Network Design
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 586 684 795
Rank change year-on-year +98 +111 -226
Permanent jobs citing Network Design 323 302 489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.30% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.32% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 223 192 338
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -21.43% +33.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £83,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £83,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,600 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.90% - +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Network Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Design over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Design in the UK

Network Design
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +88 278 £57,500 +4.55% 107
UK excluding London +6 229 £55,600 +5.90% 88
London +102 85 £82,500 +17.86% 34
South East +27 82 £57,500 - 26
Work from Home +32 71 £62,500 +8.70% 43
North of England +51 45 £61,185 +35.97% 19
Midlands +2 35 £77,500 +29.17% 18
South West -34 34 £35,000 -46.15% 12
Yorkshire +106 30 £62,500 +17.92% 8
West Midlands +20 30 £80,000 +33.33% 12
Scotland -46 24 £65,000 +25.60% 5
Wales +18 13 £27,500 - 1
North West -13 11 £61,185 +35.97% 10
East of England -14 6 £48,500 -39.38% 6
East Midlands -5 5 £37,500 - 6
North East -17 4 £45,000 +20.00% 1

Network Design
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 9 (2.79%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (2.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.93%) WinCC
Applications
1 12 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.24%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.31%) Simulink
3 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.96%) Azure
2 52 (16.10%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (9.91%) AWS
4 22 (6.81%) IaaS
5 21 (6.50%) PaaS
6 18 (5.57%) Entra ID
7 16 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (4.64%) SaaS
9 4 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.24%) OCI
9 4 (1.24%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.31%) GCP
11 1 (0.31%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.31%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.31%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 98 (30.34%) Firewall
2 95 (29.41%) WAN
3 72 (22.29%) LAN
4 61 (18.89%) BGP
5 58 (17.96%) TCP/IP
6 48 (14.86%) VPN
7 46 (14.24%) MPLS
8 44 (13.62%) OSPF
9 37 (11.46%) Internet
10 30 (9.29%) Cisco ASA
10 30 (9.29%) Wireless
11 29 (8.98%) SD-WAN
12 26 (8.05%) EIGRP
13 25 (7.74%) DMVPN
13 25 (7.74%) Network Security
14 24 (7.43%) VLAN
15 23 (7.12%) DNS
16 22 (6.81%) Cisco IOS
16 22 (6.81%) DHCP
17 16 (4.95%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.86%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.55%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.31%) Big Data
3 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.55%) LabVIEW
1 5 (1.55%) NetBeans
1 5 (1.55%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.24%) JIRA
3 1 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.31%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.31%) Selenium
3 1 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 67 (20.74%) Social Skills
2 56 (17.34%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (13.62%) Telecoms
4 39 (12.07%) Finance
5 18 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 15 (4.64%) Public Sector
7 13 (4.02%) Retail
8 12 (3.72%) Legal
9 10 (3.10%) Banking
10 9 (2.79%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.17%) Marketing
13 5 (1.55%) Investment Banking
14 4 (1.24%) Law
14 4 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.24%) Police
15 3 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.62%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 104 (32.20%) Network Engineer
2 68 (21.05%) Senior
3 64 (19.81%) Architect
4 39 (12.07%) Network Architect
5 34 (10.53%) Senior Network Engineer
6 32 (9.91%) Lead
7 18 (5.57%) Network Manager
8 17 (5.26%) Senior Architect
9 13 (4.02%) Cloud Architect
9 13 (4.02%) Principal Engineer
9 13 (4.02%) Principal Network Engineer
9 13 (4.02%) Senior Network Architect
10 12 (3.72%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
10 12 (3.72%) Consultant
10 12 (3.72%) IT Manager
10 12 (3.72%) Network Specialist
11 11 (3.41%) Project Consultant
11 11 (3.41%) Senior Consultant
11 11 (3.41%) Senior Network Consultant
11 11 (3.41%) Senior Project Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.41%) ARM Templates
1 11 (3.41%) JSON
1 11 (3.41%) YAML
