The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Kent region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Engineer
Rank 39 53 47
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 55 21 56
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 4.673% 2.945% 5.323%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.009% 3.206% 5.589%
Number of salaries quoted 48 20 54
Average salary £40,000 £36,250 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.34% -4.60%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,750 £25,800 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £38,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% +5.55%
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1098 655 1002
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 93.29% 91.87% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 940 585 919
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £23,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Engineer
South East

Network Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Network Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Kent region.

Kent Network Engineer Salary Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Kent Network Engineer Salary Histogram

Network Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Malling - 18 £40,000 -
Sevenoaks +2 6 £42,500 +39.34%
Dartford -3 3 £42,500 +13.33%
Maidstone -2 1 £42,500 -10.52%
Network Engineer
South East

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Engineer in their job title.

1 61 (72.62%) Cisco
2 58 (69.05%) Firewall
3 55 (65.48%) Cisco Certification
4 44 (52.38%) Juniper
5 38 (45.24%) CCNP
6 36 (42.86%) CheckPoint
7 32 (38.10%) CCNA
8 29 (34.52%) F5
9 24 (28.57%) MPLS
9 24 (28.57%) CCSP
9 24 (28.57%) Cisco ASA
10 21 (25.00%) Cisco PIX
11 19 (22.62%) Network Security
11 19 (22.62%) Unified Communications
12 17 (20.24%) JNCIP
12 17 (20.24%) Windows
13 16 (19.05%) TCP/IP
14 15 (17.86%) Microsoft
15 14 (16.67%) WAN
15 14 (16.67%) JNCIA
16 13 (15.48%) JNCIS
16 13 (15.48%) Security Cleared
16 13 (15.48%) VoIP
16 13 (15.48%) ITIL
17 12 (14.29%) CCIE
17 12 (14.29%) Wireless
17 12 (14.29%) NetScreen
18 11 (13.10%) CSS
18 11 (13.10%) MS Exchange
18 11 (13.10%) BIG-IP

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (13.10%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 11 (13.10%) MS Exchange
2 8 (9.524%) IIS
3 5 (5.952%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (1.190%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (1.190%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (1.190%) Apache
Applications
1 4 (4.762%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.381%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.381%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 58 (69.05%) Firewall
2 24 (28.57%) Cisco ASA
2 24 (28.57%) MPLS
3 21 (25.00%) Cisco PIX
4 19 (22.62%) Network Security
4 19 (22.62%) Unified Communications
5 16 (19.05%) TCP/IP
6 14 (16.67%) WAN
7 13 (15.48%) VoIP
8 12 (14.29%) NetScreen
8 12 (14.29%) Wireless
9 11 (13.10%) BIG-IP
10 10 (11.90%) LAN
11 8 (9.524%) VPN
12 6 (7.143%) DNS
13 5 (5.952%) SAN
14 4 (4.762%) DHCP
14 4 (4.762%) OSPF
14 4 (4.762%) BGP
14 4 (4.762%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.762%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.190%) MySQL
General
1 5 (5.952%) Financial Institution
1 5 (5.952%) Finance
2 2 (2.381%) Aerospace
2 2 (2.381%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.381%) Computer Science
1 2 (2.381%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (20.24%) Windows
2 7 (8.333%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (4.762%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (4.762%) Linux
4 1 (1.190%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.190%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (15.48%) ITIL
2 7 (8.333%) Load Balancing
3 6 (7.143%) Network Design
4 4 (4.762%) GAP Analysis
4 4 (4.762%) ITIL V3
5 2 (2.381%) SIEM
5 2 (2.381%) Network Management
6 1 (1.190%) Communications Security
6 1 (1.190%) Security Architecture
6 1 (1.190%) Information Security
6 1 (1.190%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.143%) SQL
2 1 (1.190%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 55 (65.48%) Cisco Certification
2 38 (45.24%) CCNP
3 32 (38.10%) CCNA
4 24 (28.57%) CCSP
5 17 (20.24%) JNCIP
6 14 (16.67%) JNCIA
7 13 (15.48%) JNCIS
7 13 (15.48%) Security Cleared
8 12 (14.29%) CCIE
9 10 (11.90%) CCSE
10 8 (9.524%) CCSA
11 6 (7.143%) CCIP
11 6 (7.143%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (7.143%) SC Cleared
12 5 (5.952%) CCDP
12 5 (5.952%) JNCIE
13 4 (4.762%) Check Point Certification
14 3 (3.571%) Degree
15 1 (1.190%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 1 (1.190%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.762%) QA
2 2 (2.381%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (13.10%) Hyper-V
2 8 (9.524%) vSphere
2 8 (9.524%) Active Directory
3 5 (5.952%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (4.762%) XenApp
4 4 (4.762%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 1 (1.190%) NFS
5 1 (1.190%) Terminal Services
5 1 (1.190%) Snort
Systems Management
1 4 (4.762%) Backup Exec
2 2 (2.381%) Cacti
2 2 (2.381%) SolarWinds Orion
2 2 (2.381%) OpenView
3 1 (1.190%) CiscoWorks
3 1 (1.190%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 61 (72.62%) Cisco
2 44 (52.38%) Juniper
3 36 (42.86%) CheckPoint
4 29 (34.52%) F5
5 15 (17.86%) Microsoft
6 9 (10.71%) VMware
7 6 (7.143%) Citrix
8 5 (5.952%) Twitter
9 3 (3.571%) Blue Coat
10 2 (2.381%) HP
11 1 (1.190%) Oracle
11 1 (1.190%) Sourcefire
11 1 (1.190%) SonicWALL
11 1 (1.190%) Riverbed
Westerham, Kent
ADSL, with newer Technology such as fibre, bonded Ethernet and satellite... Current CCNA/CCNP certification. Demonstrable knowledge of Cisco switches and routers... Network and Equipment management: VLAN/VPN...
Onwave UK Ltd
Salary: £Neg
Posted: 13 May 2013
West Malling, Kent
Their flexible, integrated communications services encompass IP and mobile telephony, converged networks, unified communications, contact centres and document solutions. Due to rapid growth they're currently looking for...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
West Malling, Kent
Their flexible, integrated communications services encompass IP and mobile telephony, converged networks, unified communications, contact centres and document solutions. Due to rapid growth they're currently looking for...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013