Network Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Network Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Network Engineer salary in Glasgow is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 45 215
Rank change year-on-year -2 +170 -107
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 17 1 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.81% 0.24% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.93% 0.26% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 10
10th Percentile £36,000 - £40,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £63,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +22.73% +57.14%
75th Percentile - £71,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £51,000 - £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -16.92% +62.50%

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 882 379 3,606
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 91.11% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 525 216 821
10th Percentile £29,375 £32,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,000 £99,875 £78,750
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%

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 19 April 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 19 April 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 8 (47.06%) Cisco
2 7 (41.18%) Azure
2 7 (41.18%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (29.41%) Azure Certification
4 5 (29.41%) CCNA
4 5 (29.41%) ForeScout
4 5 (29.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
4 5 (29.41%) Network+ Certification
4 5 (29.41%) WAN
5 4 (23.53%) LAN
6 3 (17.65%) Firewall
6 3 (17.65%) Linux
6 3 (17.65%) Windows
7 2 (11.76%) Active Directory
7 2 (11.76%) CCIE
7 2 (11.76%) High Availability
7 2 (11.76%) ITIL
7 2 (11.76%) Low Latency
7 2 (11.76%) Network Security
7 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
7 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (11.76%) VMware
7 2 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (11.76%) VPN
7 2 (11.76%) Windows Server
7 2 (11.76%) Wireless
8 1 (5.88%) Arista
8 1 (5.88%) Aruba

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 7 (41.18%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
2 1 (5.88%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) WAN
2 4 (23.53%) LAN
3 3 (17.65%) Firewall
4 2 (11.76%) Network Security
4 2 (11.76%) VPN
4 2 (11.76%) Wireless
5 1 (5.88%) BGP
5 1 (5.88%) BIG-IP
5 1 (5.88%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (5.88%) DNS
5 1 (5.88%) EIGRP
5 1 (5.88%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (5.88%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
5 1 (5.88%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
5 1 (5.88%) MPLS
5 1 (5.88%) OSPF
5 1 (5.88%) SD-WAN
5 1 (5.88%) VLAN
5 1 (5.88%) VXLAN
5 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.88%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Linux
1 3 (17.65%) Windows
2 2 (11.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (11.76%) High Availability
3 2 (11.76%) ITIL
3 2 (11.76%) Low Latency
3 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
3 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.88%) Change Management
4 1 (5.88%) Cloud Security
4 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (5.88%) Deployment Automation
4 1 (5.88%) Fintech
4 1 (5.88%) Identity Management
4 1 (5.88%) Line Management
4 1 (5.88%) Network Design
4 1 (5.88%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (29.41%) Azure Certification
2 5 (29.41%) CCNA
2 5 (29.41%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (11.76%) CCIE
4 1 (5.88%) CCNP
4 1 (5.88%) Degree
4 1 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (5.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (5.88%) JNCIP
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Active Directory
1 2 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (5.88%) Hyper-V
2 1 (5.88%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Cisco Prime
1 1 (5.88%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 8 (47.06%) Cisco
2 5 (29.41%) ForeScout
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
3 2 (11.76%) VMware
4 1 (5.88%) Arista
4 1 (5.88%) Aruba
4 1 (5.88%) F5
4 1 (5.88%) Fortinet
4 1 (5.88%) Juniper
4 1 (5.88%) Palo Alto
4 1 (5.88%) SolarWinds