Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 338 | 229 | 286 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -109 | +57 | +98 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 452 | 1,330 | 1,238 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.83% | 1.30% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.91% | 1.37% | 1.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 360 | 1,109 | 922 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,550 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.42% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Network Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | -116 | 426 | £52,500 | +6.06% | 372 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 309 | £51,500 | +8.42% | 254 |
| South East | -23 | 149 | £51,500 | +5.10% | 64 |
| London | -20 | 123 | £65,000 | +9.24% | 161 |
| Work from Home | -87 | 103 | £56,121 | +7.41% | 203 |
| North of England | -76 | 57 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 56 |
| Midlands | -74 | 38 | £48,750 | +4.84% | 34 |
| South West | +16 | 36 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 42 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 32 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 29 | £49,443 | +6.33% | 27 |
| North West | -108 | 17 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 23 |
| East of England | -11 | 12 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 17 |
| Scotland | +81 | 11 | £52,445 | -19.32% | 26 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 9 | £45,000 | +42.86% | 7 |
| North East | +38 | 8 | £57,500 | +47.44% | 7 |
| Wales | +13 | 6 | £49,750 | +10.84% | 9 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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 featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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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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