Hybrid/Remote Network Manager Job Trends

Network Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 390 440 473
Rank change year-on-year +50 +33 +265
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 31 34 25
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.16% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.17% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 28 24 20
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,563 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -9.09% -26.67%
75th Percentile £76,563 £55,750 £71,438
90th Percentile £87,500 £60,000 £79,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% -4.00%

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 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 15,406 19,956 22,365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 96.56% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,732 12,587 18,302
10th Percentile £29,025 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.73% -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 16 October 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 16 October 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 11 (35.48%) Cisco
1 11 (35.48%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (29.03%) SD-WAN
2 9 (29.03%) LAN
3 7 (22.58%) Firewall
3 7 (22.58%) Extreme Networks
3 7 (22.58%) Data Centre
4 6 (19.35%) Network Management
4 6 (19.35%) HSRP
4 6 (19.35%) Retail
4 6 (19.35%) VoIP
4 6 (19.35%) TCP/IP
4 6 (19.35%) ITIL
4 6 (19.35%) MS Visio
4 6 (19.35%) Avaya
4 6 (19.35%) AutoCAD
4 6 (19.35%) VRRP
4 6 (19.35%) Project Delivery
5 5 (16.13%) Zero Trust
5 5 (16.13%) VPN
5 5 (16.13%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (16.13%) Network Security
6 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
6 4 (12.90%) GDPR
6 4 (12.90%) Azure
6 4 (12.90%) AWS
6 4 (12.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (12.90%) Disaster Recovery
6 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
7 3 (9.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect

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 (9.68%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (9.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (19.35%) AutoCAD
1 6 (19.35%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (12.90%) AWS
2 4 (12.90%) Azure
3 3 (9.68%) Entra ID
3 3 (9.68%) IBM Cloud
4 1 (3.23%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (29.03%) LAN
1 9 (29.03%) SD-WAN
2 7 (22.58%) Firewall
3 6 (19.35%) HSRP
3 6 (19.35%) TCP/IP
3 6 (19.35%) VoIP
3 6 (19.35%) VRRP
4 5 (16.13%) Network Security
4 5 (16.13%) VPN
5 3 (9.68%) VLAN
5 3 (9.68%) WAN
6 2 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (6.45%) Wireless
7 1 (3.23%) BGP
7 1 (3.23%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (3.23%) EIGRP
7 1 (3.23%) MPLS
7 1 (3.23%) OSPF
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 6 (19.35%) Retail
2 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.45%) Back Office
3 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (22.58%) Data Centre
2 3 (9.68%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (9.68%) PKI
3 2 (6.45%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (3.23%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 1 (3.23%) IoT
4 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.23%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.23%) SCADA
4 1 (3.23%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.68%) Windows
1 3 (9.68%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (19.35%) ITIL
2 6 (19.35%) Network Management
2 6 (19.35%) Project Delivery
3 5 (16.13%) Zero Trust
4 4 (12.90%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
5 3 (9.68%) Agile
5 3 (9.68%) Business Continuity
5 3 (9.68%) Business Strategy
5 3 (9.68%) Coaching
5 3 (9.68%) Data Loss Prevention
5 3 (9.68%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (9.68%) People Management
5 3 (9.68%) PRINCE2
5 3 (9.68%) Programme Management
5 3 (9.68%) Roadmaps
5 3 (9.68%) Security Management
5 3 (9.68%) Service Delivery
5 3 (9.68%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.23%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (9.68%) AWS Certification
1 3 (9.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (9.68%) Degree
1 3 (9.68%) MCP
1 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (9.68%) PMP
1 3 (9.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 2 (6.45%) CCIE
2 2 (6.45%) CCNP
2 2 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (6.45%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.23%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) GDPR
1 4 (12.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.23%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) Active Directory
1 3 (9.68%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (9.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (9.68%) Nessus
1 3 (9.68%) Proxmox
2 2 (6.45%) Ansible
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Cisco
2 7 (22.58%) Extreme Networks
3 6 (19.35%) Avaya
4 3 (9.68%) IBM
4 3 (9.68%) Microsoft
4 3 (9.68%) Palo Alto
4 3 (9.68%) VMware
5 2 (6.45%) Aruba
5 2 (6.45%) Fortinet
5 2 (6.45%) HP
5 2 (6.45%) Meraki
6 1 (3.23%) Juniper
6 1 (3.23%) Oracle