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 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 335 | 225 | 285 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -110 | +60 | +100 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 458 | 1,330 | 1,230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.83% | 1.30% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.92% | 1.37% | 1.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 363 | 1,104 | 915 |
| 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% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,195 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.78% | +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 | 49,581 | 97,268 | 88,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.79% | 91.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,819 | 69,389 | 56,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,875 | £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 | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -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 29 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 29 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 | -102 | 430 | £52,500 | +7.14% | 322 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 310 | £51,195 | +7.78% | 227 |
| South East | -21 | 147 | £50,000 | +2.04% | 54 |
| London | -28 | 127 | £65,000 | +8.79% | 131 |
| Work from Home | -79 | 109 | £56,121 | +7.41% | 184 |
| North of England | -75 | 58 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 50 |
| Midlands | -74 | 38 | £48,750 | +4.84% | 32 |
| South West | +15 | 37 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 33 | £57,500 | +31.43% | 25 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 29 | £49,443 | +6.33% | 26 |
| North West | -103 | 17 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 21 |
| Scotland | +83 | 12 | £52,445 | -19.32% | 27 |
| East of England | -13 | 12 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 9 | £45,000 | +42.86% | 6 |
| North East | +37 | 8 | £57,500 | +41.10% | 6 |
| Wales | +12 | 6 | £49,750 | +10.84% | 6 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 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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