Network Technical Architect Job Trends

Network Technical Architect
UK

The median Network Technical Architect salary in the UK is £59,527 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 799 660 -
Rank change year-on-year -139 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Technical Architect 5 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.012% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.014% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £58,012 - -
25th Percentile £58,014 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,527 - -
75th Percentile £110,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £100,000 - -

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 109,855 44,157 67,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 89.76% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 74,567 25,766 38,707
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

Network Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Technical Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Technical Architect
Salary Trend

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

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

Network Technical Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Technical Architect over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Technical Architect in the UK

Network Technical Architect
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 14 October 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
England -131 3 £100,000 - 10
UK excluding London -134 3 £100,000 - 6
East of England - 2 £100,000 - 1
Midlands - 1 £59,522 - 2
West Midlands - 1 £59,522 - 2

Network Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, Network Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) CCNA
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) Meraki
1 5 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 5 (100.00%) Network Design
1 5 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (80.00%) Wireless
3 3 (60.00%) Cisco
3 3 (60.00%) CWNA
3 3 (60.00%) Design Patterns
3 3 (60.00%) Firewall
3 3 (60.00%) Network Security
3 3 (60.00%) RIBA
3 3 (60.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (60.00%) WAN
3 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (60.00%) WLAN
4 2 (40.00%) CCIE
4 2 (40.00%) CCNP
4 2 (40.00%) Cisco Wireless
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (40.00%) EDI
4 2 (40.00%) GPON
4 2 (40.00%) Huawei
4 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (40.00%) Network Management
4 2 (40.00%) Presales

Network Technical 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
2 4 (80.00%) Wireless
3 3 (60.00%) Firewall
3 3 (60.00%) Network Security
3 3 (60.00%) WAN
3 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (60.00%) WLAN
4 2 (40.00%) Cisco Wireless
4 2 (40.00%) GPON
4 2 (40.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 5 (100.00%) Network Design
1 5 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Design Patterns
2 3 (60.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Network Management
3 2 (40.00%) Presales
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CCNA
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (60.00%) CWNA
2 3 (60.00%) RIBA
3 2 (40.00%) CCIE
3 2 (40.00%) CCNP
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Meraki
2 3 (60.00%) Cisco
3 2 (40.00%) Huawei
3 2 (40.00%) Ruckus Wireless