Network Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Network Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Network Engineer salary in Glasgow is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 49 61
Rank change year-on-year -37 +12 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 3 33 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.36% 3.46% 1.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 3.56% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1 21 9
10th Percentile - - £47,400
25th Percentile £36,250 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £38,750 £53,750 £63,750
90th Percentile - £65,000 £66,250
Scotland median annual salary £74,750 £50,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year +49.50% -2.44% +2.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 775 927 654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 97.17% 98.35%
Number of salaries quoted 357 509 502
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,750 £28,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 Glasgow region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) CCIE
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Firewall
2 2 (66.67%) Fortinet
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) CCNP
3 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (33.33%) FortiGate
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) Juniper
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
1 2 (66.67%) LAN
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
1 2 (66.67%) WAN
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) MPLS
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) SD-WAN
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Unix
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CCIE
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CCNP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) FortiGate
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Fortinet
3 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Juniper
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft