2nd Line Network Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

Second Line Network Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Second Line Network Engineer salary in Southampton is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Network Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 462 712 355
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.25% 98.07% 96.47%
Number of salaries quoted 331 524 275
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,825 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,625 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

2nd Line Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

2nd Line Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

2nd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, 2nd 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 Southampton region featuring 2nd Line Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN

2nd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft