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 9 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
133 |
127 |
131 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+4 |
+57 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
19 |
23 |
72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.49% |
1.02% |
1.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.54% |
1.08% |
1.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
16 |
10 |
67 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,125 |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£59,375 |
£40,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£42,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+59.76% |
+2.42% |
-17.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,938 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£61,250 |
£57,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+23.53% |
-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 |
3,494 |
2,121 |
4,070 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.17% |
94.48% |
95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,411 |
1,241 |
3,390 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£34,500 |
£29,975 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£54,084 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+6.32% |
-5.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,500 |
£82,101 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£53,125 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.88% |
+6.25% |
-8.90% |
