Network Analyst
UK

The median Network Analyst salary in the UK is £48,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 896 1118
Rank change year-on-year +138 +222 -271
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Analyst 146 97 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.093% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.10% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 125 70 90
10th Percentile £34,000 £23,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £31,375 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.12% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £47,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £60,768
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £34,353 £40,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -14.12% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Network Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Analyst in the UK

Network Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +149 140 £48,500 +21.25% 17
UK excluding London +70 99 £48,500 +41.18% 5
West Midlands +63 54 £48,500 +39.57% 1
Midlands +60 54 £48,500 +39.57% 1
London +125 46 £65,000 +52.94% 12
Work from Home +103 46 £48,500 +14.12% 9
South East +30 25 £37,500 +1.69% 3
South West -13 12 £48,500 +38.57%
Scotland - 5 £49,250 -
Yorkshire +78 3 £30,000 +0.84% 1
North of England +47 3 £30,000 -23.57% 1

Network Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Network Analyst 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 featuring Network Analyst in the job title.

1 88 (60.27%) Cisco Certification
2 87 (59.59%) LAN
3 78 (53.42%) SD-WAN
4 76 (52.05%) WAN
5 72 (49.32%) CCNA
6 63 (43.15%) Cisco
7 61 (41.78%) CCNP
8 56 (38.36%) WLAN
9 54 (36.99%) MPLS
10 50 (34.25%) OSPF
10 50 (34.25%) BGP
11 38 (26.03%) CCDP
11 38 (26.03%) CCIE
12 34 (23.29%) Firewall
13 33 (22.60%) Microsoft
14 28 (19.18%) Wireless
15 25 (17.12%) Project Delivery
16 23 (15.75%) Palo Alto
17 21 (14.38%) Security Cleared
18 20 (13.70%) Social Skills
19 17 (11.64%) Network Security
19 17 (11.64%) ITIL
19 17 (11.64%) Juniper
20 16 (10.96%) VLAN
21 15 (10.27%) CheckPoint
21 15 (10.27%) VoIP
21 15 (10.27%) TCP/IP
21 15 (10.27%) VPN
21 15 (10.27%) Azure
22 14 (9.59%) Meraki

Network Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (5.48%) Skype for Business
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.37%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.27%) Azure
2 8 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.05%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.37%) Datadog
4 2 (1.37%) Google Workspace
4 2 (1.37%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 87 (59.59%) LAN
2 78 (53.42%) SD-WAN
3 76 (52.05%) WAN
4 56 (38.36%) WLAN
5 54 (36.99%) MPLS
6 50 (34.25%) BGP
6 50 (34.25%) OSPF
7 34 (23.29%) Firewall
8 28 (19.18%) Wireless
9 17 (11.64%) Network Security
10 16 (10.96%) VLAN
11 15 (10.27%) TCP/IP
11 15 (10.27%) VoIP
11 15 (10.27%) VPN
12 14 (9.59%) Internet
13 11 (7.53%) DNS
14 10 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (5.48%) Reverse Proxy
15 8 (5.48%) Skype
15 8 (5.48%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.05%) Power BI
2 1 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
2 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.68%) Tableau
General
1 20 (13.70%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.90%) Law
3 11 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (6.16%) Retail
5 7 (4.79%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.11%) Finance
7 5 (3.42%) Legal
8 1 (0.68%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.68%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.48%) 802.1X
1 8 (5.48%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.90%) Data Centre
2 9 (6.16%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.48%) Client/Server
3 8 (5.48%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (4.79%) FMCG
5 2 (1.37%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (0.68%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.68%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.68%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.11%) Windows
1 6 (4.11%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.68%) Linux
2 1 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (17.12%) Project Delivery
2 17 (11.64%) ITIL
3 12 (8.22%) Change Management
3 12 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (6.16%) Information Security
4 9 (6.16%) Network Virtualisation
5 8 (5.48%) Change Control
5 8 (5.48%) Infrastructure Management
5 8 (5.48%) Load Balancing
6 7 (4.79%) Business Analysis
6 7 (4.79%) Customer Service
6 7 (4.79%) Demand Management
6 7 (4.79%) High Availability
6 7 (4.79%) Network Architecture
6 7 (4.79%) Release Management
6 7 (4.79%) SFIA
7 5 (3.42%) Network Management
7 5 (3.42%) Service Delivery
8 4 (2.74%) Fintech
8 4 (2.74%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 88 (60.27%) Cisco Certification
2 72 (49.32%) CCNA
3 61 (41.78%) CCNP
4 38 (26.03%) CCDP
4 38 (26.03%) CCIE
5 21 (14.38%) Security Cleared
6 7 (4.79%) CCIE Routing and Switching
6 7 (4.79%) Degree
6 7 (4.79%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (3.42%) MCITP
7 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.05%) JNCIA
9 2 (1.37%) ACCA
9 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.37%) CEH
9 2 (1.37%) CIMA
9 2 (1.37%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.68%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.42%) QA
System Software
1 9 (6.16%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.79%) Firmware
3 6 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (5.48%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (4.79%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.37%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (1.37%) Terraform
4 1 (0.68%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.68%) Nessus
4 1 (0.68%) WSUS
Vendors
1 63 (43.15%) Cisco
2 33 (22.60%) Microsoft
3 23 (15.75%) Palo Alto
4 17 (11.64%) Juniper
5 15 (10.27%) CheckPoint
6 14 (9.59%) Meraki
7 11 (7.53%) Citrix
8 8 (5.48%) Ribbon
8 8 (5.48%) VMware
9 7 (4.79%) Ekahau
10 3 (2.05%) Zscaler
11 2 (1.37%) Alteryx
11 2 (1.37%) Aruba
11 2 (1.37%) Google
11 2 (1.37%) HP
11 2 (1.37%) LogicMonitor
11 2 (1.37%) NetApp
11 2 (1.37%) SAP
11 2 (1.37%) SolarWinds
11 2 (1.37%) Veeam