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 19 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
127 |
133 |
134 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+1 |
+58 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
20 |
13 |
72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.49% |
0.60% |
1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.54% |
0.64% |
1.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
9 |
66 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£31,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£40,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£43,500 |
£40,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+55.17% |
+6.75% |
-18.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£61,250 |
£57,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,875 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.89% |
+24.41% |
-5.56% |
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 |
3,673 |
2,028 |
4,175 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.33% |
94.33% |
95.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,562 |
1,258 |
3,444 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,050 |
£33,750 |
£29,825 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£41,214 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£58,000 |
£54,700 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.86% |
+6.03% |
-4.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£76,250 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.66% |
+6.00% |
-8.90% |
