LAN Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 299 182 207
Rank change year-on-year -117 +25 +92
Permanent jobs citing LAN 190 579 589
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.90% 1.76% 1.68%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.32% 11.77% 14.44%
Number of salaries quoted 165 451 436
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £89,500 £73,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%

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 5,718 4,920 4,080
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.18% 14.93% 11.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,030 3,000 3,224
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,569
25th Percentile £25,087 £39,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,750 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -47.14% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £74,258 £81,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £33,500 £47,500 £51,350
% change year-on-year -29.47% -7.50% -2.19%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

LAN trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options 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 remote working options citing LAN over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

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 39 (20.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (5.79%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.05%) Confluence
3 2 (1.05%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.05%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.05%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.53%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 16 (8.42%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.05%) Acrobat
2 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.05%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (1.05%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 97 (51.05%) Azure
2 83 (43.68%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (12.63%) AWS
4 22 (11.58%) Entra ID
5 8 (4.21%) OneDrive
6 7 (3.68%) GCP
7 5 (2.63%) AWS Direct Connect
7 5 (2.63%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.58%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.58%) IaaS
9 2 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.05%) GitHub
9 2 (1.05%) SaaS
10 1 (0.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 1 (0.53%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.53%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.53%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.53%) PaaS
10 1 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 175 (92.11%) WAN
2 88 (46.32%) Firewall
3 58 (30.53%) VPN
4 46 (24.21%) Wireless
5 45 (23.68%) Wi-Fi
6 36 (18.95%) SD-WAN
7 35 (18.42%) DNS
7 35 (18.42%) WLAN
8 32 (16.84%) DHCP
9 29 (15.26%) Network Security
10 26 (13.68%) BGP
11 25 (13.16%) TCP/IP
12 19 (10.00%) OSPF
13 18 (9.47%) VLAN
14 15 (7.89%) MPLS
15 13 (6.84%) Cisco ASA
15 13 (6.84%) Internet
15 13 (6.84%) Junos
16 12 (6.32%) IPsec
17 10 (5.26%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.11%) Power BI
3 2 (1.05%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.53%) DB2
4 1 (0.53%) MS Access
4 1 (0.53%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (2.11%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (1.58%) JIRA
3 2 (1.05%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (31.05%) Social Skills
2 29 (15.26%) Finance
3 19 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 18 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (4.74%) Manufacturing
5 9 (4.74%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.68%) Local Government
7 5 (2.63%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.63%) Automotive
8 3 (1.58%) Banking
9 2 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.05%) French Language
9 2 (1.05%) Law
9 2 (1.05%) Legal
9 2 (1.05%) Marketing
9 2 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.05%) Police
9 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.53%) Aviation
10 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (24.21%) Network Engineer
2 32 (16.84%) Support Engineer
3 27 (14.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 26 (13.68%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 22 (11.58%) 3rd Line Support
5 22 (11.58%) Lead
6 20 (10.53%) Analyst
7 18 (9.47%) Architect
8 15 (7.89%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 14 (7.37%) Infrastructure Support
9 14 (7.37%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (7.37%) Support Analyst
10 13 (6.84%) IT Support
11 12 (6.32%) Network Architect
11 12 (6.32%) Technical Support
12 11 (5.79%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
12 11 (5.79%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
