LAN Jobs in England

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with 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 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 155 202 289
Rank change year-on-year +47 +87 -73
Permanent jobs citing LAN 1,669 1,556 2,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.83% 1.85% 1.45%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.71% 11.30% 10.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,401 1,178 1,583
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £28,002
25th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.17%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £71,150
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% +2.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12,178 13,772 18,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.38% 16.37% 13.36%
Number of salaries quoted 8,544 6,977 10,429
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,189
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in England.

Salary trend for LAN in England

LAN
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in England

LAN
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the England 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
London +77 463 £55,000 - 69
North of England +33 391 £42,500 -5.56% 85
Midlands +34 253 £42,000 +9.09% 51
South East -18 238 £45,000 +11.11% 52
North West +25 219 £42,500 -7.61% 54
West Midlands +53 203 £40,313 +0.78% 35
South West +19 187 £42,500 +0.59% 32
Yorkshire +57 153 £42,500 -5.56% 25
East of England +28 152 £45,000 +12.50% 28
East Midlands -38 41 £45,000 +21.27% 16
North East -19 37 £37,750 -11.18% 6
LAN
UK

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 209 (12.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 185 (11.08%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.14%) SharePoint 2010
3 19 (1.14%) SharePoint 2013
4 17 (1.02%) IIS
5 10 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2010
6 9 (0.54%) Skype for Business
7 8 (0.48%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
9 5 (0.30%) OpenStack
10 4 (0.24%) Apache
10 4 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
11 3 (0.18%) SAS
12 2 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.12%) Confluence
12 2 (0.12%) Moodle
12 2 (0.12%) nginx
12 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 197 (11.80%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.32%) MS Visio
3 19 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.18%) Revit
6 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.18%) Epicor Tropos
5 2 (0.12%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.12%) Shopify
6 1 (0.060%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.060%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.060%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 631 (37.81%) Microsoft 365
2 622 (37.27%) Azure
3 192 (11.50%) Entra ID
4 165 (9.89%) AWS
5 60 (3.59%) OneDrive
6 58 (3.48%) IaaS
7 52 (3.12%) SaaS
8 50 (3.00%) GCP
9 48 (2.88%) PaaS
10 40 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
11 28 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (1.50%) Azure Sentinel
13 23 (1.38%) Power Platform
14 20 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
15 19 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
16 16 (0.96%) Mimecast
17 14 (0.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
18 13 (0.78%) Rubrik
19 12 (0.72%) AWS Direct Connect
20 10 (0.60%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1,405 (84.18%) WAN
2 681 (40.80%) Firewall
3 425 (25.46%) VPN
4 417 (24.99%) Wi-Fi
5 355 (21.27%) Wireless
6 339 (20.31%) DNS
7 320 (19.17%) TCP/IP
8 308 (18.45%) DHCP
9 222 (13.30%) SD-WAN
10 217 (13.00%) WLAN
11 212 (12.70%) Network Security
12 199 (11.92%) MPLS
13 165 (9.89%) VLAN
14 164 (9.83%) Internet
15 153 (9.17%) BGP
16 144 (8.63%) OSPF
17 110 (6.59%) SAN
18 107 (6.41%) VoIP
19 64 (3.83%) Ethernet
20 59 (3.54%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (4.19%) SQL Server
2 20 (1.20%) MySQL
3 15 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (0.66%) Power BI
5 10 (0.60%) DB2
6 7 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (0.42%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.30%) InfluxDB
7 5 (0.30%) MariaDB
7 5 (0.30%) QlikView
7 5 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.18%) Big Data
8 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.18%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.12%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.12%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (0.90%) JIRA
2 9 (0.54%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.42%) Git
4 4 (0.24%) MSBuild
4 4 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.24%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.060%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 486 (29.12%) Social Skills
2 168 (10.07%) Finance
3 164 (9.83%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (6.53%) Retail
5 91 (5.45%) Telecoms
6 84 (5.03%) Law
7 48 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 47 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (2.70%) Legal
10 43 (2.58%) Manufacturing
11 39 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (1.38%) Banking
12 23 (1.38%) Public Sector
13 13 (0.78%) Advertising
13 13 (0.78%) Marketing
14 12 (0.72%) Games
15 11 (0.66%) Aerospace
15 11 (0.66%) Police
16 9 (0.54%) French Language
16 9 (0.54%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 361 (21.63%) Network Engineer
2 244 (14.62%) Analyst
3 223 (13.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 204 (12.22%) Senior
5 156 (9.35%) Support Engineer
6 132 (7.91%) IT Support
7 111 (6.65%) IT Engineer
8 76 (4.55%) IT Analyst
9 74 (4.43%) Senior Network Engineer
10 69 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support
11 68 (4.07%) Architect
11 68 (4.07%) Network Analyst
12 67 (4.01%) Lead
13 66 (3.95%) Service Analyst
