Senior Network Engineer Jobs in England

Senior Network Engineer
UK > England

The median Senior Network Engineer salary in England is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 567 646 893
Rank change year-on-year +79 +247 -219
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer 312 253 299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.31% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.34% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 237 208 220
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £71,300 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,875 £82,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Network Engineer in England

Senior Network Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Network Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Senior Network Engineer in England

Senior Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Network Engineer in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Network Engineer in England

Senior Network Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Network Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
London +78 97 £73,441 -8.20% 12
South West +5 66 £45,000 - 4
South East -3 58 £60,000 -7.69% 15
Midlands -9 47 £52,500 +14.70% 8
West Midlands +18 43 £52,500 +14.70% 5
North of England -3 38 £60,000 +14.29% 4
North West -41 20 £60,000 +14.29% 1
Yorkshire +68 14 £40,000 -30.43% 2
East of England -16 5 £55,000 -8.33% 1
North East -15 4 £70,000 +42.49% 1
East Midlands -29 4 £40,000 -10.72% 3
Senior Network Engineer
UK

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Senior 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 England region featuring Senior Network Engineer in the job title.

1 176 (56.41%) Firewall
2 173 (55.45%) Cisco
3 105 (33.65%) WAN
4 75 (24.04%) Cisco Certification
5 71 (22.76%) LAN
5 71 (22.76%) Wireless
6 70 (22.44%) Network Security
7 64 (20.51%) SD-WAN
8 60 (19.23%) CCNP
8 60 (19.23%) MPLS
8 60 (19.23%) BGP
9 56 (17.95%) Juniper
9 56 (17.95%) CheckPoint
10 55 (17.63%) Palo Alto
11 54 (17.31%) Azure
12 45 (14.42%) AWS
13 43 (13.78%) Cisco ASA
13 43 (13.78%) Meraki
14 42 (13.46%) VPN
15 41 (13.14%) Security Cleared
16 40 (12.82%) OSPF
17 39 (12.50%) Microsoft
18 38 (12.18%) Finance
18 38 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
18 38 (12.18%) Cisco ISE
18 38 (12.18%) Network Management
19 37 (11.86%) SolarWinds
19 37 (11.86%) Data Centre
20 36 (11.54%) Social Skills
21 35 (11.22%) Network Monitoring

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (3.21%) MS Visio
2 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.31%) Azure
2 45 (14.42%) AWS
3 16 (5.13%) SaaS
4 15 (4.81%) PaaS
5 13 (4.17%) IaaS
6 11 (3.53%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (3.53%) Datadog
7 10 (3.21%) Rubrik
8 7 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.92%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 4 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.96%) GCP
12 2 (0.64%) AWS Direct Connect
12 2 (0.64%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.64%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 1 (0.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 176 (56.41%) Firewall
2 105 (33.65%) WAN
3 71 (22.76%) LAN
3 71 (22.76%) Wireless
4 70 (22.44%) Network Security
5 64 (20.51%) SD-WAN
6 60 (19.23%) BGP
6 60 (19.23%) MPLS
7 43 (13.78%) Cisco ASA
8 42 (13.46%) VPN
9 40 (12.82%) OSPF
10 38 (12.18%) Cisco ISE
11 35 (11.22%) Wi-Fi
12 23 (7.37%) Cisco Firepower
12 23 (7.37%) TCP/IP
13 22 (7.05%) Unified Communications
14 21 (6.73%) Cisco Wireless
14 21 (6.73%) VLAN
15 20 (6.41%) Software-Defined Networking
16 16 (5.13%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.60%) GitLab
2 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 38 (12.18%) Finance
2 36 (11.54%) Social Skills
3 19 (6.09%) Aerospace
4 18 (5.77%) Public Sector
4 18 (5.77%) Retail
5 14 (4.49%) Telecoms
6 13 (4.17%) Law
7 10 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.24%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.60%) Banking
9 5 (1.60%) Military
10 4 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.28%) Legal
10 4 (1.28%) Marketing
11 3 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Electronics
12 2 (0.64%) Games
12 2 (0.64%) Japanese Language
12 2 (0.64%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.28%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.86%) Data Centre
2 12 (3.85%) Driving Licence
3 9 (2.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 4 (1.28%) Educational Technology
4 4 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
4 4 (1.28%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (0.64%) CCTV
5 2 (0.64%) Cloud Native
5 2 (0.64%) CMDB
5 2 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (0.64%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (0.64%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.64%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (0.64%) PKI
5 2 (0.64%) Public Cloud
5 2 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.64%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.32%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.32%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.32%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.81%) Windows
2 11 (3.53%) Linux
3 9 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.60%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.64%) Android
6 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
1 38 (12.18%) Network Management
2 35 (11.22%) ITIL
2 35 (11.22%) Network Monitoring
3 30 (9.62%) Network Design
4 28 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 23 (7.37%) Agile
7 20 (6.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (5.77%) Mentoring
9 17 (5.45%) SIEM
10 16 (5.13%) Computer Science
11 15 (4.81%) Network Architecture
12 14 (4.49%) Collaborative Working
12 14 (4.49%) Customer Requirements
12 14 (4.49%) Load Balancing
12 14 (4.49%) Open Source
12 14 (4.49%) Project Delivery
12 14 (4.49%) Virtual Infrastructure
13 13 (4.17%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.65%) Python
2 10 (3.21%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.28%) Bash
4 2 (0.64%) C
Qualifications
1 75 (24.04%) Cisco Certification
2 60 (19.23%) CCNP
3 41 (13.14%) Security Cleared
4 34 (10.90%) CCNA
5 27 (8.65%) DV Cleared
6 22 (7.05%) Degree
7 15 (4.81%) SC Cleared
8 14 (4.49%) CCIE
8 14 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (4.49%) JNCIA
9 11 (3.53%) CCSA
10 9 (2.88%) AWS Certification
11 8 (2.56%) JNCIS
12 7 (2.24%) JNCIP
13 6 (1.92%) Azure Certification
14 4 (1.28%) CWNA
14 4 (1.28%) Master's Degree
15 3 (0.96%) CCIE Routing and Switching
15 3 (0.96%) HND
16 2 (0.64%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.77%) SLA
2 8 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 8 (2.56%) NCSC
2 8 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (1.60%) NIST
4 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 21 (6.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (4.81%) VMware NSX
3 5 (1.60%) Active Directory
4 4 (1.28%) Docker
4 4 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.28%) vSphere
5 3 (0.96%) Firmware
6 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (8.97%) FortiGate
2 25 (8.01%) Ansible
3 19 (6.09%) Terraform
4 7 (2.24%) Nessus
5 6 (1.92%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.60%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (1.60%) Opsview
6 5 (1.60%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.28%) Cacti
8 2 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.64%) CASB
8 2 (0.64%) Grafana
8 2 (0.64%) Nagios
8 2 (0.64%) SolarWinds Orion
9 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.32%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.32%) VxRail
9 1 (0.32%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 173 (55.45%) Cisco
2 56 (17.95%) CheckPoint
2 56 (17.95%) Juniper
3 55 (17.63%) Palo Alto
4 43 (13.78%) Meraki
5 39 (12.50%) Microsoft
6 37 (11.86%) SolarWinds
7 34 (10.90%) Aruba
8 32 (10.26%) VMware
9 29 (9.29%) Fortinet
10 23 (7.37%) HP
11 21 (6.73%) Nokia
12 13 (4.17%) F5
13 12 (3.85%) LogicMonitor
13 12 (3.85%) NetApp
13 12 (3.85%) Veeam
14 6 (1.92%) Citrix
14 6 (1.92%) Mitel
14 6 (1.92%) Remedy
14 6 (1.92%) Riverbed