3rd Line Network Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands

Third Line Network Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Third Line Network Engineer salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 - 228
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Network Engineer 7 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.089% - 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% - 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile £50,625 - £41,625
25th Percentile £52,500 - £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £43,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.45%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £44,688
90th Percentile - - £44,875
England median annual salary £49,479 £53,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -6.64% +8.16% -3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,094 6,010 5,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 94.19% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,323 2,791 4,449
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.53% -5.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,614 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

3rd Line Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

3rd Line Network Engineer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

3rd Line Network Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands

3rd Line Network Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Network Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
East Midlands - 7 £55,000 -
3rd Line Network Engineer
England

3rd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 3rd Line Network Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring 3rd Line Network Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Logistics
1 6 (85.71%) Mentoring
1 6 (85.71%) Network Management
1 6 (85.71%) Network Monitoring
1 6 (85.71%) Service Desk Management
2 1 (14.29%) Aruba
2 1 (14.29%) CCNA
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (14.29%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (14.29%) DHCP
2 1 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Firewall
2 1 (14.29%) IPv4
2 1 (14.29%) IPv6
2 1 (14.29%) Juniper
2 1 (14.29%) LAN
2 1 (14.29%) MPLS
2 1 (14.29%) Network Security
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) VLAN
2 1 (14.29%) VPLS
2 1 (14.29%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) VXLAN
2 1 (14.29%) WAN

3rd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) DHCP
1 1 (14.29%) DNS
1 1 (14.29%) Ethernet VPN
1 1 (14.29%) Firewall
1 1 (14.29%) IPv4
1 1 (14.29%) IPv6
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) MPLS
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
1 1 (14.29%) VLAN
1 1 (14.29%) VPLS
1 1 (14.29%) VPN
1 1 (14.29%) VXLAN
1 1 (14.29%) WAN
General
1 6 (85.71%) Automotive
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Logistics
1 6 (85.71%) Mentoring
1 6 (85.71%) Network Management
1 6 (85.71%) Network Monitoring
1 6 (85.71%) Service Desk Management
2 1 (14.29%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) CCNA
1 1 (14.29%) CCNP
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Aruba
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco
1 1 (14.29%) Juniper