Network Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Network Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Architecture over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 392 596 854
Rank change year-on-year +204 +258 -54
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 654 395 402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.40% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 0.42% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 183 150 235
10th Percentile £38,350 £40,450 £48,750
25th Percentile £46,199 £45,313 £57,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £84,563 £100,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £61,000 £58,407
% change year-on-year -5.74% +4.44% +1.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,549 94,155 156,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.76% 95.59% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60,063 55,401 82,663
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Architecture.

Salary trend for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Architecture in the UK

Network Architecture
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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
UK excluding London +146 511 £57,500 -5.74% 38
England +161 443 £60,000 -11.11% 56
North of England +112 165 £50,000 +17.65% 13
North West +57 99 £52,500 +16.67% 8
Midlands -33 80 £57,500 -8.00% 11
London +122 78 £75,000 -6.25% 18
Work from Home +9 77 £50,000 -27.27% 25
Scotland -4 74 £65,000 +7.45% 1
South West +34 57 £60,000 +3.46% 5
South East +38 53 £66,500 +7.69% 5
East Midlands -27 52 £57,500 -17.86% 5
Wales +40 41 £60,000 -14.29%
Yorkshire +86 39 £42,500 -16.64% 3
Northern Ireland +61 36 - - 1
West Midlands +4 28 £41,500 -33.60% 6
North East +8 27 £42,500 - 2
East of England -14 5 £51,333 -26.67% 2

Network Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 29 (4.43%) IIS
2 27 (4.13%) Apache
2 27 (4.13%) Tomcat
3 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.07%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.61%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 27 (4.13%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 60 (9.17%) Azure
2 48 (7.34%) AWS
3 17 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (1.22%) GCP
5 6 (0.92%) OCI
6 4 (0.61%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.46%) IaaS
7 3 (0.46%) PaaS
7 3 (0.46%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.46%) SaaS
8 2 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.31%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.31%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.31%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon Kinesis
9 1 (0.15%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.15%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.15%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 404 (61.77%) VSAT
2 65 (9.94%) Firewall
3 61 (9.33%) Network Security
4 58 (8.87%) LAN
5 37 (5.66%) WAN
6 29 (4.43%) Wi-Fi
7 27 (4.13%) DNS
7 27 (4.13%) Wireless
8 25 (3.82%) OSPF
9 21 (3.21%) MPLS
9 21 (3.21%) VPN
10 20 (3.06%) VLAN
10 20 (3.06%) WLAN
11 19 (2.91%) Internet
11 19 (2.91%) Software-Defined Networking
12 17 (2.60%) BGP
13 14 (2.14%) DHCP
13 14 (2.14%) SD-WAN
13 14 (2.14%) VoIP
14 13 (1.99%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.28%) Oracle Database
2 6 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.76%) RDBMS
3 5 (0.76%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.46%) Power BI
4 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.31%) MySQL
5 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.15%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.07%) JIRA
2 4 (0.61%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 86 (13.15%) Social Skills
2 53 (8.10%) Public Sector
3 46 (7.03%) Finance
4 32 (4.89%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.13%) Local Government
5 27 (4.13%) Police
6 21 (3.21%) Telecoms
7 20 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (1.68%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.38%) Retail
10 8 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.07%) Law
12 6 (0.92%) Automotive
12 6 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (0.76%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.61%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.61%) Legal
14 4 (0.61%) Marketing
15 2 (0.31%) Advertising
15 2 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 461 (70.49%) Architect
2 404 (61.77%) Software Architect
3 50 (7.65%) Network Engineer
4 43 (6.57%) Senior
5 27 (4.13%) Applications Support
6 24 (3.67%) Security Architect
7 23 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 22 (3.36%) Lead
9 20 (3.06%) Consultant
9 20 (3.06%) Network Architect
10 18 (2.75%) Senior Network Engineer
11 16 (2.45%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 15 (2.29%) Team Leader
13 11 (1.68%) Infrastructure Team Leader
13 11 (1.68%) Network Team Leader
13 11 (1.68%) Security Technical Architect
13 11 (1.68%) Technical Architect
14 10 (1.53%) Analyst
14 10 (1.53%) IT Engineer
14 10 (1.53%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.43%) Web Services
2 4 (0.61%) Akka
2 4 (0.61%) OpenDaylight
3 3 (0.46%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.31%) CSS
4 2 (0.31%) HTML
4 2 (0.31%) Middleware
5 1 (0.15%) .NET
5 1 (0.15%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.08%) Data Centre
2 32 (4.89%) Management Information System
3 29 (4.43%) Public Cloud
4 17 (2.60%) Cyberattack
5 15 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (1.99%) Onboarding
7 11 (1.68%) iPhone
8 10 (1.53%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.22%) CCTV
10 7 (1.07%) FMCG
10 7 (1.07%) Operational Technology
11 6 (0.92%) IoT
12 5 (0.76%) CMDB
12 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
13 4 (0.61%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.61%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 51 (7.80%) Windows
2 49 (7.49%) Linux
3 27 (4.13%) Solaris
3 27 (4.13%) Unix
4 10 (1.53%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.31%) Debian
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 413 (63.15%) Network Management
1 413 (63.15%) Validation
2 408 (62.39%) Requirements Management
3 404 (61.77%) Model Validation
3 404 (61.77%) Technical Architecture
4 403 (61.62%) TOGAF
5 356 (54.43%) Actionable Insight
6 68 (10.40%) Cybersecurity
7 48 (7.34%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (7.19%) Roadmaps
9 41 (6.27%) Mentoring
10 34 (5.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 34 (5.20%) Server Management
11 30 (4.59%) Continuous Improvement
11 30 (4.59%) Information Security
12 29 (4.43%) Project Management
12 29 (4.43%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (4.28%) Coaching
13 28 (4.28%) Data Security
14 27 (4.13%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.13%) Shell Script
2 8 (1.22%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.07%) Python
3 7 (1.07%) SQL
4 3 (0.46%) C#
4 3 (0.46%) Java
4 3 (0.46%) VB
5 2 (0.31%) Go
6 1 (0.15%) Bash
6 1 (0.15%) C
6 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.15%) R
6 1 (0.15%) Scala
Qualifications
1 86 (13.15%) Degree
2 68 (10.40%) Cisco Certification
3 67 (10.24%) Security Cleared
4 43 (6.57%) CCNP
5 30 (4.59%) CISSP
6 24 (3.67%) CISM
6 24 (3.67%) SC Cleared
7 23 (3.52%) CCIE
8 21 (3.21%) AWS Certification
8 21 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (3.06%) Azure Certification
10 18 (2.75%) CCNA
11 11 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.68%) CCDP
11 11 (1.68%) CCSP
11 11 (1.68%) OSCP
12 10 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (1.53%) DV Cleared
13 8 (1.22%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.07%) CCIE Routing and Switching
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.43%) Accessibility
2 27 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (2.45%) NIST
3 16 (2.45%) SLA
4 13 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (1.07%) NCSC
7 6 (0.92%) GDPR
7 6 (0.92%) SOC 2
8 5 (0.76%) IASME
8 5 (0.76%) QA
9 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.61%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.46%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.15%) GRC
11 1 (0.15%) GxP
11 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 31 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.99%) Firmware
3 12 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.53%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.92%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.15%) Docker
7 1 (0.15%) LXC
Systems Management
1 11 (1.68%) Ansible
2 9 (1.38%) Terraform
3 4 (0.61%) Cacti
3 4 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
4 3 (0.46%) Puppet
5 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.31%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.31%) Icinga
5 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.31%) Nagios
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 86 (13.15%) Cisco
2 72 (11.01%) Microsoft
3 36 (5.50%) Oracle
4 29 (4.43%) VMware
5 27 (4.13%) NEC
6 26 (3.98%) Juniper
6 26 (3.98%) Palo Alto
7 14 (2.14%) Aruba
8 12 (1.83%) SolarWinds
9 10 (1.53%) Fortinet
9 10 (1.53%) Google
10 8 (1.22%) F5
11 7 (1.07%) Ekahau
11 7 (1.07%) Veeam
12 6 (0.92%) Sandvine
13 4 (0.61%) Datto
13 4 (0.61%) Ruckus Wireless
13 4 (0.61%) Thales
13 4 (0.61%) Ubiquiti
14 3 (0.46%) Meraki