Network engineer: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: IT network professionals (SOC 2137)
About £43,380 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +16.6% on last year
£4,716 a month About £3,615 a month after tax 25 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £39,170 in 2021 to £56,591 in 2026 (+44%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £31,708 | £39,170 | x | x |
| 2022 | £28,743 | £34,048 | £39,534 | £45,503 | x |
| 2023 | £30,643 | £36,034 | £43,692 | £52,987 | x |
| 2024 | £34,768 | £38,077 | £45,602 | £55,342 | x |
| 2025 | £36,409 | £39,663 | £48,521 | £66,352 | x |
| 2026 | £35,250 | £45,628 | £56,591 | £71,354 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £56,591 a year and half earn more. That is 38% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £45,628 and £71,354; one in ten earns less than £35,250.
Ranked by median, it is number 40 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,615 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,475 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £35,250 | £2,938 |
| 20th | £42,192 | £3,516 |
| 25th (P25) | £45,628 | £3,802 |
| 30th | £47,752 | £3,979 |
| 40th | £53,825 | £4,485 |
| Median (50th) | £56,591 | £4,716 |
| 60th | £59,573 | £4,964 |
| 70th | £66,430 | £5,536 |
| 75th (P75) | £71,354 | £5,946 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £57,708 | £65,604 | 22 |
| Women | x | £52,948 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £43,380 | £3,615 |
| Scotland | £41,698 | £3,475 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £57,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 13 job titles to SOC 2137 IT network professionals. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Linux systems engineer
- Network analyst
- Network consultant
- Network design engineer
- Network designer
- Network engineer
- Network installation engineer
- Network integration engineer
- Network planner
- Network services consultant
- Network specialist
- Network support engineer
- Network systems engineer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.