Network Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Network Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Network Engineer salary in Kent is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 July 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 62 92
Rank change year-on-year +4 +30 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 29 3 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.95% 0.41% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.06% 0.58% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 17 3 4
10th Percentile £26,700 £40,800 £28,875
25th Percentile - £43,313 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £50,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +42.86% -33.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £51,250 £38,000
90th Percentile - £52,000 £43,400
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +2.04% +3.16%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,408 517 1,510
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 70.92% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 907 361 1,086
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -8.05% -8.42%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £71,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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 Kent.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Kent over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Canterbury - 6 - -
Chatham - 6 - -
West Malling - 6 £30,000 - 1
Maidstone - 1 £26,000 - 1
Sevenoaks - 1 £26,500 -
Network Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 10 July 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 Kent region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (55.17%) CCNA
1 16 (55.17%) Cisco
1 16 (55.17%) Cisco Certification
1 16 (55.17%) Network+ Certification
2 14 (48.28%) Azure
2 14 (48.28%) Microsoft
3 12 (41.38%) Azure Certification
3 12 (41.38%) ForeScout
4 7 (24.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 6 (20.69%) Firewall
5 6 (20.69%) VPN
6 5 (17.24%) Agile
6 5 (17.24%) TCP/IP
6 5 (17.24%) VLAN
7 4 (13.79%) Network Security
8 3 (10.34%) Computer Science
8 3 (10.34%) DHCP
8 3 (10.34%) DNS
8 3 (10.34%) Firmware
8 3 (10.34%) WAN
8 3 (10.34%) Wireless
9 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
9 2 (6.90%) BGP
9 2 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (6.90%) Dell
9 2 (6.90%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (6.90%) Fortinet
9 2 (6.90%) ITIL
9 2 (6.90%) Load Balancing

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 14 (48.28%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.69%) Firewall
1 6 (20.69%) VPN
2 5 (17.24%) TCP/IP
2 5 (17.24%) VLAN
3 4 (13.79%) Network Security
4 3 (10.34%) DHCP
4 3 (10.34%) DNS
4 3 (10.34%) WAN
4 3 (10.34%) Wireless
5 2 (6.90%) BGP
5 2 (6.90%) OSPF
5 2 (6.90%) SAN
5 2 (6.90%) Wireless Backhaul
6 1 (3.45%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (3.45%) VoIP
6 1 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (55.17%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
1 1 (3.45%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (17.24%) Agile
3 3 (10.34%) Computer Science
4 2 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (6.90%) ITIL
4 2 (6.90%) Load Balancing
4 2 (6.90%) Network Monitoring
4 2 (6.90%) Network Virtualisation
4 2 (6.90%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.45%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (3.45%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 16 (55.17%) CCNA
1 16 (55.17%) Cisco Certification
1 16 (55.17%) Network+ Certification
2 12 (41.38%) Azure Certification
3 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) GDPR
1 1 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (10.34%) Firmware
2 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 16 (55.17%) Cisco
2 14 (48.28%) Microsoft
3 12 (41.38%) ForeScout
4 2 (6.90%) Dell
4 2 (6.90%) Fortinet
5 1 (3.45%) HP
5 1 (3.45%) Meraki
5 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.45%) Ubiquiti
5 1 (3.45%) WatchGuard