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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 408 525 655
Rank change year-on-year +117 +130 -238
Permanent jobs citing VLAN 628 537 663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.53% 0.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.65% 3.41% 3.16%
Number of salaries quoted 560 462 574
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,313 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.15% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £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 13,516 15,741 20,996
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.62% 15.58% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 9,426 8,007 11,698
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,750 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -3.23% +3.33%

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 10 May 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 10 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
England +114 579 £40,000 -4.76% 140
UK excluding London +68 484 £37,500 - 115
Work from Home +56 191 £48,500 +5.43% 47
South East +20 136 £37,500 -1.32% 22
Midlands +76 131 £38,250 -7.27% 33
London +75 122 £57,500 +15.00% 29
North of England +51 81 £37,500 -11.76% 27
West Midlands +48 70 £39,750 -11.67% 18
East Midlands +28 61 £37,500 +2.74% 15
East of England +29 56 £40,000 +11.11% 10
South West -17 49 £37,500 +7.14% 17
Yorkshire +96 36 £37,500 +14.50% 11
North West -16 29 £45,000 - 13
Scotland -50 19 £38,000 +22.58% 2
North East +8 16 £29,500 -43.81% 3
Wales +15 10 £44,886 +12.22% 4
Northern Ireland +23 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
1 139 (22.13%) SharePoint
2 104 (16.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.11%) OpenStack
3 7 (1.11%) SAS
4 5 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.64%) Confluence
5 4 (0.64%) IIS
6 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.32%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.16%) JOnAS
Applications
1 90 (14.33%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.43%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.64%) Trello
4 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.32%) CATIA
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.32%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 4 (0.64%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.32%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 340 (54.14%) Microsoft 365
2 306 (48.73%) Azure
3 99 (15.76%) Entra ID
4 86 (13.69%) AWS
5 57 (9.08%) OneDrive
6 22 (3.50%) SaaS
7 19 (3.03%) Google Workspace
8 18 (2.87%) IaaS
9 14 (2.23%) GCP
9 14 (2.23%) PaaS
10 13 (2.07%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.75%) Mimecast
12 10 (1.59%) WhatsApp
13 8 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (0.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 6 (0.96%) Datadog
14 6 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
15 5 (0.80%) AWS Direct Connect
15 5 (0.80%) Nutanix
16 4 (0.64%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 383 (60.99%) Firewall
2 270 (42.99%) VPN
3 265 (42.20%) DNS
4 239 (38.06%) WAN
5 219 (34.87%) DHCP
6 187 (29.78%) LAN
7 160 (25.48%) TCP/IP
8 135 (21.50%) Wi-Fi
9 101 (16.08%) Wireless
10 92 (14.65%) SAN
11 84 (13.38%) BGP
12 83 (13.22%) OSPF
13 79 (12.58%) MPLS
14 64 (10.19%) VoIP
15 59 (9.39%) SD-WAN
16 58 (9.24%) Network Security
17 41 (6.53%) IPsec
18 33 (5.25%) HSRP
19 32 (5.10%) Internet
20 31 (4.94%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.14%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.87%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.64%) DB2
5 3 (0.48%) MySQL
5 3 (0.48%) Power BI
6 2 (0.32%) DTS
7 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.16%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 5 (0.80%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) Git
2 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 200 (31.85%) Social Skills
2 55 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (5.41%) Finance
4 33 (5.25%) Telecoms
5 22 (3.50%) Law
6 19 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (2.87%) Retail
8 17 (2.71%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.39%) Banking
10 14 (2.23%) Billing
10 14 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (1.75%) Automotive
12 10 (1.59%) Legal
13 9 (1.43%) Police
14 8 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.96%) Marketing
16 5 (0.80%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.80%) Local Government
17 4 (0.64%) Publishing
17 4 (0.64%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 126 (20.06%) Network Engineer
2 112 (17.83%) Senior
3 111 (17.68%) Support Engineer
4 96 (15.29%) IT Support
5 95 (15.13%) IT Engineer
6 94 (14.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 56 (8.92%) IT Support Engineer
8 50 (7.96%) Analyst
9 42 (6.69%) IT Technician
10 41 (6.53%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 38 (6.05%) 2nd Line Support
12 32 (5.10%) 3rd Line Support
12 32 (5.10%) IT Manager
13 31 (4.94%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 28 (4.46%) Senior Network Engineer
15 27 (4.30%) Architect
16 24 (3.82%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
16 24 (3.82%) Systems Engineer
17 23 (3.66%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 23 (3.66%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.62%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.27%) LDAP
