Network Engineer Jobs in South Wales

Network Engineer
Wales > South Wales

The median Network Engineer salary in South Wales is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 70 99
Rank change year-on-year +14 +29 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 7 35 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.91% 2.39% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 2.63% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 7 14 3
10th Percentile £34,750 £31,430 £33,600
25th Percentile £38,875 £37,825 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £44,886 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% -0.25% +5.88%
75th Percentile £55,938 £47,633 -
90th Percentile £63,150 £53,375 -
Wales median annual salary £43,000 £44,886 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.20% -0.25% +28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 660 1,333 1,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.16% 90.87% 89.31%
Number of salaries quoted 417 887 569
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £29,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,221 £46,350 £45,456
Median % change year-on-year +8.35% +1.97% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,988
90th Percentile £71,873 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £49,104 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +9.12% - -5.26%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in South Wales

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Network Engineer in South Wales

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in South Wales over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in South Wales

Network Engineer
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 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
Gwent - 3 £43,000 - 2
Newport -9 2 £36,250 - 1
Rhondda Cynon Taff - 2 £54,125 -
Network Engineer
Wales

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 11 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 South Wales region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (71.43%) CCNA
2 5 (71.43%) CWNA
2 5 (71.43%) ITIL
2 5 (71.43%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (57.14%) Wireless
3 4 (57.14%) Welsh Language
3 4 (57.14%) CWTS
3 4 (57.14%) SLA
3 4 (57.14%) Time Management
4 3 (42.86%) Firewall
4 3 (42.86%) Network Security
5 2 (28.57%) Virtual Team
5 2 (28.57%) LAN
5 2 (28.57%) WAN
6 1 (14.29%) VPN
6 1 (14.29%) CCNP
6 1 (14.29%) VoIP
6 1 (14.29%) WLAN
6 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
6 1 (14.29%) CWSP
6 1 (14.29%) CWAP
6 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
6 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) CCSA
6 1 (14.29%) CWDP
6 1 (14.29%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 1 (14.29%) Data Centre

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (57.14%) Wireless
3 3 (42.86%) Firewall
3 3 (42.86%) Network Security
4 2 (28.57%) LAN
4 2 (28.57%) WAN
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (14.29%) VoIP
5 1 (14.29%) VPN
5 1 (14.29%) WLAN
General
1 4 (57.14%) Welsh Language
2 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Virtual Team
2 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Time Management
3 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
3 1 (14.29%) High Availability
3 1 (14.29%) IT Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Network Design
3 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (14.29%) Supplier Management
3 1 (14.29%) Test Assurance
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (71.43%) CCNA
2 5 (71.43%) CWNA
3 4 (57.14%) CWTS
4 1 (14.29%) CCNP
4 1 (14.29%) CCSA
4 1 (14.29%) CWAP
4 1 (14.29%) CWDP
4 1 (14.29%) CWSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) SLA
2 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint