Network+ Certification Job Trends

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 408 543 628
Rank change year-on-year +135 +85 +273
Permanent jobs citing Network+ Certification 303 129 188
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.28% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.48% 0.72% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 267 63 143
10th Percentile £27,850 £28,125 -
25th Percentile £28,250 £29,125 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £37,500 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.67% +19.05% -4.24%
75th Percentile £35,250 £48,438 £46,500
90th Percentile £40,000 £57,500 £60,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £37,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year -18.67% +36.36% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 20,466 17,807 22,005
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.35% 38.85% 27.82%
Number of salaries quoted 8,200 7,316 15,390
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the UK

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network+ Certification over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Network+ Certification in the UK

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 6 March 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 +100 264 £30,500 -18.67% 199
UK excluding London +103 236 £30,500 -18.67% 223
North of England +51 103 £30,500 -19.74% 61
London +57 63 £38,000 -15.56% 38
North West +19 42 £30,500 -19.74% 26
Yorkshire -4 40 £30,500 - 22
South West +11 37 £30,500 -3.17% 25
Scotland - 33 £30,500 - 16
Work from Home +40 32 £35,000 +20.69% 9
Midlands -12 28 £30,500 +5.17% 37
North East - 21 £30,500 - 15
West Midlands +15 20 £30,500 -31.07% 11
South East -31 18 £31,500 -21.25% 47
East of England +12 15 £30,500 -18.67% 23
East Midlands -45 7 £32,500 +12.07% 26
Northern Ireland - 2 £32,000 - 6
Wales -10 1 £33,000 - 18

Network+ Certification
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 7 (2.31%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.33%) IIS
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.33%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (2.64%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 40 (13.20%) Azure
2 34 (11.22%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (6.27%) Entra ID
4 8 (2.64%) Azure Sentinel
5 7 (2.31%) AWS
6 4 (1.32%) IaaS
6 4 (1.32%) OneDrive
6 4 (1.32%) PaaS
7 2 (0.66%) SaaS
8 1 (0.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.33%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.33%) GCP
8 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 37 (12.21%) Firewall
2 29 (9.57%) VLAN
3 27 (8.91%) DHCP
4 23 (7.59%) DNS
5 22 (7.26%) VPN
6 20 (6.60%) TCP/IP
7 15 (4.95%) SAN
8 7 (2.31%) MPLS
8 7 (2.31%) Network Security
8 7 (2.31%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (1.98%) WAN
9 6 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (1.65%) Asterisk PBX
10 5 (1.65%) LAN
10 5 (1.65%) PSTN
10 5 (1.65%) VoIP
11 3 (0.99%) IPsec
12 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.33%) VDSL
12 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
General
1 177 (58.42%) Multimedia
2 58 (19.14%) Social Skills
3 31 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (9.24%) Finance
5 15 (4.95%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.62%) Legal
7 9 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.65%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.66%) Games
11 1 (0.33%) Law
11 1 (0.33%) Military
11 1 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 191 (63.04%) Trainee
2 59 (19.47%) IT Support
3 28 (9.24%) IT Technician
4 27 (8.91%) IT Support Technician
4 27 (8.91%) Support Technician
5 26 (8.58%) IT Engineer
6 19 (6.27%) Support Engineer
7 16 (5.28%) Field Engineer
8 14 (4.62%) Field Service Engineer
8 14 (4.62%) Network Support
8 14 (4.62%) Senior
8 14 (4.62%) Trainee IT Support
8 14 (4.62%) Trainee IT Technician
8 14 (4.62%) Trainee Technician
9 12 (3.96%) Analyst
9 12 (3.96%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (3.63%) Senior IT Support
11 10 (3.30%) Support Specialist
12 9 (2.97%) Support Analyst
13 8 (2.64%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.65%) FreeSWITCH
2 1 (0.33%) JSON
2 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.59%) Data Centre
2 16 (5.28%) Driving Licence
3 14 (4.62%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (4.62%) Smartphone
4 10 (3.30%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.98%) Digital Signage
5 6 (1.98%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.65%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.99%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.33%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.33%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.33%) IoT
10 1 (0.33%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 49 (16.17%) Windows
2 34 (11.22%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.64%) Linux
4 7 (2.31%) Unix
5 5 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.32%) VMS
7 3 (0.99%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.66%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.33%) Android
9 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (70.63%) Cybersecurity
2 194 (64.03%) Mentoring
3 177 (58.42%) Ethical Hacking
3 177 (58.42%) Line Management
4 74 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
5 45 (14.85%) Customer Service
6 35 (11.55%) ITIL
7 30 (9.90%) Service Delivery
8 28 (9.24%) Computer Science
9 15 (4.95%) Coaching
10 14 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (3.96%) Process Improvement
11 12 (3.96%) Time Management
12 11 (3.63%) AI
12 11 (3.63%) Project Delivery
12 11 (3.63%) Software Licensing
13 10 (3.30%) ERP
13 10 (3.30%) Inventory Management
13 10 (3.30%) Service Management
13 10 (3.30%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.27%) Python
2 11 (3.63%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.98%) Bash
4 4 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (1.32%) SQL
5 1 (0.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 238 (78.55%) A+ Certification
2 196 (64.69%) CompTIA Security+
3 177 (58.42%) CEH
4 44 (14.52%) Degree
5 41 (13.53%) Cisco Certification
6 35 (11.55%) CCNA
7 27 (8.91%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (4.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (4.62%) MCSE
9 13 (4.29%) CCNP
10 12 (3.96%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 7 (2.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.65%) Azure Certification
12 5 (1.65%) JNCIA
13 4 (1.32%) CREST Certified
13 4 (1.32%) SC Cleared
13 4 (1.32%) Security Cleared
14 3 (0.99%) CompTIA CySA+
14 3 (0.99%) MCSA
15 2 (0.66%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.97%) GDPR
2 8 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.64%) SLA
3 7 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.65%) NIST
5 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 35 (11.55%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.28%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.65%) Firmware
6 4 (1.32%) vSphere
7 2 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (7.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.65%) Ansible
3 4 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (1.32%) SolarWinds Orion
3 4 (1.32%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.33%) Grafana
4 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 51 (16.83%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.23%) Cisco
3 20 (6.60%) VMware
4 15 (4.95%) Dell
5 13 (4.29%) Fortinet
6 12 (3.96%) Juniper
7 8 (2.64%) Palo Alto
8 7 (2.31%) Arista
9 6 (1.98%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.65%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.32%) Apple
12 2 (0.66%) Meraki
13 1 (0.33%) Datto
13 1 (0.33%) HP
13 1 (0.33%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.33%) Veeam