Network Support Engineer Job Trends in England

Network Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Network Support Engineer salary in England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 580 656 613
Rank change year-on-year +76 -43 +295
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support Engineer 25 20 71
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.048% 0.042% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.045% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 24 16 64
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,625 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,750 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +16.67% -6.69%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,000 £48,500
90th Percentile - £60,750 £55,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Network Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network Support Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Network Support Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Support Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Support Engineer job vacancies in England

Network Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Support Engineer in England

Network Support Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Midlands +31 9 £55,000 +46.67% 2
London +61 8 £40,000 -33.33% 1
South East +21 7 £40,000 -25.93% 2
East Midlands -5 6 £55,000 +46.67%
West Midlands +26 3 £37,500 -10.72% 2
East of England +23 1 £42,500 +21.43% 3
Network Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Network Support 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 England region featuring Network Support Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (44.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (36.00%) Network Management
3 8 (32.00%) Windows
4 7 (28.00%) Firewall
4 7 (28.00%) ITIL
4 7 (28.00%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (28.00%) WAN
5 6 (24.00%) Logistics
5 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
5 6 (24.00%) Network Monitoring
5 6 (24.00%) Service Desk Management
5 6 (24.00%) Windows Server
6 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
6 5 (20.00%) Cisco
6 5 (20.00%) DNS
6 5 (20.00%) Fortinet
6 5 (20.00%) LAN
6 5 (20.00%) TCP/IP
6 5 (20.00%) Wireless
7 4 (16.00%) Azure
7 4 (16.00%) DHCP
7 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
7 4 (16.00%) VLAN
7 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
8 3 (12.00%) 4G
8 3 (12.00%) 5G
8 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (12.00%) GSM
8 3 (12.00%) HP
8 3 (12.00%) Meraki

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

Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (16.00%) Azure
3 2 (8.00%) AWS
3 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) Firewall
1 7 (28.00%) WAN
2 5 (20.00%) DNS
2 5 (20.00%) LAN
2 5 (20.00%) TCP/IP
2 5 (20.00%) Wireless
3 4 (16.00%) DHCP
3 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
3 4 (16.00%) VLAN
4 3 (12.00%) 4G
4 3 (12.00%) 5G
4 3 (12.00%) GSM
4 3 (12.00%) TETRA
4 3 (12.00%) UMTS
4 3 (12.00%) VPN
5 2 (8.00%) BGP
5 2 (8.00%) Cisco Wireless
5 2 (8.00%) NetScaler
5 2 (8.00%) OSPF
5 2 (8.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (24.00%) Automotive
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Advertising
4 2 (8.00%) Electronics
4 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.00%) Marketing
4 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) IoT
1 2 (8.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (32.00%) Windows
2 6 (24.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (8.00%) Linux
5 1 (4.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Network Management
2 7 (28.00%) ITIL
3 6 (24.00%) Logistics
3 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (24.00%) Network Monitoring
3 6 (24.00%) Service Desk Management
4 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
5 2 (8.00%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (8.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (8.00%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (8.00%) User Experience
6 1 (4.00%) Fintech
6 1 (4.00%) ITSM
6 1 (4.00%) Quantitative Research
6 1 (4.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) CCNA
2 2 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) CCNP
3 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) FortiGate
2 1 (4.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 11 (44.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.00%) Cisco
2 5 (20.00%) Fortinet
3 3 (12.00%) HP
3 3 (12.00%) Meraki
3 3 (12.00%) Palo Alto
4 2 (8.00%) Aruba
4 2 (8.00%) CheckPoint
4 2 (8.00%) F5
4 2 (8.00%) Juniper
4 2 (8.00%) SAP
4 2 (8.00%) VMware
5 1 (4.00%) Arista
5 1 (4.00%) Dell
5 1 (4.00%) SolarWinds