Virtual LAN (VLAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VLAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VLAN over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 381 528 649
Rank change year-on-year +147 +121 -256
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 678 555 665
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.69% 0.53% 0.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.98% 3.46% 3.22%
Number of salaries quoted 608 466 579
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% -5.00% -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

VLAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,628 16,029 20,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.88% 15.30% 13.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,526 8,241 11,792
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing VLAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VLAN.

Salary trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLAN over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 +150 630 £40,000 -4.76% 163
UK excluding London +79 523 £37,500 -1.32% 139
Work from Home +91 219 £47,500 - 58
South East +42 162 £35,000 -6.67% 23
Midlands +96 135 £38,250 -10.00% 33
London +113 134 £57,500 +15.00% 30
North of England +49 85 £37,750 -11.18% 35
West Midlands +74 71 £39,750 -11.67% 24
East Midlands +29 64 £37,500 +2.74% 9
East of England +38 61 £40,000 +11.11% 14
South West -18 49 £37,500 +7.14% 26
Yorkshire +107 39 £38,750 +17.42% 9
North West -14 30 £45,000 - 21
Scotland -50 19 £38,000 +22.58% 3
North East +14 16 £29,500 -35.16% 5
Wales +16 10 £44,886 +12.22% 6
Northern Ireland +27 2 £32,500 -

