Network Engineer
England > Midlands
The median Network Engineer salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
144 |
164 |
128 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-36 |
+66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
71 |
76 |
108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands |
0.91% |
1.19% |
1.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.01% |
1.27% |
2.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
66 |
40 |
85 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,000 |
£30,750 |
£35,204 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,939 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£50,626 |
£48,837 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.64% |
+3.66% |
+2.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,250 |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£64,375 |
£63,000 |
£65,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
- |
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 |
7,050 |
5,997 |
5,409 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.61% |
94.17% |
94.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4,293 |
2,784 |
4,470 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£31,250 |
£26,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£38,750 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,500 |
£52,500 |
£49,990 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.62% |
+5.02% |
-4.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,338 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£78,000 |
£75,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,800 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+3.81% |
-6.02% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Network Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.
Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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 Network Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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.
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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 Network Engineer in the job title.
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:
