LAN Jobs with Work from Home Options

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 177 206 300
Rank change year-on-year +29 +94 -47
Permanent jobs citing LAN 622 632 926
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.76% 1.67% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.87% 14.55% 10.64%
Number of salaries quoted 489 473 794
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,550 £30,650
25th Percentile £39,000 £38,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% -1.90%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £81,063
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% +4.44%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,241 4,345 8,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.86% 11.51% 11.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,312 3,271 5,173
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

LAN trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing LAN.

LAN salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing LAN over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

LAN salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 70 (11.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (8.20%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.64%) IIS
3 4 (0.64%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.48%) SAS
5 2 (0.32%) Apache
5 2 (0.32%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.32%) nginx
Applications
1 63 (10.13%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.93%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.48%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.48%) Revit
4 3 (0.48%) SPSS
5 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.29%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 265 (42.60%) Azure
2 202 (32.48%) Microsoft 365
3 68 (10.93%) AWS
4 54 (8.68%) Entra ID
5 29 (4.66%) SaaS
6 25 (4.02%) GCP
6 25 (4.02%) IaaS
7 23 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
7 23 (3.70%) PaaS
8 20 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.57%) Azure Sentinel
10 15 (2.41%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.29%) Rubrik
12 6 (0.96%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.96%) WhatsApp
13 5 (0.80%) AWS Direct Connect
13 5 (0.80%) Datadog
13 5 (0.80%) Power Platform
14 3 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 563 (90.51%) WAN
2 308 (49.52%) Firewall
3 209 (33.60%) VPN
4 186 (29.90%) Wi-Fi
5 145 (23.31%) SD-WAN
6 142 (22.83%) DNS
7 140 (22.51%) Wireless
8 129 (20.74%) Network Security
9 118 (18.97%) DHCP
10 112 (18.01%) WLAN
11 100 (16.08%) MPLS
11 100 (16.08%) TCP/IP
12 78 (12.54%) BGP
13 71 (11.41%) OSPF
14 68 (10.93%) Internet
15 67 (10.77%) VLAN
16 57 (9.16%) SAN
17 38 (6.11%) VoIP
18 35 (5.63%) IPsec
19 25 (4.02%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.38%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.96%) DB2
4 6 (0.96%) MySQL
5 5 (0.80%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.80%) Power BI
6 3 (0.48%) Big Data
6 3 (0.48%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.16%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 8 (1.29%) JIRA
2 4 (0.64%) MSBuild
2 4 (0.64%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
General
1 188 (30.23%) Social Skills
2 64 (10.29%) Finance
3 61 (9.81%) Retail
4 35 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.34%) Legal
6 23 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
7 17 (2.73%) Telecoms
8 16 (2.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.41%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.09%) Law
10 13 (2.09%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.93%) Banking
12 11 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.29%) Advertising
14 6 (0.96%) French Language
14 6 (0.96%) German Language
14 6 (0.96%) Italian Language
14 6 (0.96%) Portuguese Language
14 6 (0.96%) Publishing
14 6 (0.96%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 143 (22.99%) Network Engineer
2 91 (14.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 89 (14.31%) Senior
4 76 (12.22%) Analyst
5 48 (7.72%) Architect
6 40 (6.43%) Support Engineer
7 36 (5.79%) IT Engineer
7 36 (5.79%) Senior Network Engineer
8 32 (5.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 31 (4.98%) Lead
10 29 (4.66%) Network Manager
10 29 (4.66%) Security Engineer
11 28 (4.50%) Network Analyst
12 27 (4.34%) 3rd Line Support
12 27 (4.34%) Infrastructure Architect
13 26 (4.18%) IT Support
13 26 (4.18%) Operations Analyst
13 26 (4.18%) Project Manager
14 22 (3.54%) Consultant
14 22 (3.54%) Network Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.96%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.80%) LDAP
2 5 (0.80%) XMPP
3 4 (0.64%) .NET
3 4 (0.64%) Web Services
3 4 (0.64%) WebSphere MQ
4 3 (0.48%) Middleware
5 2 (0.32%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.32%) Azure Blueprints
