Network Architect Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Network Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Architect salary for remote or hybrid work is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 397 553 564
Rank change year-on-year +156 +11 +148
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 16 36 107
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.11% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.11% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 15 28 67
10th Percentile £63,150 £52,000 £67,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -15.63% -
75th Percentile £76,875 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £129,500 - -
UK median annual salary £67,500 £69,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -2.17% -13.75% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,568 32,486 41,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 95.98% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,888 24,950 29,138
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,116 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,451 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.29% -9.68% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.83% -

Network Architect
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Network Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Network Architect trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Network Architect
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Architect.

Network Architect salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Network Architect
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Network Architect over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Network Architect salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Network Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 14 (87.50%) WAN
1 14 (87.50%) Cisco Certification
2 12 (75.00%) Cisco
3 11 (68.75%) LAN
3 11 (68.75%) CCNP
3 11 (68.75%) Firewall
4 8 (50.00%) Network Security
5 7 (43.75%) MPLS
5 7 (43.75%) VPN
6 6 (37.50%) CCNA
6 6 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (37.50%) Meraki
6 6 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (37.50%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (37.50%) SD-WAN
7 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
7 5 (31.25%) Network Architecture
7 5 (31.25%) Azure
7 5 (31.25%) AWS
7 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
7 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
7 5 (31.25%) Network Design
8 4 (25.00%) Finance
8 4 (25.00%) JNCIS
8 4 (25.00%) IPsec
8 4 (25.00%) CCIE
8 4 (25.00%) BGP
8 4 (25.00%) Juniper
8 4 (25.00%) SLA
8 4 (25.00%) Security Architecture

Network Architect Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) AWS
1 5 (31.25%) Azure
2 2 (12.50%) Amazon GuardDuty
2 2 (12.50%) AWS Control Tower
2 2 (12.50%) AWS Direct Connect
2 2 (12.50%) Route 53
3 1 (6.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 14 (87.50%) WAN
2 11 (68.75%) Firewall
2 11 (68.75%) LAN
3 8 (50.00%) Network Security
4 7 (43.75%) MPLS
4 7 (43.75%) VPN
5 6 (37.50%) SD-WAN
5 6 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (25.00%) BGP
6 4 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (25.00%) IPsec
6 4 (25.00%) Junos
7 3 (18.75%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (18.75%) WebEx
7 3 (18.75%) WLAN
8 2 (12.50%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (12.50%) Internet
8 2 (12.50%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (6.25%) TACACS
9 1 (6.25%) VoIP
General
1 6 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Data Centre
1 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
1 3 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (18.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
1 3 (18.75%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (12.50%) Cloud Native
2 2 (12.50%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (31.25%) Network Architecture
2 5 (31.25%) Network Design
2 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
3 4 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (25.00%) Security Architecture
3 4 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 3 (18.75%) Cloud Security
4 3 (18.75%) Coaching
4 3 (18.75%) DevOps
4 3 (18.75%) Line Management
4 3 (18.75%) Load Balancing
4 3 (18.75%) Privileged Access Management
4 3 (18.75%) Technology Roadmap
4 3 (18.75%) Zero Trust
5 2 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Management
5 2 (12.50%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) PowerShell
1 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (68.75%) CCNP
3 6 (37.50%) CCNA
4 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
4 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
5 4 (25.00%) CCIE
5 4 (25.00%) JNCIS
6 3 (18.75%) CISSP
7 2 (12.50%) AWS Certification
7 2 (12.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (12.50%) CITP
8 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (6.25%) Degree
8 1 (6.25%) JNCIE
8 1 (6.25%) JNCIP
8 1 (6.25%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) SLA
2 1 (6.25%) GDPR
2 1 (6.25%) HIPAA
2 1 (6.25%) NIST
2 1 (6.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) FortiGate
1 4 (25.00%) Terraform
2 2 (12.50%) Ansible
Vendors
1 12 (75.00%) Cisco
2 6 (37.50%) Meraki
3 4 (25.00%) Juniper
4 3 (18.75%) Zscaler
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
5 1 (6.25%) Mitel
5 1 (6.25%) Palo Alto