Networking job market insights report: Trends and statistics for the UK network sector [June 26]
Based on current data taken from Adzuna, one of the UK's largest job search engines, we've identified the clear trends and figures that define the state of the computer networking sector job market today. This report was last updated in June 2026.
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- Networking salary trends
- Trends in demand for networking professionals
- Industries hiring networking professionals in 2026
- Common benefits offers for networking roles
- Trends in remote and hybrid working for networking roles
- Demand by location for networking roles
- Where does this data come from and what does it mean?
- Is a networking career for you?
Network salaries are 45.8% above the national average
- Despite an incline at the beginning of 2026, the mean salary for networking roles remains far higher than the national average.
- The mean salary for networking roles January 2026 to April 2026 inclusively is £63,071.
Demand for network professionals remains high compared to the national average
- The total number of unique postings for networking job roles on the Adzuna website, January 2026 to April 2026: 5,371, representing a 22.6% YoY increase.
- The number of new postings for network job roles on the Adzuna website, January 2026 to April 2026: 4,663, representing a 27.8% YoY increase.
Information and communication industry is the top sector hiring network professionals
As we move further into 2026, this data demonstrates that the need for networking professionals goes beyond just tech, spanning various different industries.
Top benefits for network roles include life insurance and flexible working
The data above is calculated from 3,480 (64.8%) unique network job role postings.
2,130 (39.7%) unique postings offered at least one benefit.
Over 40% of network roles are flexible or remote
- 32.2% of networking job roles were listed on Adzuna as hybrid or flexible roles.
- 59.5% required on-site work - this is due to the necessity of physical access to network infrastructure for maintenance, troubleshooting, and security reasons.
- 8.3% were fully remote.
The South East and North West have the highest demand for network professionals
London leads networking job demand with 1,189 job openings on Adzuna, reflecting its status as a major business hub. The South East follows with 944 unique postings, and the North West with 469 for the period January 2026 to April 2026.
Where does this data come from and what does it mean?
To create this report, we've partnered with Adzuna, one of the UK's biggest job search engine platforms and an extremely comprehensive source of job market data.
Based on millions of job postings, the Adzuna Intelligence database gives us a better understanding of job or specific role demand in the network sector. It also helps us identify trends related to salary, geographic location within the UK, the kinds of benefits that are being offered to networking professionals, and much more.
These insights into the networking job market provide an overview of January 2026 - April 2026.
The purpose of this? To give you insight into the job market that can guide your career choices as well as decisions about training and development within the network sector, ensuring better alignment with market demands.
The following networking job titles were included when collecting the data for this report:
| IT Network Administrator | Network Architect | Network Engineer | Network Technician | Network Design Engineer |
| Network Operations Engineer | Network Security Analyst | Network Security Consultant | Network Security Engineer | Network Support Engineer |
| Network Systems Engineer | Digital Architect | Infrastructure Architect | Software Architect | UX Architect |
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