Principal Network Engineer
UK
The median Principal Network Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 710 | 891 | 960 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +181 | +69 | +262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Network Engineer | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.019% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.020% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £43,198 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £48,082 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £82,500 | £57,471 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +43.55% | -36.14% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £83,750 | £68,111 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £86,000 | £73,744 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | - | £39,942 |
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% |
Principal Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Network Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Network Engineer.
Principal Network Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +194 | 1 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| England | +141 | 1 | £55,000 | -33.33% | 3 |
| South East | +90 | 1 | £55,000 | - |