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 8 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
122 |
105 |
114 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-17 |
+9 |
+80 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
15 |
46 |
63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.45% |
1.80% |
1.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.51% |
1.92% |
1.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13 |
17 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,550 |
£32,700 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£40,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
+9.09% |
-5.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£51,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£59,000 |
£56,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+14.46% |
-2.35% |
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 |
2,961 |
2,402 |
3,406 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.67% |
94.20% |
94.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,969 |
1,191 |
2,851 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£29,010 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£69,957 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,800 |
£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% |
