NOC Engineer Job Trends in Wales
Network Operations Centre Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Network Operations Centre Engineer salary in Wales is £45,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent NOC Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.030% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,900 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | £32,500 | £33,200 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -2.11% | -20.95% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title | 3,086 | 782 | 1,190 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.17% | 85.65% | 97.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,905 | 582 | 758 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £74,637 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
NOC Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent NOC Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
NOC Engineer Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for NOC Engineer job vacancies in Wales.
NOC Engineer Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in NOC Engineer jobs within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wales | - | 1 | £45,900 | - | 2 |
| NOC Engineer UK |
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NOC Engineer Skill Set Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, NOC Engineer job ads cited 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 NOC Engineer job ads across the Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
NOC Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Operations Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior NOC Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Operations Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOC Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |