Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring TCP/IP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 207 228
Rank change year-on-year -63 +21 -13
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 755 765 1,051
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 1.55% 1.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.28% 10.53% 9.88%
Number of salaries quoted 587 540 816
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,250 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.58% -9.47% -6.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,774 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £74,332 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -5.41% -1.33% -11.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

TCP/IP 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 7,341 7,263 10,633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.22% 14.73% 12.06%
Number of salaries quoted 4,730 4,166 7,117
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £48,839
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -12.98% -5.30%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £86,500 £82,500 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing TCP/IP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

TCP/IP job vacancy trend in the UK

TCP/IP
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing TCP/IP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Salary histogram for TCP/IP in the UK

TCP/IP
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the UK over the 6 months to 28 July 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 -33 708 £38,000 +1.33% 265
UK excluding London -54 533 £35,000 -5.41% 203
Work from Home +6 236 £40,000 -15.79% 92
London -39 209 £60,000 +15.38% 94
South East -4 167 £37,500 +5.63% 65
North of England -14 146 £32,500 -13.33% 43
Midlands -52 82 £32,750 +0.77% 28
North West +37 72 £32,250 -19.38% 22
East of England -25 59 £35,000 -26.32% 28
Yorkshire -49 58 £32,500 -16.13% 16
South West -53 45 £33,500 -6.29% 32
East Midlands -19 44 £32,500 - 11
West Midlands -39 38 £35,375 +8.85% 17
Wales -63 22 £40,000 +14.29% 4
North East -51 16 £40,000 +25.00% 7
Scotland +1 10 £57,500 +21.05% 9
Northern Ireland - 2 £58,151 - 3

