TCP/IP Job Trends

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 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 209 196
Rank change year-on-year -39 -13 +34
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 632 630 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.82% 1.52% 1.53%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.18% 12.01% 11.45%
Number of salaries quoted 470 501 1,133
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,563 £34,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,790 £78,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year -28.42% +23.38% -3.75%

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 10,229 5,245 11,708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.32% 12.68% 13.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4,053 3,678 9,337
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +8.25% -6.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,500 £47,500 £43,239
% change year-on-year -25.26% +9.85% -3.91%

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 24 March 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 24 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 -25 576 £38,000 -19.15% 196
UK excluding London -71 386 £34,000 -28.42% 173
London +26 221 £45,000 -12.62% 42
Work from Home -17 180 £42,500 -26.09% 73
North of England -4 127 £32,500 -27.78% 50
South East -61 85 £37,500 -16.67% 48
Yorkshire -25 60 £32,500 -18.75% 19
Midlands -35 55 £32,500 -7.14% 23
South West -4 48 £40,000 -3.61% 27
North West -14 42 £40,000 -11.11% 25
East of England -34 40 £31,000 -34.74% 22
East Midlands -30 34 £32,500 -40.91% 7
North East -3 25 £45,000 -35.11% 8
West Midlands -20 21 £52,500 +50.00% 16
Wales -22 14 £40,000 -40.85% 4
Scotland -48 14 £55,000 +11.67% 4
Northern Ireland -35 3 £73,801 +6.48% 2

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
1 143 (22.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 87 (13.77%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.74%) IIS
4 4 (0.63%) Confluence
5 2 (0.32%) Apache
5 2 (0.32%) CMS
5 2 (0.32%) nginx
5 2 (0.32%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 88 (13.92%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.63%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.32%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 317 (50.16%) Azure
2 291 (46.04%) Microsoft 365
3 129 (20.41%) Entra ID
4 126 (19.94%) AWS
5 60 (9.49%) GCP
6 36 (5.70%) Google Workspace
7 33 (5.22%) Amazon ECS
8 30 (4.75%) OneDrive
9 27 (4.27%) AWS CloudFormation
9 27 (4.27%) SaaS
10 25 (3.96%) Amazon ECR
10 25 (3.96%) dbt
10 25 (3.96%) PaaS
10 25 (3.96%) Pulumi
11 22 (3.48%) GitHub
12 21 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (3.16%) IaaS
14 18 (2.85%) Amazon OpenSearch
14 18 (2.85%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (2.69%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 367 (58.07%) DNS
2 308 (48.73%) DHCP
3 224 (35.44%) Firewall
4 192 (30.38%) VPN
5 141 (22.31%) WAN
6 136 (21.52%) VLAN
7 123 (19.46%) LAN
8 90 (14.24%) Wi-Fi
9 59 (9.34%) Wireless
10 58 (9.18%) VoIP
11 48 (7.59%) Network Security
12 42 (6.65%) HTTP
13 35 (5.54%) SD-WAN
14 26 (4.11%) BGP
15 18 (2.85%) OSPF
15 18 (2.85%) Wireshark
16 17 (2.69%) SSL
17 16 (2.53%) Remote Desktop
18 15 (2.37%) MPLS
18 15 (2.37%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.44%) Amazon RDS
2 38 (6.01%) SQL Server
3 34 (5.38%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (4.11%) Elasticsearch
5 25 (3.96%) Redis
6 10 (1.58%) Power BI
7 9 (1.42%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.11%) MySQL
9 3 (0.47%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.32%) JasperReports
