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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 210 236
Rank change year-on-year -58 +26 -19
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 761 767 1,009
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 1.55% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.29% 10.49% 9.81%
Number of salaries quoted 593 541 779
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -4.11% -2.67% -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 7,398 7,312 10,288
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.17% 14.77% 11.97%
Number of salaries quoted 4,755 4,196 6,758
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -13.27% -5.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.67% -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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -38 711 £38,000 +1.33% 311
UK excluding London -49 540 £35,000 -4.11% 240
Work from Home +17 238 £40,500 -12.43% 116
London -39 207 £60,000 +16.50% 114
South East -20 167 £37,500 +5.63% 77
North of England -19 144 £32,500 -13.33% 49
Midlands -41 88 £33,000 +1.54% 31
North West +34 74 £32,250 -19.38% 26
East of England -28 59 £35,000 -26.32% 24
Yorkshire -45 54 £32,500 -16.13% 15
South West -67 46 £33,500 -6.29% 38
East Midlands -24 45 £32,500 +4.00% 11
West Midlands -48 43 £33,250 +2.31% 20
Wales -64 22 £40,000 +14.29% 6
North East -57 16 £40,000 +25.00% 10
Scotland +1 11 £60,476 +27.32% 9
Northern Ireland - 3 £71,991 - 12

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
1 135 (17.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 96 (12.61%) SharePoint
3 23 (3.02%) IIS
4 12 (1.58%) Apache
5 3 (0.39%) SAS
6 1 (0.13%) Confluence
6 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 57 (7.49%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.97%) 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%) Fidessa
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
1 329 (43.23%) Microsoft 365
2 323 (42.44%) Azure
3 162 (21.29%) Entra ID
4 143 (18.79%) AWS
5 40 (5.26%) GCP
6 26 (3.42%) OneDrive
7 23 (3.02%) AWS CloudFormation
8 19 (2.50%) IaaS
9 16 (2.10%) dbt
10 15 (1.97%) GitHub
10 15 (1.97%) PaaS
10 15 (1.97%) SaaS
11 13 (1.71%) OpenShift
12 10 (1.31%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 9 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (1.18%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.18%) Google Workspace
14 8 (1.05%) Amazon ECS
14 8 (1.05%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 438 (57.56%) DNS
2 340 (44.68%) Firewall
3 338 (44.42%) DHCP
4 247 (32.46%) VPN
5 187 (24.57%) WAN
6 182 (23.92%) LAN
7 151 (19.84%) VLAN
8 89 (11.70%) Network Security
9 84 (11.04%) Wi-Fi
10 70 (9.20%) HTTP
11 68 (8.94%) VoIP
12 67 (8.80%) Wireless
13 57 (7.49%) BGP
14 44 (5.78%) OSPF
15 41 (5.39%) SD-WAN
16 25 (3.29%) Multicast
17 20 (2.63%) SSL
18 18 (2.37%) Ethernet
18 18 (2.37%) SMTP
18 18 (2.37%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.04%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.58%) Amazon RDS
2 12 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (1.45%) MySQL
4 7 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.79%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (0.79%) Redis
6 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.53%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.39%) 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%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle9i Database
10 1 (0.13%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.68%) JIRA
2 20 (2.63%) Git
3 12 (1.58%) Bitbucket
4 9 (1.18%) 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
General
1 351 (46.12%) Social Skills
2 96 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (12.35%) Finance
4 61 (8.02%) Telecoms
5 47 (6.18%) Law
6 43 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
7 42 (5.52%) Banking
8 33 (4.34%) Documentation Skills
9 26 (3.42%) Electronics
10 25 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (3.15%) Aerospace
12 22 (2.89%) Retail
13 16 (2.10%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.97%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.84%) Public Sector
16 9 (1.18%) Legal
17 7 (0.92%) Automotive
17 7 (0.92%) Military
18 6 (0.79%) Digital Health
18 6 (0.79%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 197 (25.89%) IT Support
2 148 (19.45%) Support Engineer
3 123 (16.16%) IT Engineer
4 100 (13.14%) IT Support Engineer
5 97 (12.75%) Analyst
6 90 (11.83%) Network Engineer
7 85 (11.17%) Senior
8 64 (8.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 59 (7.75%) 2nd Line Support
10 58 (7.62%) Support Technician
11 53 (6.96%) IT Technician
12 51 (6.70%) IT Support Technician
13 39 (5.12%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 37 (4.86%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 37 (4.86%) Support Analyst
15 32 (4.20%) IT Analyst
15 32 (4.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 29 (3.81%) Lead
17 26 (3.42%) Developer
17 26 (3.42%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.50%) LDAP
2 16 (2.10%) React
3 15 (1.97%) WebSockets
4 13 (1.71%) gRPC
4 13 (1.71%) Node.js
5 12 (1.58%) Django
5 12 (1.58%) Middleware
6 11 (1.45%) .NET
7 10 (1.31%) Elastic Stack
8 9 (1.18%) XML
