Storage Area Network (SAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SAN 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 372 299 544
Rank change year-on-year -73 +245 -173
Permanent jobs citing SAN 723 1,210 934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.73% 1.20% 0.59%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.35% 7.69% 4.45%
Number of salaries quoted 640 675 748
10th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £32,675
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,125 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% +2.11% +2.15%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% -5.56% +3.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

SAN 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%

SAN
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAN in the UK

SAN
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SAN.

Salary trend for SAN in the UK

SAN
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAN over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SAN in the UK

SAN
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN 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 -36 641 £50,000 +5.07% 116
UK excluding London -83 551 £44,000 +3.53% 94
Work from Home +7 282 £50,000 -4.76% 70
North of England -35 151 £42,500 +6.25% 16
London -18 136 £65,000 - 30
Midlands -30 131 £40,000 -23.81% 24
South East -16 101 £48,875 +17.77% 25
Yorkshire +44 66 £44,000 +35.38% 6
East Midlands -5 65 £41,500 -23.85% 11
South West -22 65 £50,000 +19.05% 12
West Midlands -31 65 £38,000 -24.00% 13
East of England +22 53 £43,500 -13.00% 9
North West -76 48 £51,364 +14.14% 7
North East +4 37 £32,500 -13.33% 3
Wales -17 30 £41,067 -8.74% 3
Scotland -116 18 £47,500 -13.64% 5
Northern Ireland -2 2 £65,000 +85.71% 2

