Network Engineer Jobs in Durham

Network Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Network Engineer salary in Durham is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 48 41
Rank change year-on-year +17 -7 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 5 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 0.43% 1.17% 3.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 1.26% 5.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 11
10th Percentile - £45,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £74,000 £65,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £70,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +86.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £78,000 £75,000 £39,000
90th Percentile - - £39,942
North East median annual salary £57,500 £39,000 £41,221
% change year-on-year +47.44% -5.39% +13.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 194 397 234
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.35% 92.54% 73.35%
Number of salaries quoted 62 276 121
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £33,193 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,881 £53,750
90th Percentile £74,082 £70,000 £62,500
North East median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,672
% change year-on-year - -0.36% +19.18%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Durham

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

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

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Durham

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 7 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
Newton Aycliffe - 1 £76,000 -
Network Engineer
North East

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 7 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 Durham region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) VRRP
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) IGMP
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) IGMP
1 1 (100.00%) VRRP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation