Network Architecture
UK

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

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 394 620 834
Rank change year-on-year +226 +214 -60
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 653 398 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.66% 0.38% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.40% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 206 168 241
10th Percentile £37,750 £40,588 £48,649
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £57,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £100,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £99,300 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £59,313
% change year-on-year -8.00% +5.37% +7.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Architecture 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,697 99,477 149,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.97% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 58,401 83,209
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,025 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,330
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
UK excluding London +145 511 £57,500 -8.00% 54
England +164 444 £58,000 -14.07% 65
North of England +113 159 £50,000 +14.29% 12
North West +56 94 £50,000 +4.18% 7
Midlands -12 76 £57,500 -14.81% 9
London +123 75 £75,000 - 20
Work from Home +11 73 £55,000 -18.52% 39
Scotland -14 72 £65,000 +7.45% 8
South West +29 59 £59,000 -9.23% 10
South East +42 57 £65,000 +4.00% 7
East Midlands -16 51 £57,500 -16.36% 1
Wales +35 40 £60,000 -14.29% 5
Yorkshire +101 38 £42,500 -16.64% 4
Northern Ireland +64 35 - - 1
North East +12 27 £42,500 - 1
West Midlands +8 25 £44,500 -31.54% 8
East of England -1 13 £60,000 -14.29% 2

