Hybrid/Remote LAN Job Trends

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring LAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 276 174
Rank change year-on-year +60 -102 +55
Permanent jobs citing LAN 191 158 593
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.05% 1.82%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.35% 8.22% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 135 134 503
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,788 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,250 £72,500
UK median annual salary £49,680 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.40% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

LAN 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,043 1,922 5,043
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.88% 12.82% 15.50%
Number of salaries quoted 999 1,174 3,323
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,750 £85,875 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.47%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LAN and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

LAN job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing LAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing LAN

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing LAN over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

LAN salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 31 (16.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (12.57%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.05%) Confluence
4 1 (0.52%) Apache
4 1 (0.52%) nginx
4 1 (0.52%) OpenStack
Applications
1 15 (7.85%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.62%) MS Visio
3 4 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.57%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.57%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 107 (56.02%) Azure
2 70 (36.65%) Microsoft 365
3 63 (32.98%) AWS
4 26 (13.61%) Entra ID
5 16 (8.38%) Google Workspace
6 14 (7.33%) SaaS
7 13 (6.81%) AWS Direct Connect
7 13 (6.81%) GCP
7 13 (6.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 5 (2.62%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (2.09%) OCI
10 3 (1.57%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 3 (1.57%) Slack
11 2 (1.05%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.52%) Cloudflare
12 1 (0.52%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.52%) IaaS
12 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.52%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 170 (89.01%) WAN
2 104 (54.45%) Firewall
3 71 (37.17%) VPN
4 66 (34.55%) SD-WAN
5 56 (29.32%) DNS
6 55 (28.80%) Wi-Fi
7 44 (23.04%) DHCP
8 43 (22.51%) TCP/IP
9 42 (21.99%) WLAN
10 40 (20.94%) Network Security
11 32 (16.75%) Wireless
12 31 (16.23%) VLAN
13 30 (15.71%) Cisco ISE
14 27 (14.14%) MPLS
15 26 (13.61%) BGP
15 26 (13.61%) Cisco Firepower
16 25 (13.09%) Cisco ASA
16 25 (13.09%) OSPF
17 18 (9.42%) VoIP
18 17 (8.90%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.52%) InfluxDB
1 1 (0.52%) MariaDB
1 1 (0.52%) MySQL
1 1 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.52%) RDBMS
1 1 (0.52%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (3.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 60 (31.41%) Social Skills
2 31 (16.23%) Public Sector
3 20 (10.47%) Telecoms
4 18 (9.42%) Finance
5 16 (8.38%) Banking
6 14 (7.33%) Retail
7 12 (6.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (5.24%) Marketing
10 6 (3.14%) Manufacturing
10 6 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.09%) Electronics
12 3 (1.57%) Analytical Skills
12 3 (1.57%) Law
12 3 (1.57%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.05%) Military
13 2 (1.05%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.52%) Legal
14 1 (0.52%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 56 (29.32%) Network Engineer
2 38 (19.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 36 (18.85%) IT Engineer
3 36 (18.85%) Support Engineer
4 32 (16.75%) IT Support
5 30 (15.71%) Senior
6 27 (14.14%) Architect
7 26 (13.61%) IT Support Engineer
8 20 (10.47%) 2nd Line Support
9 18 (9.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 18 (9.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 18 (9.42%) Network Architect
10 17 (8.90%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
10 17 (8.90%) Operations Engineer
11 15 (7.85%) Cisco Engineer
11 15 (7.85%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 14 (7.33%) Senior Network Engineer
13 13 (6.81%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (5.76%) Network Operations Engineer
14 11 (5.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.71%) XMPP
2 6 (3.14%) 802.1X
3 5 (2.62%) ARM Templates
4 4 (2.09%) LDAP
5 1 (0.52%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 37 (19.37%) Data Centre
2 14 (7.33%) Hybrid Cloud
3 11 (5.76%) Onboarding
4 10 (5.24%) Driving Licence
4 10 (5.24%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (4.71%) FlexPod
5 9 (4.71%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.71%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (3.66%) Replication
7 6 (3.14%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (2.62%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (1.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.57%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.57%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.57%) Social Media
10 2 (1.05%) Private Cloud
10 2 (1.05%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 60 (31.41%) Windows
2 46 (24.08%) Windows Server
3 21 (10.99%) Mac OS
4 18 (9.42%) Linux
5 16 (8.38%) Windows 10
6 13 (6.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (6.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (6.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (1.05%) Android
8 2 (1.05%) CentOS
9 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.52%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.52%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.52%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.52%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (39.27%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (21.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 26 (13.61%) ITIL
4 24 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (12.57%) Disaster Recovery
5 23 (12.04%) Mentoring
6 21 (10.99%) Migration
6 21 (10.99%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (10.47%) Cloud Security
8 19 (9.95%) Cybersecurity
9 18 (9.42%) Zero Trust
10 17 (8.90%) Network Architecture
10 17 (8.90%) Service Delivery
11 16 (8.38%) Presales
11 16 (8.38%) Roadmaps
12 14 (7.33%) Infrastructure as Code
12 14 (7.33%) Kalman Filter
13 13 (6.81%) Collaborative Culture
13 13 (6.81%) Network Segmentation
13 13 (6.81%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.04%) Python
2 9 (4.71%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.57%) Bicep
3 3 (1.57%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (0.52%) Bash
4 1 (0.52%) Java
4 1 (0.52%) Perl
4 1 (0.52%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.52%) SQL
4 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (19.37%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (15.71%) CCNP
3 21 (10.99%) Security Cleared
4 18 (9.42%) SC Cleared
5 16 (8.38%) CCNA
6 13 (6.81%) CCIE
6 13 (6.81%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (4.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (4.19%) Degree
8 7 (3.66%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.66%) DBS Check
9 4 (2.09%) JNCIP
10 3 (1.57%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.57%) CCIE Security
10 3 (1.57%) CCSA
10 3 (1.57%) CCSE
10 3 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.57%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.57%) JNCIE
10 3 (1.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (6.81%) SLA
3 10 (5.24%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (5.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.57%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.05%) GDPR
6 1 (0.52%) NIST
6 1 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 41 (21.47%) Active Directory
2 21 (10.99%) Hyper-V
3 16 (8.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (3.14%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (3.14%) vSphere
5 2 (1.05%) Firmware
6 1 (0.52%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 1 (0.52%) Docker
6 1 (0.52%) KVM
6 1 (0.52%) QEMU
6 1 (0.52%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.52%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.52%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.52%) Xen
Systems Management
1 18 (9.42%) Ansible
2 17 (8.90%) Terraform
3 16 (8.38%) FortiGate
4 15 (7.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (7.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (4.71%) Cisco CUCM
6 9 (4.71%) Grafana
7 3 (1.57%) QRadar
7 3 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (1.05%) Autotask
8 2 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (1.05%) Kubernetes
8 2 (1.05%) OpenView
8 2 (1.05%) PaperCut
8 2 (1.05%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.52%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.52%) Endace
9 1 (0.52%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.52%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.52%) SCCM
Vendors
1 95 (49.74%) Cisco
2 68 (35.60%) Microsoft
3 38 (19.90%) Fortinet
4 33 (17.28%) Palo Alto
5 30 (15.71%) Meraki
6 25 (13.09%) VMware
7 20 (10.47%) CheckPoint
7 20 (10.47%) SolarWinds
8 16 (8.38%) Google
9 15 (7.85%) Juniper
10 13 (6.81%) Dynatrace
11 12 (6.28%) Splunk
12 9 (4.71%) ServiceNow
13 6 (3.14%) Aruba
13 6 (3.14%) NetApp
14 5 (2.62%) ArcSight
15 4 (2.09%) Apple
15 4 (2.09%) F5
16 3 (1.57%) Red Hat
16 3 (1.57%) Salesforce