Network Engineer Job Trends in Wales

Network Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Network Engineer salary in Wales is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 57 79
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 49 7 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.10% 1.02% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.23% 1.17% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 30 4 21
10th Percentile £42,500 - £29,000
25th Percentile £43,813 £47,875 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,125 £44,886
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +13.90% +5.61%
75th Percentile £68,750 £55,375 £53,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £58,300 £57,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 2,195 597 1,868
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.25% 87.28% 92.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,457 436 1,482
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,438 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,663 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,358 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Wales

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
South Wales -20 26 £75,000 +46.70% 11
West Wales - 22 £50,000 - 2
Dyfed - 2 £45,000 -
North Wales - 1 £33,000 - 1
Network Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, Network 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 across the Wales region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 30 (61.22%) Cisco Certification
2 24 (48.98%) Cisco
3 23 (46.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 22 (44.90%) LAN
4 22 (44.90%) WAN
5 20 (40.82%) CCNA
6 19 (38.78%) VPN
7 18 (36.73%) Azure
7 18 (36.73%) Azure Certification
7 18 (36.73%) ForeScout
7 18 (36.73%) Microsoft
7 18 (36.73%) Network+ Certification
8 16 (32.65%) WLAN
9 12 (24.49%) Firewall
10 10 (20.41%) CCIE
10 10 (20.41%) CCNP
10 10 (20.41%) DHCP
10 10 (20.41%) DNS
10 10 (20.41%) VMware
10 10 (20.41%) VMware Infrastructure
11 9 (18.37%) SC Cleared
11 9 (18.37%) Security Cleared
12 8 (16.33%) DV Cleared
12 8 (16.33%) Network Security
13 7 (14.29%) Business Continuity
14 6 (12.24%) BCP
14 6 (12.24%) Business Continuity Planning
14 6 (12.24%) Disaster Recovery
14 6 (12.24%) Incident Response
14 6 (12.24%) IPsec

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.04%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 18 (36.73%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 22 (44.90%) LAN
1 22 (44.90%) WAN
2 19 (38.78%) VPN
3 16 (32.65%) WLAN
4 12 (24.49%) Firewall
5 10 (20.41%) DHCP
5 10 (20.41%) DNS
6 8 (16.33%) Network Security
7 6 (12.24%) IPsec
7 6 (12.24%) SSH
7 6 (12.24%) SSL
7 6 (12.24%) TCP/IP
8 5 (10.20%) MPLS
9 4 (8.16%) BGP
9 4 (8.16%) HSRP
9 4 (8.16%) SD-WAN
9 4 (8.16%) VoIP
9 4 (8.16%) VPLS
9 4 (8.16%) VRRP
10 1 (2.04%) Skype
General
1 19 (38.78%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (8.16%) Police
2 4 (8.16%) Welsh Language
3 1 (2.04%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (2.04%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.04%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.16%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.24%) PKI
2 5 (10.20%) Data Centre
3 4 (8.16%) CMDB
4 1 (2.04%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.24%) Windows
1 6 (12.24%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (46.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 7 (14.29%) Business Continuity
3 6 (12.24%) BCP
3 6 (12.24%) Business Continuity Planning
3 6 (12.24%) Disaster Recovery
3 6 (12.24%) Incident Response
4 5 (10.20%) High Availability
4 5 (10.20%) Service Management
5 4 (8.16%) Boundary Protection
5 4 (8.16%) Computer Science
5 4 (8.16%) Customer-Centricity
5 4 (8.16%) ITIL
5 4 (8.16%) SIEM
6 1 (2.04%) Capacity Planning
6 1 (2.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.04%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (2.04%) ITSM
6 1 (2.04%) Load Balancing
6 1 (2.04%) Network Architecture
6 1 (2.04%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) PowerShell
1 4 (8.16%) Python
Qualifications
1 30 (61.22%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (40.82%) CCNA
3 18 (36.73%) Azure Certification
3 18 (36.73%) Network+ Certification
4 10 (20.41%) CCIE
4 10 (20.41%) CCNP
5 9 (18.37%) SC Cleared
5 9 (18.37%) Security Cleared
6 8 (16.33%) DV Cleared
7 6 (12.24%) JNCIP
8 5 (10.20%) Degree
9 4 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (8.16%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (20.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (12.24%) vSphere
3 4 (8.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (8.16%) Ansible
Vendors
1 24 (48.98%) Cisco
2 18 (36.73%) ForeScout
2 18 (36.73%) Microsoft
3 10 (20.41%) VMware