Network Support Engineer Job Trends

Network Support Engineer
UK

The median Network Support Engineer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 617 684 663
Rank change year-on-year +67 -21 +292
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support Engineer 25 23 72
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.043% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.046% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 24 19 65
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,300 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +20.00% -6.69%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,000 £47,500
90th Percentile - £59,700 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,250 £42,500 £36,450
% change year-on-year -2.94% +16.60% -9.30%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,744 49,685 53,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 92.91% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 33,208 25,763 41,197
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Network Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Support Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Network Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Network Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Network Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Support Engineer over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Support Engineer in the UK

Network Support Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
England +85 25 £40,000 -11.11% 21
UK excluding London +42 17 £41,250 -2.94% 19
Midlands +25 9 £55,000 +46.67% 3
London +64 8 £40,000 -33.33% 5
South East +23 7 £40,000 -20.00% 5
Work from Home +62 6 £55,000 +21.55% 9
East Midlands -4 6 £55,000 +46.67% 1
West Midlands +25 3 £37,500 -10.72% 2
East of England +23 1 £42,500 +21.43% 4

Network Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Network Support 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 featuring Network Support Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (44.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (36.00%) Network Management
3 8 (32.00%) Windows
4 7 (28.00%) Firewall
4 7 (28.00%) ITIL
4 7 (28.00%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (28.00%) WAN
5 6 (24.00%) Logistics
5 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
5 6 (24.00%) Network Monitoring
5 6 (24.00%) Service Desk Management
5 6 (24.00%) Windows Server
6 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
6 5 (20.00%) Cisco
6 5 (20.00%) DNS
6 5 (20.00%) Fortinet
6 5 (20.00%) LAN
6 5 (20.00%) TCP/IP
6 5 (20.00%) Wireless
7 4 (16.00%) Azure
7 4 (16.00%) DHCP
7 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
7 4 (16.00%) VLAN
7 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
8 3 (12.00%) 4G
8 3 (12.00%) 5G
8 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (12.00%) GSM
8 3 (12.00%) HP
8 3 (12.00%) Meraki

Network Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (16.00%) Azure
3 2 (8.00%) AWS
3 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) Firewall
1 7 (28.00%) WAN
2 5 (20.00%) DNS
2 5 (20.00%) LAN
2 5 (20.00%) TCP/IP
2 5 (20.00%) Wireless
3 4 (16.00%) DHCP
3 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
3 4 (16.00%) VLAN
4 3 (12.00%) 4G
4 3 (12.00%) 5G
4 3 (12.00%) GSM
4 3 (12.00%) TETRA
4 3 (12.00%) UMTS
4 3 (12.00%) VPN
5 2 (8.00%) BGP
5 2 (8.00%) Cisco Wireless
5 2 (8.00%) NetScaler
5 2 (8.00%) OSPF
5 2 (8.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (24.00%) Automotive
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Advertising
4 2 (8.00%) Electronics
4 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.00%) Marketing
4 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) IoT
1 2 (8.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (32.00%) Windows
2 6 (24.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (8.00%) Linux
5 1 (4.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Network Management
2 7 (28.00%) ITIL
3 6 (24.00%) Logistics
3 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (24.00%) Network Monitoring
3 6 (24.00%) Service Desk Management
4 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
5 2 (8.00%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (8.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (8.00%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (8.00%) User Experience
6 1 (4.00%) Fintech
6 1 (4.00%) ITSM
6 1 (4.00%) Quantitative Research
6 1 (4.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) CCNA
2 2 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) CCNP
3 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) FortiGate
2 1 (4.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 11 (44.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.00%) Cisco
2 5 (20.00%) Fortinet
3 3 (12.00%) HP
3 3 (12.00%) Meraki
3 3 (12.00%) Palo Alto
4 2 (8.00%) Aruba
4 2 (8.00%) CheckPoint
4 2 (8.00%) F5
4 2 (8.00%) Juniper
4 2 (8.00%) SAP
4 2 (8.00%) VMware
5 1 (4.00%) Arista
5 1 (4.00%) Dell
5 1 (4.00%) SolarWinds