Network Operations Centre Engineer
UK
The median Network Operations Centre Engineer salary in the UK is £32,850 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 687 | 881 | 811 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | -70 | +365 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a NOC Engineer | 33 | 15 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.055% | 0.015% | 0.092% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.061% | 0.015% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 12 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,275 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £31,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,850 | £40,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.88% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,338 | £44,063 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £51,075 | £53,450 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £37,500 | £42,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.33% | -10.71% | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
NOC Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured NOC Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NOC Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NOC Engineer.
NOC Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing NOC Engineer over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
NOC Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NOC Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 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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| England | +186 | 32 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +162 | 19 | £31,000 | -17.33% | 11 |
| London | +102 | 13 | £33,200 | -26.63% | 1 |
| South West | +114 | 10 | £31,000 | -4.62% | 3 |
| South East | +81 | 8 | £31,000 | -24.85% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 2 | £46,250 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £47,500 | - |
NOC Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, NOC 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 featuring NOC Engineer in the job title.
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NOC Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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