Network Operations Manager Job Trends in England

Network Operations Manager
UK > England

The median Network Operations Manager salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 731 644 755
Rank change year-on-year -87 +111 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Operations Manager 2 3 13
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% 0.007% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.008% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 13
10th Percentile - - £41,000
25th Percentile - £125,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £130,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +126.09% -11.54%
75th Percentile - £135,000 £61,250
90th Percentile - - £66,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £130,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -42.31% +126.09% -11.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 87,917 39,682 68,463
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 90.64% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 61,750 24,055 47,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,754 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Network Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Operations Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network Operations Manager job vacancy trend in England

Network Operations Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Operations Manager job vacancies in England

Network Operations Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Operations Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 9 August 2026. 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
Midlands - 2 £75,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £75,000 -
Network Operations Manager
UK

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 August 2026, Network Operations Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Operations Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) CCIE
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Firepower
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (50.00%) SSL
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
1 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Firepower
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (50.00%) SSL
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCIE
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco