Market Pulse · Market Report
What skills does the market require for Network Engineer?
This analysis shows which skills are most frequently required in current job postings for Network Engineer — evaluated from 15 postings (nationwide), source: Federal Employment Agency.
15
Postings evaluated · nationwide
6
Skills identified
46,7%
Peak demand
Demand · nationwide
Most in-demand skills
Share of nationwide evaluated postings that explicitly mention the skill.
1
Firewall 46,7%
2
VPN 46,7%
3
WLAN 40%
4
Cisco 40%
5
Routing/Switching 33,3%
6
BGP 33,3%
Technical core
Trend
Where demand is heading
Trend analysis from Q4 2026
We are still gathering the necessary history — trend data will appear automatically once sufficient time series are available.
Salary
Median salary nationwide
Median for occupation family IT & Data
6.062 € / month
Q25 5.498 €
Q75 6.583 €
Source: Entgeltatlas of the Federal Employment Agency
Common gaps
These skills are missing from many profiles
Highly in demand — and rarely evidenced in most CVs for Network Engineer.
Firewall 46,7% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
VPN 46,7% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
WLAN 40% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Cisco 40% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Routing/Switching 33,3% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
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