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.16%) InfluxDB
11 1 (0.16%) MariaDB
11 1 (0.16%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.16%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 21 (3.32%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.69%) Git
2 17 (2.69%) JIRA
3 12 (1.90%) Metasploit
4 10 (1.58%) Bitbucket
5 8 (1.27%) Burp Suite
6 5 (0.79%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.47%) GitLab
7 3 (0.47%) Snyk
8 2 (0.32%) IDA Disassembler
8 2 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.16%) Selenium
9 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 278 (43.99%) Social Skills
2 90 (14.24%) Finance
3 67 (10.60%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (6.96%) Law
5 40 (6.33%) Banking
6 39 (6.17%) Telecoms
7 32 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (4.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (4.43%) Documentation Skills
10 20 (3.16%) Investment Banking
10 20 (3.16%) Manufacturing
11 19 (3.01%) Public Sector
12 18 (2.85%) Retail
13 14 (2.22%) Legal
14 13 (2.06%) Aerospace
15 12 (1.90%) Back Office
16 10 (1.58%) Automotive
16 10 (1.58%) Marketing
17 7 (1.11%) Electronics
17 7 (1.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 194 (30.70%) IT Support
2 134 (21.20%) Support Engineer
3 96 (15.19%) IT Engineer
4 89 (14.08%) IT Support Engineer
5 82 (12.97%) Senior
6 80 (12.66%) 2nd Line Support
7 66 (10.44%) Support Technician
8 59 (9.34%) Analyst
9 56 (8.86%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 55 (8.70%) IT Support Technician
10 55 (8.70%) IT Technician
11 50 (7.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 46 (7.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 37 (5.85%) Developer
13 37 (5.85%) Support Analyst
14 29 (4.59%) C++ Developer
14 29 (4.59%) Network Engineer
15 26 (4.11%) Technical Support
16 25 (3.96%) Lead
17 22 (3.48%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.96%) Django
2 18 (2.85%) Elastic Stack
3 7 (1.11%) .NET
4 6 (0.95%) FIX Protocol
4 6 (0.95%) REST
4 6 (0.95%) RESTful
5 5 (0.79%) WebSockets
6 4 (0.63%) gRPC
6 4 (0.63%) LDAP
6 4 (0.63%) Middleware
6 4 (0.63%) Qt
6 4 (0.63%) Sass
6 4 (0.63%) STL
6 4 (0.63%) ZeroMQ
7 3 (0.47%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.47%) QML
7 3 (0.47%) Web Services
8 2 (0.32%) OAuth
8 2 (0.32%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 83 (13.13%) Driving Licence
2 49 (7.75%) Onboarding
3 35 (5.54%) Data Centre
4 28 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.27%) Linux Command Line
6 22 (3.48%) FPGA
6 22 (3.48%) Video Conferencing
7 20 (3.16%) Distributed Systems
8 19 (3.01%) Replication
9 18 (2.85%) Cloud Native
9 18 (2.85%) Security Posture
10 17 (2.69%) Management Information System
11 15 (2.37%) CCTV
12 14 (2.22%) NHS
13 13 (2.06%) Cyber Threat
13 13 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
14 12 (1.90%) iPhone
15 10 (1.58%) EPoS
16 9 (1.42%) Digital Signage
16 9 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 394 (62.34%) Windows
2 231 (36.55%) Windows Server
3 178 (28.16%) Linux
4 127 (20.09%) Windows 10
5 59 (9.34%) Mac OS
6 45 (7.12%) Unix
7 39 (6.17%) Apple iOS
8 35 (5.54%) Android
8 35 (5.54%) Windows Server 2016
9 25 (3.96%) Windows Server 2019
10 22 (3.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 20 (3.16%) Windows Server 2012
12 10 (1.58%) CentOS
13 9 (1.42%) Mac OS X
14 7 (1.11%) Ubuntu
14 7 (1.11%) Windows 7
15 5 (0.79%) Kali Linux
16 4 (0.63%) Embedded Linux
16 4 (0.63%) FreeRTOS
16 4 (0.63%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (35.92%) Problem-Solving
2 139 (21.99%) Customer Service
3 110 (17.41%) ITIL
4 81 (12.82%) Infrastructure as Code
5 77 (12.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 75 (11.87%) CI/CD
7 74 (11.71%) DevOps
8 66 (10.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 61 (9.65%) Service Delivery
10 60 (9.49%) Cybersecurity
11 58 (9.18%) Disaster Recovery
12 48 (7.59%) Root Cause Analysis
13 46 (7.28%) Mentoring
14 44 (6.96%) ITSM
15 43 (6.80%) Agile
16 42 (6.65%) Incident Response
17 41 (6.49%) Site Reliability Engineering
18 38 (6.01%) Computer Science
19 35 (5.54%) Incident Management
20 34 (5.38%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 133 (21.04%) Python
2 110 (17.41%) PowerShell
3 54 (8.54%) Bash
4 49 (7.75%) C++
5 39 (6.17%) SQL
6 38 (6.01%) Java
7 35 (5.54%) C
8 25 (3.96%) Go
9 14 (2.22%) C#
10 6 (0.95%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.63%) Delphi
11 4 (0.63%) Pascal
11 4 (0.63%) PHP
12 3 (0.47%) Bicep
13 2 (0.32%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.32%) Perl
13 2 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.32%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
14 1 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 103 (16.30%) Degree
2 66 (10.44%) Security Cleared
3 65 (10.28%) Microsoft Certification
4 56 (8.86%) SC Cleared
5 39 (6.17%) Cisco Certification
6 30 (4.75%) CCNA
7 29 (4.59%) Azure Certification
8 22 (3.48%) CCNP
8 22 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (3.32%) A+ Certification
10 20 (3.16%) Network+ Certification
11 17 (2.69%) ITIL Certification
11 17 (2.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 15 (2.37%) DBS Check
13 12 (1.90%) DV Cleared
14 11 (1.74%) Master's Degree
14 11 (1.74%) MCSE
15 10 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (1.58%) MCDST
15 10 (1.58%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (3.64%) SLA
3 20 (3.16%) GDPR
4 13 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.42%) SOC 2
6 8 (1.27%) QA
7 7 (1.11%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.95%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.63%) DICOM
9 4 (0.63%) HL7
9 4 (0.63%) MISRA
9 4 (0.63%) NIST
10 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.47%) GRC
11 2 (0.32%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 2 (0.32%) GxP
11 2 (0.32%) NCSC
11 2 (0.32%) PMO
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 316 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 127 (20.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 111 (17.56%) Hyper-V
4 37 (5.85%) Docker
5 14 (2.22%) Firmware
5 14 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (2.22%) vSphere
6 10 (1.58%) KVM
7 6 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.63%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.32%) XenApp
10 1 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 101 (15.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 72 (11.39%) Terraform
3 55 (8.70%) Ansible
4 25 (3.96%) Kubernetes
5 21 (3.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 20 (3.16%) Prometheus
7 19 (3.01%) FortiGate
7 19 (3.01%) Grafana
8 17 (2.69%) AWS Copilot
9 16 (2.53%) Jamf Pro
10 12 (1.90%) SCCM
11 10 (1.58%) Nessus
12 8 (1.27%) Nagios
12 8 (1.27%) Nmap
12 8 (1.27%) Puppet
13 7 (1.11%) vCenter Server
14 5 (0.79%) Autotask
14 5 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
15 4 (0.63%) Cisco CUCM
15 4 (0.63%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 343 (54.27%) Microsoft
2 155 (24.53%) VMware
3 71 (11.23%) Cisco
4 64 (10.13%) Google
5 31 (4.91%) Veeam
6 29 (4.59%) Apple
6 29 (4.59%) Citrix
7 26 (4.11%) Palo Alto
8 25 (3.96%) SolarWinds
9 23 (3.64%) Red Hat
10 21 (3.32%) Dell
10 21 (3.32%) Fortinet
10 21 (3.32%) Meraki
11 16 (2.53%) HP
11 16 (2.53%) SonicWALL
12 13 (2.06%) CheckPoint
12 13 (2.06%) Juniper
13 12 (1.90%) ServiceNow
14 11 (1.74%) Sophos
15 9 (1.42%) Reuters