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Ict network technician

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Ict network technician It network technician Assistant network administrator Network engineer Network maintenance professional Network technician Network technicians Networks technician System engineer

Ict network technicians install, maintain and troubleshoot networks, data communications equipment and network installed devices such as printers and storage area networks. They also analyse and fix network-related problems reported by users.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating, maintaining and troubleshooting network systems;
(b) Operating and maintaining data communications systems other than networks;
(c) Assisting users with network and data communications problems;
(d) Identifying areas needing upgraded equipment and software;
(e) Installing computer hardware, network software, operating system software and applications software;
(f) Performing start up and close down as well as backup and disaster recovery operations for computer networks.

Knowledge

  • Database and network design and administration
  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Electronics and automation
  • Law
  • Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving information and communication technologies (icts)

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Installing and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
  • Identifying opportunities
  • Using precision hand tools

Digital competencies

  • Protecting ict devices
  • Setting up computer systems
  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Designing ict systems or applications

Personal competencies

  • Dealing with problems

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Information and communications technicians

Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians

Computer network and systems technicians

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Computer engineering Bachelor
  • Telecommunication Systems Engineering Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Telecommunications and computer systems HVET
  • Administration of networked computer systems HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Departmental Network Management and Design CP3
  • Internet Service Management CP3
  • IT Systems Management CP3
  • Computer Systems Programming CP3
  • Voice and data network management CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Computer network and systems technicians

285

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

54,81%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-27,11% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

89,82%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

13,68%

Part-time contracts

1,02% Turnover index

100

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

28%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Information and communications technicians

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Information and communications technicians

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Computer network and systems technicians

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
23%
Between 1 and 2 years
17%
Between 2 and 4 years
31%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
13%
Information and communication
38%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
23%
Manufacturing
11%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Education
5%
Others
15%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.