VLAN
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
1 150 (22.12%) SharePoint
2 116 (17.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.33%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (1.18%) OpenStack
5 6 (0.88%) SAS
6 5 (0.74%) IIS
7 4 (0.59%) Confluence
8 3 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.15%) JOnAS
Applications
1 103 (15.19%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.33%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.59%) Trello
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.29%) CATIA
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.29%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 4 (0.59%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.29%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 387 (57.08%) Microsoft 365
2 338 (49.85%) Azure
3 109 (16.08%) Entra ID
4 87 (12.83%) AWS
5 59 (8.70%) OneDrive
6 26 (3.83%) SaaS
7 22 (3.24%) Google Workspace
7 22 (3.24%) IaaS
8 20 (2.95%) Mimecast
9 18 (2.65%) PaaS
10 15 (2.21%) GCP
11 13 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (1.47%) Datadog
12 10 (1.47%) WhatsApp
13 8 (1.18%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (0.88%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 5 (0.74%) AWS Direct Connect
15 5 (0.74%) Nutanix
15 5 (0.74%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 410 (60.47%) Firewall
2 291 (42.92%) DNS
3 289 (42.63%) VPN
4 262 (38.64%) WAN
5 245 (36.14%) DHCP
6 211 (31.12%) LAN
7 169 (24.93%) TCP/IP
8 149 (21.98%) Wi-Fi
9 119 (17.55%) Wireless
10 97 (14.31%) SAN
11 82 (12.09%) BGP
11 82 (12.09%) OSPF
12 81 (11.95%) MPLS
13 68 (10.03%) VoIP
14 60 (8.85%) SD-WAN
15 58 (8.55%) Network Security
16 43 (6.34%) IPsec
17 35 (5.16%) Internet
18 32 (4.72%) HSRP
19 31 (4.57%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (4.42%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.10%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (0.74%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.59%) DB2
4 4 (0.59%) Power BI
5 3 (0.44%) MySQL
6 2 (0.29%) DTS
6 2 (0.29%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.29%) SQLPlus
7 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 5 (0.74%) JIRA
2 1 (0.15%) Git
2 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 228 (33.63%) Social Skills
2 57 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
3 51 (7.52%) Telecoms
4 37 (5.46%) Finance
5 21 (3.10%) Law
6 20 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (2.65%) Retail
8 17 (2.51%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.36%) Billing
10 15 (2.21%) Banking
11 14 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.62%) Automotive
13 10 (1.47%) Legal
14 9 (1.33%) Police
15 8 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.88%) Marketing
17 5 (0.74%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.74%) Local Government
17 5 (0.74%) Public Sector
18 4 (0.59%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 139 (20.50%) Network Engineer
2 131 (19.32%) Support Engineer
3 118 (17.40%) Senior
4 105 (15.49%) IT Engineer
4 105 (15.49%) IT Support
5 96 (14.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 60 (8.85%) IT Support Engineer
7 56 (8.26%) Analyst
8 49 (7.23%) 2nd Line Support
9 44 (6.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 42 (6.19%) IT Technician
11 36 (5.31%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 34 (5.01%) IT Manager
13 33 (4.87%) 3rd Line Support
13 33 (4.87%) Network Support
14 31 (4.57%) Architect
15 28 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 28 (4.13%) Senior Network Engineer
16 25 (3.69%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
16 25 (3.69%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.28%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.18%) LDAP
3 7 (1.03%) ADSI
4 6 (0.88%) LAMP
5 5 (0.74%) XMPP
6 4 (0.59%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.44%) CSS
7 3 (0.44%) REST
7 3 (0.44%) SOAP
7 3 (0.44%) Web Services
8 2 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.29%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.15%) .NET
9 1 (0.15%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.15%) JSON
9 1 (0.15%) OAuth
9 1 (0.15%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 82 (12.09%) Data Centre
2 47 (6.93%) Driving Licence
3 34 (5.01%) Public Cloud
4 25 (3.69%) Onboarding
5 24 (3.54%) Replication
6 23 (3.39%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.21%) Clustering
9 12 (1.77%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.62%) FMCG
11 9 (1.33%) CCTV
12 7 (1.03%) Cyberattack
12 7 (1.03%) iPhone
13 5 (0.74%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.74%) Apple TV
13 5 (0.74%) Client/Server
13 5 (0.74%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.74%) PMI
13 5 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 369 (54.42%) Windows
2 248 (36.58%) Windows Server
3 106 (15.63%) Linux
4 97 (14.31%) Windows 10
5 62 (9.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 51 (7.52%) Android
7 47 (6.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 35 (5.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 34 (5.01%) Apple iOS
10 26 (3.83%) Windows Server 2008
11 24 (3.54%) Ubuntu
12 18 (2.65%) Mac OS
13 14 (2.06%) SUSE
14 13 (1.92%) Mac OS X
14 13 (1.92%) Unix
15 9 (1.33%) Windows 8
16 7 (1.03%) Debian
16 7 (1.03%) Windows 7
17 4 (0.59%) VMS
18 3 (0.44%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (19.62%) Problem-Solving
2 117 (17.26%) Customer Service
3 115 (16.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 89 (13.13%) ITIL
5 65 (9.59%) Cybersecurity
6 56 (8.26%) Mentoring
7 52 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (7.67%) Disaster Recovery
8 51 (7.52%) Project Delivery
9 40 (5.90%) Migration
9 40 (5.90%) Network Monitoring
10 39 (5.75%) Kalman Filter
10 39 (5.75%) Project Management
10 39 (5.75%) Service Delivery
11 36 (5.31%) Agile
12 33 (4.87%) Roadmaps
13 32 (4.72%) Network Management
14 31 (4.57%) Computer Science
15 29 (4.28%) Asset Management
16 28 (4.13%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 109 (16.08%) PowerShell
2 69 (10.18%) SQL
3 17 (2.51%) Python
4 9 (1.33%) Bash
5 6 (0.88%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.15%) C
6 1 (0.15%) C#
6 1 (0.15%) C++
Qualifications
1 137 (20.21%) Cisco Certification
2 93 (13.72%) CCNA
3 89 (13.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 84 (12.39%) Degree
5 63 (9.29%) CCNP
6 49 (7.23%) MCSE
7 38 (5.60%) Security Cleared
8 34 (5.01%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (4.28%) MCSA
10 27 (3.98%) Network+ Certification
11 26 (3.83%) Azure Certification
12 20 (2.95%) CCIE
12 20 (2.95%) SC Cleared
13 19 (2.80%) MCITP
14 17 (2.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 16 (2.36%) APMP
16 13 (1.92%) A+ Certification
17 12 (1.77%) DBS Check
17 12 (1.77%) MCP
18 10 (1.47%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.98%) SLA
2 23 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (2.65%) GDPR
4 16 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (1.03%) QA
6 5 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 5 (0.74%) NCSC
7 4 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.44%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.44%) NIST
9 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 327 (48.23%) Active Directory
2 192 (28.32%) Hyper-V
3 177 (26.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (5.31%) vSphere
5 29 (4.28%) VMware ESXi
6 24 (3.54%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (2.06%) vCloud
8 13 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
9 8 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
10 7 (1.03%) Firmware
11 6 (0.88%) NFS
12 4 (0.59%) Docker
12 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (0.59%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.44%) pfSense
14 2 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.29%) Terminal Server
14 2 (0.29%) VMware Server
15 1 (0.15%) KVM
15 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 113 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (5.90%) SCCM
3 34 (5.01%) WSUS
4 22 (3.24%) Jamf Pro
5 19 (2.80%) FortiGate
6 17 (2.51%) Nagios
7 14 (2.06%) Autotask
7 14 (2.06%) SmoothWall
8 11 (1.62%) Ansible
9 10 (1.47%) Failover Clustering
10 7 (1.03%) ZABBIX
11 6 (0.88%) Icinga
11 6 (0.88%) Puppet
11 6 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.74%) OfficeScan
13 3 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.44%) Nessus
13 3 (0.44%) PaperCut
13 3 (0.44%) Terraform
13 3 (0.44%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 387 (57.08%) Microsoft
2 245 (36.14%) Cisco
3 234 (34.51%) VMware
4 69 (10.18%) Veeam
5 49 (7.23%) Meraki
6 45 (6.64%) Apple
7 44 (6.49%) Juniper
8 41 (6.05%) Citrix
9 35 (5.16%) HP
10 33 (4.87%) Fortinet
11 30 (4.42%) CheckPoint
12 26 (3.83%) SonicWALL
13 25 (3.69%) Google
13 25 (3.69%) SolarWinds
14 24 (3.54%) Aruba
15 21 (3.10%) Avaya
15 21 (3.10%) Palo Alto
16 20 (2.95%) Datto
17 19 (2.80%) Ruckus Wireless
17 19 (2.80%) Sophos