Network Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Network Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Network Engineer salary in Glasgow is £86,978 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 74 130
Rank change year-on-year +16 +56 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 16 4 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.20% 0.54% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 0.57% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 19
10th Percentile - - £48,000
25th Percentile £47,750 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,978 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +131.94% -25.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £123,456 £38,750 -
90th Percentile - - £57,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £57,304
% change year-on-year +1.85% -5.77% +43.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,238 696 2,007
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 94.57% 98.38%
Number of salaries quoted 764 279 656
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £31,779
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £84,875
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -

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
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, 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 14 (87.50%) Cisco
2 11 (68.75%) Azure
3 10 (62.50%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (37.50%) Azure Certification
4 6 (37.50%) CCNA
4 6 (37.50%) ForeScout
4 6 (37.50%) Fortinet
4 6 (37.50%) LAN
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 6 (37.50%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (37.50%) VPN
4 6 (37.50%) WAN
5 4 (25.00%) Aruba
5 4 (25.00%) BGP
5 4 (25.00%) CCNP
5 4 (25.00%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (25.00%) EIGRP
5 4 (25.00%) Firewall
5 4 (25.00%) Migration
5 4 (25.00%) MPLS
5 4 (25.00%) OSPF
5 4 (25.00%) Palo Alto
5 4 (25.00%) Wireless
6 3 (18.75%) CCIE
6 3 (18.75%) High Availability
6 3 (18.75%) Network Security
6 3 (18.75%) Project Delivery
6 3 (18.75%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (18.75%) SD-WAN
7 2 (12.50%) Capacity Management

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 11 (68.75%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) AWS
2 1 (6.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (37.50%) LAN
1 6 (37.50%) VPN
1 6 (37.50%) WAN
2 4 (25.00%) BGP
2 4 (25.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (25.00%) EIGRP
2 4 (25.00%) Firewall
2 4 (25.00%) MPLS
2 4 (25.00%) OSPF
2 4 (25.00%) Wireless
3 3 (18.75%) Network Security
3 3 (18.75%) SD-WAN
4 1 (6.25%) BIG-IP
4 1 (6.25%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (6.25%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Migration
2 3 (18.75%) High Availability
2 3 (18.75%) Project Delivery
2 3 (18.75%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (12.50%) Capacity Management
3 2 (12.50%) Problem Management
4 1 (6.25%) Cloud Security
4 1 (6.25%) ITIL
4 1 (6.25%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (6.25%) Security Architecture
4 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (6.25%) WAN Optimisation
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (37.50%) Azure Certification
2 6 (37.50%) CCNA
2 6 (37.50%) Network+ Certification
3 4 (25.00%) CCNP
4 3 (18.75%) CCIE
5 1 (6.25%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (6.25%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (12.50%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 14 (87.50%) Cisco
2 6 (37.50%) ForeScout
2 6 (37.50%) Fortinet
2 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 4 (25.00%) Aruba
3 4 (25.00%) Palo Alto
4 2 (12.50%) HP
4 2 (12.50%) SolarWinds
5 1 (6.25%) F5
5 1 (6.25%) VMware
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