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 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 219 194 167
Rank change year-on-year -25 -27 +84
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 663 939 1,113
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.35% 1.35% 1.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.77% 11.97% 13.10%
Number of salaries quoted 514 521 863
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £55,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £43,000 £44,240
% change year-on-year -20.93% -2.80% +10.60%

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 6,783 7,846 8,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 11.26% 15.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,963 4,146 6,808
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £52,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.62% +3.96% -3.81%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £84,964 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -5.26%

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 18 October 2025.

Salary histogram for TCP/IP in the UK

TCP/IP
Top 18 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 18 October 2025. 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 -24 607 £37,500 -21.05% 561
UK excluding London -27 475 £34,000 -20.93% 492
London +23 173 £55,000 - 155
Work from Home -47 171 £40,500 -23.62% 425
South East -27 125 £37,500 -21.05% 239
North of England +4 116 £33,500 -16.25% 68
Midlands +27 95 £32,500 -7.14% 44
Yorkshire +24 60 £33,500 -9.46% 25
West Midlands +47 55 £32,500 -7.14% 23
East of England -20 49 £32,500 -23.53% 75
South West -2 48 £34,500 -44.80% 44
East Midlands -2 40 £32,500 -4.41% 20
North East +37 34 £29,000 -58.16% 12
Wales +14 25 £35,000 -27.08% 17
North West -31 22 £40,500 -1.82% 34
Scotland -10 15 £30,000 -25.00% 14
Channel Islands - 2 £55,000 -
Northern Ireland -5 1 £73,801 +6.48% 5

