Hybrid/Remote Network Design Architect Job Trends

Network Design Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Design Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 - 525
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Design Architect 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - £65,000
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £83,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.17% +28.46% -33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work 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 15,409 14,827 26,323
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 95.49% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 10,265 9,057 22,029
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Network Design Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Design Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Design Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Network Design Architect
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Design Architect job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Design Architect job vacancies

Network Design Architect Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, Network Design Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Network Design Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Network Design Architect Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible