LAN Jobs in England

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 6 months to 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 151 206 282
Rank change year-on-year +55 +76 -66
Permanent jobs citing LAN 1,648 1,545 2,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.90% 1.76% 1.47%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.70% 11.06% 11.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,404 1,181 1,571
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,525 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year - -2.17% +2.22%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

LAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12,029 13,975 18,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.88% 15.92% 13.32%
Number of salaries quoted 8,499 7,125 10,370
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,400 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in England.

Salary trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in England

LAN
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the England region over the 6 months to 22 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +73 455 £55,000 - 100
North of England +41 383 £41,250 -8.33% 96
Midlands +48 247 £42,000 +10.53% 47
South East -7 236 £45,000 +12.50% 43
North West +28 208 £42,500 -5.56% 64
West Midlands +70 200 £40,313 +0.78% 29
South West +41 193 £42,500 +0.59% 29
Yorkshire +65 154 £42,500 -5.56% 29
East of England +34 147 £45,000 +12.50% 27
East Midlands -35 38 £45,000 +21.27% 18
North East -20 37 £37,750 -11.18% 3
LAN
UK

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 207 (12.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 185 (11.23%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.03%) IIS
3 17 (1.03%) SharePoint 2010
3 17 (1.03%) SharePoint 2013
4 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.55%) Skype for Business
6 8 (0.49%) WebSphere
7 7 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
8 5 (0.30%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.24%) Apache
9 4 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.18%) SAS
11 2 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.12%) Moodle
11 2 (0.12%) nginx
11 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.061%) Confluence
Applications
1 196 (11.89%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 17 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.18%) Revit
5 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.24%) Epicor Tropos
5 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.12%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.12%) Shopify
6 1 (0.061%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.061%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 629 (38.17%) Microsoft 365
2 615 (37.32%) Azure
3 196 (11.89%) Entra ID
4 159 (9.65%) AWS
5 62 (3.76%) OneDrive
6 58 (3.52%) IaaS
7 51 (3.09%) SaaS
8 47 (2.85%) PaaS
9 44 (2.67%) GCP
10 40 (2.43%) Cloud Computing
11 27 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (1.46%) Power Platform
13 23 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
14 19 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
15 18 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
16 16 (0.97%) Mimecast
17 14 (0.85%) Rubrik
18 13 (0.79%) Azure ExpressRoute
19 12 (0.73%) AWS Direct Connect
20 10 (0.61%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1,383 (83.92%) WAN
2 675 (40.96%) Firewall
3 419 (25.42%) VPN
4 414 (25.12%) Wi-Fi
5 351 (21.30%) Wireless
6 342 (20.75%) DNS
7 313 (18.99%) TCP/IP
8 309 (18.75%) DHCP
9 219 (13.29%) SD-WAN
10 216 (13.11%) WLAN
11 210 (12.74%) Network Security
12 200 (12.14%) MPLS
13 167 (10.13%) VLAN
14 165 (10.01%) Internet
15 156 (9.47%) BGP
16 145 (8.80%) OSPF
17 109 (6.61%) SAN
18 104 (6.31%) VoIP
19 62 (3.76%) Ethernet
20 58 (3.52%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.13%) SQL Server
2 18 (1.09%) MySQL
3 14 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (0.73%) Power BI
5 11 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
6 10 (0.61%) DB2
7 7 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (0.42%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.30%) InfluxDB
9 5 (0.30%) MariaDB
10 4 (0.24%) QlikView
11 3 (0.18%) Big Data
11 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.18%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.12%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.12%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (0.85%) JIRA
2 8 (0.49%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.42%) Git
4 4 (0.24%) MSBuild
4 4 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.24%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.061%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 487 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 165 (10.01%) Analytical Skills
3 164 (9.95%) Finance
4 108 (6.55%) Retail
5 91 (5.52%) Telecoms
6 84 (5.10%) Law
7 49 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 49 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
8 45 (2.73%) Manufacturing
9 43 (2.61%) Legal
10 38 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (1.40%) Public Sector
12 20 (1.21%) Banking
13 13 (0.79%) Advertising
13 13 (0.79%) Marketing
14 12 (0.73%) Games
15 11 (0.67%) Aerospace
15 11 (0.67%) Police
16 9 (0.55%) Local Government
16 9 (0.55%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 361 (21.91%) Network Engineer
2 242 (14.68%) Analyst
3 221 (13.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 211 (12.80%) Senior
5 153 (9.28%) Support Engineer
6 134 (8.13%) IT Support
7 111 (6.74%) IT Engineer
8 78 (4.73%) Senior Network Engineer
9 75 (4.55%) IT Analyst
10 71 (4.31%) Network Analyst
11 68 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support