2 6 (1.86%) 802.1X
3 5 (1.55%) JavaFX
4 3 (0.93%) HTML
5 1 (0.31%) .NET
5 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.31%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.31%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.31%) Node-RED
5 1 (0.31%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 90 (27.86%) Data Centre
2 14 (4.33%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.41%) Private Cloud
3 11 (3.41%) Public Cloud
4 10 (3.10%) Hedge funds
5 8 (2.48%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.17%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.86%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.55%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.55%) CCTV
8 5 (1.55%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (1.24%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.24%) SCADA
10 3 (0.93%) IoT
10 3 (0.93%) PKI
10 3 (0.93%) PMI
11 2 (0.62%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 58 (17.96%) Windows
2 41 (12.69%) Linux
3 21 (6.50%) Windows 10
3 21 (6.50%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.02%) Android
5 12 (3.72%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.55%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.24%) CentOS
8 4 (1.24%) VMS
9 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (17.96%) Roadmaps
2 53 (16.41%) Customer Service
2 53 (16.41%) Problem-Solving
3 51 (15.79%) Mentoring
4 40 (12.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 38 (11.76%) Agile
5 38 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
5 38 (11.76%) Technology Roadmap
6 36 (11.15%) ITIL
7 33 (10.22%) Network Management
8 31 (9.60%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
9 29 (8.98%) Continuous Improvement
10 26 (8.05%) Infrastructure Management
11 25 (7.74%) Change Management
11 25 (7.74%) Data Modelling
11 25 (7.74%) Disaster Recovery
11 25 (7.74%) Line Management
12 22 (6.81%) Computer Science
12 22 (6.81%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 30 (9.29%) PowerShell
2 20 (6.19%) SQL
3 18 (5.57%) Python
4 9 (2.79%) Java
5 7 (2.17%) C#
5 7 (2.17%) MATLAB
6 5 (1.55%) Bash
6 5 (1.55%) C++
6 5 (1.55%) Fortran
7 3 (0.93%) C
8 1 (0.31%) Bicep
8 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (26.93%) Security Cleared
2 70 (21.67%) Degree
3 63 (19.50%) Cisco Certification
4 50 (15.48%) SC Cleared
5 37 (11.46%) CCNP
6 31 (9.60%) CCNA
7 19 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (5.57%) CCIE
9 11 (3.41%) JNCIE
10 10 (3.10%) AWS Certification
11 9 (2.79%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.79%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (2.48%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.86%) JNCIP
14 5 (1.55%) MCP
14 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (1.24%) DBS Check
16 3 (0.93%) A+ Certification
16 3 (0.93%) PMI Certification
16 3 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.88%) SLA
2 5 (1.55%) GDPR
2 5 (1.55%) ISO 9001
2 5 (1.55%) TickIT
3 4 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.24%) QA
4 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.62%) AUTOSAR
5 2 (0.62%) NIST
6 1 (0.31%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 41 (12.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 34 (10.53%) Active Directory
3 17 (5.26%) Hyper-V
3 17 (5.26%) vSphere
4 12 (3.72%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (3.72%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.24%) Firmware
5 4 (1.24%) pfSense
5 4 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.62%) Docker
7 1 (0.31%) KVM
Systems Management
1 35 (10.84%) FortiGate
2 21 (6.50%) Terraform
3 18 (5.57%) Ansible
4 9 (2.79%) Nagios
5 6 (1.86%) Endace
5 6 (1.86%) Icinga
6 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (1.24%) Kubernetes
8 3 (0.93%) Cisco CUCM
8 3 (0.93%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (0.93%) Puppet
8 3 (0.93%) Stealthwatch
8 3 (0.93%) Wonderware InTouch
9 2 (0.62%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.62%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 2 (0.62%) SCCM
9 2 (0.62%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.31%) Iperf
10 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.31%) vRealize
Vendors
1 105 (32.51%) Cisco
2 82 (25.39%) Juniper
3 66 (20.43%) Fortinet
4 47 (14.55%) VMware
5 40 (12.38%) Microsoft
6 28 (8.67%) Palo Alto
7 25 (7.74%) McAfee
8 22 (6.81%) CheckPoint
9 20 (6.19%) Sandvine
10 17 (5.26%) Citrix
11 15 (4.64%) Oracle
11 15 (4.64%) Veeam
12 13 (4.02%) SolarWinds
13 12 (3.72%) F5
14 10 (3.10%) Meraki
14 10 (3.10%) Nokia
15 6 (1.86%) Aruba
15 6 (1.86%) IBM
16 5 (1.55%) Ericsson
16 5 (1.55%) Ruckus Wireless