Senior Network Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Network Engineer salary in Southampton is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 48 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer 1 17 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.17% 2.91% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 2.97% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 14 0
10th Percentile - £45,000 -
25th Percentile £40,500 £51,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £54,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.07% - -
75th Percentile £41,500 £57,500 -
90th Percentile - £59,250 -
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% +25.58% -33.85%

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 548 572 383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.80% 97.78% 97.46%
Number of salaries quoted 401 418 315
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -15.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £61,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

Senior Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Network Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 27 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Senior 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%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Network Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft