Network Engineer Job Trends in Brighton

Network Engineer
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Network Engineer salary in Brighton is £38,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 25 50
Rank change year-on-year -13 +25 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 8 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 2.04% 0.65% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.19% 0.67% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £30,275 - -
25th Percentile £32,938 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 - £55,000
75th Percentile £43,938 - -
90th Percentile £46,825 - -
East Sussex median annual salary £45,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +69.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Brighton with a recognized job title 366 150 423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 96.77% 97.02%
Number of salaries quoted 243 102 364
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £90,000
East Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Brighton.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Brighton

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Brighton.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Brighton

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Brighton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Brighton over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Brighton

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, Network Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Brighton region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) CCNA
1 7 (87.50%) Cisco
1 7 (87.50%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (75.00%) Azure
2 6 (75.00%) Azure Certification
2 6 (75.00%) ForeScout
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (75.00%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (25.00%) LAN
3 2 (25.00%) WAN
4 1 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (12.50%) CCNP
4 1 (12.50%) CheckPoint
4 1 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 1 (12.50%) Firewall
4 1 (12.50%) Network Design
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Service Management
4 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 1 (12.50%) VoIP
4 1 (12.50%) VPN
4 1 (12.50%) Wireless
4 1 (12.50%) WLAN

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) LAN
1 2 (25.00%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
2 1 (12.50%) VoIP
2 1 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) Wireless
2 1 (12.50%) WLAN
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
1 1 (12.50%) Network Design
1 1 (12.50%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) CCNA
1 7 (87.50%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (75.00%) Azure Certification
2 6 (75.00%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (12.50%) CCNP
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Cisco
2 6 (75.00%) ForeScout
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) CheckPoint