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 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 178 207 303
Rank change year-on-year +29 +96 -56
Permanent jobs citing LAN 622 639 926
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.79% 1.66% 1.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.92% 14.51% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 496 477 795
10th Percentile £31,401 £33,900 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £38,595 £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 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,715 £81,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% +2.17%

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 5,217 4,404 8,481
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.02% 11.45% 11.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,325 3,281 5,133
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,750
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 1 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 61 (9.81%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.77%) 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
1 261 (41.96%) Azure
2 201 (32.32%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (10.61%) AWS
4 49 (7.88%) Entra ID
5 27 (4.34%) SaaS
6 25 (4.02%) Cloud Computing
6 25 (4.02%) GCP
7 23 (3.70%) IaaS
8 22 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (3.38%) PaaS
10 17 (2.73%) Azure Sentinel
10 17 (2.73%) 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 4 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
15 3 (0.48%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 563 (90.51%) WAN
2 309 (49.68%) Firewall
3 209 (33.60%) VPN
4 187 (30.06%) Wi-Fi
5 149 (23.95%) SD-WAN
6 141 (22.67%) DNS
7 135 (21.70%) Wireless
8 130 (20.90%) Network Security
9 117 (18.81%) DHCP
10 113 (18.17%) WLAN
11 104 (16.72%) MPLS
12 101 (16.24%) TCP/IP
13 80 (12.86%) BGP
14 73 (11.74%) OSPF
15 68 (10.93%) Internet
16 66 (10.61%) VLAN
17 58 (9.32%) SAN
18 38 (6.11%) VoIP
19 34 (5.47%) IPsec
20 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
1 185 (29.74%) Social Skills
2 66 (10.61%) Finance
3 61 (9.81%) Retail
4 33 (5.31%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.34%) Legal
6 22 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (2.89%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (2.57%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.09%) Law
11 12 (1.93%) Banking
11 12 (1.93%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.29%) Advertising
13 6 (0.96%) French Language
13 6 (0.96%) German Language
13 6 (0.96%) Italian Language
13 6 (0.96%) Portuguese Language
13 6 (0.96%) Publishing
13 6 (0.96%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 141 (22.67%) Network Engineer
2 92 (14.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 89 (14.31%) Senior
4 77 (12.38%) Analyst
5 49 (7.88%) Architect
6 39 (6.27%) Support Engineer
7 35 (5.63%) IT Engineer
7 35 (5.63%) Senior Network Engineer
8 32 (5.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 31 (4.98%) Lead
9 31 (4.98%) Network Analyst
9 31 (4.98%) Security Engineer
10 29 (4.66%) Network Manager
10 29 (4.66%) Operations Analyst
11 27 (4.34%) 3rd Line Support
11 27 (4.34%) Infrastructure Architect
11 27 (4.34%) IT Support
11 27 (4.34%) Project Manager
12 25 (4.02%) Network Operations Analyst
13 21 (3.38%) Consultant
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
1 117 (18.81%) Data Centre
2 43 (6.91%) Public Cloud
3 40 (6.43%) Management Information System
4 29 (4.66%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.73%) PKI
6 16 (2.57%) Client/Server
6 16 (2.57%) Hybrid Cloud
7 13 (2.09%) Security Operations Centre
8 11 (1.77%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.61%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (1.29%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.13%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.13%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.80%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.80%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.64%) FPGA
13 4 (0.64%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.64%) Thin Client
13 4 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 216 (34.73%) Windows
2 103 (16.56%) Windows Server
3 74 (11.90%) Linux
4 45 (7.23%) Ubuntu
5 39 (6.27%) VMS
6 33 (5.31%) Windows 10
7 28 (4.50%) Android
8 27 (4.34%) Apple iOS
9 25 (4.02%) Windows Server 2016
10 21 (3.38%) Windows Server 2019
11 12 (1.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 11 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
13 10 (1.61%) CentOS
14 7 (1.13%) Mac OS X
14 7 (1.13%) Windows 7
15 4 (0.64%) Oracle Linux
15 4 (0.64%) Windows 8
15 4 (0.64%) Windows XP
16 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
16 2 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (19.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 96 (15.43%) Agile
3 89 (14.31%) ITIL
4 70 (11.25%) Customer Service
5 63 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
6 58 (9.32%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (9.16%) Mentoring
8 53 (8.52%) Project Management
9 48 (7.72%) Roadmaps
10 46 (7.40%) Presales
11 45 (7.23%) Application Security
12 43 (6.91%) Service Delivery
13 41 (6.59%) Project Delivery
14 40 (6.43%) Collaborative Culture
14 40 (6.43%) Information Security
14 40 (6.43%) Migration
15 39 (6.27%) DevSecOps
15 39 (6.27%) Disaster Recovery
16 37 (5.95%) DevOps
16 37 (5.95%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 54 (8.68%) PowerShell
2 35 (5.63%) Python
3 11 (1.77%) Bash
3 11 (1.77%) SQL
4 6 (0.96%) Java
5 2 (0.32%) Korn
5 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.32%) PHP
6 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.16%) Perl
6 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 138 (22.19%) Cisco Certification
2 91 (14.63%) CCNP
3 83 (13.34%) CCNA
4 72 (11.58%) Degree
5 64 (10.29%) Security Cleared
6 47 (7.56%) CCIE
7 44 (7.07%) DV Cleared
8 34 (5.47%) CCDP
9 24 (3.86%) CISSP
10 20 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (2.57%) APMP
12 14 (2.25%) CCSP
13 13 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 13 (2.09%) CEH
13 13 (2.09%) SANS
13 13 (2.09%) SSCP
14 11 (1.77%) SC Cleared
15 8 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (1.29%) JNCIP
15 8 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (6.11%) SLA
3 18 (2.89%) NIST
4 17 (2.73%) PCI DSS
5 12 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.32%) ITGC
7 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 208 (33.44%) Active Directory
2 107 (17.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 71 (11.41%) Hyper-V
4 31 (4.98%) VMware ESXi
5 30 (4.82%) vSphere
6 23 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.13%) Docker
9 5 (0.80%) Firmware
10 3 (0.48%) NFS
11 2 (0.32%) Terminal Server
11 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 63 (10.13%) Ansible
1 63 (10.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 53 (8.52%) Terraform
3 32 (5.14%) WSUS
4 14 (2.25%) Nmap
5 12 (1.93%) FortiGate
5 12 (1.93%) SCCM
6 9 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.96%) SCVMM
8 5 (0.80%) McAfee ePO
9 3 (0.48%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.48%) HAProxy
9 3 (0.48%) Nagios
9 3 (0.48%) OfficeScan
10 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.32%) Puppet
10 2 (0.32%) Rundeck
10 2 (0.32%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.32%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 268 (43.09%) Cisco
2 235 (37.78%) Microsoft
3 149 (23.95%) VMware
4 104 (16.72%) Meraki
5 63 (10.13%) Palo Alto
6 57 (9.16%) Fortinet
7 45 (7.23%) Aruba
8 44 (7.07%) Juniper
9 41 (6.59%) HP
10 29 (4.66%) Citrix
11 28 (4.50%) SolarWinds
11 28 (4.50%) Veeam
12 23 (3.70%) Dell
12 23 (3.70%) Ruckus Wireless
13 18 (2.89%) CheckPoint
13 18 (2.89%) Rapid7
14 15 (2.41%) Red Hat
15 14 (2.25%) NetApp
15 14 (2.25%) Splunk
16 13 (2.09%) Qualys