SAN
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
1 167 (23.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 79 (10.93%) SharePoint
3 47 (6.50%) IIS
4 10 (1.38%) SAS
5 9 (1.24%) WordPress
6 7 (0.97%) nginx
7 6 (0.83%) Apache
7 6 (0.83%) WebSphere
8 5 (0.69%) CMS
8 5 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
8 5 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2013
9 4 (0.55%) CloudStack
10 3 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.28%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
Applications
1 56 (7.75%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.41%) SPSS
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.14%) Weka
Business Applications
1 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
1 1 (0.14%) Misys Opics
1 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 407 (56.29%) Azure
2 322 (44.54%) Microsoft 365
3 109 (15.08%) AWS
4 80 (11.07%) Entra ID
5 61 (8.44%) OneDrive
6 38 (5.26%) IaaS
7 31 (4.29%) PaaS
7 31 (4.29%) SaaS
8 30 (4.15%) GCP
9 28 (3.87%) Nutanix
10 17 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
11 13 (1.80%) OCI
12 11 (1.52%) Rubrik
13 7 (0.97%) Slack
14 6 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (0.83%) Datadog
14 6 (0.83%) Power Automate
14 6 (0.83%) Power Platform
15 5 (0.69%) Azure Monitor
15 5 (0.69%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 260 (35.96%) Firewall
2 189 (26.14%) DNS
3 173 (23.93%) NAS
4 159 (21.99%) DHCP
5 145 (20.06%) WAN
6 125 (17.29%) LAN
7 119 (16.46%) VPN
8 92 (12.72%) VLAN
9 59 (8.16%) TCP/IP
10 50 (6.92%) Wireless
11 49 (6.78%) iSCSI
12 41 (5.67%) SD-WAN
13 39 (5.39%) VoIP
14 38 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
15 37 (5.12%) Network Security
16 29 (4.01%) WLAN
17 27 (3.73%) Fibre Channel
18 22 (3.04%) Unified Communications
19 20 (2.77%) Internet
20 18 (2.49%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (16.46%) SQL Server
2 30 (4.15%) Amazon RDS
3 14 (1.94%) MySQL
4 7 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.83%) Power BI
6 3 (0.41%) Big Data
6 3 (0.41%) EDRMS
6 3 (0.41%) Redis
7 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.14%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.55%) JIRA
2 3 (0.41%) GitLab
2 3 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 257 (35.55%) Social Skills
2 93 (12.86%) Finance
3 84 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (7.47%) Law
5 38 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 36 (4.98%) Legal
7 26 (3.60%) Public Sector
8 20 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (2.63%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.80%) Advertising
11 12 (1.66%) Billing
12 10 (1.38%) Telecoms
13 7 (0.97%) Aerospace
13 7 (0.97%) Banking
13 7 (0.97%) Retail
14 6 (0.83%) Local Government
14 6 (0.83%) Police
15 5 (0.69%) Automotive
16 4 (0.55%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 225 (31.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 120 (16.60%) Support Engineer
3 115 (15.91%) IT Engineer
4 107 (14.80%) Senior
5 70 (9.68%) IT Support
6 62 (8.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 60 (8.30%) 3rd Line Support
7 60 (8.30%) IT Support Engineer
8 49 (6.78%) Storage Specialist
9 48 (6.64%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 47 (6.50%) Infrastructure Specialist
10 47 (6.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 44 (6.09%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 43 (5.95%) Administrator
13 37 (5.12%) Analyst
14 32 (4.43%) Lead
15 31 (4.29%) IBM Storage Specialist
15 31 (4.29%) IT Manager
15 31 (4.29%) SAN Specialist
15 31 (4.29%) SAN Storage Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.35%) ARM Templates
2 15 (2.07%) LAMP
3 8 (1.11%) .NET
4 6 (0.83%) LDAP
5 4 (0.55%) EDI
5 4 (0.55%) EJB
6 3 (0.41%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.41%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.41%) CSS
6 3 (0.41%) HTML
6 3 (0.41%) jQuery
7 2 (0.28%) SAML
7 2 (0.28%) ServiceStack
7 2 (0.28%) V-Ray
8 1 (0.14%) Flash
8 1 (0.14%) Middleware
8 1 (0.14%) OAuth
8 1 (0.14%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.14%) Web Services
8 1 (0.14%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 125 (17.29%) Data Centre
2 64 (8.85%) Driving Licence
2 64 (8.85%) Replication
3 44 (6.09%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (5.39%) Clustering
5 31 (4.29%) Enterprise Storage
6 28 (3.87%) Management Information System
7 24 (3.32%) Public Cloud
8 22 (3.04%) PKI
9 17 (2.35%) PMI
10 13 (1.80%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.52%) CCTV
