LAN Jobs in Manchester

Local Area Network (LAN)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LAN 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 119 150 191
Rank change year-on-year +31 +41 -35
Permanent jobs citing LAN 106 88 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.77% 1.96% 1.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.03% 10.01% 9.94%
Number of salaries quoted 97 61 57
10th Percentile £36,200 £26,250 £27,450
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% +2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £66,750
North West median annual salary £42,500 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.61% -3.16% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester

LAN 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 requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 588 879 724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 9.83% 19.55% 12.43%
Number of salaries quoted 445 363 442
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,657 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,112 £41,250 £34,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,573 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% +8.57% +3.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £58,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £73,558
North West median annual salary £45,000 £48,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.22% +2.11% +5.56%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing LAN in Manchester.

Salary trend for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing LAN in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for LAN in Manchester

LAN
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 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
Bury - 5 £42,500 - 1
Cheadle - 5 £50,000 -
Salford +13 3 £50,000 -4.76%
Oldham - 3 £27,500 -
Wigan - 2 £43,500 - 1
Bolton -5 1 £45,000 +8.43% 1
LAN
North West

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (8.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 28 (26.42%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (24.53%) Azure
3 8 (7.55%) AWS
4 6 (5.66%) GCP
5 2 (1.89%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 2 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.89%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.94%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.94%) IaaS
6 1 (0.94%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 83 (78.30%) WAN
2 58 (54.72%) Wireless
3 41 (38.68%) Wi-Fi
4 39 (36.79%) OSPF
5 38 (35.85%) TCP/IP
6 35 (33.02%) BGP
7 33 (31.13%) MPLS
8 32 (30.19%) DHCP
9 29 (27.36%) Ethernet
10 27 (25.47%) Firewall
11 25 (23.58%) Internet
12 23 (21.70%) DSL
12 23 (21.70%) Network Security
13 20 (18.87%) WLAN
14 19 (17.92%) VPN
15 15 (14.15%) SSL
16 12 (11.32%) DNS
17 11 (10.38%) Software-Defined Networking
18 8 (7.55%) VoIP
19 7 (6.60%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.55%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.94%) MySQL
2 1 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.94%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.94%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.77%) JIRA
1 4 (3.77%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (24.53%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.38%) Finance
3 7 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.77%) Back Office
5 3 (2.83%) Law
6 1 (0.94%) Legal
6 1 (0.94%) Military
6 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.94%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 57 (53.77%) Network Engineer
2 18 (16.98%) IP Engineer
2 18 (16.98%) IP Network Engineer
3 17 (16.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 16 (15.09%) Cisco Engineer
4 16 (15.09%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 14 (13.21%) Juniper Engineer
6 10 (9.43%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (9.43%) Network Support
6 10 (9.43%) Senior
7 8 (7.55%) Architect
7 8 (7.55%) Lead
7 8 (7.55%) Network Architect
8 6 (5.66%) IT Support
8 6 (5.66%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.66%) Support Technician
9 5 (4.72%) IT Support Technician
9 5 (4.72%) Network Security Engineer
9 5 (4.72%) Security Engineer
9 5 (4.72%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.77%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.38%) Data Centre
2 10 (9.43%) Onboarding
3 8 (7.55%) Replication
4 6 (5.66%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.77%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (1.89%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 26 (24.53%) Windows
2 20 (18.87%) Linux
3 17 (16.04%) VyOS
4 12 (11.32%) Windows Server
5 7 (6.60%) Android
6 2 (1.89%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.89%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.94%) CentOS
7 1 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.94%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (34.91%) Customer Service
2 21 (19.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 20 (18.87%) ITIL
4 15 (14.15%) Disaster Recovery
4 15 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (14.15%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (11.32%) Migration
6 11 (10.38%) Cloud Security
6 11 (10.38%) Network Architecture
7 10 (9.43%) Client Onboarding
8 8 (7.55%) Agile
8 8 (7.55%) Project Management
9 7 (6.60%) Data Centre Operations
9 7 (6.60%) Project Delivery
9 7 (6.60%) Project Planning
10 6 (5.66%) PRINCE2
11 5 (4.72%) Application Virtualisation
11 5 (4.72%) Collaborative Working
11 5 (4.72%) Resource Management
11 5 (4.72%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.66%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.94%) Bash
2 1 (0.94%) Java
2 1 (0.94%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.94%) Perl
2 1 (0.94%) Python
2 1 (0.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (49.06%) Cisco Certification
2 37 (34.91%) CCNA
3 28 (26.42%) JNCIA
4 17 (16.04%) CCNP
5 13 (12.26%) Degree
6 6 (5.66%) CCDP
6 6 (5.66%) JNCIP
7 5 (4.72%) AWS Certification
7 5 (4.72%) Citrix Certification
7 5 (4.72%) DBS Check
7 5 (4.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (4.72%) VCAP
7 5 (4.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (3.77%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (3.77%) HNC
8 4 (3.77%) HND
9 2 (1.89%) Security Cleared
10 1 (0.94%) CCIE
10 1 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.94%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.83%) SLA
2 2 (1.89%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 20 (18.87%) Active Directory
2 19 (17.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (7.55%) Hyper-V
4 7 (6.60%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.89%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.94%) Docker
6 1 (0.94%) Dovecot
6 1 (0.94%) Postfix
6 1 (0.94%) vSphere
6 1 (0.94%) XenApp
6 1 (0.94%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.89%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.94%) Ansible
3 1 (0.94%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 71 (66.98%) Cisco
2 35 (33.02%) Fortinet
3 34 (32.08%) VMware
4 33 (31.13%) Juniper
5 29 (27.36%) Nokia
6 27 (25.47%) Microsoft
7 23 (21.70%) Ruckus Wireless
8 17 (16.04%) Vyatta
9 14 (13.21%) Palo Alto
10 11 (10.38%) Citrix
11 8 (7.55%) Veeam
12 7 (6.60%) Aruba
12 7 (6.60%) Extreme Networks
12 7 (6.60%) F5
13 6 (5.66%) Apple
14 4 (3.77%) HP
14 4 (3.77%) Meraki
14 4 (3.77%) Thales
15 2 (1.89%) Aerohive Networks
15 2 (1.89%) NETGEAR