Network Engineer Jobs in Dorset

Network Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Network Engineer salary in Dorset is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 100 56
Rank change year-on-year +61 -44 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 16 1 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 3.64% 0.083% 3.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% 0.087% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 16 1 8
10th Percentile £46,250 - £50,500
25th Percentile - £42,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £47,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £64,375 - £69,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +12.24% +15.29% -11.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 433 1,145 553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.63% 94.94% 83.16%
Number of salaries quoted 190 675 349
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,020 £32,400
25th Percentile £37,574 £37,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £60,899
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,950 £72,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Dorset

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Dorset

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Dorset

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 18 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
Dorchester - 7 £50,000 -
Poole - 3 £50,000 -
Wareham - 1 £60,000 -
Network Engineer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 18 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 across the Dorset region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Cisco
1 16 (100.00%) Firewall
2 15 (93.75%) VPN
3 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
4 13 (81.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (81.25%) VMware
5 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
6 8 (50.00%) WAN
6 8 (50.00%) SQL Server
6 8 (50.00%) Linux
6 8 (50.00%) LAN
6 8 (50.00%) Veeam
7 7 (43.75%) MPLS
7 7 (43.75%) VPLS
7 7 (43.75%) Network Security
7 7 (43.75%) DHCP
7 7 (43.75%) DNS
7 7 (43.75%) HP
7 7 (43.75%) Cisco Firepower
8 6 (37.50%) Meraki
8 6 (37.50%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
8 6 (37.50%) PBX
8 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
8 6 (37.50%) Reverse Proxy
8 6 (37.50%) CCNA
8 6 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (31.25%) Fortinet
9 5 (31.25%) SolarWinds
9 5 (31.25%) PowerShell

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 16 (100.00%) Firewall
2 15 (93.75%) VPN
3 8 (50.00%) LAN
3 8 (50.00%) WAN
4 7 (43.75%) Cisco Firepower
4 7 (43.75%) DHCP
4 7 (43.75%) DNS
4 7 (43.75%) MPLS
4 7 (43.75%) Network Security
4 7 (43.75%) VPLS
5 6 (37.50%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (37.50%) PBX
5 6 (37.50%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 8 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Proactive Monitoring
2 4 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (6.25%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 6 (37.50%) CCNA
2 6 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 5 (31.25%) CCNP
System Software
1 13 (81.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 16 (100.00%) Cisco
2 13 (81.25%) VMware
3 8 (50.00%) Veeam
4 7 (43.75%) HP
5 6 (37.50%) Meraki
5 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
6 5 (31.25%) Citrix
6 5 (31.25%) Fortinet
6 5 (31.25%) SolarWinds