12 65 (3.94%) Architect
12 65 (3.94%) Lead
13 64 (3.88%) Service Analyst
14 61 (3.70%) Service Desk Analyst
15 58 (3.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 56 (3.40%) IT Manager
17 54 (3.28%) Support Analyst
18 53 (3.22%) Administrator
18 53 (3.22%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (1.82%) 802.1X
2 23 (1.40%) LDAP
3 10 (0.61%) SAML
4 9 (0.55%) HTML
5 8 (0.49%) .NET
5 8 (0.49%) WebSphere MQ
5 8 (0.49%) XML
6 5 (0.30%) EDI
6 5 (0.30%) XMPP
7 4 (0.24%) Akka
7 4 (0.24%) Web Services
8 3 (0.18%) Middleware
9 2 (0.12%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.12%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.12%) LAMP
9 2 (0.12%) Node.js
9 2 (0.12%) React
9 2 (0.12%) RESTful
9 2 (0.12%) ServiceStack
9 2 (0.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 219 (13.29%) Data Centre
2 88 (5.34%) Management Information System
3 81 (4.92%) Driving Licence
4 54 (3.28%) Public Cloud
5 49 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
6 47 (2.85%) PKI
7 35 (2.12%) CCTV
8 30 (1.82%) Onboarding
9 29 (1.76%) Client/Server
10 26 (1.58%) Hybrid Cloud
11 25 (1.52%) Private Cloud
12 22 (1.33%) IoT
12 22 (1.33%) NHS
13 17 (1.03%) Replication
14 16 (0.97%) Clustering
14 16 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
15 15 (0.91%) Fat Client
15 15 (0.91%) Thin Client
16 14 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
17 13 (0.79%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 739 (44.84%) Windows
2 362 (21.97%) Windows Server
3 176 (10.68%) Linux
4 163 (9.89%) Windows 10
5 74 (4.49%) Windows Server 2019
6 73 (4.43%) Android
7 70 (4.25%) Windows Server 2016
8 54 (3.28%) Apple iOS
8 54 (3.28%) Mac OS
8 54 (3.28%) Ubuntu
9 53 (3.22%) Windows Server 2012
10 48 (2.91%) VMS
11 38 (2.31%) Windows 7
12 27 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 22 (1.33%) CentOS
14 19 (1.15%) Unix
15 18 (1.09%) VyOS
16 15 (0.91%) Mac OS X
17 14 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
18 8 (0.49%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (18.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 303 (18.39%) ITIL
3 297 (18.02%) Problem-Solving
4 235 (14.26%) Customer Service
5 161 (9.77%) Cybersecurity
6 128 (7.77%) Agile
7 111 (6.74%) Disaster Recovery
8 108 (6.55%) Roadmaps
9 105 (6.37%) Project Delivery
10 101 (6.13%) Mentoring
10 101 (6.13%) Project Management
11 100 (6.07%) Service Delivery
12 88 (5.34%) Presales
13 78 (4.73%) Migration
14 74 (4.49%) Information Security
14 74 (4.49%) Service Management
15 67 (4.07%) DevOps
15 67 (4.07%) Time Management
16 66 (4.00%) Change Management
17 63 (3.82%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 171 (10.38%) PowerShell
2 110 (6.67%) SQL
3 84 (5.10%) Python
4 44 (2.67%) Bash
5 18 (1.09%) Perl
6 8 (0.49%) Java
7 6 (0.36%) C#
8 4 (0.24%) PHP
9 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.18%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.12%) Bicep
10 2 (0.12%) Korn
10 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.061%) VBA
Qualifications
1 276 (16.75%) Cisco Certification
2 211 (12.80%) Degree
3 187 (11.35%) CCNA
4 146 (8.86%) CCNP
5 139 (8.43%) Security Cleared
6 76 (4.61%) DV Cleared
7 69 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
8 66 (4.00%) CCIE
9 55 (3.34%) SC Cleared
10 43 (2.61%) DBS Check
11 42 (2.55%) CCDP
12 38 (2.31%) JNCIA
13 37 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
14 36 (2.18%) MCSE
15 35 (2.12%) CISSP
16 25 (1.52%) A+ Certification
17 23 (1.40%) PMI Certification
18 22 (1.33%) Network+ Certification
19 21 (1.27%) MCSA
20 20 (1.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (6.13%) SLA
2 48 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (1.52%) NIST
5 21 (1.27%) PCI DSS
6 17 (1.03%) GDPR
7 10 (0.61%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.55%) QA
9 7 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.36%) NCSC
11 2 (0.12%) COBIT
11 2 (0.12%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.12%) ITGC
11 2 (0.12%) PMO
11 2 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.061%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 657 (39.87%) Active Directory
2 299 (18.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 206 (12.50%) Hyper-V
4 75 (4.55%) vSphere
5 56 (3.40%) VMware ESXi
6 29 (1.76%) Virtual Desktop
7 26 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
8 21 (1.27%) Firmware
9 19 (1.15%) XenApp
10 16 (0.97%) XenDesktop
11 11 (0.67%) Docker
12 8 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.36%) VMware NSX
14 5 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.24%) VMware Server
15 4 (0.24%) VMware Workstation
16 3 (0.18%) NFS
16 3 (0.18%) QEMU
16 3 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 183 (11.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (4.79%) SCCM
3 67 (4.07%) Ansible
4 57 (3.46%) Terraform
5 49 (2.97%) WSUS
6 31 (1.88%) FortiGate
7 22 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
8 20 (1.21%) vCenter Server
9 15 (0.91%) Nmap
10 13 (0.79%) Puppet
11 12 (0.73%) SmoothWall
12 11 (0.67%) Autotask
12 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
13 10 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
14 9 (0.55%) SCVMM
15 8 (0.49%) McAfee ePO
16 7 (0.42%) Nagios
16 7 (0.42%) Progress Chef
16 7 (0.42%) Red Hat Spacewalk
Vendors
1 739 (44.84%) Microsoft
2 539 (32.71%) Cisco
3 439 (26.64%) VMware
4 162 (9.83%) Juniper
5 143 (8.68%) Fortinet
6 137 (8.31%) Meraki
7 117 (7.10%) Aruba
8 114 (6.92%) HP
9 99 (6.01%) Citrix
10 83 (5.04%) Palo Alto
10 83 (5.04%) Veeam
11 73 (4.43%) SolarWinds
12 61 (3.70%) Dell
13 59 (3.58%) Ruckus Wireless
14 55 (3.34%) CheckPoint
15 52 (3.16%) Google
16 39 (2.37%) Nokia
17 38 (2.31%) Apple
18 29 (1.76%) F5
19 26 (1.58%) Red Hat