Network Architecture
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 19 (2.91%) IIS
2 14 (2.14%) Apache
2 14 (2.14%) Tomcat
3 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.07%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.92%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (2.14%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 65 (9.95%) Azure
2 49 (7.50%) AWS
3 18 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (1.23%) GCP
5 6 (0.92%) OCI
6 4 (0.61%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.46%) IaaS
7 3 (0.46%) PaaS
7 3 (0.46%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.46%) SaaS
8 2 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.31%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.31%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.31%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.15%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.15%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 392 (60.03%) VSAT
2 68 (10.41%) Firewall
3 63 (9.65%) Network Security
4 61 (9.34%) LAN
5 37 (5.67%) WAN
6 35 (5.36%) DNS
7 30 (4.59%) OSPF
8 29 (4.44%) Wi-Fi
9 26 (3.98%) Wireless
10 25 (3.83%) VPN
11 23 (3.52%) VLAN
12 22 (3.37%) BGP
12 22 (3.37%) Internet
13 21 (3.22%) Software-Defined Networking
14 20 (3.06%) MPLS
14 20 (3.06%) WLAN
15 18 (2.76%) DHCP
16 17 (2.60%) TCP/IP
17 14 (2.14%) SD-WAN
17 14 (2.14%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.76%) Oracle Database
2 9 (1.38%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.77%) RDBMS
4 5 (0.77%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.46%) Power BI
6 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.31%) MySQL
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.07%) JIRA
2 4 (0.61%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 95 (14.55%) Social Skills
2 45 (6.89%) Public Sector
3 38 (5.82%) Finance
4 36 (5.51%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
6 21 (3.22%) Telecoms
7 14 (2.14%) Local Government
7 14 (2.14%) Police
8 12 (1.84%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.68%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.38%) Retail
11 8 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.23%) Law
12 6 (0.92%) Automotive
12 6 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.61%) Legal
14 4 (0.61%) Marketing
15 2 (0.31%) Advertising
15 2 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 451 (69.07%) Architect
2 392 (60.03%) Software Architect
3 58 (8.88%) Network Engineer
4 46 (7.04%) Senior
5 27 (4.13%) Security Architect
6 23 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 22 (3.37%) Consultant
7 22 (3.37%) Lead
8 21 (3.22%) Senior Network Engineer
9 19 (2.91%) Network Architect
10 18 (2.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 18 (2.76%) Network Specialist
11 15 (2.30%) Team Leader
12 14 (2.14%) Applications Support
13 13 (1.99%) Analyst
13 13 (1.99%) Security Technical Architect
13 13 (1.99%) Technical Architect
14 11 (1.68%) Infrastructure Team Leader
14 11 (1.68%) Network Team Leader
15 10 (1.53%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.45%) Web Services
2 6 (0.92%) OpenDaylight
3 4 (0.61%) Akka
4 3 (0.46%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.31%) CSS
5 2 (0.31%) HTML
5 2 (0.31%) Middleware
6 1 (0.15%) .NET
6 1 (0.15%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 81 (12.40%) Data Centre
2 34 (5.21%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.91%) Cyberattack
4 16 (2.45%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (2.45%) Public Cloud
5 15 (2.30%) Onboarding
6 13 (1.99%) iPhone
7 11 (1.68%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.23%) CCTV
9 7 (1.07%) FMCG
9 7 (1.07%) Operational Technology
10 6 (0.92%) Algorithms
10 6 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.92%) IoT
11 5 (0.77%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.77%) CMDB
11 5 (0.77%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (0.61%) SCADA
12 4 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.58%) Windows
2 36 (5.51%) Linux
3 14 (2.14%) Solaris
3 14 (2.14%) Unix
4 10 (1.53%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.15%) Debian
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (61.56%) Network Management
2 401 (61.41%) Validation
3 396 (60.64%) Requirements Management
4 393 (60.18%) Technical Architecture
5 392 (60.03%) Model Validation
6 391 (59.88%) TOGAF
7 382 (58.50%) Actionable Insight
8 72 (11.03%) Cybersecurity
9 55 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
10 49 (7.50%) Roadmaps
11 41 (6.28%) Mentoring
12 34 (5.21%) Information Security
12 34 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 33 (5.05%) Continuous Improvement
14 31 (4.75%) Stakeholder Management
15 30 (4.59%) Coaching
16 29 (4.44%) Project Management
16 29 (4.44%) Security Architecture
17 25 (3.83%) Customer Service
18 24 (3.68%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.14%) Shell Script
2 10 (1.53%) SQL
3 8 (1.23%) PowerShell
4 6 (0.92%) Python
5 3 (0.46%) C#
5 3 (0.46%) Java
5 3 (0.46%) VB
6 2 (0.31%) Go
7 1 (0.15%) Bash
7 1 (0.15%) C
7 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.15%) R
7 1 (0.15%) Scala
Qualifications
1 77 (11.79%) Cisco Certification
2 73 (11.18%) Degree
3 56 (8.58%) Security Cleared
4 42 (6.43%) CCNP
5 33 (5.05%) CISSP
6 26 (3.98%) CISM
6 26 (3.98%) SC Cleared
7 23 (3.52%) Azure Certification
8 22 (3.37%) AWS Certification
8 22 (3.37%) CCIE
9 21 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (3.06%) CCNA
11 19 (2.91%) CCDP
12 13 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.99%) OSCP
13 12 (1.84%) CCDA
13 12 (1.84%) CCSP
14 11 (1.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (1.53%) DV Cleared
16 7 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (2.91%) SLA
3 17 (2.60%) NIST
4 16 (2.45%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.07%) GDPR
7 7 (1.07%) NCSC
8 6 (0.92%) SOC 2
9 5 (0.77%) IASME
9 5 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 5 (0.77%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.77%) QA
10 3 (0.46%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.15%) GRC
11 1 (0.15%) GxP
11 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.15%) PMO
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (5.67%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.99%) Firmware
3 12 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.53%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.92%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.15%) Docker
7 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 10 (1.53%) Ansible
2 9 (1.38%) Terraform
3 6 (0.92%) Icinga
3 6 (0.92%) Nagios
4 4 (0.61%) Cacti
4 4 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.46%) Puppet
6 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.31%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 96 (14.70%) Cisco
2 63 (9.65%) Microsoft
3 31 (4.75%) Juniper
4 29 (4.44%) VMware
5 26 (3.98%) Oracle
6 25 (3.83%) Palo Alto
7 14 (2.14%) Aruba
7 14 (2.14%) NEC
8 12 (1.84%) SolarWinds
9 11 (1.68%) Fortinet
10 10 (1.53%) Google
11 7 (1.07%) Ekahau
11 7 (1.07%) F5
11 7 (1.07%) Veeam
12 6 (0.92%) MikroTik
12 6 (0.92%) Sandvine
12 6 (0.92%) TP-LINK
12 6 (0.92%) ZyXEL
13 4 (0.61%) Thales
13 4 (0.61%) Ubiquiti