TCP/IP
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
1 134 (17.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 97 (12.85%) SharePoint
3 23 (3.05%) IIS
4 12 (1.59%) Apache
5 3 (0.40%) SAS
6 2 (0.26%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 60 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.26%) Lightworks
4 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.13%) Houdini
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
1 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
1 2 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 331 (43.84%) Microsoft 365
2 321 (42.52%) Azure
3 162 (21.46%) Entra ID
4 141 (18.68%) AWS
5 37 (4.90%) GCP
6 25 (3.31%) OneDrive
7 20 (2.65%) IaaS
8 18 (2.38%) AWS CloudFormation
9 16 (2.12%) GitHub
9 16 (2.12%) PaaS
9 16 (2.12%) SaaS
10 13 (1.72%) OpenShift
11 11 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.46%) dbt
12 10 (1.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 10 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (1.19%) Google Workspace
14 8 (1.06%) Amazon ECS
14 8 (1.06%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 440 (58.28%) DNS
2 340 (45.03%) DHCP
3 338 (44.77%) Firewall
4 247 (32.72%) VPN
5 188 (24.90%) WAN
6 181 (23.97%) LAN
7 151 (20.00%) VLAN
8 88 (11.66%) Network Security
9 85 (11.26%) Wi-Fi
10 71 (9.40%) HTTP
11 67 (8.87%) VoIP
12 64 (8.48%) Wireless
13 58 (7.68%) BGP
14 43 (5.70%) OSPF
14 43 (5.70%) SD-WAN
15 25 (3.31%) Multicast
16 19 (2.52%) SSL
17 18 (2.38%) Ethernet
17 18 (2.38%) Wireshark
17 18 (2.38%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
3 12 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (1.46%) MySQL
5 6 (0.79%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.79%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.66%) Redis
7 4 (0.53%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.40%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.13%) KDB
10 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle9i Database
10 1 (0.13%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 29 (3.84%) JIRA
2 19 (2.52%) Git
3 12 (1.59%) Bitbucket
4 11 (1.46%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.66%) GitLab
5 5 (0.66%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.26%) CMake
6 2 (0.26%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.13%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.13%) GDB
7 1 (0.13%) LSMW
7 1 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 345 (45.70%) Social Skills
2 96 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
3 92 (12.19%) Finance
4 63 (8.34%) Telecoms
5 50 (6.62%) Law
6 42 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
7 41 (5.43%) Banking
8 35 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
9 26 (3.44%) Electronics
9 26 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (3.18%) Retail
11 23 (3.05%) Aerospace
12 15 (1.99%) Investment Banking
12 15 (1.99%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.85%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.19%) Legal
15 7 (0.93%) Automotive
15 7 (0.93%) Military
16 6 (0.79%) Back Office
16 6 (0.79%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 202 (26.75%) IT Support
2 146 (19.34%) Support Engineer
3 121 (16.03%) IT Engineer
4 99 (13.11%) IT Support Engineer
5 96 (12.72%) Analyst
6 89 (11.79%) Network Engineer
7 81 (10.73%) Senior
8 65 (8.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 59 (7.81%) Support Technician
10 57 (7.55%) 2nd Line Support
11 54 (7.15%) IT Technician
12 52 (6.89%) IT Support Technician
13 38 (5.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 38 (5.03%) Support Analyst
14 36 (4.77%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 34 (4.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 33 (4.37%) IT Analyst
17 31 (4.11%) Lead
18 27 (3.58%) IT Support Analyst
19 26 (3.44%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.38%) LDAP
2 16 (2.12%) React
3 15 (1.99%) WebSockets
4 13 (1.72%) gRPC
4 13 (1.72%) Middleware
4 13 (1.72%) Node.js
5 12 (1.59%) Elastic Stack
6 11 (1.46%) .NET
6 11 (1.46%) Django
7 9 (1.19%) XML
8 8 (1.06%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.06%) JSON
9 7 (0.93%) 802.1X
9 7 (0.93%) REST
10 6 (0.79%) ARM Templates
10 6 (0.79%) CSS
10 6 (0.79%) HTML
11 5 (0.66%) RESTful
12 4 (0.53%) ADO
12 4 (0.53%) COM
Miscellaneous
1 108 (14.30%) Driving Licence
2 51 (6.75%) Onboarding
3 47 (6.23%) Data Centre
4 33 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (3.84%) Cyber Threat
6 23 (3.05%) Security Posture
7 21 (2.78%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (2.52%) Linux Command Line
9 18 (2.38%) CCTV
10 16 (2.12%) Cyber Defence
10 16 (2.12%) FPGA
10 16 (2.12%) MPEG
11 15 (1.99%) PKI
12 13 (1.72%) Client/Server
12 13 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
12 13 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
13 12 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.59%) Replication
13 12 (1.59%) Social Media
14 11 (1.46%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 459 (60.79%) Windows
2 250 (33.11%) Windows Server
3 178 (23.58%) Linux
4 94 (12.45%) Windows 10
5 57 (7.55%) Mac OS
6 33 (4.37%) Apple iOS
7 25 (3.31%) Unix
8 24 (3.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 22 (2.91%) Android
9 22 (2.91%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (2.12%) Ubuntu
11 15 (1.99%) Windows Server 2019
12 9 (1.19%) CentOS
13 7 (0.93%) Debian
13 7 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
14 5 (0.66%) CoreOS
14 5 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
14 5 (0.66%) Kali Linux
14 5 (0.66%) Windows 7
15 4 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (36.82%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (20.66%) Customer Service
3 146 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 124 (16.42%) Cybersecurity
5 112 (14.83%) ITIL
6 107 (14.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 90 (11.92%) Disaster Recovery
8 83 (10.99%) Service Delivery
9 81 (10.73%) Incident Response
10 74 (9.80%) Infrastructure as Code
10 74 (9.80%) Project Delivery
11 72 (9.54%) ITSM
12 69 (9.14%) DevOps
12 69 (9.14%) Mentoring
13 64 (8.48%) High Availability
14 57 (7.55%) CI/CD
15 56 (7.42%) SIEM
16 50 (6.62%) Computer Science
17 49 (6.49%) Root Cause Analysis
18 48 (6.36%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 132 (17.48%) PowerShell
2 131 (17.35%) Python
3 69 (9.14%) Bash
4 61 (8.08%) SQL
5 39 (5.17%) C++
6 25 (3.31%) C
7 23 (3.05%) Java
8 15 (1.99%) C#
9 14 (1.85%) Go
9 14 (1.85%) Perl
9 14 (1.85%) VBA
10 11 (1.46%) JavaScript
10 11 (1.46%) PHP
11 8 (1.06%) Bicep
12 7 (0.93%) Search Processing Language
13 6 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.66%) Ruby
14 5 (0.66%) TypeScript
15 4 (0.53%) Delphi
15 4 (0.53%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 130 (17.22%) Degree
2 89 (11.79%) Security Cleared
3 80 (10.60%) Cisco Certification
4 68 (9.01%) SC Cleared
5 66 (8.74%) CCNA
6 60 (7.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 52 (6.89%) CCNP
8 29 (3.84%) Azure Certification
9 27 (3.58%) CompTIA Security+
10 24 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 18 (2.38%) CREST Certified
13 16 (2.12%) HND
14 15 (1.99%) CEH
14 15 (1.99%) GCIA
14 15 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
15 14 (1.85%) HNC
16 13 (1.72%) GIAC
17 12 (1.59%) AWS Certification
18 11 (1.46%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (8.34%) SLA
2 26 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 24 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (2.25%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.85%) GDPR
6 6 (0.79%) NIST
7 5 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.53%) QA
9 3 (0.40%) DICOM
9 3 (0.40%) HL7
10 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.13%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.13%) GRC
10 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.13%) NCSC
10 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 324 (42.91%) Active Directory
2 134 (17.75%) Hyper-V
2 134 (17.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (3.58%) Docker
4 19 (2.52%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (2.38%) Firmware
6 14 (1.85%) vSphere
7 10 (1.32%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (1.19%) KVM
9 7 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.13%) QEMU
12 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 1 (0.13%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.13%) Xen
Systems Management
1 117 (15.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (8.21%) Terraform
3 54 (7.15%) Ansible
4 38 (5.03%) Kubernetes
5 34 (4.50%) FortiGate
6 21 (2.78%) Grafana
6 21 (2.78%) Prometheus
7 18 (2.38%) Jamf Pro
7 18 (2.38%) Nagios
8 14 (1.85%) QRadar
9 13 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 9 (1.19%) Puppet
11 8 (1.06%) Kibana
11 8 (1.06%) WSUS
12 7 (0.93%) SCCM
13 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
14 5 (0.66%) AWS Copilot
14 5 (0.66%) McAfee ePO
14 5 (0.66%) SCVMM
14 5 (0.66%) VxRail
Vendors
1 423 (56.03%) Microsoft
2 158 (20.93%) VMware
3 102 (13.51%) Cisco
4 47 (6.23%) Fortinet
5 39 (5.17%) Veeam
6 38 (5.03%) Meraki
7 33 (4.37%) Palo Alto
8 32 (4.24%) ServiceNow
8 32 (4.24%) Splunk
9 28 (3.71%) SolarWinds
10 25 (3.31%) Apple
11 24 (3.18%) Google
12 23 (3.05%) HP
13 21 (2.78%) Red Hat
14 20 (2.65%) Sophos
15 18 (2.38%) SonicWALL
15 18 (2.38%) Zscaler
16 17 (2.25%) Citrix
16 17 (2.25%) Dell
17 15 (1.99%) CrowdStrike