12 11 (5.79%) Senior
13 8 (4.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 8 (4.21%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.11%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.05%) LDAP
2 2 (1.05%) Middleware
3 1 (0.53%) .NET
3 1 (0.53%) JSON
3 1 (0.53%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 27 (14.21%) Data Centre
2 25 (13.16%) Onboarding
3 15 (7.89%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (3.68%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (3.68%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.58%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.58%) Social Media
6 3 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.05%) Clustering
7 2 (1.05%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.05%) PKI
7 2 (1.05%) Replication
8 1 (0.53%) AS400
8 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.53%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.53%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 80 (42.11%) Windows
2 36 (18.95%) Windows Server
3 17 (8.95%) Windows 10
3 17 (8.95%) Windows Server 2016
4 16 (8.42%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (6.32%) Apple iOS
6 11 (5.79%) Mac OS
7 9 (4.74%) Linux
8 5 (2.63%) Windows 7
9 4 (2.11%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (1.58%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (1.05%) Mac OS X
11 2 (1.05%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (25.79%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (22.63%) ITIL
3 41 (21.58%) Customer Service
4 34 (17.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 29 (15.26%) Change Management
6 24 (12.63%) Network Design
7 23 (12.11%) Infrastructure Management
8 22 (11.58%) Mentoring
9 20 (10.53%) Roadmaps
10 18 (9.47%) Network Architecture
11 17 (8.95%) Business Continuity
11 17 (8.95%) Migration
11 17 (8.95%) Project Delivery
11 17 (8.95%) Service Delivery
12 16 (8.42%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (8.42%) Problem Management
13 15 (7.89%) Business Strategy
13 15 (7.89%) Customer-Centricity
13 15 (7.89%) Infrastructure as Code
13 15 (7.89%) Network Virtualisation
Programming Languages
1 24 (12.63%) Python
2 23 (12.11%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.21%) SQL
4 2 (1.05%) Java
5 1 (0.53%) RPG
5 1 (0.53%) RPG IV
5 1 (0.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 45 (23.68%) Cisco Certification
2 31 (16.32%) CCNA
3 28 (14.74%) CCNP
4 21 (11.05%) Security Cleared
5 20 (10.53%) SC Cleared
6 18 (9.47%) Degree
7 17 (8.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (6.84%) JNCIA
9 8 (4.21%) CCIE
10 6 (3.16%) DBS Check
10 6 (3.16%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (2.63%) A+ Certification
11 5 (2.63%) Azure Certification
11 5 (2.63%) DV Cleared
12 4 (2.11%) JNCIS
12 4 (2.11%) MCSE
13 3 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (1.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (1.58%) MCSA
13 3 (1.58%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.84%) SLA
2 5 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (2.63%) NIST
3 3 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.05%) GDPR
4 2 (1.05%) NCSC
4 2 (1.05%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.53%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.53%) GRC
5 1 (0.53%) HIPAA
System Software
1 74 (38.95%) Active Directory
2 25 (13.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (7.89%) XenApp
4 13 (6.84%) Hyper-V
5 10 (5.26%) Firmware
5 10 (5.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (2.63%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.05%) KVM
7 2 (1.05%) NFS
7 2 (1.05%) SRDF
7 2 (1.05%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.05%) vSphere
7 2 (1.05%) Xen
8 1 (0.53%) Docker
8 1 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.53%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 45 (23.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (14.21%) Ansible
3 20 (10.53%) Terraform
4 8 (4.21%) SCCM
5 4 (2.11%) WSUS
6 3 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.58%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.58%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.58%) Puppet
6 3 (1.58%) SmoothWall
7 1 (0.53%) Autotask
7 1 (0.53%) Avamar
7 1 (0.53%) CASB
7 1 (0.53%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.53%) VxRail
Vendors
1 111 (58.42%) Cisco
2 81 (42.63%) Microsoft
3 39 (20.53%) Meraki
4 35 (18.42%) Fortinet
5 33 (17.37%) VMware
6 31 (16.32%) Palo Alto
7 30 (15.79%) Citrix
8 28 (14.74%) CheckPoint
9 27 (14.21%) Aruba
10 25 (13.16%) Juniper
11 14 (7.37%) SonicWALL
12 13 (6.84%) Mellanox
12 13 (6.84%) NVIDIA
12 13 (6.84%) SolarWinds
13 10 (5.26%) Apple
14 7 (3.68%) F5
15 6 (3.16%) Extreme Networks
15 6 (3.16%) Infoblox
16 5 (2.63%) Arista
16 5 (2.63%) Dynatrace