Network Specialist Jobs in England

Network Specialist
UK > England

The median Network Specialist salary in England is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 779 843 1110
Rank change year-on-year +64 +267 -256
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 86 58 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.095% 0.069% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% 0.076% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 72 41 44
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,634 £39,425
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £59,063 £58,750 £64,140
90th Percentile £69,789 £73,750 £67,125
UK median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -16.67% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Specialist in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Specialist in England

Network Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
South East 0 23 £47,000 -18.26% 5
East of England +11 21 £47,500 -5.00% 1
London +122 20 £60,000 -17.24% 4
North of England +32 16 £42,500 +6.80%
North West - 9 £40,000 -
North East -14 7 £42,500 +6.80%
Midlands - 5 £60,000 - 2
West Midlands - 5 £60,000 - 2
South West -28 1 £42,500 -
Network Specialist
UK

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Network Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 53 (61.63%) Cisco
2 40 (46.51%) Firewall
3 33 (38.37%) Juniper
4 29 (33.72%) Security Cleared
5 23 (26.74%) Network Security
5 23 (26.74%) Palo Alto
6 17 (19.77%) Data Centre
6 17 (19.77%) Cryptography
6 17 (19.77%) OSPF
6 17 (19.77%) Aerospace
7 16 (18.60%) DV Cleared
8 15 (17.44%) CheckPoint
9 14 (16.28%) BGP
9 14 (16.28%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (16.28%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (16.28%) Project Management
9 14 (16.28%) Network Design
9 14 (16.28%) Fortinet
10 13 (15.12%) EIGRP
11 12 (13.95%) DNS
11 12 (13.95%) Information Security
11 12 (13.95%) Blue Coat
11 12 (13.95%) Information Management
11 12 (13.95%) FortiGate
11 12 (13.95%) Riverbed
11 12 (13.95%) Infoblox
11 12 (13.95%) DMVPN
11 12 (13.95%) Social Skills
12 10 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
12 10 (11.63%) LAN

Network Specialist Skill Set
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 1 (1.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.33%) Azure
1 2 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.16%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.16%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 40 (46.51%) Firewall
2 23 (26.74%) Network Security
3 17 (19.77%) OSPF
4 14 (16.28%) BGP
4 14 (16.28%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (15.12%) EIGRP
6 12 (13.95%) DMVPN
6 12 (13.95%) DNS
7 10 (11.63%) LAN
8 8 (9.30%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (6.98%) VPN
9 6 (6.98%) WAN
10 5 (5.81%) MPLS
10 5 (5.81%) Wireless
11 4 (4.65%) TCP/IP
12 3 (3.49%) Internet
12 3 (3.49%) IPsec
12 3 (3.49%) VoIP
12 3 (3.49%) WAAS
13 2 (2.33%) 4G
General
1 17 (19.77%) Aerospace
2 12 (13.95%) Social Skills
3 7 (8.14%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.81%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.65%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.49%) Mandarin Language
7 2 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.33%) Finance
7 2 (2.33%) Military
8 1 (1.16%) Arabic Language
8 1 (1.16%) Billing
8 1 (1.16%) French Language
8 1 (1.16%) Portuguese Language
8 1 (1.16%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.98%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.77%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.65%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.65%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.33%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.16%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.33%) Windows
1 2 (2.33%) Windows 10
1 2 (2.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (19.77%) Cryptography
2 14 (16.28%) Network Design
2 14 (16.28%) Project Management
3 12 (13.95%) Information Management
3 12 (13.95%) Information Security
4 10 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (10.47%) Network Architecture
6 7 (8.14%) Prototyping
6 7 (8.14%) Threat Analysis
6 7 (8.14%) User Experience
7 6 (6.98%) Mentoring
7 6 (6.98%) Migration
7 6 (6.98%) Network Management
8 5 (5.81%) Roadmaps
8 5 (5.81%) Software Engineering
9 4 (4.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (4.65%) Creative Thinking
9 4 (4.65%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (4.65%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (4.65%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 29 (33.72%) Security Cleared
2 16 (18.60%) DV Cleared
3 14 (16.28%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (9.30%) CCDA
5 7 (8.14%) CCNP
6 5 (5.81%) CCDP
6 5 (5.81%) CCNA
6 5 (5.81%) Degree
7 2 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (2.33%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.16%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.14%) SLA
2 2 (2.33%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (4.65%) Firmware
2 3 (3.49%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (13.95%) FortiGate
2 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 53 (61.63%) Cisco
2 33 (38.37%) Juniper
3 23 (26.74%) Palo Alto
4 15 (17.44%) CheckPoint
5 14 (16.28%) Fortinet
6 12 (13.95%) Blue Coat
6 12 (13.95%) Infoblox
6 12 (13.95%) Riverbed
7 8 (9.30%) VMware
8 7 (8.14%) Aruba
9 5 (5.81%) McAfee
10 4 (4.65%) Extreme Networks
10 4 (4.65%) Microsoft
11 3 (3.49%) Avaya
11 3 (3.49%) F5
12 2 (2.33%) Meraki
12 2 (2.33%) Sandvine
13 1 (1.16%) Barracuda Networks
13 1 (1.16%) Forcepoint
13 1 (1.16%) Zscaler