9 8 (1.05%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.05%) JSON
10 7 (0.92%) 802.1X
10 7 (0.92%) REST
11 6 (0.79%) ARM Templates
11 6 (0.79%) CSS
11 6 (0.79%) HTML
12 4 (0.53%) ADO
12 4 (0.53%) COM
12 4 (0.53%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 109 (14.32%) Driving Licence
2 53 (6.96%) Onboarding
3 48 (6.31%) Data Centre
4 33 (4.34%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (3.94%) Cyber Threat
6 23 (3.02%) Security Posture
7 22 (2.89%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (2.50%) Linux Command Line
9 18 (2.37%) CCTV
10 17 (2.23%) Cyber Defence
10 17 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (2.10%) FPGA
11 16 (2.10%) MPEG
11 16 (2.10%) PKI
12 13 (1.71%) Client/Server
12 13 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (1.71%) Management Information System
13 12 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.58%) Replication
13 12 (1.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 458 (60.18%) Windows
2 249 (32.72%) Windows Server
3 187 (24.57%) Linux
4 95 (12.48%) Windows 10
5 58 (7.62%) Mac OS
6 32 (4.20%) Apple iOS
6 32 (4.20%) Unix
7 24 (3.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 23 (3.02%) Android
9 20 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
10 18 (2.37%) Ubuntu
11 14 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
12 11 (1.45%) CentOS
13 7 (0.92%) Debian
14 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
15 5 (0.66%) CoreOS
15 5 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
15 5 (0.66%) Kali Linux
15 5 (0.66%) Windows 7
16 4 (0.53%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (36.40%) Problem-Solving
2 161 (21.16%) Customer Service
3 152 (19.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 124 (16.29%) Cybersecurity
5 113 (14.85%) ITIL
6 105 (13.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 87 (11.43%) Disaster Recovery
8 86 (11.30%) Incident Response
9 81 (10.64%) Service Delivery
10 76 (9.99%) Infrastructure as Code
11 75 (9.86%) Project Delivery
12 74 (9.72%) ITSM
13 73 (9.59%) DevOps
14 72 (9.46%) Mentoring
15 64 (8.41%) High Availability
16 61 (8.02%) CI/CD
17 57 (7.49%) SIEM
18 51 (6.70%) Computer Science
19 46 (6.04%) Incident Management
19 46 (6.04%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 138 (18.13%) Python
2 135 (17.74%) PowerShell
3 72 (9.46%) Bash
4 62 (8.15%) SQL
5 40 (5.26%) C++
6 26 (3.42%) C
7 22 (2.89%) Java
8 17 (2.23%) Perl
9 15 (1.97%) C#
10 14 (1.84%) VBA
11 13 (1.71%) JavaScript
12 11 (1.45%) Go
13 10 (1.31%) PHP
14 8 (1.05%) Bicep
15 7 (0.92%) Ruby
15 7 (0.92%) Search Processing Language
16 6 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.66%) TypeScript
18 4 (0.53%) Shell Script
19 3 (0.39%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 131 (17.21%) Degree
2 93 (12.22%) Security Cleared
3 81 (10.64%) Cisco Certification
4 71 (9.33%) SC Cleared
5 67 (8.80%) CCNA
6 59 (7.75%) Microsoft Certification
7 52 (6.83%) CCNP
8 28 (3.68%) Azure Certification
8 28 (3.68%) CompTIA Security+
9 24 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
11 18 (2.37%) CREST Certified
12 16 (2.10%) HND
13 15 (1.97%) CEH
13 15 (1.97%) GCIA
14 14 (1.84%) HNC
14 14 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
15 13 (1.71%) GIAC
16 12 (1.58%) AWS Certification
16 12 (1.58%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (8.41%) SLA
2 26 (3.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 24 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (2.23%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.97%) GDPR
6 7 (0.92%) NIST
7 5 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.53%) QA
9 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.26%) DICOM
10 2 (0.26%) GRC
10 2 (0.26%) HL7
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.13%) DO-178B
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 321 (42.18%) Active Directory
2 135 (17.74%) Hyper-V
3 132 (17.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 30 (3.94%) Docker
5 19 (2.50%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (2.37%) Firmware
7 13 (1.71%) vSphere
8 10 (1.31%) KVM
8 10 (1.31%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.13%) Ceph
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
1 119 (15.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (8.54%) Terraform
3 53 (6.96%) Ansible
4 39 (5.12%) Kubernetes
5 34 (4.47%) FortiGate
6 19 (2.50%) Grafana
6 19 (2.50%) Prometheus
7 18 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
7 18 (2.37%) Nagios
8 15 (1.97%) QRadar
9 12 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 9 (1.18%) Puppet
11 8 (1.05%) Kibana
11 8 (1.05%) SCCM
11 8 (1.05%) WSUS
12 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
13 5 (0.66%) McAfee ePO
13 5 (0.66%) SCVMM
13 5 (0.66%) VxRail
13 5 (0.66%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 422 (55.45%) Microsoft
2 154 (20.24%) VMware
3 106 (13.93%) Cisco
4 48 (6.31%) Fortinet
5 39 (5.12%) Veeam
6 37 (4.86%) Meraki
7 33 (4.34%) Palo Alto
7 33 (4.34%) Splunk
8 31 (4.07%) ServiceNow
9 29 (3.81%) Google
10 28 (3.68%) SolarWinds
11 25 (3.29%) Apple
12 23 (3.02%) HP
12 23 (3.02%) Red Hat
13 20 (2.63%) Sophos
14 18 (2.37%) SonicWALL
14 18 (2.37%) Zscaler
15 17 (2.23%) Dell
16 15 (1.97%) CrowdStrike
17 14 (1.84%) Ubiquiti