Senior Network Engineer Job Trends in Somerset

Senior Network Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Senior Network Engineer salary in Somerset is £56,121 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 41 34
Rank change year-on-year -19 -7 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer 3 8 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.52% 1.69% 4.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 1.90% 4.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 15
10th Percentile £55,037 - -
25th Percentile £55,092 £55,184 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,121 £56,121 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +32.05% -46.88%
75th Percentile £58,066 £57,057 £47,125
90th Percentile £58,671 - £51,780
South West median annual salary £56,121 £56,121 £49,000
% change year-on-year - +14.53% +28.14%

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 524 421 349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 88.82% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 283 169 281
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,625 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +5.00%

Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Senior Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

Senior Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for Senior Network Engineer job vacancies in Somerset.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Network Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

Senior 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 Senior Network Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 26 December 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 2 £57,110 +1.76%
Bath -10 1 £55,000 - 1
Senior Network Engineer
South West

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Senior 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 Somerset region featuring Senior Network Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) BGP
1 2 (66.67%) CheckPoint
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
1 2 (66.67%) OSPF
1 2 (66.67%) SNMP
1 2 (66.67%) SolarWinds
1 2 (66.67%) SSH
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) WAN
2 1 (33.33%) Broadband

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) BGP
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
1 2 (66.67%) OSPF
1 2 (66.67%) SNMP
1 2 (66.67%) SSH
1 2 (66.67%) WAN
2 1 (33.33%) Broadband
General
1 2 (66.67%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Analysis
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) CheckPoint
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
1 2 (66.67%) SolarWinds