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 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 49 63
Rank change year-on-year -34 +14 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 5 35 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.63% 3.51% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 3.59% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 22 7
10th Percentile - £48,875 £44,300
25th Percentile £36,250 - £50,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -13.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £38,750 £55,625 £63,750
90th Percentile - £65,000 £68,750
Scotland median annual salary £53,750 £51,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.88% +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 733 974 657
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 97.60% 98.06%
Number of salaries quoted 321 535 510
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
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 28 October 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 5 (100.00%) Cisco
2 4 (80.00%) Azure
2 4 (80.00%) Firewall
2 4 (80.00%) Fortinet
2 4 (80.00%) VPN
3 3 (60.00%) LAN
3 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (60.00%) WAN
4 2 (40.00%) CCIE
4 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
4 2 (40.00%) DHCP
4 2 (40.00%) DNS
4 2 (40.00%) FortiGate
4 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (40.00%) ITIL
4 2 (40.00%) Linux
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (40.00%) MPLS
4 2 (40.00%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 2 (40.00%) Unix
4 2 (40.00%) Windows
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
5 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
5 1 (20.00%) Aruba
5 1 (20.00%) AWS
5 1 (20.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 1 (20.00%) BGP

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 4 (80.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
1 4 (80.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) LAN
2 3 (60.00%) WAN
3 2 (40.00%) DHCP
3 2 (40.00%) DNS
3 2 (40.00%) MPLS
3 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 1 (20.00%) BGP
4 1 (20.00%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (20.00%) EIGRP
4 1 (20.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (20.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (20.00%) Network Security
4 1 (20.00%) OSPF
4 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
4 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Unix
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) WAN Optimisation
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CCIE
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (20.00%) CCNP
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (20.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) FortiGate
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
2 4 (80.00%) Fortinet
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (20.00%) Aruba
4 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint
4 1 (20.00%) F5
4 1 (20.00%) Juniper
4 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto
4 1 (20.00%) Riverbed
4 1 (20.00%) SolarWinds
4 1 (20.00%) VMware