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
1 156 (23.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 93 (14.03%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.26%) IIS
4 7 (1.06%) nginx
5 4 (0.60%) Traefik
6 3 (0.45%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.15%) Confluence
8 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 76 (11.46%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.81%) MS Visio
3 10 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.06%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.15%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 5 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.60%) SAP ERP
2 4 (0.60%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.15%) Eikon
3 1 (0.15%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 349 (52.64%) Microsoft 365
2 307 (46.30%) Azure
3 115 (17.35%) Entra ID
4 79 (11.92%) AWS
5 36 (5.43%) SaaS
6 30 (4.52%) GCP
7 29 (4.37%) PaaS
8 27 (4.07%) IaaS
9 23 (3.47%) OneDrive
10 13 (1.96%) GitHub
10 13 (1.96%) Nutanix
11 11 (1.66%) Amazon ECS
12 9 (1.36%) Amazon ECR
12 9 (1.36%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (1.36%) dbt
12 9 (1.36%) Pulumi
13 8 (1.21%) Serverless
14 7 (1.06%) Amazon ElastiCache
14 7 (1.06%) Amazon OpenSearch
14 7 (1.06%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 366 (55.20%) DNS
2 321 (48.42%) DHCP
3 274 (41.33%) Firewall
4 217 (32.73%) VPN
5 169 (25.49%) VLAN
6 164 (24.74%) WAN
7 159 (23.98%) LAN
8 76 (11.46%) Wi-Fi
9 72 (10.86%) Network Security
9 72 (10.86%) VoIP
10 53 (7.99%) Wireless
11 41 (6.18%) BGP
11 41 (6.18%) OSPF
12 36 (5.43%) SD-WAN
13 33 (4.98%) Internet
14 24 (3.62%) SAN
15 23 (3.47%) HTTP
16 22 (3.32%) SSL
17 21 (3.17%) Remote Desktop
18 17 (2.56%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.33%) SQL Server
2 29 (4.37%) Amazon RDS
3 12 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.36%) Elasticsearch
4 9 (1.36%) MySQL
4 9 (1.36%) Redis
5 6 (0.90%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.30%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.30%) JasperReports
7 2 (0.30%) Metadata
7 2 (0.30%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.30%) Power BI
8 1 (0.15%) Couchbase
8 1 (0.15%) FileMaker
8 1 (0.15%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (3.32%) Git
2 9 (1.36%) JIRA
3 6 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.90%) Snyk
4 3 (0.45%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.45%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 2 (0.30%) Jaeger
5 2 (0.30%) MLflow
5 2 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.15%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.15%) Subversion
General
1 311 (46.91%) Social Skills
2 81 (12.22%) Finance
3 54 (8.14%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (7.39%) Banking
5 39 (5.88%) Telecoms
6 34 (5.13%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.07%) Law
8 25 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
8 25 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (3.17%) Legal
10 19 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (2.87%) Investment Banking
11 18 (2.71%) Advertising
12 15 (2.26%) Retail
13 12 (1.81%) Marketing
14 11 (1.66%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.21%) Public Sector
17 7 (1.06%) Local Government
18 6 (0.90%) Games
Job Titles
1 156 (23.53%) IT Support
2 117 (17.65%) Support Engineer
3 84 (12.67%) Analyst
4 73 (11.01%) IT Engineer
5 71 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 63 (9.50%) Technical Support
7 62 (9.35%) Senior
8 54 (8.14%) IT Support Engineer
9 53 (7.99%) 2nd Line Support
10 52 (7.84%) Network Engineer
10 52 (7.84%) Support Technician
11 51 (7.69%) Support Analyst
12 40 (6.03%) IT Technician
13 37 (5.58%) 3rd Line Support
13 37 (5.58%) Technical Engineer
13 37 (5.58%) Technical Support Engineer
14 36 (5.43%) IT Support Technician
15 29 (4.37%) Lead
16 26 (3.92%) Developer
16 26 (3.92%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.96%) .NET
2 10 (1.51%) 802.1X
3 9 (1.36%) Django
4 7 (1.06%) Kafka
4 7 (1.06%) LDAP
4 7 (1.06%) Middleware
5 4 (0.60%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (0.60%) OAuth
6 3 (0.45%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.45%) EDI
6 3 (0.45%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.45%) Node.js
6 3 (0.45%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.45%) WebSockets
7 2 (0.30%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.30%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.30%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.30%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.30%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 63 (9.50%) Driving Licence
2 47 (7.09%) Onboarding
3 45 (6.79%) Data Centre
4 26 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.92%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (3.47%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (2.87%) FPGA
7 17 (2.56%) Clustering
8 15 (2.26%) Cyber Threat
8 15 (2.26%) Hedge funds
8 15 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (2.11%) iPad
9 14 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.66%) IoT
10 11 (1.66%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.51%) CCTV
11 10 (1.51%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.51%) Linux Command Line
11 10 (1.51%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 378 (57.01%) Windows
2 217 (32.73%) Windows Server
3 126 (19.00%) Linux
4 92 (13.88%) Windows 10
5 41 (6.18%) Mac OS
6 31 (4.68%) Unix
7 22 (3.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 21 (3.17%) Windows Server 2012
8 21 (3.17%) Windows Server 2019
9 19 (2.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 17 (2.56%) Android
11 12 (1.81%) VMS
12 8 (1.21%) Apple iOS
13 6 (0.90%) Windows 7
14 5 (0.75%) FreeRTOS
15 4 (0.60%) Embedded Linux
15 4 (0.60%) Ubuntu
16 3 (0.45%) Kali Linux
16 3 (0.45%) Mac OS X
16 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (29.56%) Problem-Solving
2 136 (20.51%) Cybersecurity
3 132 (19.91%) Customer Service
4 100 (15.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 97 (14.63%) ITIL
6 59 (8.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 58 (8.75%) DevOps
7 58 (8.75%) Disaster Recovery
8 49 (7.39%) Mentoring
9 46 (6.94%) Agile
10 42 (6.33%) Collaborative Working
10 42 (6.33%) Incident Response
11 35 (5.28%) Incident Management
11 35 (5.28%) Infrastructure as Code
11 35 (5.28%) Root Cause Analysis
12 33 (4.98%) CI/CD
12 33 (4.98%) Migration
13 32 (4.83%) High Availability
13 32 (4.83%) Security Operations
14 31 (4.68%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 117 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 72 (10.86%) Python
3 39 (5.88%) C++
4 38 (5.73%) SQL
5 33 (4.98%) C
6 31 (4.68%) Java
7 24 (3.62%) Bash
8 7 (1.06%) VBScript
9 6 (0.90%) Bicep
9 6 (0.90%) C#
10 5 (0.75%) R
11 4 (0.60%) Go
12 3 (0.45%) Perl
12 3 (0.45%) Rust
13 2 (0.30%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.30%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.30%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.15%) Bourne shell
14 1 (0.15%) C-shell
14 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 98 (14.78%) Degree
2 71 (10.71%) Security Cleared
3 56 (8.45%) Cisco Certification
4 50 (7.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 46 (6.94%) SC Cleared
6 36 (5.43%) CCNA
7 28 (4.22%) CCNP
8 26 (3.92%) Azure Certification
9 22 (3.32%) A+ Certification
10 21 (3.17%) Network+ Certification
11 19 (2.87%) MCP
12 18 (2.71%) DV Cleared
13 14 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (2.11%) HND
14 13 (1.96%) CISSP
14 13 (1.96%) HNC
14 13 (1.96%) MCSA
15 12 (1.81%) AWS Certification
15 12 (1.81%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (1.66%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (3.47%) SLA
4 19 (2.87%) GDPR
5 4 (0.60%) GRC
5 4 (0.60%) MISRA
5 4 (0.60%) NIST
6 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.30%) GxP
7 2 (0.30%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.30%) PMO
8 1 (0.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.15%) JTAG
8 1 (0.15%) NCSC
8 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 343 (51.73%) Active Directory
2 142 (21.42%) Hyper-V
3 132 (19.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (3.47%) Docker
5 20 (3.02%) vSphere
6 18 (2.71%) Firmware
7 12 (1.81%) NFS
8 9 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.60%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
12 3 (0.45%) XenApp
13 2 (0.30%) KVM
13 2 (0.30%) pfSense
13 2 (0.30%) RHEV
13 2 (0.30%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.30%) Xen
14 1 (0.15%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 137 (20.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (6.33%) SCCM
3 37 (5.58%) Ansible
4 35 (5.28%) Terraform
5 26 (3.92%) FortiGate
5 26 (3.92%) Kubernetes
6 15 (2.26%) Single Sign-On
7 14 (2.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 13 (1.96%) Nagios
9 11 (1.66%) Autotask
10 8 (1.21%) Failover Clustering
10 8 (1.21%) SCOM
11 7 (1.06%) AWS Copilot
12 5 (0.75%) MaaS360
12 5 (0.75%) QRadar
12 5 (0.75%) vCenter Server
12 5 (0.75%) WSUS
13 4 (0.60%) Grafana
13 4 (0.60%) HAProxy
13 4 (0.60%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 391 (58.97%) Microsoft
2 141 (21.27%) VMware
3 134 (20.21%) Cisco
4 41 (6.18%) Veeam
5 31 (4.68%) Meraki
6 26 (3.92%) SonicWALL
7 25 (3.77%) Fortinet
7 25 (3.77%) Red Hat
8 23 (3.47%) Apple
8 23 (3.47%) Google
8 23 (3.47%) WatchGuard
9 22 (3.32%) Splunk
10 20 (3.02%) SolarWinds
11 18 (2.71%) Citrix
12 17 (2.56%) Bloomberg
12 17 (2.56%) Palo Alto
13 16 (2.41%) Reuters
14 15 (2.26%) Sophos
15 14 (2.11%) ServiceNow
16 13 (1.96%) Mitel