LAN Jobs in the North of England

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 121 154 163
Rank change year-on-year +33 +9 -24
Permanent jobs citing LAN 391 383 412
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.07% 2.37% 2.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.66% 11.94% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 327 281 342
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £54,500 £54,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,250 £65,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of 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 the North of England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,214 3,208 2,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.74% 19.88% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,681 1,201 1,727
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,723 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,676 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for LAN in the North of England

LAN
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the North of 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
North West +25 219 £42,500 -7.61% 54
Yorkshire +57 153 £42,500 -5.56% 25
North East -19 37 £37,750 -11.18% 6
LAN
England

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 34 (8.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (5.63%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.51%) IIS
Applications
1 54 (13.81%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.79%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.77%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 161 (41.18%) Microsoft 365
2 155 (39.64%) Azure
3 67 (17.14%) Entra ID
4 22 (5.63%) OneDrive
5 21 (5.37%) AWS
6 17 (4.35%) IaaS
7 16 (4.09%) PaaS
8 11 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (2.81%) SaaS
9 10 (2.56%) GCP
10 8 (2.05%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (1.79%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.53%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (1.28%) Azure Stack
14 2 (0.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 2 (0.51%) Cloudflare
14 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.51%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 342 (87.47%) WAN
2 135 (34.53%) Firewall
3 119 (30.43%) Wi-Fi
4 102 (26.09%) TCP/IP
5 98 (25.06%) VPN
6 92 (23.53%) DHCP
7 84 (21.48%) Wireless
8 73 (18.67%) DNS
9 71 (18.16%) WLAN
10 53 (13.55%) Network Security
11 41 (10.49%) MPLS
12 40 (10.23%) Internet
12 40 (10.23%) OSPF
13 36 (9.21%) BGP
14 32 (8.18%) Ethernet
14 32 (8.18%) VoIP
15 31 (7.93%) SD-WAN
15 31 (7.93%) VLAN
16 24 (6.14%) DSL
16 24 (6.14%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.63%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (1.28%) QlikView
4 3 (0.77%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (0.77%) Power BI
4 3 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.51%) DB2
6 1 (0.26%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.02%) JIRA
1 4 (1.02%) Rational DOORS
General
1 104 (26.60%) Social Skills
2 35 (8.95%) Finance
3 30 (7.67%) Law
4 21 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.12%) Retail
6 9 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (2.30%) French Language
6 9 (2.30%) Italian Language
6 9 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (2.30%) Spanish Language
6 9 (2.30%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.05%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.53%) Back Office
8 6 (1.53%) German Language
8 6 (1.53%) Portuguese Language
8 6 (1.53%) Swedish Language
8 6 (1.53%) Turkish Language
9 4 (1.02%) Agriculture
9 4 (1.02%) Legal
9 4 (1.02%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 87 (22.25%) Network Engineer
2 51 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 49 (12.53%) Analyst
4 34 (8.70%) IT Support
5 33 (8.44%) Lead
6 30 (7.67%) Senior
7 25 (6.39%) IT Engineer
8 24 (6.14%) Support Engineer
9 21 (5.37%) IT Analyst
10 20 (5.12%) IT Manager
10 20 (5.12%) Support Analyst
11 19 (4.86%) IP Engineer
11 19 (4.86%) IP Network Engineer
12 17 (4.35%) 1st Line Support
13 16 (4.09%) 2nd Line Support
13 16 (4.09%) Cisco Engineer
13 16 (4.09%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 16 (4.09%) Support Technician
14 15 (3.84%) Administrator
14 15 (3.84%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.02%) Akka
2 2 (0.51%) .NET
2 2 (0.51%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.51%) Middleware
2 2 (0.51%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.14%) Data Centre
1 24 (6.14%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.60%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.07%) Driving Licence
4 10 (2.56%) Replication
5 9 (2.30%) Private Cloud
6 8 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.79%) Clustering
7 7 (1.79%) IoT
7 7 (1.79%) PMI
7 7 (1.79%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.53%) Cyberattack
8 6 (1.53%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (1.28%) PKI
10 4 (1.02%) AS400
10 4 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.02%) iSeries
11 3 (0.77%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 191 (48.85%) Windows
2 91 (23.27%) Windows Server
3 56 (14.32%) Windows 10
4 47 (12.02%) Linux
5 31 (7.93%) Android
6 24 (6.14%) Apple iOS
7 18 (4.60%) Mac OS
7 18 (4.60%) VyOS
7 18 (4.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (2.30%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (2.05%) VMS
11 7 (1.79%) Windows 7
11 7 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.77%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.51%) Unix
13 2 (0.51%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.26%) CentOS
14 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (21.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 83 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (17.90%) Customer Service
3 59 (15.09%) ITIL
4 40 (10.23%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (7.67%) Disaster Recovery
5 30 (7.67%) Migration
6 27 (6.91%) Agile
6 27 (6.91%) Service Management
7 26 (6.65%) Project Management
8 24 (6.14%) Cloud Security
8 24 (6.14%) Mobile Device Management
9 22 (5.63%) Service Delivery
10 21 (5.37%) Roadmaps
11 17 (4.35%) Mentoring
11 17 (4.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (4.09%) Coaching
12 16 (4.09%) DevOps
13 15 (3.84%) Patch Management
13 15 (3.84%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (11.76%) PowerShell
2 39 (9.97%) SQL
3 23 (5.88%) Python
4 17 (4.35%) Bash
5 3 (0.77%) C#
5 3 (0.77%) Java
6 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 93 (23.79%) Cisco Certification
2 56 (14.32%) CCNA
3 47 (12.02%) Degree
4 39 (9.97%) CCNP
5 29 (7.42%) JNCIA
6 25 (6.39%) CISSP
7 18 (4.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (3.58%) CCIE
9 12 (3.07%) SANS
9 12 (3.07%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (2.81%) MCSA
10 11 (2.81%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (2.30%) HNC
11 9 (2.30%) HND
11 9 (2.30%) Network+ Certification
11 9 (2.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 8 (2.05%) CCDP
13 7 (1.79%) Security Cleared
14 6 (1.53%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.46%) SLA
2 10 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.05%) PCI DSS
4 6 (1.53%) NIST
5 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.26%) GDPR
6 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 164 (41.94%) Active Directory
2 66 (16.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 57 (14.58%) Hyper-V
4 13 (3.32%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (2.30%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.28%) vSphere
8 2 (0.51%) Firmware
8 2 (0.51%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.26%) Docker
9 1 (0.26%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.26%) Postfix
9 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.26%) XenApp
9 1 (0.26%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 62 (15.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.37%) SCCM
3 7 (1.79%) Autotask
3 7 (1.79%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (1.79%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.53%) Nmap
5 5 (1.28%) Terraform
6 4 (1.02%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.51%) Ansible
7 2 (0.51%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.51%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.26%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 184 (47.06%) Microsoft
2 124 (31.71%) Cisco
3 113 (28.90%) VMware
4 43 (11.00%) Fortinet
5 41 (10.49%) Juniper
6 31 (7.93%) Veeam
7 30 (7.67%) Nokia
7 30 (7.67%) Ruckus Wireless
8 26 (6.65%) Palo Alto
9 23 (5.88%) Citrix
9 23 (5.88%) Meraki
10 21 (5.37%) Aruba
11 20 (5.12%) SolarWinds
12 18 (4.60%) Vyatta
13 14 (3.58%) Apple
13 14 (3.58%) HP
14 13 (3.32%) Epicor
15 10 (2.56%) Datto
15 10 (2.56%) Ubiquiti
16 8 (2.05%) Extreme Networks