Network Engineer Job Trends in London

Network Engineer
England > London

The median Network Engineer salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 April 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 248 237
Rank change year-on-year +53 -11 +113
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 231 152 293
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.18% 1.18% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% 1.31% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 155 112 267
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,536 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £50,938 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +5.04% -4.80%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,563 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +8.49% +8.16% -2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 18,053 11,611 21,935
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 90.22% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 12,143 7,564 16,693
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.84%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in London

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in London

Network Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Central London +32 47 £74,500 +14.62% 14
East London - 12 £90,000 - 5
South London +17 7 £50,000 -9.09% 5
West London -23 5 £73,750 +13.46% 6
Network Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 London region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 165 (71.43%) Cisco
2 131 (56.71%) Firewall
3 91 (39.39%) WAN
4 88 (38.10%) Azure
5 82 (35.50%) Cisco Certification
6 79 (34.20%) VPN
7 72 (31.17%) CCNP
8 70 (30.30%) SD-WAN
9 58 (25.11%) Network Security
10 57 (24.68%) BGP
10 57 (24.68%) Fortinet
11 55 (23.81%) LAN
12 52 (22.51%) Meraki
12 52 (22.51%) Palo Alto
13 45 (19.48%) OSPF
14 44 (19.05%) SolarWinds
15 43 (18.61%) Wi-Fi
16 42 (18.18%) Cisco ISE
17 39 (16.88%) AWS
17 39 (16.88%) CCNA
17 39 (16.88%) High Availability
17 39 (16.88%) Python
18 36 (15.58%) Wireless
19 33 (14.29%) Cisco Firepower
20 32 (13.85%) CheckPoint
21 31 (13.42%) Network Monitoring
21 31 (13.42%) VLAN
22 30 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
23 29 (12.55%) CCIE
23 29 (12.55%) Microsoft

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.33%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 88 (38.10%) Azure
2 39 (16.88%) AWS
3 14 (6.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 11 (4.76%) AWS Direct Connect
4 11 (4.76%) SaaS
5 10 (4.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 10 (4.33%) Azure Monitor
6 9 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (3.46%) Datadog
8 4 (1.73%) GCP
9 2 (0.87%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.87%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.87%) Nutanix
9 2 (0.87%) Route 53
10 1 (0.43%) AWS IoT
10 1 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.43%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.43%) GitHub
10 1 (0.43%) IaaS
10 1 (0.43%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 131 (56.71%) Firewall
2 91 (39.39%) WAN
3 79 (34.20%) VPN
4 70 (30.30%) SD-WAN
5 58 (25.11%) Network Security
6 57 (24.68%) BGP
7 55 (23.81%) LAN
8 45 (19.48%) OSPF
9 43 (18.61%) Wi-Fi
10 42 (18.18%) Cisco ISE
11 36 (15.58%) Wireless
12 33 (14.29%) Cisco Firepower
13 31 (13.42%) VLAN
14 28 (12.12%) DNS
14 28 (12.12%) MPLS
15 27 (11.69%) Cisco ASA
16 22 (9.52%) VXLAN
17 20 (8.66%) WLAN
18 18 (7.79%) Cisco Wireless
18 18 (7.79%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 12 (5.19%) Git
2 1 (0.43%) GitLab
General
1 61 (26.41%) Finance
2 48 (20.78%) Social Skills
3 16 (6.93%) Telecoms
4 11 (4.76%) Banking
5 10 (4.33%) Retail Banking
6 9 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.16%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.16%) Retail
9 4 (1.73%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.73%) Marketing
10 2 (0.87%) Advertising
10 2 (0.87%) Electronics
10 2 (0.87%) Law
11 1 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.46%) 802.1X
1 8 (3.46%) Jinja
1 8 (3.46%) NETCONF
1 8 (3.46%) YANG
2 2 (0.87%) REST
3 1 (0.43%) OpenID
3 1 (0.43%) RESTful
3 1 (0.43%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (25.11%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.49%) Security Posture
3 11 (4.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (4.76%) PKI
4 9 (3.90%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.46%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.46%) Social Media
6 5 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.73%) IoT
8 2 (0.87%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.87%) Cloud Security Posture
8 2 (0.87%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.87%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.87%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.87%) Replication
9 1 (0.43%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.43%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.43%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.43%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.43%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.63%) Windows
2 8 (3.46%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.03%) Linux
4 2 (0.87%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.43%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (16.88%) High Availability
2 31 (13.42%) Network Monitoring
3 30 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (12.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 24 (10.39%) Network Architecture
6 23 (9.96%) Zero Trust
7 22 (9.52%) Network Design
8 21 (9.09%) Kalman Filter
8 21 (9.09%) Network Segmentation
9 19 (8.23%) ITIL
9 19 (8.23%) Load Balancing
10 16 (6.93%) Change Control
11 14 (6.06%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (5.63%) Agile
12 13 (5.63%) Computer Science
12 13 (5.63%) Disaster Recovery
12 13 (5.63%) Process Improvement
12 13 (5.63%) Runbook
12 13 (5.63%) Task Automation
13 12 (5.19%) AI
Programming Languages
1 39 (16.88%) Python
2 3 (1.30%) Bash
2 3 (1.30%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.43%) C
3 1 (0.43%) Go
3 1 (0.43%) Java
Qualifications
1 82 (35.50%) Cisco Certification
2 72 (31.17%) CCNP
3 39 (16.88%) CCNA
4 29 (12.55%) CCIE
5 25 (10.82%) Degree
6 20 (8.66%) Azure Certification
7 15 (6.49%) CCSA
7 15 (6.49%) CCSE
8 14 (6.06%) Security Cleared
9 13 (5.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (5.63%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (4.33%) SC Cleared
11 5 (2.16%) JNCIA
11 5 (2.16%) JNCIP
12 2 (0.87%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.43%) CWNA
13 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.36%) NIST
2 9 (3.90%) GDPR
2 9 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (3.46%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.30%) SLA
5 1 (0.43%) NCSC
5 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 16 (6.93%) Firmware
2 10 (4.33%) Active Directory
3 7 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.16%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.43%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (10.39%) Ansible
2 23 (9.96%) FortiGate
3 10 (4.33%) Cisco Prime
4 9 (3.90%) Check_MK
5 7 (3.03%) Terraform
6 4 (1.73%) Nagios
7 2 (0.87%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.43%) Grafana
8 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.43%) SCCM
Vendors
1 165 (71.43%) Cisco
2 57 (24.68%) Fortinet
3 52 (22.51%) Meraki
3 52 (22.51%) Palo Alto
4 44 (19.05%) SolarWinds
5 32 (13.85%) CheckPoint
6 29 (12.55%) Microsoft
7 20 (8.66%) Juniper
8 18 (7.79%) Arista
9 17 (7.36%) F5
10 14 (6.06%) ForeScout
11 13 (5.63%) Dynatrace
12 12 (5.19%) ServiceNow
13 10 (4.33%) Zscaler
14 9 (3.90%) Aruba
15 8 (3.46%) Infoblox
15 8 (3.46%) SevOne
15 8 (3.46%) Splunk
15 8 (3.46%) VMware
16 4 (1.73%) HP