Network Design Jobs in the Thames Valley

Network Design
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Network Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Design over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 229 227 243
Rank change year-on-year -2 +16 -21
Permanent jobs citing Network Design 23 25 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.32% 0.44% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.46% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 23 21 43
10th Percentile £42,100 £48,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +27.78% -35.71%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - £85,000 £61,250
South East median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +27.78% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Network Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,935 5,395 6,811
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 83.47% 94.67% 93.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,951 2,996 3,893
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,265 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Network Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Network Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Network Design in the Thames Valley

Network Design
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Design in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Network Design in the Thames Valley

Network Design
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Design in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Design in the Thames Valley

Network Design
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire +27 18 £70,000 -9.68% 3
Buckinghamshire -27 3 £80,000 +42.22% 2
Oxfordshire +2 2 £51,020 -7.24% 2
Network Design
South East

Network Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (13.04%) WinCC
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Azure
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.04%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) MPLS
2 6 (26.09%) BGP
3 5 (21.74%) Ethernet
4 3 (13.04%) LAN
4 3 (13.04%) WAN
4 3 (13.04%) Wireless
5 2 (8.70%) DWDM
5 2 (8.70%) Junos
5 2 (8.70%) TCP/IP
5 2 (8.70%) VPN
6 1 (4.35%) Network Security
6 1 (4.35%) SAN
General
1 3 (13.04%) Banking
1 3 (13.04%) Finance
1 3 (13.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Automation Engineer
1 6 (26.09%) Design Engineer
1 6 (26.09%) IP Design Engineer
1 6 (26.09%) IP Engineer
1 6 (26.09%) Juniper Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Architect
2 5 (21.74%) Network Architect
3 4 (17.39%) Network Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Banking Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Control Systems Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) IT Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) IT Security Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Security Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Network Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Windows
1 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Network Management
2 5 (21.74%) Presales
2 5 (21.74%) SIEM
3 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
3 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (13.04%) Information Security
3 3 (13.04%) Software Testing
4 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
5 1 (4.35%) Decision-Making
5 1 (4.35%) Incident Management
5 1 (4.35%) Incident Response
5 1 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (4.35%) ITIL
5 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
5 1 (4.35%) Network Monitoring
5 1 (4.35%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (4.35%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) SQL
2 1 (4.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
2 6 (26.09%) JNCIE
2 6 (26.09%) JNCIP
3 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
4 3 (13.04%) AWS Certification
4 3 (13.04%) Azure Certification
4 3 (13.04%) MCP
4 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (8.70%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (13.04%) Wonderware InTouch
2 1 (4.35%) Ansible
2 1 (4.35%) NetBackup
2 1 (4.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (34.78%) Juniper
1 8 (34.78%) Nokia
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
3 3 (13.04%) AVEVA
3 3 (13.04%) Rockwell
3 3 (13.04%) Siemens
3 3 (13.04%) Wonderware
4 1 (4.35%) Citrix
4 1 (4.35%) Veritas
4 1 (4.35%) VMware