Senior Network Engineer
UK
The median Senior Network Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 630 | 593 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +104 | +187 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer | 82 | 329 | 267 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 252 | 213 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,325 | £43,992 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,188 | £46,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £71,757 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,825 | £86,125 | £92,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,300 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.21% | -2.29% | -7.89% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Network Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Network Engineer.
Senior Network Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Network Engineer over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Senior Network Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Network Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | -47 | 74 | £61,644 | +12.08% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 45 | £55,000 | +7.21% | 79 |
| London | +56 | 27 | £77,500 | +5.53% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 26 | £58,882 | +2.40% | 46 |
| South East | +56 | 13 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 38 |
| Midlands | +30 | 13 | £48,000 | -8.57% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 11 | £48,000 | -8.57% | 4 |
| South West | +40 | 6 | £56,121 | +14.53% | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 5 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 10 |
| East of England | +36 | 4 | £41,000 | -21.90% | 4 |
| Wales | +23 | 4 | £46,375 | +3.32% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 2 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 2 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| North West | -23 | 2 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 2 |
| North East | +38 | 1 | £76,000 | +8.57% | 2 |
Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Network Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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