14 60 (3.59%) Service Desk Analyst
15 59 (3.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 57 (3.42%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 55 (3.30%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
17 55 (3.30%) Support Analyst
18 54 (3.24%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (1.74%) 802.1X
2 25 (1.50%) LDAP
3 11 (0.66%) HTML
4 10 (0.60%) SAML
5 8 (0.48%) .NET
5 8 (0.48%) WebSphere MQ
5 8 (0.48%) XML
6 6 (0.36%) EDI
7 5 (0.30%) XMPP
8 4 (0.24%) Akka
8 4 (0.24%) Web Services
9 3 (0.18%) Middleware
10 2 (0.12%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.12%) Azure Blueprints
10 2 (0.12%) LAMP
10 2 (0.12%) Node.js
10 2 (0.12%) React
10 2 (0.12%) RESTful
10 2 (0.12%) ServiceStack
10 2 (0.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 215 (12.88%) Data Centre
2 89 (5.33%) Management Information System
3 79 (4.73%) Driving Licence
4 54 (3.24%) Public Cloud
5 49 (2.94%) PKI
6 48 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
7 35 (2.10%) CCTV
8 31 (1.86%) Onboarding
9 29 (1.74%) Client/Server
10 26 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
11 25 (1.50%) Private Cloud
12 22 (1.32%) IoT
13 21 (1.26%) NHS
14 18 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
15 16 (0.96%) Clustering
15 16 (0.96%) Replication
16 15 (0.90%) Fat Client
16 15 (0.90%) Thin Client
17 14 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
18 13 (0.78%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 749 (44.88%) Windows
2 371 (22.23%) Windows Server
3 184 (11.02%) Linux
4 164 (9.83%) Windows 10
5 76 (4.55%) Windows Server 2019
6 75 (4.49%) Android
7 70 (4.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 56 (3.36%) Apple iOS
8 56 (3.36%) Ubuntu
9 55 (3.30%) Mac OS
10 52 (3.12%) VMS
11 49 (2.94%) Windows Server 2012
12 36 (2.16%) Windows 7
13 29 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 24 (1.44%) CentOS
15 22 (1.32%) Unix
16 18 (1.08%) VyOS
17 15 (0.90%) Mac OS X
18 14 (0.84%) Windows Server 2008
19 10 (0.60%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (18.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 297 (17.80%) Problem-Solving
3 296 (17.74%) ITIL
4 234 (14.02%) Customer Service
5 170 (10.19%) Cybersecurity
6 128 (7.67%) Agile
7 109 (6.53%) Disaster Recovery
8 108 (6.47%) Project Delivery
8 108 (6.47%) Roadmaps
9 103 (6.17%) Project Management
10 101 (6.05%) Mentoring
10 101 (6.05%) Service Delivery
11 88 (5.27%) Presales
12 78 (4.67%) Migration
13 75 (4.49%) Information Security
14 71 (4.25%) Service Management
15 67 (4.01%) DevOps
16 66 (3.95%) Time Management
17 63 (3.77%) Change Management
17 63 (3.77%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 168 (10.07%) PowerShell
2 108 (6.47%) SQL
3 84 (5.03%) Python
4 45 (2.70%) Bash
5 19 (1.14%) Perl
6 10 (0.60%) Java
7 6 (0.36%) C#
7 6 (0.36%) PHP
8 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.18%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.12%) Bicep
9 2 (0.12%) Korn
9 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.060%) VBA
Qualifications
1 272 (16.30%) Cisco Certification
2 216 (12.94%) Degree
3 186 (11.14%) CCNA
4 145 (8.69%) CCNP
5 140 (8.39%) Security Cleared
6 72 (4.31%) DV Cleared
7 70 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
8 63 (3.77%) CCIE
9 57 (3.42%) SC Cleared
10 44 (2.64%) DBS Check
11 40 (2.40%) CCDP
12 39 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
13 38 (2.28%) MCSE
14 37 (2.22%) JNCIA
15 35 (2.10%) CISSP
16 23 (1.38%) PMI Certification
17 22 (1.32%) A+ Certification
18 21 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
19 20 (1.20%) MCSA
19 20 (1.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (6.35%) SLA
2 49 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 28 (1.68%) NIST
5 21 (1.26%) PCI DSS
6 19 (1.14%) GDPR
7 10 (0.60%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.54%) QA
9 8 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.36%) NCSC
11 4 (0.24%) COBIT
12 2 (0.12%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.12%) ITGC
12 2 (0.12%) PMO
12 2 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.060%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 665 (39.84%) Active Directory
2 305 (18.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 210 (12.58%) Hyper-V
4 75 (4.49%) vSphere
5 54 (3.24%) VMware ESXi
6 31 (1.86%) Virtual Desktop
7 26 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
8 23 (1.38%) XenApp
9 20 (1.20%) XenDesktop
10 19 (1.14%) Firmware
11 11 (0.66%) Docker
12 8 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (0.36%) VMware NSX
14 5 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 5 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
15 4 (0.24%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.24%) VMware Server
16 3 (0.18%) BitLocker
16 3 (0.18%) KVM
16 3 (0.18%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 187 (11.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 83 (4.97%) SCCM
3 70 (4.19%) Ansible
4 59 (3.54%) Terraform
5 48 (2.88%) WSUS
6 29 (1.74%) FortiGate
7 23 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
8 20 (1.20%) vCenter Server
9 15 (0.90%) Nmap
10 13 (0.78%) Puppet
11 12 (0.72%) Autotask
11 12 (0.72%) SmoothWall
12 11 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
13 10 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 10 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
14 9 (0.54%) SCVMM
15 8 (0.48%) McAfee ePO
16 7 (0.42%) Nagios
16 7 (0.42%) Progress Chef
16 7 (0.42%) Red Hat Spacewalk
Vendors
1 743 (44.52%) Microsoft
2 541 (32.41%) Cisco
3 454 (27.20%) VMware
4 160 (9.59%) Juniper
5 142 (8.51%) Fortinet
6 140 (8.39%) Meraki
7 119 (7.13%) HP
8 117 (7.01%) Aruba
9 103 (6.17%) Citrix
10 85 (5.09%) Palo Alto
11 84 (5.03%) Veeam
12 74 (4.43%) SolarWinds
13 64 (3.83%) Dell
14 60 (3.59%) Ruckus Wireless
15 56 (3.36%) CheckPoint
16 55 (3.30%) Google
17 39 (2.34%) Nokia
18 37 (2.22%) Apple
19 29 (1.74%) F5
20 28 (1.68%) Red Hat