Network Engineer
UK > UK excluding London
The median Network Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 294 | 157 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -137 | +20 | +112 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 277 | 874 | 656 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.81% | 1.58% | 1.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | 1.66% | 2.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 220 | 554 | 575 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,828 | £31,267 | £32,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £39,659 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £49,000 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +5.38% | -4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £59,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title | 30,681 | 52,633 | 32,550 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.33% | 95.20% | 93.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,452 | 30,845 | 24,346 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £28,290 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £38,572 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Network Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Network Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
Network Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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 |
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| South East | -104 | 77 | £52,500 | +1.94% | 75 |
| North of England | -59 | 64 | £55,750 | +25.99% | 53 |
| Midlands | -25 | 58 | £47,500 | +3.06% | 39 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 46 | £45,000 | -6.54% | 21 |
| South West | +3 | 31 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 26 | £75,000 | +87.50% | 23 |
| North West | -78 | 21 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 20 |
| East of England | -35 | 19 | £48,750 | +2.63% | 13 |
| North East | +21 | 17 | £50,000 | +31.58% | 12 |
| Scotland | -9 | 15 | £54,000 | -5.77% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 12 | £55,000 | +57.14% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 7 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 4 |
| Wales | +1 | 5 | £49,750 | +15.03% | 2 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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