What Lead Network Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 256 open Lead Network Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are networking, firewall, cisco.
Updated September 19, 2026
304 open Lead Network Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 256 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| networking | 59% |
| firewall | 55% |
| cisco | 54% |
| cloud | 48% |
| wan | 47% |
| automation | 40% |
| network-security | 39% |
| ospf | 33% |
| bgp | 29% |
| vlan | 28% |
| vpn | 26% |
| sd-wan | 23% |
| ansible | 22% |
| azure | 22% |
| python | 22% |
| linux | 21% |
| aws | 21% |
| cybersecurity | 21% |
| ai | 20% |
| dns | 20% |
| vmware | 16% |
| ccna | 16% |
| agile | 15% |
| mpls | 14% |
| zero-trust | 14% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 14% |
| wireshark | 14% |
| terraform | 13% |
| authentication | 13% |
| dhcp | 12% |
| firmware | 12% |
| tcp-ip | 12% |
| cissp | 11% |
| fortinet | 11% |
| jira | 11% |
| solarwinds | 11% |
| ipsec | 9% |
| observability | 8% |
| servicenow | 8% |
| api | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Network Engineering levels
Most Network Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- networking 4,488
- cisco 4,389
- firewall 4,019
- cloud 3,074
- wan 3,064
- bgp 2,469
- automation 2,276
- network-security 2,269
- ospf 2,105
- ccna 1,993
- vpn 1,939
- vlan 1,693