4 6 (9.38%) Windows Server
5 3 (4.69%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (34.38%) Network Monitoring
2 14 (21.88%) Customer Service
2 14 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (17.19%) Asset Management
4 9 (14.06%) Network Management
5 8 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
5 8 (12.50%) Change Management
5 8 (12.50%) Coaching
5 8 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (12.50%) Load Balancing
5 8 (12.50%) Network Planning
5 8 (12.50%) Network Virtualisation
5 8 (12.50%) Problem Management
6 7 (10.94%) ITIL
7 6 (9.38%) Biometrics
7 6 (9.38%) Disaster Recovery
7 6 (9.38%) Logistics
7 6 (9.38%) Mentoring
7 6 (9.38%) Service Desk Management
7 6 (9.38%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (15.63%) Degree
1 10 (15.63%) Network+ Certification
2 9 (14.06%) CCNA
2 9 (14.06%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (9.38%) MCSA
3 6 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (9.38%) Security Cleared
4 5 (7.81%) SC Cleared
5 4 (6.25%) Master's Degree
5 4 (6.25%) MCSE
6 3 (4.69%) DBS Check
7 2 (3.13%) A+ Certification
7 2 (3.13%) MCP
8 1 (1.56%) CCNP
8 1 (1.56%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.13%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (15.63%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.69%) KVM
3 2 (3.13%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.56%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (9.38%) PaperCut
2 2 (3.13%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.56%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 32 (50.00%) Cisco
2 23 (35.94%) Microsoft
3 17 (26.56%) Palo Alto
4 16 (25.00%) CheckPoint
5 11 (17.19%) Fortinet
5 11 (17.19%) Meraki
6 9 (14.06%) SolarWinds
7 8 (12.50%) Juniper
8 7 (10.94%) Arista
8 7 (10.94%) HP
9 6 (9.38%) Aruba
9 6 (9.38%) Dell KACE
9 6 (9.38%) Sophos
10 5 (7.81%) Citrix
11 4 (6.25%) Sage
12 3 (4.69%) Zscaler
13 2 (3.13%) F5
13 2 (3.13%) SAP
13 2 (3.13%) VMware
14 1 (1.56%) Dell