Network Engineer Jobs in Somerset

Network Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Network Engineer salary in Somerset is £56,121 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 62 60
Rank change year-on-year +15 -2 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 6 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 1.61% 0.25% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 0.26% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,184 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,121 - £44,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.33%
75th Percentile £57,057 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £54,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% +8.43% -13.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 350 775 443
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 96.75% 81.14%
Number of salaries quoted 168 632 350
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,574 £31,844 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,313 £58,760 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,375 £71,250
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Somerset

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Somerset.

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Somerset

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Portishead - 6 £56,121 -
Network Engineer
South West

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Network Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Somerset region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) WAN
1 6 (100.00%) RIP
1 6 (100.00%) SNMP
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 6 (100.00%) OSPF
1 6 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
1 6 (100.00%) SSH
1 6 (100.00%) Network Design
1 6 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) Network Management
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
1 6 (100.00%) Line Management
1 6 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 6 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 6 (100.00%) Police
1 6 (100.00%) Inventory Management

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
1 6 (100.00%) OSPF
1 6 (100.00%) RIP
1 6 (100.00%) SNMP
1 6 (100.00%) SSH
1 6 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 6 (100.00%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 6 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 6 (100.00%) Line Management
1 6 (100.00%) Network Design
1 6 (100.00%) Network Management
1 6 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) SolarWinds