Network Architecture Jobs

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 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 423 573 892
Rank change year-on-year +150 +319 -85
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 614 374 406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.57% 0.40% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.42% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 179 147 221
10th Percentile £38,650 £40,575 £48,649
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £61,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -4.92% +7.02% +0.96%

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 89,730 89,109 165,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.44% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 62,034 53,947 83,947
10th Percentile £29,500 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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% +9.38%

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 8 June 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 8 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
UK excluding London +113 480 £58,000 -4.92% 33
England +92 419 £60,000 -11.11% 59
North of England +83 157 £50,000 +17.65% 9
North West +52 94 £52,500 -7.48% 4
Work from Home +4 80 £51,250 -24.07% 29
Midlands -52 78 £57,500 -8.00% 7
London +73 73 £75,000 -6.25% 24
Scotland -8 68 £65,000 +7.45%
South West +15 53 £60,000 +20.00% 4
East Midlands -55 50 £57,500 -17.86% 3
South East +17 48 £66,500 +20.91% 9
Wales +35 38 £60,000 -14.29%
Yorkshire +72 37 £42,500 -16.64% 3
Northern Ireland +51 33 - - 1
West Midlands +1 28 £41,500 -33.60% 4
North East -3 26 £42,500 - 2
East of England -30 5 £51,333 -26.67% 5