3 7 (1.11%) ADSI
4 6 (0.96%) LAMP
5 5 (0.80%) XMPP
6 4 (0.64%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.48%) CSS
7 3 (0.48%) REST
7 3 (0.48%) SOAP
7 3 (0.48%) Web Services
8 2 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.32%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.16%) .NET
9 1 (0.16%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.16%) JSON
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.58%) Data Centre
2 39 (6.21%) Driving Licence
3 29 (4.62%) Public Cloud
4 22 (3.50%) Onboarding
4 22 (3.50%) Replication
5 21 (3.34%) Hybrid Cloud
6 15 (2.39%) Clustering
6 15 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (1.91%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.75%) FMCG
9 9 (1.43%) CCTV
10 7 (1.11%) Cyberattack
10 7 (1.11%) iPhone
11 5 (0.80%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.80%) Client/Server
11 5 (0.80%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.80%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.80%) PMI
11 5 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.64%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 326 (51.91%) Windows
2 225 (35.83%) Windows Server
3 102 (16.24%) Linux
4 75 (11.94%) Windows 10
5 56 (8.92%) Windows Server 2019
6 46 (7.32%) Android
7 41 (6.53%) Windows Server 2012
8 32 (5.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 30 (4.78%) Apple iOS
10 22 (3.50%) Ubuntu
11 21 (3.34%) Windows Server 2008
12 14 (2.23%) Mac OS
13 13 (2.07%) Unix
14 12 (1.91%) SUSE
15 11 (1.75%) Mac OS X
16 9 (1.43%) Debian
17 7 (1.11%) Windows 7
17 7 (1.11%) Windows 8
18 4 (0.64%) VMS
19 3 (0.48%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (20.06%) Problem-Solving
2 114 (18.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 95 (15.13%) Customer Service
4 82 (13.06%) ITIL
5 59 (9.39%) Cybersecurity
6 54 (8.60%) Mentoring
7 51 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
8 50 (7.96%) Disaster Recovery
9 45 (7.17%) Project Delivery
10 39 (6.21%) Network Monitoring
11 37 (5.89%) Kalman Filter
12 36 (5.73%) Migration
13 35 (5.57%) Agile
13 35 (5.57%) Service Delivery
14 34 (5.41%) Network Management
14 34 (5.41%) Project Management
15 31 (4.94%) Roadmaps
16 29 (4.62%) Computer Science
17 27 (4.30%) Asset Management
18 26 (4.14%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 98 (15.61%) PowerShell
2 64 (10.19%) SQL
3 17 (2.71%) Python
4 6 (0.96%) Bash
4 6 (0.96%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.16%) C
5 1 (0.16%) C#
5 1 (0.16%) C++
Qualifications
1 121 (19.27%) Cisco Certification
2 82 (13.06%) Degree
3 76 (12.10%) CCNA
4 68 (10.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 64 (10.19%) CCNP
6 46 (7.32%) MCSE
7 37 (5.89%) Security Cleared
8 32 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (4.30%) MCSA
10 24 (3.82%) Azure Certification
11 21 (3.34%) SC Cleared
12 20 (3.18%) CCIE
13 16 (2.55%) APMP
14 15 (2.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 12 (1.91%) MCP
16 10 (1.59%) A+ Certification
16 10 (1.59%) AWS Certification
16 10 (1.59%) DBS Check
16 10 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
17 8 (1.27%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.82%) SLA
2 21 (3.34%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (2.87%) GDPR
4 14 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.27%) QA
6 5 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 5 (0.80%) NCSC
7 4 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.48%) NIST
9 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 302 (48.09%) Active Directory
2 173 (27.55%) Hyper-V
3 164 (26.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (5.41%) vSphere
5 27 (4.30%) VMware ESXi
6 24 (3.82%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (1.91%) vCloud
7 12 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (1.27%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (1.11%) Firmware
10 6 (0.96%) NFS
11 4 (0.64%) Docker
11 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.64%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.48%) pfSense
13 2 (0.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.32%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.32%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.16%) KVM
14 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 98 (15.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (6.05%) SCCM
3 31 (4.94%) WSUS
4 19 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
5 18 (2.87%) Nagios
6 17 (2.71%) FortiGate
7 14 (2.23%) Autotask
8 13 (2.07%) SmoothWall
9 11 (1.75%) Ansible
10 10 (1.59%) Failover Clustering
11 7 (1.11%) Icinga
11 7 (1.11%) ZABBIX
12 6 (0.96%) Puppet
12 6 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
13 5 (0.80%) OfficeScan
14 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 3 (0.48%) Nessus
14 3 (0.48%) Terraform
14 3 (0.48%) vCenter Server
15 2 (0.32%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 351 (55.89%) Microsoft
2 220 (35.03%) Cisco
3 212 (33.76%) VMware
4 65 (10.35%) Veeam
5 44 (7.01%) Juniper
6 40 (6.37%) Apple
6 40 (6.37%) Meraki
7 39 (6.21%) Citrix
8 33 (5.25%) HP
9 31 (4.94%) Fortinet
10 30 (4.78%) CheckPoint
11 27 (4.30%) SolarWinds
12 23 (3.66%) SonicWALL
13 21 (3.34%) Aruba
14 20 (3.18%) Google
15 19 (3.03%) Avaya
15 19 (3.03%) Palo Alto
16 18 (2.87%) Dell
17 17 (2.71%) Ruckus Wireless
18 16 (2.55%) Datto