LAN Jobs with Work from Home Options

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 169 243 289
Rank change year-on-year +74 +46 -55
Permanent jobs citing LAN 656 616 869
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.94% 1.43% 1.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.44% 12.68% 11.92%
Number of salaries quoted 543 507 747
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,015 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,400 £80,875
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

LAN 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 WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,272 4,857 7,288
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.62% 11.26% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 3,412 3,588 4,891
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £56,150
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +2.40% +6.95%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,688 £73,675
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,852 £87,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

LAN trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing LAN.

LAN salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing LAN over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

LAN salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 86 (13.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (7.32%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.76%) IIS
4 4 (0.61%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.46%) SAS
6 2 (0.30%) Apache
6 2 (0.30%) nginx
7 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
Applications
1 74 (11.28%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.91%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.46%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.46%) Revit
4 3 (0.46%) SPSS
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.91%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 274 (41.77%) Azure
2 223 (33.99%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (10.06%) AWS
4 47 (7.16%) Entra ID
5 28 (4.27%) Cloud Computing
6 25 (3.81%) GCP
6 25 (3.81%) SaaS
7 24 (3.66%) IaaS
8 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (3.05%) PaaS
10 16 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
10 16 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.22%) Rubrik
12 6 (0.91%) Google Workspace
12 6 (0.91%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.76%) AWS Direct Connect
13 5 (0.76%) Datadog
13 5 (0.76%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (0.61%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 595 (90.70%) WAN
2 319 (48.63%) Firewall
3 209 (31.86%) VPN
4 189 (28.81%) Wi-Fi
5 156 (23.78%) SD-WAN
6 148 (22.56%) DNS
7 142 (21.65%) Wireless
8 128 (19.51%) Network Security
9 127 (19.36%) DHCP
10 114 (17.38%) WLAN
11 113 (17.23%) MPLS
12 99 (15.09%) TCP/IP
13 86 (13.11%) BGP
14 83 (12.65%) VLAN
15 75 (11.43%) OSPF
16 67 (10.21%) Internet
17 62 (9.45%) SAN
18 34 (5.18%) VoIP
19 33 (5.03%) IPsec
20 28 (4.27%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.91%) DB2
4 6 (0.91%) MySQL
5 5 (0.76%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.46%) Big Data
6 3 (0.46%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.30%) Power BI
7 2 (0.30%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (1.22%) JIRA
2 4 (0.61%) MSBuild
2 4 (0.61%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
General
1 203 (30.95%) Social Skills
2 65 (9.91%) Finance
3 61 (9.30%) Retail
4 36 (5.49%) Telecoms
5 33 (5.03%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (4.12%) Legal
7 24 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
8 18 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.29%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.98%) Law
10 13 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.83%) Banking
12 11 (1.68%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.37%) Advertising
14 6 (0.91%) French Language
14 6 (0.91%) Portuguese Language
14 6 (0.91%) Publishing
14 6 (0.91%) Spanish Language
14 6 (0.91%) Swedish Language
14 6 (0.91%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 152 (23.17%) Network Engineer
2 99 (15.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 91 (13.87%) Analyst
4 88 (13.41%) Senior
5 54 (8.23%) Support Engineer
6 48 (7.32%) Architect
7 44 (6.71%) Network Analyst
8 42 (6.40%) IT Engineer
9 36 (5.49%) IT Support
10 35 (5.34%) Operations Analyst
11 32 (4.88%) Security Engineer
12 31 (4.73%) Network Operations Analyst
12 31 (4.73%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 31 (4.73%) Senior Network Engineer
13 30 (4.57%) Network Manager
13 30 (4.57%) Project Manager
14 29 (4.42%) Infrastructure Architect
15 27 (4.12%) 3rd Line Support
16 25 (3.81%) IT Analyst
17 24 (3.66%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.91%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.76%) XMPP
3 4 (0.61%) .NET
