LAN Jobs in Manchester

Local Area Network (LAN)
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 152 191
Rank change year-on-year +30 +39 -37
Permanent jobs citing LAN 105 92 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.94% 1.97% 1.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.39% 10.23% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 100 66 56
10th Percentile £37,400 £28,625 £26,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,125 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +14.46% -17.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £66,375
North West median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 571 899 714
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 10.56% 19.23% 12.49%
Number of salaries quoted 443 375 442
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,285 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,431 £40,375 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,375 £57,875
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £72,375
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in Manchester over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 28 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
Bury - 5 £42,500 - 3
Cheadle - 4 £50,000 -
Salford +19 3 £50,000 -4.76%
Bolton +6 3 £45,000 +8.43% 1
Oldham - 3 £27,500 -
Wigan - 1 £43,500 - 1
LAN
North West

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 8 (7.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 27 (25.71%) Azure
1 27 (25.71%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (7.62%) AWS
3 6 (5.71%) GCP
4 2 (1.90%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 2 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (1.90%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.95%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 83 (79.05%) WAN
2 59 (56.19%) Wireless
3 42 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
4 40 (38.10%) OSPF
5 37 (35.24%) TCP/IP
6 36 (34.29%) BGP
7 34 (32.38%) MPLS
8 33 (31.43%) DHCP
9 30 (28.57%) Ethernet
10 25 (23.81%) Firewall
10 25 (23.81%) Internet
11 24 (22.86%) DSL
12 22 (20.95%) Network Security
13 20 (19.05%) WLAN
14 18 (17.14%) VPN
15 15 (14.29%) SSL
16 12 (11.43%) DNS
17 11 (10.48%) Software-Defined Networking
18 9 (8.57%) VoIP
19 7 (6.67%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.62%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.95%) MySQL
2 1 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.95%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.95%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.81%) JIRA
1 4 (3.81%) Rational DOORS
General
1 25 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 10 (9.52%) Finance
3 5 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.81%) Back Office
5 3 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (1.90%) Law
7 1 (0.95%) Legal
7 1 (0.95%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 58 (55.24%) Network Engineer
2 19 (18.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 19 (18.10%) IP Engineer
2 19 (18.10%) IP Network Engineer
3 16 (15.24%) Cisco Engineer
3 16 (15.24%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 14 (13.33%) Juniper Engineer
5 11 (10.48%) Network Support
6 10 (9.52%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (9.52%) Senior
7 8 (7.62%) Architect
7 8 (7.62%) Lead
7 8 (7.62%) Network Architect
8 6 (5.71%) IT Support
8 6 (5.71%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.71%) Support Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) Support Technician
9 5 (4.76%) IT Engineer
9 5 (4.76%) IT Technician
9 5 (4.76%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.81%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.48%) Data Centre
2 10 (9.52%) Onboarding
3 7 (6.67%) Replication
4 6 (5.71%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.81%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (0.95%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 25 (23.81%) Windows
2 20 (19.05%) Linux
3 18 (17.14%) VyOS
4 12 (11.43%) Windows Server
5 5 (4.76%) Android
6 3 (2.86%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.95%) CentOS
7 1 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (36.19%) Customer Service
2 22 (20.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 22 (20.95%) ITIL
3 16 (15.24%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (11.43%) Migration
6 11 (10.48%) Cloud Security
6 11 (10.48%) Network Architecture
7 10 (9.52%) Client Onboarding
8 7 (6.67%) Agile
8 7 (6.67%) Data Centre Operations
8 7 (6.67%) Project Delivery
8 7 (6.67%) Project Management
8 7 (6.67%) Project Planning
9 6 (5.71%) PRINCE2
10 5 (4.76%) Application Virtualisation
10 5 (4.76%) Collaborative Working
10 5 (4.76%) Resource Management
10 5 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.71%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.86%) SQL
3 2 (1.90%) Python
4 1 (0.95%) Bash
4 1 (0.95%) Java
4 1 (0.95%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.95%) Perl
Qualifications
1 54 (51.43%) Cisco Certification
2 39 (37.14%) CCNA
3 29 (27.62%) JNCIA
4 16 (15.24%) CCNP
5 14 (13.33%) Degree
6 6 (5.71%) CCDP
6 6 (5.71%) JNCIP
7 5 (4.76%) AWS Certification
7 5 (4.76%) Citrix Certification
7 5 (4.76%) DBS Check
7 5 (4.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (4.76%) VCAP
7 5 (4.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (3.81%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (3.81%) HNC
8 4 (3.81%) HND
9 3 (2.86%) MCSA
9 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.90%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.90%) SLA
2 1 (0.95%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (18.10%) Active Directory
1 19 (18.10%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (6.67%) Hyper-V
2 7 (6.67%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.90%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.95%) Docker
4 1 (0.95%) Dovecot
4 1 (0.95%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 4 (3.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.95%) Ansible
2 1 (0.95%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.95%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.95%) SCCM
Vendors
1 73 (69.52%) Cisco
2 36 (34.29%) Fortinet
3 34 (32.38%) Juniper
4 33 (31.43%) VMware
5 30 (28.57%) Nokia
6 25 (23.81%) Microsoft
7 24 (22.86%) Ruckus Wireless
8 18 (17.14%) Vyatta
9 14 (13.33%) Palo Alto
10 10 (9.52%) Citrix
11 7 (6.67%) Aruba
11 7 (6.67%) Extreme Networks
11 7 (6.67%) F5
11 7 (6.67%) Veeam
12 6 (5.71%) Apple
13 5 (4.76%) Meraki
14 4 (3.81%) HP
14 4 (3.81%) Thales
15 2 (1.90%) Aerohive Networks
15 2 (1.90%) Ubiquiti