ICT network engineer
ICT network engineers implement, maintain and support computer networks. They also perform network modelling, analysis, and planning. They may also design network and computer security measures. They may research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.
ICT network engineer iCT network engineers implement, maintain and support computer networks. They also perform network modelling, analysis, and planning. They may also design network and computer security measures. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.55 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include network engineering, ICT network routing, information security strategy, computer programming, ICT debugging tools.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £48,907 a year for IT network professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £40,104 to £66,230 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2137). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only ICT network engineer, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does ICT network engineer do?
ICT network engineers implement, maintain and support computer networks. They also perform network modelling, analysis, and planning. They may also design network and computer security measures. They may research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.
What skills does ICT network engineer need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include network engineering, ICT network routing, information security strategy, computer programming, ICT debugging tools, mobile operating systems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace ICT network engineer?
Our AI-durability model gives ICT network engineer a score of 0.55 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.