Lead Network Engineer
UK
The median Lead Network Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 695 | 878 | 945 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +67 | +234 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Network Engineer | 17 | 12 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.012% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.013% | 0.035% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,133 | £50,625 | £41,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,016 | £52,510 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £61,597 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +17.33% | -19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £67,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £130,000 | £75,625 | £101,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £54,097 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.40% | +10.40% | -14.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Lead Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Network Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Network Engineer.
Lead Network Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Network Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Lead Network Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Network Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 |
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| England | +152 | 16 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +192 | 9 | £70,000 | +29.40% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 8 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 8 |
| London | +115 | 8 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 7 |
| North of England | +46 | 4 | £85,000 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | 6 |
| South East | - | 2 | £78,250 | - | 2 |
| South West | +104 | 1 | £57,194 | +5.72% | |
| North West | -7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £54,388 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £54,388 | - | 2 |
Lead Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Lead 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 featuring Lead Network Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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