Network Engineer Job Trends in Kettering

Network Engineer
Northamptonshire > Kettering

The median Network Engineer salary in Kettering is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kettering 2.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - -
75th Percentile £24,557 - -
90th Percentile £24,891 - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -23.81%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kettering

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kettering. 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 Kettering with a recognized job title 120 2 81
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.77% 100.00% 92.05%
Number of salaries quoted 68 0 40
10th Percentile £24,000 - £12,000
25th Percentile £26,000 - £21,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £30,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.38%
75th Percentile £31,250 - £50,000
90th Percentile £49,384 - £53,750
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +25.00% -27.27%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kettering

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 Kettering.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Kettering

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Kettering

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Kettering.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Kettering

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kettering

For the 6 months to 2 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 Kettering region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kettering 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery