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 25 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
124 |
108 |
110 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+2 |
+66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
13 |
46 |
59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.42% |
1.75% |
1.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.47% |
1.87% |
1.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
11 |
17 |
55 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£32,700 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,625 |
£40,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
+12.50% |
-6.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£51,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£59,000 |
£60,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+15.15% |
-2.94% |
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 |
2,780 |
2,463 |
2,989 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.56% |
93.76% |
94.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,828 |
1,191 |
2,472 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-3.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
-5.66% |