5 2 (0.32%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.16%) NETCONF
Miscellaneous
1 116 (18.65%) Data Centre
2 43 (6.91%) Public Cloud
3 38 (6.11%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.34%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.73%) PKI
6 16 (2.57%) Client/Server
6 16 (2.57%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (1.77%) Private Cloud
7 11 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
8 10 (1.61%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 8 (1.29%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.29%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.13%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.80%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.80%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.64%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.64%) FPGA
12 4 (0.64%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 216 (34.73%) Windows
2 104 (16.72%) Windows Server
3 75 (12.06%) Linux
4 45 (7.23%) Ubuntu
5 39 (6.27%) VMS
6 34 (5.47%) Windows 10
7 26 (4.18%) Android
8 25 (4.02%) Apple iOS
8 25 (4.02%) Windows Server 2016
9 21 (3.38%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (1.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 11 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
12 9 (1.45%) CentOS
13 7 (1.13%) Mac OS X
13 7 (1.13%) Windows 7
14 4 (0.64%) Oracle Linux
14 4 (0.64%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.64%) Windows XP
15 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
16 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (19.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 93 (14.95%) ITIL
3 92 (14.79%) Agile
4 72 (11.58%) Customer Service
5 63 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
6 59 (9.49%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (9.16%) Mentoring
8 55 (8.84%) Project Management
9 48 (7.72%) Roadmaps
10 46 (7.40%) Presales
10 46 (7.40%) Service Delivery
11 45 (7.23%) Application Security
12 42 (6.75%) Project Delivery
13 40 (6.43%) Collaborative Culture
14 39 (6.27%) DevSecOps
14 39 (6.27%) Disaster Recovery
15 38 (6.11%) Information Security
15 38 (6.11%) Migration
16 36 (5.79%) Change Management
17 35 (5.63%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 52 (8.36%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.14%) Python
3 11 (1.77%) SQL
4 10 (1.61%) Bash
5 6 (0.96%) Java
6 2 (0.32%) Korn
6 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.32%) PHP
7 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.16%) Perl
7 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 131 (21.06%) Cisco Certification
2 87 (13.99%) CCNP
3 78 (12.54%) CCNA
4 74 (11.90%) Degree
5 64 (10.29%) Security Cleared
6 45 (7.23%) CCIE
7 44 (7.07%) DV Cleared
8 31 (4.98%) CCDP
9 22 (3.54%) CISSP
10 20 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (2.57%) APMP
12 12 (1.93%) CCSP
13 11 (1.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 11 (1.77%) CEH
13 11 (1.77%) SANS
13 11 (1.77%) SC Cleared
13 11 (1.77%) SSCP
14 8 (1.29%) Azure Certification
14 8 (1.29%) DBS Check
14 8 (1.29%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (6.11%) SLA
3 15 (2.41%) NIST
3 15 (2.41%) PCI DSS
4 12 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.32%) ITGC
6 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
System Software
1 212 (34.08%) Active Directory
2 109 (17.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 72 (11.58%) Hyper-V
4 31 (4.98%) VMware ESXi
4 31 (4.98%) vSphere
5 22 (3.54%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (2.57%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.13%) Docker
8 5 (0.80%) Firmware
9 2 (0.32%) NFS
9 2 (0.32%) Terminal Server
9 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 65 (10.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (9.97%) Ansible
3 53 (8.52%) Terraform
4 32 (5.14%) WSUS
5 13 (2.09%) FortiGate
5 13 (2.09%) SCCM
6 12 (1.93%) Nmap
7 9 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (0.96%) SCVMM
9 5 (0.80%) McAfee ePO
10 3 (0.48%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.48%) HAProxy
10 3 (0.48%) Nagios
10 3 (0.48%) OfficeScan
11 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.32%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.32%) Puppet
11 2 (0.32%) Rundeck
11 2 (0.32%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 271 (43.57%) Cisco
2 238 (38.26%) Microsoft
3 151 (24.28%) VMware
4 107 (17.20%) Meraki
5 65 (10.45%) Palo Alto
6 58 (9.32%) Fortinet
7 45 (7.23%) Aruba
8 43 (6.91%) Juniper
9 41 (6.59%) HP
10 29 (4.66%) Citrix
10 29 (4.66%) SolarWinds
10 29 (4.66%) Veeam
11 24 (3.86%) Dell
11 24 (3.86%) Ruckus Wireless
12 19 (3.05%) CheckPoint
13 16 (2.57%) Rapid7
14 14 (2.25%) Red Hat
15 13 (2.09%) NetApp
16 12 (1.93%) Splunk
16 12 (1.93%) Ubiquiti