Network Manager Job Trends in the West Midlands

Network Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Network Manager salary in the West Midlands is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 197 165
Rank change year-on-year +29 -32 +125
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 7 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.13% 0.023% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.025% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 7
10th Percentile - - £39,000
25th Percentile £72,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -20.00% -31.03%
75th Percentile £77,500 £42,500 £58,750
90th Percentile - - £70,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,695 4,060 3,136
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 93.33% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,695 1,967 2,653
10th Percentile £28,821 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,518 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £76,200
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Network Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Network Manager
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Network Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Network Manager
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Shropshire - 4 - -
Staffordshire - 3 £75,000 -
Network Manager
England

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Network Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Network Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (57.14%) Cost Control
2 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (42.86%) Cisco
3 3 (42.86%) Cisco Wireless
3 3 (42.86%) Logistics
3 3 (42.86%) SD-WAN
3 3 (42.86%) WAN
3 3 (42.86%) Wireless

Network Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (42.86%) SD-WAN
1 3 (42.86%) WAN
1 3 (42.86%) Wireless
General
1 7 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (57.14%) Cost Control
2 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (42.86%) Logistics
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco