Software-Defined Networking Jobs with Work from Home Options

Software-Defined Networking
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Software-Defined Networking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 579 829
Rank change year-on-year -2 +250 -240
Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Networking 21 54 72
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.059% 0.14% 0.095%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.40% 1.25% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 18 39 30
10th Percentile £36,275 £42,500 £43,050
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £80,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.94% +39.13% +1.31%
75th Percentile £60,313 £85,000 £82,031
90th Percentile £62,500 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +21.74% +1.31%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Software-Defined Networking falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,272 4,323 8,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.83% 11.53% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,327 3,265 5,154
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £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 £76,316 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Software-Defined Networking
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Software-Defined Networking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Software-Defined Networking trend for jobs with a WFH option

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Software-Defined Networking salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Software-Defined Networking
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Software-Defined Networking salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Software-Defined Networking
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 1 (4.76%) OpenStack
Cloud Services
1 6 (28.57%) AWS
1 6 (28.57%) Azure
2 1 (4.76%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (66.67%) Network Security
2 13 (61.90%) LAN
3 11 (52.38%) Wireless
3 11 (52.38%) WLAN
4 7 (33.33%) NGFW
5 6 (28.57%) VLAN
5 6 (28.57%) WAN
6 5 (23.81%) Firewall
7 4 (19.05%) TCP/IP
7 4 (19.05%) VPN
8 1 (4.76%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (4.76%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (4.76%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 1 (4.76%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 1 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (9.52%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Finance
2 1 (4.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (76.19%) Network Engineer
2 5 (23.81%) Network Security Engineer
2 5 (23.81%) Security Engineer
3 4 (19.05%) Architect
3 4 (19.05%) Network Architect
3 4 (19.05%) Network Security Architect
3 4 (19.05%) Security Architect
4 2 (9.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Information Security Consultant
5 1 (4.76%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (57.14%) Data Centre
2 4 (19.05%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (57.14%) Cloud Security
2 8 (38.10%) Network Architecture
3 7 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
4 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
4 5 (23.81%) Network Design
4 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (19.05%) Capacity Planning
5 4 (19.05%) Logistics
5 4 (19.05%) Network Monitoring
5 4 (19.05%) Performance Monitoring
5 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (19.05%) Translating Business Requirements
6 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (9.52%) Agile
7 2 (9.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (9.52%) Mentoring
8 1 (4.76%) Business Continuity
8 1 (4.76%) GAP Analysis
8 1 (4.76%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) CCNP
1 7 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (23.81%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (23.81%) Degree
3 3 (14.29%) CCNA
4 1 (4.76%) RHCE
4 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) VMware NSX
1 1 (4.76%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.76%) FortiGate
2 1 (4.76%) VxRail
Vendors
1 19 (90.48%) Cisco
2 12 (57.14%) Palo Alto
3 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.76%) Aruba
4 1 (4.76%) Dell
4 1 (4.76%) F5
4 1 (4.76%) SolarWinds
4 1 (4.76%) VMware