Network Engineer Job Trends in Cardiff

Network Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Network Engineer salary in Cardiff is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 57 42
Rank change year-on-year +26 -15 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 4 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 1.32% 0.19% 1.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% 0.19% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £33,625 - £30,450
25th Percentile £37,188 - £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.08% +50.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £49,688 - £44,375
90th Percentile £52,875 - £46,500
South Wales median annual salary £49,750 £44,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year +13.07% +12.82% -35.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 292 523 361
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.05% 96.85% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 201 365 309
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £32,752
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.07% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £78,312 £77,500 £73,050
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -0.28%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Cardiff over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Cardiff

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 Cardiff region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CCNA
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Juniper
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) Presales
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) SD-WAN
2 1 (25.00%) SolarWinds
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) WAN
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
1 1 (25.00%) Wireless
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (25.00%) Presales
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CCNA
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) Juniper
2 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) SolarWinds
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler