Virtual LAN (VLAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VLAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VLAN over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 407 490 694
Rank change year-on-year +83 +204 -282
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 640 533 690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.60% 0.57% 0.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.68% 3.50% 3.04%
Number of salaries quoted 558 462 587
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,050 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,527 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.30% -3.33%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

VLAN 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 requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,665 15,247 22,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.84% 16.32% 13.32%
Number of salaries quoted 9,395 7,579 11,826
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,157 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.87% -5.26% +5.56%

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VLAN.

Salary trend for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VLAN over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Salary histogram for VLAN in the UK

VLAN
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +85 591 £40,000 -5.88% 117
UK excluding London +77 500 £37,500 -6.25% 100
Work from Home +40 202 £48,900 +4.04% 47
South East +14 138 £37,500 -6.25% 31
Midlands +82 135 £37,500 -11.76% 17
London +42 119 £55,000 +4.76% 19
North of England +31 85 £37,500 -11.76% 20
West Midlands +39 75 £39,750 -11.67% 12
East of England +2 63 £40,000 +8.84% 5
East Midlands +20 60 £37,500 +2.74% 5
South West -32 49 £37,500 +3.45% 19
Yorkshire +69 39 £37,500 +7.14% 9
North West -10 28 £45,000 - 7
North East +2 18 £29,750 -45.91% 4
Scotland -64 18 £36,500 +17.74% 2
Wales +14 11 £44,886 - 7
Northern Ireland +22 2 £32,500 -

