Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 321 | 231 | 292 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +61 | +82 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 508 | 1,279 | 1,253 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.92% | 1.29% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 413 | 1,077 | 919 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £33,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £49,990 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.02% | -0.02% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.42% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Network Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | -93 | 477 | £52,500 | +7.14% | 433 |
| UK excluding London | -79 | 346 | £51,500 | +8.42% | 331 |
| South East | +3 | 176 | £52,500 | +7.14% | 139 |
| London | -4 | 140 | £65,000 | +11.73% | 211 |
| Work from Home | -48 | 112 | £56,121 | +9.40% | 258 |
| North of England | -62 | 53 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 58 |
| Midlands | -48 | 49 | £48,750 | +4.84% | 42 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 40 | £49,000 | +5.38% | 27 |
| South West | -3 | 35 | £55,000 | +12.24% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 28 | £44,700 | -0.67% | 28 |
| North West | -98 | 19 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 23 |
| East of England | -3 | 13 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 10 |
| Scotland | +81 | 12 | £50,890 | -21.71% | 25 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 9 | £42,500 | +34.92% | 14 |
| Wales | +11 | 8 | £43,000 | -4.20% | 8 |
| North East | +34 | 6 | £57,500 | +47.44% | 8 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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 featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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Network Engineer Skill Set
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:
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