Hybrid/Remote Network Management Job Trends

Network Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Network Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 339 367 431
Rank change year-on-year +28 +64 +94
Permanent jobs citing Network Management 39 84 44
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.49% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.53% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 36 52 30
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,875 £33,950
25th Percentile £37,000 £52,500 £42,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £77,500 £46,647
Median % change year-on-year -41.94% +66.14% -6.71%
75th Percentile £57,500 £81,250 £62,188
90th Percentile £76,250 - £85,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £56,525
% change year-on-year -30.77% +14.99% +13.05%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Network Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,414 15,924 19,130
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.55% 93.02% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,496 9,556 15,380
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Network Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Management and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Network Management
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Management

Network Management
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Management over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Network Management salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Network Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (15.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (15.38%) AutoCAD
1 6 (15.38%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 11 (28.21%) Azure
2 7 (17.95%) Entra ID
2 7 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (12.82%) OneDrive
4 3 (7.69%) AWS
5 1 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.56%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (28.21%) TCP/IP
2 9 (23.08%) VoIP
3 6 (15.38%) Firewall
3 6 (15.38%) HSRP
3 6 (15.38%) LAN
3 6 (15.38%) SD-WAN
3 6 (15.38%) VRRP
4 5 (12.82%) DHCP
4 5 (12.82%) DNS
5 4 (10.26%) VLAN
6 3 (7.69%) Internet
6 3 (7.69%) STUN
6 3 (7.69%) VoLTE
6 3 (7.69%) Wireshark
7 1 (2.56%) WAN
7 1 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
General
1 20 (51.28%) Automotive
2 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.38%) Retail
4 4 (10.26%) Telecoms
5 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.69%) Finance
6 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 20 (51.28%) IT Support
2 13 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
3 12 (30.77%) Support Engineer
4 7 (17.95%) IT Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) IT Support Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Network Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Network Manager
5 6 (15.38%) Network Support
5 6 (15.38%) Network Support Engineer
6 5 (12.82%) Cisco Support
6 5 (12.82%) Junior
6 5 (12.82%) Junior IT Support
7 3 (7.69%) 3rd Line Support Technician
7 3 (7.69%) Products Support Technician
7 3 (7.69%) Support Technician
8 2 (5.13%) Lead
9 1 (2.56%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.69%) FreeSWITCH
1 3 (7.69%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.38%) Data Centre
2 5 (12.82%) Cyber Security Posture
3 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.56%) Digital Signage
4 1 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.82%) Windows
2 3 (7.69%) Linux
3 2 (5.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (51.28%) Logistics
1 20 (51.28%) Mentoring
1 20 (51.28%) Service Desk Management
2 15 (38.46%) Network Monitoring
3 13 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (23.08%) ITIL
6 6 (15.38%) Budget Management
7 5 (12.82%) Data Protection
7 5 (12.82%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (12.82%) IT Strategy
7 5 (12.82%) Project Delivery
7 5 (12.82%) Roadmaps
7 5 (12.82%) Server Management
7 5 (12.82%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (12.82%) Technology Roadmap
8 3 (7.69%) Computer Science
8 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (7.69%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (25.64%) Degree
2 8 (20.51%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (12.82%) DBS Check
4 3 (7.69%) Azure Certification
4 3 (7.69%) CCNP
4 3 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (7.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (12.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (7.69%) Firmware
2 3 (7.69%) Hyper-V
3 2 (5.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 11 (28.21%) Cisco
3 6 (15.38%) Avaya
3 6 (15.38%) Extreme Networks
4 5 (12.82%) Progress
5 2 (5.13%) VMware
6 1 (2.56%) Google
6 1 (2.56%) Meraki