Network Engineer Jobs in the North of England

Network Engineer
England > North of England

The median Network Engineer salary in the North of England is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 214 200 284
Rank change year-on-year -14 +84 -126
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 190 266 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.07% 1.57% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 1.76% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 159 179 169
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,025 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +10.59% -5.56%
75th Percentile £52,500 £54,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £49,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 16,796 15,129 17,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 89.56% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12,986 8,111 10,905
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,669 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in the North of England

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in the North of England.

Salary trend for Network Engineer in the North of England

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in the North of England

Network Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
North West -13 127 £42,500 -15.00% 28
Yorkshire +60 51 £43,750 -10.26% 15
North East -29 18 £39,000 -8.24% 3
Network Engineer
England

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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 across the North of England region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 135 (71.05%) Cisco
2 105 (55.26%) Cisco Certification
3 89 (46.84%) LAN
4 87 (45.79%) WAN
4 87 (45.79%) Firewall
5 66 (34.74%) CCNP
5 66 (34.74%) CCNA
6 58 (30.53%) OSPF
7 57 (30.00%) VPN
8 53 (27.89%) BGP
9 47 (24.74%) Juniper
9 47 (24.74%) Wi-Fi
9 47 (24.74%) Wireless
9 47 (24.74%) Network Security
10 46 (24.21%) MPLS
11 43 (22.63%) Fortinet
12 41 (21.58%) TCP/IP
13 34 (17.89%) DHCP
14 31 (16.32%) Customer Service
14 31 (16.32%) VMware
15 30 (15.79%) Meraki
15 30 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 27 (14.21%) Social Skills
16 27 (14.21%) Palo Alto
16 27 (14.21%) Azure
17 26 (13.68%) Network Architecture
18 25 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
19 24 (12.63%) JNCIA
19 24 (12.63%) Ethernet
19 24 (12.63%) DNS

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 27 (14.21%) Azure
2 17 (8.95%) AWS
2 17 (8.95%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.32%) GCP
4 2 (1.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 2 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (1.05%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.53%) GitHub
5 1 (0.53%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 89 (46.84%) LAN
2 87 (45.79%) Firewall
2 87 (45.79%) WAN
3 58 (30.53%) OSPF
4 57 (30.00%) VPN
5 53 (27.89%) BGP
6 47 (24.74%) Network Security
6 47 (24.74%) Wi-Fi
6 47 (24.74%) Wireless
7 46 (24.21%) MPLS
8 41 (21.58%) TCP/IP
9 34 (17.89%) DHCP
10 24 (12.63%) DNS
10 24 (12.63%) Ethernet
10 24 (12.63%) Internet
11 18 (9.47%) DSL
12 17 (8.95%) SSL
13 15 (7.89%) Cisco IOS
13 15 (7.89%) SD-WAN
14 14 (7.37%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (2.63%) JIRA
2 4 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 27 (14.21%) Social Skills
2 10 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (3.68%) Telecoms
4 6 (3.16%) Manufacturing
4 6 (3.16%) Public Sector
4 6 (3.16%) Retail
5 3 (1.58%) Finance
6 2 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.05%) Law
6 2 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.53%) Automotive
7 1 (0.53%) Legal
7 1 (0.53%) Marketing
7 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.11%) Akka
2 1 (0.53%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.53%) Data Centre
2 11 (5.79%) Replication
3 5 (2.63%) Driving Licence
3 5 (2.63%) Public Cloud
4 4 (2.11%) Linux Command Line
4 4 (2.11%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.58%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.58%) PKI
6 2 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.53%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.53%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.53%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 18 (9.47%) VyOS
1 18 (9.47%) Windows
2 15 (7.89%) Linux
3 9 (4.74%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.53%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.53%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (16.32%) Customer Service
2 30 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 26 (13.68%) Network Architecture
4 25 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (10.53%) ITIL
5 20 (10.53%) Network Monitoring
6 16 (8.42%) Disaster Recovery
7 15 (7.89%) Computer Science
7 15 (7.89%) Migration
8 12 (6.32%) Network Design
9 11 (5.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (5.79%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (5.79%) Mentoring
10 10 (5.26%) Agile
10 10 (5.26%) Network Management
10 10 (5.26%) Patch Management
11 9 (4.74%) Cloud Security
11 9 (4.74%) Incident Response
12 8 (4.21%) Collaborative Working
13 7 (3.68%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.26%) PowerShell
1 10 (5.26%) Python
2 1 (0.53%) ActionScript
2 1 (0.53%) Bash
2 1 (0.53%) Java
2 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 105 (55.26%) Cisco Certification
2 66 (34.74%) CCNA
2 66 (34.74%) CCNP
3 24 (12.63%) JNCIA
4 23 (12.11%) Degree
5 19 (10.00%) CCIE
6 17 (8.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (7.37%) CISSP
7 14 (7.37%) Security Cleared
8 8 (4.21%) CCDP
9 6 (3.16%) JNCIP
10 5 (2.63%) SC Cleared
11 4 (2.11%) CCNA CyberOps
11 4 (2.11%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (2.11%) CISM
11 4 (2.11%) CRISC
11 4 (2.11%) HNC
11 4 (2.11%) HND
11 4 (2.11%) Master's Degree
11 4 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (9.47%) SLA
2 1 (0.53%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (6.32%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.21%) Hyper-V
2 8 (4.21%) VMware NSX
3 6 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.63%) SRDF
5 4 (2.11%) Firmware
5 4 (2.11%) vCloud
6 1 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (2.11%) Cacti
1 4 (2.11%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.05%) Ansible
4 1 (0.53%) Icinga
4 1 (0.53%) Nagios
4 1 (0.53%) Terraform
4 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.53%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 135 (71.05%) Cisco
2 47 (24.74%) Juniper
3 43 (22.63%) Fortinet
4 31 (16.32%) VMware
5 30 (15.79%) Meraki
6 27 (14.21%) Palo Alto
7 24 (12.63%) Nokia
8 20 (10.53%) Microsoft
9 18 (9.47%) Ruckus Wireless
9 18 (9.47%) Vyatta
10 12 (6.32%) Aruba
11 11 (5.79%) SolarWinds
12 10 (5.26%) F5
13 9 (4.74%) Dell
14 8 (4.21%) Citrix
15 7 (3.68%) CheckPoint
15 7 (3.68%) HP
16 6 (3.16%) Ubiquiti
17 5 (2.63%) Brocade
17 5 (2.63%) EMC