Network Engineer Jobs in Manchester

Network Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Network Engineer salary in Manchester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 129 175
Rank change year-on-year -17 +46 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 13 96 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.58% 1.85% 1.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 1.96% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 9 84 48
10th Percentile £37,100 £35,750 -
25th Percentile £40,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile £58,750 £54,063 £55,778
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +19.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

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 2,013 4,891 4,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.40% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 3,774 2,630
10th Percentile £32,125 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,017 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,334 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.43% -5.51% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Manchester

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Manchester.

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Manchester

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Manchester

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
Wigan +1 2 £41,000 -5.75%
Network Engineer
North West

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Network Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (69.23%) Cisco
2 8 (61.54%) WAN
2 8 (61.54%) Firewall
3 7 (53.85%) SD-WAN
4 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (30.77%) AWS
5 4 (30.77%) VPN
5 4 (30.77%) DNS
5 4 (30.77%) CCNP
5 4 (30.77%) CCNA
5 4 (30.77%) IPsec
5 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
5 4 (30.77%) Zero Trust
6 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (23.08%) Zscaler
6 3 (23.08%) Cisco Firepower
6 3 (23.08%) Palo Alto
6 3 (23.08%) CheckPoint
6 3 (23.08%) OSPF
6 3 (23.08%) BGP
6 3 (23.08%) EIGRP
6 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
6 3 (23.08%) Python
6 3 (23.08%) Meraki
6 3 (23.08%) Ansible
6 3 (23.08%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (23.08%) LAN
6 3 (23.08%) Azure
6 3 (23.08%) Network Architecture
6 3 (23.08%) Network Security

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) AWS
2 3 (23.08%) Azure
3 1 (7.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (61.54%) Firewall
1 8 (61.54%) WAN
2 7 (53.85%) SD-WAN
3 4 (30.77%) DNS
3 4 (30.77%) IPsec
3 4 (30.77%) VPN
4 3 (23.08%) BGP
4 3 (23.08%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (23.08%) Cisco Firepower
4 3 (23.08%) EIGRP
4 3 (23.08%) LAN
4 3 (23.08%) Network Security
4 3 (23.08%) OSPF
5 2 (15.38%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (15.38%) HSRP
5 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (15.38%) Wireless
6 1 (7.69%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (7.69%) TACACS
6 1 (7.69%) VLAN
General
1 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Zero Trust
2 3 (23.08%) Network Architecture
2 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) B2B
3 2 (15.38%) ITIL
3 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
3 2 (15.38%) Network Design
4 1 (7.69%) Agile
4 1 (7.69%) Change Management
4 1 (7.69%) Coaching
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.69%) High Availability
4 1 (7.69%) ITSM
4 1 (7.69%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (7.69%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (7.69%) PRINCE2
4 1 (7.69%) Scrum
4 1 (7.69%) Security Architecture
4 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.69%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) Python
2 1 (7.69%) C#
2 1 (7.69%) Go
2 1 (7.69%) Java
2 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (30.77%) CCNA
2 4 (30.77%) CCNP
3 2 (15.38%) Degree
3 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) CCIE
4 1 (7.69%) CISSP
4 1 (7.69%) JNCIA
4 1 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Ansible
2 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Cisco
2 3 (23.08%) CheckPoint
2 3 (23.08%) Meraki
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 3 (23.08%) Palo Alto
2 3 (23.08%) Zscaler
3 1 (7.69%) Juniper
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Planview
3 1 (7.69%) Ubiquiti