Network Systems Engineer Job Trends in Watford

Network Systems Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Network Systems Engineer salary in Watford is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 September 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Systems Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £45,700 - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - -
75th Percentile £51,750 - -
90th Percentile £51,900 - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £51,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 366 139 195
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 95.21% 98.48%
Number of salaries quoted 264 115 123
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,500 £25,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -22.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £79,063 £58,750 £69,375
90th Percentile £99,250 £83,750 £79,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,375 £52,500
% change year-on-year +16.09% -9.76% -2.78%

Network Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Network Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Watford

Network Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for Network Systems Engineer job vacancies in Watford.

Salary distribution trend for Network Systems Engineer job vacancies in Watford

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 26 September 2026, Network Systems 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 Watford region featuring Network Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) CCNP
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Network Security
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Hyper-V
2 2 (66.67%) IP Telephony
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
2 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Network Security
2 2 (66.67%) IP Telephony
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
2 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNP
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft