Network Engineer Jobs in Kent

Network Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Network Engineer salary in Kent is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 73 97
Rank change year-on-year -15 +24 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer 22 19 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.34% 1.91% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 2.27% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 14 19 23
10th Percentile - £40,100 £22,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £52,500 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.52% +56.72% -47.24%
75th Percentile £47,000 £68,750 £48,125
90th Percentile £49,100 - £48,750
South East median annual salary £49,000 £47,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year +3.16% -7.77% +7.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,559 838 1,443
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 84.31% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,144 494 730
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,875 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,600 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Kent over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Engineer in Kent

Network Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 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
Chatham +15 8 £35,000 -46.15%
Canterbury - 5 £44,000 -
Network Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Kent region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Degree
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (36.36%) Project Management
2 8 (36.36%) GIS
2 8 (36.36%) Asset Management
2 8 (36.36%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 8 (36.36%) Project Delivery
3 5 (22.73%) Critical Thinking
3 5 (22.73%) Telecoms
3 5 (22.73%) Quality Management
3 5 (22.73%) Mathematics
4 4 (18.18%) Windows
4 4 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 3 (13.64%) Security Posture
5 3 (13.64%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (13.64%) VMware
5 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (13.64%) Line Management
5 3 (13.64%) Compliance Audit
5 3 (13.64%) Ubiquiti
5 3 (13.64%) MikroTik
5 3 (13.64%) Android
5 3 (13.64%) Azure
5 3 (13.64%) Apple iOS
6 2 (9.09%) Computer Science
6 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (9.09%) Darktrace

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.64%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
1 1 (4.55%) Internet
1 1 (4.55%) TCP/IP
1 1 (4.55%) VLAN
1 1 (4.55%) VoIP
1 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (36.36%) GIS
General
1 5 (22.73%) Telecoms
2 4 (18.18%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Cyber Security Posture
1 3 (13.64%) Security Posture
1 3 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.55%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Windows
2 3 (13.64%) Android
2 3 (13.64%) Apple iOS
3 1 (4.55%) Linux
3 1 (4.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Asset Management
1 8 (36.36%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 8 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (36.36%) Project Delivery
1 8 (36.36%) Project Management
2 5 (22.73%) Critical Thinking
2 5 (22.73%) Mathematics
2 5 (22.73%) Quality Management
3 3 (13.64%) Compliance Audit
3 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (13.64%) Line Management
4 2 (9.09%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 11 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 3 (13.64%) MikroTik
1 3 (13.64%) Ubiquiti
1 3 (13.64%) VMware
2 2 (9.09%) CrowdStrike
2 2 (9.09%) Darktrace
3 1 (4.55%) Cisco
3 1 (4.55%) Progress