Hybrid/Remote Network Manager Job Trends

Network Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 411 501
Rank change year-on-year +71 +90 +146
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Manager 39 24 28
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.25% 0.15% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.16% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 37 12 26
10th Percentile - - £41,250
25th Percentile £46,446 £45,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.61% -1.25% -25.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £79,000 £74,375
90th Percentile £77,500 - £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -25.93%

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 14,790 15,407 26,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 95.96% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9,667 9,231 21,955
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,125 £76,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 2 February 2026.

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 2 February 2026, 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 21 (53.85%) Firewall
2 20 (51.28%) AWS
2 20 (51.28%) Azure
3 17 (43.59%) Ansible
3 17 (43.59%) Mentoring
3 17 (43.59%) NGFW
3 17 (43.59%) OCI
3 17 (43.59%) Python
3 17 (43.59%) Terraform
4 16 (41.03%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (41.03%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (38.46%) Arista
5 15 (38.46%) Aruba
5 15 (38.46%) Coaching
5 15 (38.46%) Creative Thinking
5 15 (38.46%) ITSM
5 15 (38.46%) Load Balancing
5 15 (38.46%) NetScout
5 15 (38.46%) Network Monitoring
5 15 (38.46%) VXLAN
5 15 (38.46%) Wireshark
6 12 (30.77%) Cisco
7 11 (28.21%) SD-WAN
8 8 (20.51%) WAN
9 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (17.95%) Wireless
10 6 (15.38%) Cisco Wireless
10 6 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (15.38%) Logistics
10 6 (15.38%) Strategic Thinking

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 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.69%) AutoCAD
1 3 (7.69%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 20 (51.28%) AWS
1 20 (51.28%) Azure
2 17 (43.59%) OCI
3 3 (7.69%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.69%) IBM Cloud
3 3 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 21 (53.85%) Firewall
2 17 (43.59%) NGFW
3 16 (41.03%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (38.46%) VXLAN
4 15 (38.46%) Wireshark
5 11 (28.21%) SD-WAN
6 8 (20.51%) WAN
7 7 (17.95%) Wireless
8 6 (15.38%) Cisco Wireless
9 5 (12.82%) LAN
9 5 (12.82%) TCP/IP
9 5 (12.82%) VLAN
9 5 (12.82%) VPN
10 3 (7.69%) HSRP
10 3 (7.69%) Network Security
10 3 (7.69%) VoIP
10 3 (7.69%) VRRP
11 2 (5.13%) BGP
11 2 (5.13%) MPLS
11 2 (5.13%) OSPF
General
1 16 (41.03%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (38.46%) Public Sector
3 9 (23.08%) Retail
4 6 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 3 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 23 (58.97%) Data Centre
2 18 (46.15%) PKI
3 3 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (5.13%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.69%) Windows
1 3 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (43.59%) Mentoring
2 16 (41.03%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (38.46%) Coaching
3 15 (38.46%) Creative Thinking
3 15 (38.46%) ITSM
3 15 (38.46%) Load Balancing
3 15 (38.46%) Network Monitoring
4 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (15.38%) Logistics
5 6 (15.38%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (10.26%) Incident Response
6 4 (10.26%) ITIL
7 3 (7.69%) Business Strategy
7 3 (7.69%) Data Loss Prevention
7 3 (7.69%) Network Management
7 3 (7.69%) Security Management
7 3 (7.69%) SIEM
7 3 (7.69%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 3 (7.69%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 17 (43.59%) Python
2 2 (5.13%) Bash
Qualifications
1 3 (7.69%) AWS Certification
1 3 (7.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (7.69%) Degree
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 3 (7.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 2 (5.13%) CCNP
2 2 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (5.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) GDPR
1 4 (10.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (7.69%) Active Directory
1 3 (7.69%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (43.59%) Ansible
1 17 (43.59%) Terraform
2 3 (7.69%) Nessus
2 3 (7.69%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 15 (38.46%) Arista
1 15 (38.46%) Aruba
1 15 (38.46%) NetScout
2 12 (30.77%) Cisco
3 4 (10.26%) Extreme Networks
4 3 (7.69%) Avaya
4 3 (7.69%) Fortinet
4 3 (7.69%) IBM
4 3 (7.69%) Microsoft
4 3 (7.69%) Palo Alto
4 3 (7.69%) VMware
5 1 (2.56%) HP
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