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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 177 235
Rank change year-on-year -131 +58 +65
Permanent jobs citing LAN 149 612 599
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.80% 1.81% 1.48%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.97% 11.85% 13.18%
Number of salaries quoted 125 501 472
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £34,025
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.91%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £89,000 £72,500 £77,715
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.17%

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 5,015 5,166 4,545
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.00% 15.28% 11.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,657 3,309 3,369
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,569
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.14% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.94% -3.81%

LAN
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

LAN
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

LAN
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing LAN over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

LAN salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

LAN
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 41 (27.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (7.38%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.34%) Confluence
3 2 (1.34%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.34%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.34%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.67%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (11.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.34%) Acrobat
2 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.34%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (1.34%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 88 (59.06%) Azure
2 77 (51.68%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (15.44%) AWS
4 22 (14.77%) Entra ID
5 9 (6.04%) OneDrive
6 5 (3.36%) AWS Direct Connect
7 4 (2.68%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.68%) GCP
7 4 (2.68%) Mimecast
8 3 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (2.01%) Google Workspace
8 3 (2.01%) IaaS
8 3 (2.01%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.34%) GitHub
9 2 (1.34%) SaaS
10 1 (0.67%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 1 (0.67%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.67%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 140 (93.96%) WAN
2 66 (44.30%) Firewall
3 47 (31.54%) VPN
4 38 (25.50%) Wireless
5 32 (21.48%) WLAN
6 31 (20.81%) SD-WAN
7 30 (20.13%) Wi-Fi
8 27 (18.12%) DNS
9 26 (17.45%) DHCP
10 25 (16.78%) BGP
11 23 (15.44%) TCP/IP
12 20 (13.42%) OSPF
13 17 (11.41%) MPLS
14 15 (10.07%) Network Security
14 15 (10.07%) VLAN
15 14 (9.40%) IPsec
16 13 (8.72%) Cisco ISE
17 11 (7.38%) Internet
18 9 (6.04%) Cisco ASA
18 9 (6.04%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.70%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.34%) NoSQL
2 2 (1.34%) Power BI
3 1 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.67%) DB2
3 1 (0.67%) MS Access
3 1 (0.67%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (4.03%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (2.01%) JIRA
3 2 (1.34%) Jenkins
General
1 47 (31.54%) Social Skills
2 17 (11.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (10.74%) Finance
4 14 (9.40%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.37%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.36%) Aerospace
6 5 (3.36%) Automotive
6 5 (3.36%) Local Government
7 4 (2.68%) Legal
8 2 (1.34%) Banking
8 2 (1.34%) Law
8 2 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.34%) Police
9 1 (0.67%) Aviation
9 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.67%) Marketing
9 1 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (21.48%) Network Engineer
2 31 (20.81%) Support Engineer
3 25 (16.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 24 (16.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 22 (14.77%) 3rd Line Support
5 22 (14.77%) Analyst
6 19 (12.75%) Lead
7 15 (10.07%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 15 (10.07%) IT Support
8 14 (9.40%) Support Analyst
9 13 (8.72%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (8.05%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
10 12 (8.05%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
11 10 (6.71%) Cisco Engineer
11 10 (6.71%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 10 (6.71%) Infrastructure Support
11 10 (6.71%) IT Analyst
12 9 (6.04%) Architect
12 9 (6.04%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (6.04%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.04%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.34%) LDAP
2 2 (1.34%) Middleware
3 1 (0.67%) .NET
3 1 (0.67%) JSON
3 1 (0.67%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 26 (17.45%) Onboarding
2 23 (15.44%) Data Centre
3 9 (6.04%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (5.37%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.03%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.68%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.01%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.34%) Biopharmaceutical
9 2 (1.34%) Clustering
9 2 (1.34%) PKI
9 2 (1.34%) Replication
9 2 (1.34%) Security Posture
9 2 (1.34%) Social Media
10 1 (0.67%) AS400
10 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 79 (53.02%) Windows
2 41 (27.52%) Windows Server
3 21 (14.09%) Windows Server 2016
4 19 (12.75%) Windows 10
5 18 (12.08%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (10.07%) Apple iOS
7 11 (7.38%) Mac OS
8 7 (4.70%) Linux
9 5 (3.36%) Windows 7
10 4 (2.68%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (2.68%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (2.01%) Android
12 2 (1.34%) Mac OS X
12 2 (1.34%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (26.17%) ITIL
2 35 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (22.82%) Customer Service
4 29 (19.46%) Change Management
4 29 (19.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 22 (14.77%) Mentoring
6 21 (14.09%) Network Design
7 16 (10.74%) Business Continuity
7 16 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (10.74%) Infrastructure Management
7 16 (10.74%) Migration
7 16 (10.74%) Problem Management
8 15 (10.07%) Data Security
8 15 (10.07%) Service Delivery
9 14 (9.40%) Data Protection
9 14 (9.40%) Roadmaps
10 13 (8.72%) Root Cause Analysis
11 12 (8.05%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (8.05%) Network Architecture
12 10 (6.71%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 24 (16.11%) PowerShell
2 15 (10.07%) Python
3 7 (4.70%) SQL
4 2 (1.34%) Java
5 1 (0.67%) RPG
5 1 (0.67%) RPG IV
5 1 (0.67%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (18.79%) Cisco Certification
2 19 (12.75%) CCNA
3 17 (11.41%) CCNP
4 15 (10.07%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (8.05%) Degree
5 12 (8.05%) Security Cleared
6 10 (6.71%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.68%) CCIE
7 4 (2.68%) DBS Check
7 4 (2.68%) JNCIA
7 4 (2.68%) JNCIS
8 3 (2.01%) Azure Certification
8 3 (2.01%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (2.01%) MCSA
8 3 (2.01%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (1.34%) MCSE
9 2 (1.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.67%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.05%) SLA
2 4 (2.68%) GDPR
2 4 (2.68%) NIST
3 3 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.34%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.67%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.67%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.67%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.67%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.67%) NCSC
System Software
1 77 (51.68%) Active Directory
2 26 (17.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (10.07%) XenApp
4 10 (6.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (6.04%) Firmware
5 9 (6.04%) Hyper-V
6 5 (3.36%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.34%) KVM
7 2 (1.34%) NFS
7 2 (1.34%) SRDF
7 2 (1.34%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.34%) Xen
8 1 (0.67%) Docker
8 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.67%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 49 (32.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (11.41%) Ansible
3 15 (10.07%) Terraform
4 5 (3.36%) SCCM
5 3 (2.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (2.01%) Kubernetes
5 3 (2.01%) Puppet
6 2 (1.34%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.34%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.34%) SmoothWall
6 2 (1.34%) WSUS
7 1 (0.67%) Autotask
7 1 (0.67%) Avamar
7 1 (0.67%) CASB
7 1 (0.67%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.67%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.67%) VxRail
Vendors
1 79 (53.02%) Microsoft
2 77 (51.68%) Cisco
3 38 (25.50%) VMware
4 33 (22.15%) Meraki
5 30 (20.13%) Citrix
6 26 (17.45%) CheckPoint
7 22 (14.77%) Palo Alto
8 19 (12.75%) Fortinet
9 15 (10.07%) Aruba
9 15 (10.07%) Juniper
10 14 (9.40%) SonicWALL
11 13 (8.72%) Apple
12 11 (7.38%) SolarWinds
13 9 (6.04%) F5
14 8 (5.37%) Mellanox
14 8 (5.37%) NVIDIA
15 5 (3.36%) Dynatrace
15 5 (3.36%) Google
15 5 (3.36%) Infoblox
15 5 (3.36%) ServiceNow