Network Engineer Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London.
Median salary — London
£55,408
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£60,613
What a typical network engineer takes home
On the median of £55,408, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,558
Take-home a year
£42,694
Income Tax
£9,595
National Insurance
£3,119
What most network engineers actually earn
Half of network engineers in London earn between £50,946 and £93,135. Earning above £93,135 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in London.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of network engineers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- IT network professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2137
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 17.7% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank London against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Network Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Network Engineer salary in London?
The median is £55,408 a year and the mean is £60,613, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a network engineer earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £24.06 excluding overtime. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for London.
What is a good Network Engineer salary?
Half of network engineers earn between £50,946 and £93,135. Anything above £93,135 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a network engineer?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of network engineers earn under £36,178 and the lowest quarter under £50,946 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid network engineers earn?
The top 10% of network engineers earn more than £117,003 a year, and the top quarter more than £93,135. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do network engineers in London earn more than the UK average?
The median in London is £55,408 against £48,294 across the UK, 14.7% higher. ONS marks the London figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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