Network Engineer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Network Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Network Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £49,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 55 92
Rank change year-on-year -10 +37 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 18 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.44% 1.04% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 1.11% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £43,125 £34,331 £33,150
25th Percentile £45,938 £38,779 £34,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £42,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.47% +11.84% -27.62%
75th Percentile £51,000 £49,131 £41,625
90th Percentile - £58,815 £42,450
East of England median annual salary £62,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% +5.26% -4.04%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 1,160 449 1,412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.02% 92.96% 93.63%
Number of salaries quoted 782 302 1,094
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,313 £40,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% +1.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,988 £80,000 £81,936
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +11.58% -13.64%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 April 2026. 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
Cambridge -11 11 £50,000 +59.41% 4
Peterborough -5 6 £42,500 -31.06% 4
Huntingdon +3 1 - -
Network Engineer
East of England

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 13 April 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (77.78%) Cisco
2 12 (66.67%) Azure
2 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 11 (61.11%) CCNA
3 11 (61.11%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (44.44%) Firewall
6 7 (38.89%) CCNP
7 6 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (33.33%) Network Monitoring
7 6 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (33.33%) VPN
8 5 (27.78%) Aruba
8 5 (27.78%) AWS
8 5 (27.78%) Fortinet
8 5 (27.78%) Palo Alto
8 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
8 5 (27.78%) WAN
9 4 (22.22%) Azure Certification
9 4 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (22.22%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (22.22%) ForeScout
9 4 (22.22%) LAN
9 4 (22.22%) Network Management
9 4 (22.22%) Wireless
9 4 (22.22%) WLAN
10 3 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (16.67%) VMware
11 2 (11.11%) Active Directory
11 2 (11.11%) DBS Check

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (66.67%) Azure
2 5 (27.78%) AWS
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (44.44%) Firewall
2 6 (33.33%) VPN
3 5 (27.78%) WAN
4 4 (22.22%) LAN
4 4 (22.22%) Wireless
4 4 (22.22%) WLAN
5 2 (11.11%) Ethernet
5 2 (11.11%) Modbus
5 2 (11.11%) Network Security
6 1 (5.56%) 4G
6 1 (5.56%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (5.56%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (5.56%) IPsec
6 1 (5.56%) MPLS
6 1 (5.56%) NetScaler
6 1 (5.56%) SD-WAN
6 1 (5.56%) VLAN
General
1 6 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
3 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Law
5 1 (5.56%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Operational Technology
2 4 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (11.11%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (5.56%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (33.33%) Network Monitoring
3 4 (22.22%) Network Management
4 2 (11.11%) High Availability
4 2 (11.11%) Network Segmentation
4 2 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
4 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 1 (5.56%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (5.56%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (5.56%) IT Strategy
5 1 (5.56%) ITIL
5 1 (5.56%) SIEM
5 1 (5.56%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 11 (61.11%) CCNA
1 11 (61.11%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (38.89%) CCNP
3 6 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
4 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
5 4 (22.22%) Azure Certification
5 4 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (11.11%) DBS Check
7 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 14 (77.78%) Cisco
2 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 5 (27.78%) Aruba
3 5 (27.78%) Fortinet
3 5 (27.78%) Palo Alto
4 4 (22.22%) CrowdStrike
4 4 (22.22%) ForeScout
5 3 (16.67%) VMware
6 2 (11.11%) Veeam
7 1 (5.56%) CheckPoint
7 1 (5.56%) F5
7 1 (5.56%) HP
7 1 (5.56%) Meraki
7 1 (5.56%) Qualys