Hybrid/Remote Network Manager Job Trends

Network Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 352 425 451
Rank change year-on-year +73 +26 +229
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 26 28 25
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.16% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.17% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22 16 24
10th Percentile £50,350 - £41,250
25th Percentile £68,750 £45,000 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £59,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.36% -1.25% -25.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,500 £76,563
90th Percentile - £79,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £68,750 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -8.33% -11.11%

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 14,212 16,440 19,650
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 96.20% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 9,180 10,100 15,966
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.92% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Network Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Network Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Network Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Manager job vacancies

Network Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Manager over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

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

Network Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Network Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 16 (61.54%) Cisco
2 15 (57.69%) SD-WAN
3 10 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (34.62%) LAN
4 9 (34.62%) WAN
5 8 (30.77%) TCP/IP
6 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (26.92%) Extreme Networks
6 7 (26.92%) Firewall
6 7 (26.92%) Wireless
7 6 (23.08%) AutoCAD
7 6 (23.08%) Avaya
7 6 (23.08%) Cisco Wireless
7 6 (23.08%) HSRP
7 6 (23.08%) ITIL
7 6 (23.08%) Logistics
7 6 (23.08%) MS Visio
7 6 (23.08%) Network Management
7 6 (23.08%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (23.08%) VoIP
7 6 (23.08%) VPN
7 6 (23.08%) VRRP
8 5 (19.23%) AWS
8 5 (19.23%) Azure
8 5 (19.23%) VLAN
9 4 (15.38%) GDPR
9 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
9 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (15.38%) Network Security
10 3 (11.54%) Active Directory

Network Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (11.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (23.08%) AutoCAD
1 6 (23.08%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (19.23%) AWS
1 5 (19.23%) Azure
2 3 (11.54%) Entra ID
2 3 (11.54%) IBM Cloud
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (7.69%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 15 (57.69%) SD-WAN
2 9 (34.62%) LAN
2 9 (34.62%) WAN
3 8 (30.77%) TCP/IP
4 7 (26.92%) Firewall
4 7 (26.92%) Wireless
5 6 (23.08%) Cisco Wireless
5 6 (23.08%) HSRP
5 6 (23.08%) VoIP
5 6 (23.08%) VPN
5 6 (23.08%) VRRP
6 5 (19.23%) VLAN
7 4 (15.38%) Network Security
8 3 (11.54%) MPLS
9 2 (7.69%) BGP
9 2 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (7.69%) NGFW
9 2 (7.69%) OSPF
10 1 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
General
1 12 (46.15%) Retail
2 6 (23.08%) Manufacturing
3 3 (11.54%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (23.08%) Data Centre
2 3 (11.54%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (11.54%) PKI
3 2 (7.69%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Windows
1 3 (11.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (23.08%) ITIL
3 6 (23.08%) Logistics
3 6 (23.08%) Network Management
3 6 (23.08%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
5 3 (11.54%) Business Continuity
5 3 (11.54%) Business Strategy
5 3 (11.54%) Cloud Security
5 3 (11.54%) Data Loss Prevention
5 3 (11.54%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (11.54%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (11.54%) Security Management
5 3 (11.54%) SIEM
5 3 (11.54%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 3 (11.54%) Zero Trust
6 2 (7.69%) Computer Science
6 2 (7.69%) Network Architecture
6 2 (7.69%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) Bash
1 2 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (11.54%) AWS Certification
1 3 (11.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (11.54%) CCNP
1 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (11.54%) Degree
1 3 (11.54%) MCP
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (11.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 2 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (7.69%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.85%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) GDPR
1 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (11.54%) Active Directory
1 3 (11.54%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (11.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (11.54%) Nessus
1 3 (11.54%) Proxmox
2 2 (7.69%) Ansible
2 2 (7.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (61.54%) Cisco
2 7 (26.92%) Extreme Networks
3 6 (23.08%) Avaya
4 3 (11.54%) Fortinet
4 3 (11.54%) IBM
4 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
4 3 (11.54%) Palo Alto
4 3 (11.54%) VMware
5 1 (3.85%) HP