3 4 (0.61%) Web Services
3 4 (0.61%) WebSphere MQ
4 3 (0.46%) Middleware
5 2 (0.30%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.30%) Azure Blueprints
5 2 (0.30%) LDAP
5 2 (0.30%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.15%) JSON
6 1 (0.15%) NETCONF
6 1 (0.15%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 120 (18.29%) Data Centre
2 47 (7.16%) Public Cloud
3 40 (6.10%) Management Information System
4 31 (4.73%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.59%) PKI
6 16 (2.44%) Client/Server
6 16 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
7 13 (1.98%) Security Operations Centre
8 11 (1.68%) Driving Licence
8 11 (1.68%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 7 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.91%) EPoS
11 6 (0.91%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.76%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.76%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.76%) IoT
13 4 (0.61%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.61%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.61%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 244 (37.20%) Windows
2 116 (17.68%) Windows Server
3 72 (10.98%) Linux
4 47 (7.16%) Windows 10
5 42 (6.40%) Ubuntu
6 36 (5.49%) VMS
7 27 (4.12%) Android
7 27 (4.12%) Apple iOS
8 26 (3.96%) Windows Server 2019
9 23 (3.51%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (2.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (1.52%) CentOS
12 9 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 8 (1.22%) Windows 7
14 6 (0.91%) Mac OS X
14 6 (0.91%) Windows Server 2003
15 5 (0.76%) Mac OS
15 5 (0.76%) Windows XP
16 4 (0.61%) Windows 8
17 3 (0.46%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (19.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 95 (14.48%) Agile
3 89 (13.57%) ITIL
4 81 (12.35%) Customer Service
5 63 (9.60%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
7 53 (8.08%) Project Management
8 52 (7.93%) Mentoring
9 51 (7.77%) Presales
10 44 (6.71%) Roadmaps
11 42 (6.40%) Application Security
11 42 (6.40%) Migration
12 41 (6.25%) Project Delivery
12 41 (6.25%) Service Delivery
13 39 (5.95%) Information Security
14 38 (5.79%) Actionable Insight
14 38 (5.79%) Disaster Recovery
15 37 (5.64%) Collaborative Culture
15 37 (5.64%) DevOps
15 37 (5.64%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 67 (10.21%) PowerShell
2 37 (5.64%) Python
3 17 (2.59%) Bash
4 12 (1.83%) SQL
5 3 (0.46%) Java
6 2 (0.30%) Korn
6 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.30%) PHP
7 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 160 (24.39%) Cisco Certification
2 107 (16.31%) CCNA
3 96 (14.63%) CCNP
4 69 (10.52%) Degree
5 58 (8.84%) Security Cleared
6 51 (7.77%) CCIE
7 41 (6.25%) DV Cleared
8 40 (6.10%) CCDP
9 28 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (3.51%) CISSP
11 18 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (2.74%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (2.59%) MCITP
13 16 (2.44%) APMP
14 14 (2.13%) CCSP
15 13 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 13 (1.98%) CEH
15 13 (1.98%) SANS
15 13 (1.98%) SC Cleared
15 13 (1.98%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (5.95%) SLA
3 17 (2.59%) NIST
3 17 (2.59%) PCI DSS
4 15 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.30%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.30%) ITGC
6 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 214 (32.62%) Active Directory
2 114 (17.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 80 (12.20%) Hyper-V
4 34 (5.18%) VMware ESXi
5 31 (4.73%) vSphere
6 20 (3.05%) Virtual Desktop
7 14 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.07%) Docker
9 6 (0.91%) NFS
10 4 (0.61%) Firmware
11 3 (0.46%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.30%) Terminal Server
13 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.15%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 64 (9.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 61 (9.30%) Ansible
3 51 (7.77%) Terraform
4 35 (5.34%) WSUS
5 15 (2.29%) FortiGate
6 14 (2.13%) Nmap
7 12 (1.83%) SCCM
8 7 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.76%) McAfee ePO
9 5 (0.76%) SCVMM
10 4 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.46%) Cisco Prime
11 3 (0.46%) EMC NetWorker
11 3 (0.46%) HAProxy
11 3 (0.46%) Nagios
11 3 (0.46%) OfficeScan
12 2 (0.30%) Nessus
12 2 (0.30%) Puppet
12 2 (0.30%) SolarWinds Orion
12 2 (0.30%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 295 (44.97%) Cisco
2 256 (39.02%) Microsoft
3 159 (24.24%) VMware
4 110 (16.77%) Meraki
5 61 (9.30%) Fortinet
5 61 (9.30%) Palo Alto
6 48 (7.32%) Aruba
7 44 (6.71%) HP
7 44 (6.71%) Juniper
8 30 (4.57%) Veeam
9 29 (4.42%) Citrix
10 26 (3.96%) SolarWinds
11 23 (3.51%) Dell
12 22 (3.35%) Ruckus Wireless
13 18 (2.74%) CheckPoint
13 18 (2.74%) Rapid7
14 15 (2.29%) Red Hat
15 14 (2.13%) NetApp
15 14 (2.13%) Splunk
16 13 (1.98%) Qualys