Software-Defined Networking Jobs

Software-Defined Networking
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Software-Defined Networking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 796 815 1106
Rank change year-on-year +19 +291 -166
Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Networking 46 72 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.051% 0.089% 0.096%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.41% 0.55% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 27 44 83
10th Percentile £39,350 £42,500 £42,999
25th Percentile £42,500 £49,063 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% -9.17% +5.71%
75th Percentile £56,250 £85,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% -14.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Software-Defined Networking falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 11,133 12,974 22,658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.32% 16.08% 12.93%
Number of salaries quoted 7,152 7,381 12,357
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £38,367
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £51,573 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.99% -1.77% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,083 £70,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £86,250 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%

Software-Defined Networking
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software-Defined Networking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Networking in the UK

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Networking.

Salary trend for Software-Defined Networking in the UK

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Software-Defined Networking in the UK

Software-Defined Networking
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software-Defined Networking within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +23 46 £50,000 -8.26% 9
UK excluding London -29 45 £50,000 -4.76% 12
South West +2 24 £50,000 +27.26% 1
North of England +13 15 £45,000 -14.29% 3
Work from Home +24 14 £50,000 -4.76% 8
North West -7 8 £50,000 -4.76% 2
Yorkshire +63 7 £42,500 -10.53% 1
East of England 0 5 £55,000 +4.76%
London +66 1 £65,000 -23.53%
Midlands -20 1 £75,000 +57.89% 1
West Midlands - 1 £75,000 - 1

Software-Defined Networking
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 6 (13.04%) OpenStack
Cloud Services
1 14 (30.43%) AWS
1 14 (30.43%) Azure
2 6 (13.04%) GCP
3 5 (10.87%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (10.87%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (47.83%) Firewall
2 20 (43.48%) Cisco ASA
3 16 (34.78%) WAN
4 15 (32.61%) Network Security
5 14 (30.43%) SD-WAN
6 10 (21.74%) VPN
6 10 (21.74%) Wireless
7 9 (19.57%) VLAN
8 7 (15.22%) LAN
8 7 (15.22%) WLAN
9 5 (10.87%) NGFW
10 4 (8.70%) Internet
10 4 (8.70%) TCP/IP
11 3 (6.52%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (6.52%) Cisco Nexus
11 3 (6.52%) Cisco Wireless
11 3 (6.52%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
11 3 (6.52%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 3 (6.52%) Unified Communications
12 1 (2.17%) IPv4
General
1 17 (36.96%) Aerospace
2 6 (13.04%) Finance
3 5 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.52%) Social Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.17%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 39 (84.78%) Network Engineer
2 18 (39.13%) Senior
2 18 (39.13%) Senior Network Engineer
3 14 (30.43%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
4 5 (10.87%) Network Systems Engineer
4 5 (10.87%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (8.70%) Infrastructure Team Leader
5 4 (8.70%) Lead
5 4 (8.70%) Network Security Engineer
5 4 (8.70%) Security Engineer
5 4 (8.70%) Team Leader
6 3 (6.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Network Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Network Security Architect
7 2 (4.35%) Security Architect
8 1 (2.17%) Consultant
8 1 (2.17%) Information Security Consultant
8 1 (2.17%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 15 (32.61%) Data Centre
2 7 (15.22%) Driving Licence
3 4 (8.70%) IoT
4 1 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (19.57%) Linux
2 5 (10.87%) Debian
2 5 (10.87%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (39.13%) Agile
2 15 (32.61%) Collaborative Working
3 14 (30.43%) Virtual Infrastructure
4 12 (26.09%) Network Monitoring
5 10 (21.74%) ITIL
6 9 (19.57%) Network Architecture
7 8 (17.39%) Cloud Security
7 8 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (15.22%) Actionable Insight
9 6 (13.04%) CI/CD
9 6 (13.04%) Computer Science
9 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (13.04%) Time Management
10 5 (10.87%) Auto-Scaling
10 5 (10.87%) Configuration Management
10 5 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (10.87%) Data Centre Operations
10 5 (10.87%) DevOps
10 5 (10.87%) Network Design
10 5 (10.87%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.87%) Shell Script
2 3 (6.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (45.65%) Security Cleared
2 17 (36.96%) DV Cleared
3 12 (26.09%) CCNP
3 12 (26.09%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (10.87%) CCNA
4 5 (10.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (10.87%) Degree
5 3 (6.52%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.35%) RHCE
7 1 (2.17%) CCDP
7 1 (2.17%) CCIE
7 1 (2.17%) MCSE
7 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.17%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.04%) SLA
2 1 (2.17%) QA
System Software
1 22 (47.83%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (36.96%) VMware NSX
3 5 (10.87%) Active Directory
4 3 (6.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (10.87%) ZABBIX
2 3 (6.52%) Ansible
2 3 (6.52%) Cisco Prime
2 3 (6.52%) Opsview
2 3 (6.52%) vCenter Server
2 3 (6.52%) VxRail
3 2 (4.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 33 (71.74%) Cisco
2 25 (54.35%) VMware
3 9 (19.57%) Microsoft
4 7 (15.22%) Palo Alto
5 5 (10.87%) Red Hat
6 4 (8.70%) F5
7 3 (6.52%) Dell
7 3 (6.52%) SolarWinds
8 1 (2.17%) Fortinet