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 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 54 138
Rank change year-on-year +5 +84 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 7 13 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.00% 1.94% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 2.01% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 14
10th Percentile £40,500 £36,279 £37,250
25th Percentile - £43,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.40% +6.82% +18.92%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £73,125
90th Percentile - - £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +19.57%

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 643 647 1,611
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 96.71% 97.81%
Number of salaries quoted 374 286 576
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,250 £26,375
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,188 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £78,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -12.99%

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 25 January 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 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 3 (42.86%) LAN
3 3 (42.86%) WAN
4 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
4 2 (28.57%) CCIE
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
4 2 (28.57%) Firewall
4 2 (28.57%) VPN
5 1 (14.29%) Azure
5 1 (14.29%) CCNP
5 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
5 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) DHCP
5 1 (14.29%) DNS
5 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
5 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
5 1 (14.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (14.29%) Identity Management
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (14.29%) Juniper
5 1 (14.29%) Line Management
5 1 (14.29%) Linux
5 1 (14.29%) MPLS
5 1 (14.29%) Network Security

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 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) LAN
1 3 (42.86%) WAN
2 2 (28.57%) Firewall
2 2 (28.57%) VPN
3 1 (14.29%) DHCP
3 1 (14.29%) DNS
3 1 (14.29%) MPLS
3 1 (14.29%) Network Security
3 1 (14.29%) SD-WAN
3 1 (14.29%) VLAN
3 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) Identity Management
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) Line Management
4 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CCIE
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) Hyper-V
2 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
2 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
2 1 (14.29%) Juniper
2 1 (14.29%) VMware