Principal Network Engineer
UK > England
The median Principal Network Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 688 | 814 | 932 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +118 | +190 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Network Engineer | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.002% | 0.020% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.021% | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £71,250 | £43,198 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £48,082 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £82,500 | £57,471 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +43.55% | -36.14% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £83,750 | £68,111 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,625 | £73,744 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £82,500 | £57,471 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +43.55% | -36.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 44,309 | 80,989 | 82,470 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.48% | 91.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,260 | 60,410 | 52,484 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,613 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
Principal Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Principal Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Principal Network Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Network Engineer in England.
Principal Network 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 Principal Network Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
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