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network support engineer

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a network support engineer, the most distinctive skills are Server Performance, Ibm Servers and Citrix Servers — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Server Performance
33% have it · 3603.5× vs average
Ibm Servers
33% have it · 3603.5× vs average
Citrix Servers
33% have it · 3603.5× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

server performance
3603.5×
33% · N=3
ibm servers
3603.5×
33% · N=3
citrix servers
3603.5×
33% · N=3
connectivity problems
2702.6×
33% · N=3
hp proliant servers
2702.6×
33% · N=3
network security policies
2702.6×
33% · N=3
equipment upgrades
2702.6×
33% · N=3
system crashes
1621.6×
33% · N=3
lan troubleshooting
1544.4×
33% · N=3
server hardening
1351.3×
33% · N=3
security breaches
1158.3×
33% · N=3
hubs
982.8×
33% · N=3
connectivity issues
754.2×
33% · N=3
ios upgrades
720.7×
33% · N=3
application servers
705.0×
33% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

network engineer15% · N=12network administrator15% · N=12network & security engineer - data center services12% · N=9it support specialist4% · N=3desktop support analyst4% · N=3it security analyst4% · N=3network security engineer4% · N=3cybersecurity specialist4% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

network administrator1% · N=18desktop support engineer8% · N=3lan13% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Network Support Engineer need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Server Performance (33% have it), Ibm Servers (33% have it), Citrix Servers (33% have it), Connectivity Problems (33% have it), Hp Proliant Servers (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Network Support Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Network Engineer (15% of moves, N=12), Network Administrator (15% of moves, N=12), Network & Security Engineer - Data Center Services (12% of moves, N=9).

What roles lead into Network Support Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Network Administrator (1% of arrivals, N=18), Desktop Support Engineer (8% of arrivals, N=3), Lan (13% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Network Support Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 9 of them are Network Support Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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