12 9 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.24%) Linux Command Line
12 9 (1.24%) Onboarding
13 8 (1.11%) VAX
14 7 (0.97%) CMDB
15 6 (0.83%) Cyberattack
16 5 (0.69%) Operational Technology
16 5 (0.69%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 468 (64.73%) Windows
2 341 (47.16%) Windows Server
3 217 (30.01%) Linux
4 66 (9.13%) Windows 10
5 65 (8.99%) Windows Server 2012
6 63 (8.71%) Windows Server 2019
7 59 (8.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (4.29%) Ubuntu
9 25 (3.46%) Unix
10 24 (3.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 22 (3.04%) Windows Server 2008
12 20 (2.77%) SUSE
13 18 (2.49%) Windows 7
14 15 (2.07%) AIX
15 13 (1.80%) CentOS
15 13 (1.80%) Windows Server 2003
16 12 (1.66%) VMS
16 12 (1.66%) Windows XP
17 7 (0.97%) Mac OS
18 6 (0.83%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (38.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 172 (23.79%) ITIL
3 134 (18.53%) Problem-Solving
4 104 (14.38%) Disaster Recovery
5 83 (11.48%) Cybersecurity
6 75 (10.37%) Server Management
7 74 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 69 (9.54%) Migration
8 69 (9.54%) Storage Management
9 67 (9.27%) Project Management
10 65 (8.99%) Mentoring
11 61 (8.44%) Project Delivery
12 50 (6.92%) Customer Service
13 45 (6.22%) Agile
14 43 (5.95%) Incident Management
15 42 (5.81%) Proactive Monitoring
16 38 (5.26%) High Availability
16 38 (5.26%) Performance Monitoring
17 37 (5.12%) Business Continuity
18 34 (4.70%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 185 (25.59%) PowerShell
2 93 (12.86%) SQL
3 23 (3.18%) Python
4 22 (3.04%) Bash
5 6 (0.83%) C#
6 4 (0.55%) Java
7 3 (0.41%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.41%) Perl
7 3 (0.41%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.28%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.14%) AWK
9 1 (0.14%) Bourne shell
9 1 (0.14%) Korn
9 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 117 (16.18%) Microsoft Certification
2 98 (13.55%) Degree
3 92 (12.72%) Security Cleared
4 91 (12.59%) Cisco Certification
5 80 (11.07%) MCSE
6 73 (10.10%) CCNA
7 70 (9.68%) SC Cleared
8 58 (8.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 33 (4.56%) Azure Certification
10 31 (4.29%) DV Cleared
11 29 (4.01%) CCNP
12 27 (3.73%) Computer Science Degree
12 27 (3.73%) ITIL Certification
13 26 (3.60%) MCSA
14 18 (2.49%) MCP
14 18 (2.49%) PMI Certification
15 14 (1.94%) Citrix Certification
16 12 (1.66%) A+ Certification
17 10 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 9 (1.24%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (8.16%) SLA
2 16 (2.21%) GDPR
3 8 (1.11%) PMO
4 7 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.28%) ISO 31000
6 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (0.28%) NIST
6 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.14%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.14%) COBIT
7 1 (0.14%) GRC
7 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.14%) NCSC
7 1 (0.14%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 431 (59.61%) Active Directory
2 338 (46.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 204 (28.22%) Hyper-V
4 94 (13.00%) vSphere
5 72 (9.96%) VMware ESXi
6 27 (3.73%) Virtual Servers
7 21 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (2.21%) Virtual Desktop
9 15 (2.07%) XenApp
10 13 (1.80%) Terminal Services
10 13 (1.80%) vCloud
11 12 (1.66%) NFS
12 10 (1.38%) Firmware
13 8 (1.11%) VMware Server
14 7 (0.97%) SRDF
14 7 (0.97%) XenDesktop
15 6 (0.83%) DFS Replication
15 6 (0.83%) Docker
15 6 (0.83%) VMware NSX
16 2 (0.28%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 90 (12.45%) SCCM
2 74 (10.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 61 (8.44%) vCenter Server
4 33 (4.56%) SCOM
5 32 (4.43%) NetBackup
6 31 (4.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 29 (4.01%) Ansible
8 22 (3.04%) ZABBIX
9 21 (2.90%) Backup Exec
9 21 (2.90%) WSUS
10 17 (2.35%) Terraform
11 16 (2.21%) EMC NetWorker
11 16 (2.21%) Nagios
12 15 (2.07%) Microsoft Clustering
12 15 (2.07%) VxRail
13 12 (1.66%) Opsgenie
13 12 (1.66%) SmoothWall
14 11 (1.52%) vRealize
15 10 (1.38%) vRealize Orchestrator
16 8 (1.11%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 497 (68.74%) VMware
2 476 (65.84%) Microsoft
3 182 (25.17%) Veeam
4 132 (18.26%) Cisco
5 117 (16.18%) Citrix
5 117 (16.18%) HP
6 81 (11.20%) Dell
6 81 (11.20%) NetApp
7 59 (8.16%) IBM
8 48 (6.64%) EMC
9 41 (5.67%) Nimble Storage
10 36 (4.98%) Palo Alto
11 33 (4.56%) 3PAR
11 33 (4.56%) Aruba
12 31 (4.29%) Oracle
13 29 (4.01%) Commvault
14 28 (3.87%) SolarWinds
15 26 (3.60%) Fortinet
15 26 (3.60%) Mitel
15 26 (3.60%) Sophos