Network Engineer Jobs in Kent

Network Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Network Engineer salary in Kent is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 89 92
Rank change year-on-year +21 +3 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 38 12 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 2.58% 1.03% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% 1.20% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 30 11 19
10th Percentile - £42,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £21,250 £45,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £67,500 £34,750
Median % change year-on-year -48.15% +94.24% -46.54%
75th Percentile £43,563 £68,750 £41,813
90th Percentile £47,050 - £48,750
South East median annual salary £49,000 £48,250 £51,500
% change year-on-year +1.55% -6.31% +11.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,369 999 1,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 85.60% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 555 722
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,850 £26,275
25th Percentile £30,813 £33,500 £33,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +5.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Kent.

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Kent over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Maidstone +29 14 £22,500 -50.00%
Chatham +15 8 £35,000 -46.15% 1
Canterbury - 7 £44,000 -
Dartford - 1 £45,000 -
Network Engineer
South East

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Network Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 25 (65.79%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (55.26%) Telecoms
3 17 (44.74%) Windows
3 17 (44.74%) Social Skills
4 14 (36.84%) Customer Service
4 14 (36.84%) ADSL
4 14 (36.84%) Broadband
4 14 (36.84%) LAN
4 14 (36.84%) WAN
4 14 (36.84%) Cisco
4 14 (36.84%) CCNA
4 14 (36.84%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (36.84%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (36.84%) Wireless
4 14 (36.84%) Network+ Certification
4 14 (36.84%) MCITP
4 14 (36.84%) VLAN
4 14 (36.84%) Windows 10
5 10 (26.32%) Degree
6 9 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (23.68%) Microsoft
7 8 (21.05%) Project Management
7 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
7 8 (21.05%) Asset Management
7 8 (21.05%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 8 (21.05%) GIS
7 8 (21.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 8 (21.05%) Project Delivery
8 5 (13.16%) Quality Management
8 5 (13.16%) Critical Thinking

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (65.79%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (10.53%) Azure
3 1 (2.63%) AWS
3 1 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.63%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 14 (36.84%) ADSL
1 14 (36.84%) Broadband
1 14 (36.84%) LAN
1 14 (36.84%) VLAN
1 14 (36.84%) WAN
1 14 (36.84%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.05%) GIS
General
1 21 (55.26%) Telecoms
2 17 (44.74%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Cyber Security Posture
1 3 (7.89%) Security Posture
1 3 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (44.74%) Windows
2 14 (36.84%) Windows 10
3 3 (7.89%) Android
3 3 (7.89%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (36.84%) Customer Service
2 9 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (21.05%) Asset Management
3 8 (21.05%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 8 (21.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 8 (21.05%) Project Delivery
3 8 (21.05%) Project Management
4 5 (13.16%) Critical Thinking
4 5 (13.16%) Mathematics
4 5 (13.16%) Quality Management
5 4 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (7.89%) Compliance Audit
6 3 (7.89%) Line Management
7 2 (5.26%) Computer Science
8 1 (2.63%) Migration
Qualifications
1 14 (36.84%) CCNA
1 14 (36.84%) Cisco Certification
1 14 (36.84%) MCITP
1 14 (36.84%) Microsoft Certification
1 14 (36.84%) Network+ Certification
2 10 (26.32%) Degree
3 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 14 (36.84%) Cisco
2 9 (23.68%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.89%) MikroTik
3 3 (7.89%) Ubiquiti
3 3 (7.89%) VMware
4 2 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (5.26%) Darktrace
5 1 (2.63%) Fortinet