Going rate for this occupation: £45,600 · UK median pay £48,907
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UK pay for this occupation
This role£60,000 to £65,000stated
Going rate£45,600
UK median£48,907
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Pay
10th
£36,407
25th
£40,104
50th
£48,907
75th
£66,230
Going rate
£45,600
UK median
£48,907
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·Salary clears the going rate
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Salary: Up to £65,000 DOE + separate on-call allowance + paid callout payments
Location: Basildon , Essex – Hybrid, with occasional customer site and data centre visits
We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join an established UK Managed Service Provider (MSP) that operates its own ISP and datacentre infrastructure, as well as delivering complex managed network services to enterprise and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) customers.
This is a hands-on senior technical role where you will become a key technical authority across the network environment, working alongside an experienced Network and ISP Engineering team.
You will be responsible for the design, installation, migration and ongoing support of both internal service-provider and datacentre networks, as well as managed customer estates. The role offers excellent technical variety, with Cisco and Fortinet technologies at its core and a strong service-provider routing element built around BGP.
Key responsibilities:
Take ownership of network installation and migration projects from start to finish
Work closely with the Network Manager, Account Managers and customers to deliver projects successfully
Maintain and develop the ISP and datacentre network, including core routing, peering, transit and edge connectivity
Configure, manage and troubleshoot multi-customer firewall environments using FortiGate, FortiManager and Sophos XG
Configure and support Cisco Nexus datacentre and ASR edge/service-provider platforms
Configure and troubleshoot BGP, including peering and route policies
Maintain and develop network monitoring and alerting systems
Provide technical support across customer and internal network environments
Participate in the 24/7 out-of-hours on-call rota, with a separate on-call allowance and paid callout payments
Attend customer sites and datacentres for installations, migrations and technical support when required
The ideal candidate will have:
Strong senior-level network engineering experience within an MSP, ISP or service-provider environment
Extensive hands-on BGP experience, including design, peering, route policy and production troubleshooting
Strong Cisco routing and switching experience, particularly Cisco Nexus and ASR
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In favour: Occupation is eligible for Skilled Worker
Occupation code 2137 (IT network professionals) is eligible for the Skilled Worker route on the rules in force from 11 Nov 2025.
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In favour: Salary clears the going rate
£60,000 to £65,000, from the advert, clears the going rate for occupation code 2137 of £45,600 by £14,400.
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Going-rate check
Going rate for this occupation
£45,600
This advert
£60,000 to £65,000
General salary minimum
£41,700
New entrant rate
£33,400
The bottom of the stated range clears the going rate by £14,400.
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Excellent Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking knowledge, including VLANs, trunking, STP, EIGRP and network redundancy/HA
Datacentre networking experience, including resilient network design and structured cabling
Strong Fortinet experience, particularly FortiGate and FortiManager
Experience with firewalling at scale, NAT, IPS, web and antivirus filtering, IPSec site-to-site VPNs and SSL VPNs
Understanding of internet connectivity including FTTC, FTTP and leased lines, together with transit and peering concepts
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Excellent customer-facing communication skills
Full UK driving licence
Desirable experience and qualifications:
CCNP or equivalent
Fortinet NSE/FCP certification
HPE Aruba, Cisco Meraki or Ubiquiti UniFi
Sophos or Cisco ASA/Firepower
Windows Server knowledge
Hyper-V or VMware
Experience working within CNI, datacentre or other high-availability environments
We are looking for someone who is dependable, calm under pressure and methodical when troubleshooting. You will need to be comfortable working independently, taking ownership of issues and projects through to completion, while also being a strong team player with a customer-focused approach.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer looking for a technically challenging role with exposure to ISP, datacentre, MSP and enterprise environments. You will have the opportunity to work on complex infrastructure, take ownership of significant network projects and continue developing your technical expertise across multiple technologies.
Salary is up to £65,000 depending on experience, with a separate on-call allowance and paid callout payments in addition to the basic salary.
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