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 28 (4.56%) IIS
2 27 (4.40%) Apache
2 27 (4.40%) Tomcat
3 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.14%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.49%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 27 (4.40%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 62 (10.10%) Azure
2 50 (8.14%) AWS
3 14 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (1.63%) GCP
5 8 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (1.30%) OCI
6 4 (0.65%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.49%) IaaS
7 3 (0.49%) PaaS
7 3 (0.49%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.49%) SaaS
8 2 (0.33%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.33%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.33%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.33%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.16%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.16%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 368 (59.93%) VSAT
2 63 (10.26%) Firewall
3 60 (9.77%) LAN
4 59 (9.61%) Network Security
5 39 (6.35%) WAN
6 30 (4.89%) Wireless
7 27 (4.40%) Wi-Fi
8 26 (4.23%) DNS
9 25 (4.07%) OSPF
10 21 (3.42%) MPLS
10 21 (3.42%) WLAN
11 20 (3.26%) VPN
12 19 (3.09%) Software-Defined Networking
12 19 (3.09%) VLAN
13 18 (2.93%) Internet
14 16 (2.61%) BGP
15 14 (2.28%) SD-WAN
15 14 (2.28%) VoIP
16 13 (2.12%) DHCP
16 13 (2.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.40%) Oracle Database
2 5 (0.81%) RDBMS
2 5 (0.81%) Relational Database
2 5 (0.81%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.49%) Power BI
4 2 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.33%) MySQL
4 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.14%) JIRA
2 4 (0.65%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.16%) Vagrant
General
1 81 (13.19%) Social Skills
2 50 (8.14%) Public Sector
3 45 (7.33%) Finance
4 31 (5.05%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.40%) Local Government
5 27 (4.40%) Police
6 20 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
6 20 (3.26%) Telecoms
7 11 (1.79%) Manufacturing
8 9 (1.47%) Retail
9 8 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (0.98%) Automotive
10 6 (0.98%) Law
10 6 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (0.81%) Fire and Rescue
12 4 (0.65%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.65%) Legal
12 4 (0.65%) Marketing
13 2 (0.33%) Advertising
13 2 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 424 (69.06%) Architect
2 368 (59.93%) Software Architect
3 51 (8.31%) Network Engineer
4 43 (7.00%) Senior
5 27 (4.40%) Applications Support
6 24 (3.91%) Lead
7 22 (3.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 22 (3.58%) Security Architect
8 21 (3.42%) Network Architect
9 19 (3.09%) Consultant
10 18 (2.93%) Senior Network Engineer
11 16 (2.61%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 15 (2.44%) Team Leader
13 11 (1.79%) Infrastructure Team Leader
13 11 (1.79%) Network Team Leader
14 10 (1.63%) Principal Engineer
14 10 (1.63%) Security Engineer
14 10 (1.63%) Security Technical Architect
14 10 (1.63%) Technical Architect
15 9 (1.47%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.72%) Web Services
2 4 (0.65%) Akka
3 3 (0.49%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.49%) OpenDaylight
4 2 (0.33%) CSS
4 2 (0.33%) HTML
4 2 (0.33%) Middleware
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 81 (13.19%) Data Centre
2 32 (5.21%) Management Information System
3 29 (4.72%) Public Cloud
4 17 (2.77%) Cyberattack
5 13 (2.12%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (1.95%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.63%) iPhone
8 9 (1.47%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.30%) CCTV
10 7 (1.14%) FMCG
10 7 (1.14%) Operational Technology
11 6 (0.98%) IoT
12 5 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.81%) CMDB
12 5 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.81%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
13 4 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.65%) SCADA
14 3 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 50 (8.14%) Windows
2 49 (7.98%) Linux
3 27 (4.40%) Solaris
3 27 (4.40%) Unix
4 10 (1.63%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.33%) Debian
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 377 (61.40%) Network Management
1 377 (61.40%) Validation
2 372 (60.59%) Requirements Management
3 368 (59.93%) Model Validation
4 367 (59.77%) Technical Architecture
5 365 (59.45%) TOGAF
6 319 (51.95%) Actionable Insight
7 66 (10.75%) Cybersecurity
8 49 (7.98%) Roadmaps
9 47 (7.65%) Problem-Solving
10 41 (6.68%) Mentoring
11 34 (5.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 34 (5.54%) Server Management
12 29 (4.72%) Continuous Improvement
13 28 (4.56%) Coaching
13 28 (4.56%) Data Security
13 28 (4.56%) Information Security
13 28 (4.56%) Project Management
13 28 (4.56%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (4.40%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.40%) Shell Script
2 8 (1.30%) PowerShell
3 6 (0.98%) Python
3 6 (0.98%) SQL
4 3 (0.49%) C#
4 3 (0.49%) Java
4 3 (0.49%) VB
5 2 (0.33%) Go
6 1 (0.16%) Bicep
6 1 (0.16%) C
6 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.16%) R
6 1 (0.16%) Scala
Qualifications
1 84 (13.68%) Degree
2 68 (11.07%) Cisco Certification
3 67 (10.91%) Security Cleared
4 43 (7.00%) CCNP
5 29 (4.72%) CISSP
6 24 (3.91%) CISM
6 24 (3.91%) SC Cleared
7 23 (3.75%) CCIE
8 21 (3.42%) AWS Certification
8 21 (3.42%) Azure Certification
9 20 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (3.09%) CCNA
11 11 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.79%) CCDP
11 11 (1.79%) CCSP
12 10 (1.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (1.63%) DV Cleared
12 10 (1.63%) OSCP
13 8 (1.30%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.14%) CCIE Routing and Switching
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.72%) Accessibility
2 26 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (2.44%) SLA
4 13 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (2.12%) NIST
5 9 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.98%) IASME
6 6 (0.98%) QA
6 6 (0.98%) SOC 2
7 5 (0.81%) GDPR
7 5 (0.81%) NCSC
8 4 (0.65%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.49%) IEC 61131
9 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.16%) GRC
10 1 (0.16%) GxP
10 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 30 (4.89%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.12%) Firmware
3 12 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.98%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) Docker
7 1 (0.16%) LXC
Systems Management
1 11 (1.79%) Ansible
2 10 (1.63%) Terraform
3 4 (0.65%) Cacti
3 4 (0.65%) Cisco Prime
4 3 (0.49%) Puppet
5 2 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.33%) Icinga
5 2 (0.33%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.33%) Nagios
6 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 86 (14.01%) Cisco
2 68 (11.07%) Microsoft
3 35 (5.70%) Oracle
4 28 (4.56%) VMware
5 27 (4.40%) NEC
6 26 (4.23%) Palo Alto
7 25 (4.07%) Juniper
8 13 (2.12%) Aruba
9 12 (1.95%) SolarWinds
10 11 (1.79%) Fortinet
11 10 (1.63%) Google
12 8 (1.30%) F5
13 7 (1.14%) Ekahau
13 7 (1.14%) Veeam
14 6 (0.98%) Sandvine
15 4 (0.65%) Datto
15 4 (0.65%) Ruckus Wireless
15 4 (0.65%) Thales
15 4 (0.65%) Ubiquiti
16 3 (0.49%) Meraki