Network Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Network Engineer salary in Manchester is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
124 |
107 |
108 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-17 |
+1 |
+77 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
14 |
46 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.44% |
1.79% |
1.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.49% |
1.90% |
2.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
17 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,400 |
£32,700 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,063 |
£40,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£45,000 |
£40,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
+10.77% |
-6.61% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£51,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£59,000 |
£55,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,375 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+14.80% |
-2.65% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,862 |
2,423 |
3,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.52% |
94.10% |
94.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,897 |
1,176 |
2,671 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£29,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-1.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