VLAN
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
1 132 (20.63%) SharePoint
2 107 (16.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.25%) OpenStack
4 7 (1.09%) SAS
5 6 (0.94%) Confluence
6 5 (0.78%) IIS
7 4 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.16%) JOnAS
10 1 (0.16%) Mattermost
Applications
1 87 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.41%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.47%) Trello
4 2 (0.31%) CATIA
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.31%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 4 (0.63%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.31%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 338 (52.81%) Microsoft 365
2 308 (48.13%) Azure
3 98 (15.31%) Entra ID
4 95 (14.84%) AWS
5 51 (7.97%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.59%) SaaS
7 19 (2.97%) Google Workspace
8 18 (2.81%) IaaS
9 15 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
9 15 (2.34%) GCP
10 11 (1.72%) Mimecast
11 10 (1.56%) PaaS
12 9 (1.41%) WhatsApp
13 8 (1.25%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (1.09%) Nutanix
15 6 (0.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
16 5 (0.78%) AWS Direct Connect
16 5 (0.78%) Power Platform
17 3 (0.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 398 (62.19%) Firewall
2 268 (41.88%) VPN
3 255 (39.84%) DNS
4 242 (37.81%) WAN
5 213 (33.28%) DHCP
6 189 (29.53%) LAN
7 174 (27.19%) TCP/IP
8 138 (21.56%) Wi-Fi
9 106 (16.56%) Wireless
10 84 (13.13%) MPLS
10 84 (13.13%) SAN
11 77 (12.03%) BGP
12 75 (11.72%) OSPF
13 66 (10.31%) Network Security
14 64 (10.00%) SD-WAN
14 64 (10.00%) VoIP
15 41 (6.41%) IPsec
16 39 (6.09%) Internet
17 32 (5.00%) NAS
17 32 (5.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.28%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.66%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (0.78%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.63%) DB2
4 4 (0.63%) Power BI
5 3 (0.47%) MySQL
6 2 (0.31%) DTS
6 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 7 (1.09%) JIRA
2 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.16%) Git
3 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 198 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 49 (7.66%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (5.63%) Finance
4 28 (4.38%) Telecoms
5 23 (3.59%) Law
6 21 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (2.81%) Retail
8 17 (2.66%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.19%) Banking
9 14 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.72%) Automotive
10 11 (1.72%) Billing
11 9 (1.41%) Legal
11 9 (1.41%) Police
12 8 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (0.94%) Marketing
14 5 (0.78%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.78%) Local Government
15 4 (0.63%) Public Sector
15 4 (0.63%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 133 (20.78%) Network Engineer
2 117 (18.28%) Support Engineer
3 106 (16.56%) Senior
4 100 (15.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 99 (15.47%) IT Support
6 92 (14.38%) IT Engineer
7 55 (8.59%) IT Support Engineer
8 50 (7.81%) Analyst
9 43 (6.72%) IT Technician
10 42 (6.56%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 37 (5.78%) 2nd Line Support
12 32 (5.00%) 3rd Line Support
12 32 (5.00%) IT Manager
13 29 (4.53%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 25 (3.91%) Senior Network Engineer
15 24 (3.75%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 24 (3.75%) Architect
15 24 (3.75%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 24 (3.75%) Lead
16 23 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.22%) 802.1X
2 10 (1.56%) LDAP
3 7 (1.09%) ADSI
4 6 (0.94%) LAMP
5 5 (0.78%) XMPP
6 4 (0.63%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.47%) CSS
7 3 (0.47%) REST
7 3 (0.47%) SOAP
7 3 (0.47%) Web Services
8 2 (0.31%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.16%) .NET
9 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.16%) EDI
9 1 (0.16%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.16%) JSON
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.34%) Data Centre
2 41 (6.41%) Driving Licence
3 26 (4.06%) Public Cloud
4 22 (3.44%) Hybrid Cloud
5 20 (3.13%) Onboarding
6 19 (2.97%) Replication
7 18 (2.81%) Clustering
8 16 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.88%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.72%) FMCG
11 10 (1.56%) CCTV
12 7 (1.09%) Cyberattack
13 6 (0.94%) Algorithms
13 6 (0.94%) iPhone
14 5 (0.78%) Client/Server
14 5 (0.78%) Cloud Native
14 5 (0.78%) Data Structures
14 5 (0.78%) Educational Technology
14 5 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
14 5 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 329 (51.41%) Windows
2 228 (35.63%) Windows Server
3 106 (16.56%) Linux
4 72 (11.25%) Windows 10
5 60 (9.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 44 (6.88%) Android
7 36 (5.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 35 (5.47%) Windows Server 2012
9 26 (4.06%) Apple iOS
10 20 (3.13%) Ubuntu
11 19 (2.97%) Windows Server 2008
12 15 (2.34%) Mac OS
13 13 (2.03%) Mac OS X
13 13 (2.03%) Unix
14 12 (1.88%) Debian
15 9 (1.41%) SUSE
16 7 (1.09%) Windows 7
17 5 (0.78%) CentOS
18 4 (0.63%) VMS
18 4 (0.63%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (20.31%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (19.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 92 (14.38%) Customer Service
4 79 (12.34%) ITIL
5 60 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
6 51 (7.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (7.81%) Mentoring
8 49 (7.66%) Disaster Recovery
9 42 (6.56%) Project Delivery
10 37 (5.78%) Network Monitoring
10 37 (5.78%) Roadmaps
11 36 (5.63%) Kalman Filter
11 36 (5.63%) Migration
12 34 (5.31%) Agile
12 34 (5.31%) Network Management
12 34 (5.31%) Project Management
12 34 (5.31%) Service Delivery
13 31 (4.84%) Computer Science
14 28 (4.38%) Network Design
15 27 (4.22%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 103 (16.09%) PowerShell
2 59 (9.22%) SQL
3 19 (2.97%) Python
4 8 (1.25%) Bash
5 7 (1.09%) Shell Script
6 3 (0.47%) C#
7 2 (0.31%) Java
8 1 (0.16%) C
8 1 (0.16%) C++
Qualifications
1 118 (18.44%) Cisco Certification
2 90 (14.06%) Degree
3 75 (11.72%) CCNA
4 65 (10.16%) CCNP
5 62 (9.69%) Microsoft Certification
6 45 (7.03%) Security Cleared
7 42 (6.56%) MCSE
8 34 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (4.06%) SC Cleared
10 25 (3.91%) MCSA
11 22 (3.44%) Azure Certification
12 17 (2.66%) CCIE
13 16 (2.50%) APMP
14 13 (2.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 12 (1.88%) DBS Check
16 11 (1.72%) MCP
17 10 (1.56%) AWS Certification
18 8 (1.25%) CCDP
18 8 (1.25%) Network+ Certification
19 7 (1.09%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.91%) SLA
2 24 (3.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (2.81%) GDPR
4 14 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.25%) QA
6 7 (1.09%) NCSC
7 5 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 4 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.47%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 301 (47.03%) Active Directory
2 172 (26.88%) Hyper-V
3 167 (26.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (5.00%) vSphere
5 29 (4.53%) Virtual Machines
6 26 (4.06%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
9 9 (1.41%) vCloud
10 8 (1.25%) Firmware
11 7 (1.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 6 (0.94%) NFS
13 3 (0.47%) Docker
13 3 (0.47%) pfSense
14 2 (0.31%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.31%) Terminal Server
14 2 (0.31%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.31%) VMware Server
15 1 (0.16%) KVM
Systems Management
1 95 (14.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (6.41%) SCCM
3 28 (4.38%) WSUS
4 20 (3.13%) Jamf Pro
5 16 (2.50%) Autotask
6 15 (2.34%) FortiGate
7 13 (2.03%) Ansible
7 13 (2.03%) Nagios
8 12 (1.88%) Failover Clustering
9 11 (1.72%) SmoothWall
10 9 (1.41%) ZABBIX
11 6 (0.94%) Puppet
11 6 (0.94%) Terraform
12 5 (0.78%) Nessus
12 5 (0.78%) OfficeScan
12 5 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.78%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.31%) Icinga
13 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
13 2 (0.31%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 352 (55.00%) Microsoft
2 228 (35.63%) Cisco
3 214 (33.44%) VMware
4 65 (10.16%) Veeam
5 41 (6.41%) Juniper
6 40 (6.25%) Apple
6 40 (6.25%) Meraki
7 35 (5.47%) Citrix
8 34 (5.31%) Fortinet
9 32 (5.00%) CheckPoint
10 29 (4.53%) HP
11 28 (4.38%) SolarWinds
12 23 (3.59%) Aruba
12 23 (3.59%) Palo Alto
13 21 (3.28%) SonicWALL
14 20 (3.13%) Dell
15 19 (2.97%) Avaya
16 18 (2.81%) Datto
16 18 (2.81%) Google
17 16 (2.50%) Ruckus Wireless