Hybrid/Remote Network Systems Engineer Job Trends

Network Systems Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Systems Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 450 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Systems Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.021% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £54,750 - -
25th Percentile £65,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £101,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £35,000 £53,250
% change year-on-year +57.14% -34.27% +5.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 22,503 14,991 22,313
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 92.61% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 15,883 8,935 14,520
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £97,500
UK median annual salary £59,319 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.85% - -8.33%

Network Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Systems Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Systems Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Network Systems Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Systems Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Systems Engineer job vacancies

Network Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Network Systems Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 15 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Network Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Cisco
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (60.00%) DHCP
2 3 (60.00%) DNS
2 3 (60.00%) Network Security
2 3 (60.00%) OSPF
2 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (60.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
3 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) AI
3 2 (40.00%) Arista
3 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (40.00%) Business Case
3 2 (40.00%) CCNA
3 2 (40.00%) Ciena
3 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (40.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) DWDM
3 2 (40.00%) eTOM
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) DHCP
1 3 (60.00%) DNS
1 3 (60.00%) Network Security
1 3 (60.00%) OSPF
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (60.00%) VPN
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (40.00%) DWDM
2 2 (40.00%) VLAN
2 2 (40.00%) Wireshark
3 1 (20.00%) BGP
3 1 (20.00%) EIGRP
3 1 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) LAN
3 1 (20.00%) MPLS
3 1 (20.00%) SSL
3 1 (20.00%) WAN
3 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (40.00%) Greenfield Project
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (40.00%) TM Forum
2 1 (20.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (40.00%) eTOM
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Network Design
2 2 (40.00%) Network Management
2 2 (40.00%) PLM
2 2 (40.00%) Presales
2 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (40.00%) Requirements Management
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
2 2 (40.00%) Validation
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (40.00%) CCNA
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (40.00%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) Arista
2 2 (40.00%) Ciena
2 2 (40.00%) Juniper
2 2 (40.00%) SolarWinds
2 2 (40.00%) Veeam
2 2 (40.00%) VMware
3 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
3 1 (20.00%) Meraki
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) SonicWALL