Senior Network Engineer
UK
The median Senior Network Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 631 | 555 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | +75 | +288 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer | 90 | 370 | 267 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.38% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 269 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,575 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,092 | £48,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,375 | £70,000 | £77,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,500 | £78,750 | £88,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,121 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.90% | - | -4.55% |
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 | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
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 13 July 2025.
Senior Network Engineer
Top 17 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 13 July 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 | -32 | 78 | £66,250 | +15.22% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 47 | £56,121 | +6.90% | 44 |
| London | +49 | 36 | £82,500 | +17.73% | 22 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 23 | £83,750 | +39.58% | 29 |
| South East | +18 | 10 | £57,500 | - | 7 |
| North of England | +5 | 10 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 12 |
| Midlands | +49 | 8 | £48,000 | -8.57% | 8 |
| North East | +43 | 7 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 7 | £48,000 | -14.67% | 7 |
| East of England | +32 | 6 | £55,000 | -6.38% | 1 |
| South West | +54 | 5 | £56,121 | +24.71% | 5 |
| Wales | +11 | 5 | £49,750 | +10.84% | 5 |
| Scotland | +58 | 2 | £82,500 | +65.00% | 7 |
| North West | -13 | 2 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 1 | £57,500 | -4.17% | |
| East Midlands | +37 | 1 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 1 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 2 |
Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 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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