Network Communications Engineer Contracts in England

Network Communications Engineer
UK > England

The median Network Communications Engineer daily rate in England is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 544 654 789
Rank change year-on-year +110 +135 -160
Contract jobs requiring a Network Communications Engineer 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.011% 0.004% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.004% 0.001%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £600 £413 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +47.06% -22.73% +78.86%
75th Percentile £650 £438 £575
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £625 £425 £550
% change year-on-year +47.06% -22.73% +78.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,362 47,263 67,966
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 94.63% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,836 33,555 48,392
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £643 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £760 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,442 1,404 1,879
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £44.32 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.64% +96.98% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.86 £77.00 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Network Communications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Communications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Communications Engineer in England

Network Communications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Communications Engineer in England.

Daily rate trend for Network Communications Engineer in England

Network Communications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Communications Engineer in England.

Hourly rate trend for Network Communications Engineer in England

Network Communications Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Communications Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +24 3 - -
South East - 1 £625 -
Network Communications Engineer
UK

Network Communications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Network Communications Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Network Communications Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) 4G
2 3 (75.00%) Security Hardening
2 3 (75.00%) 5G
2 3 (75.00%) Network Security
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Aerospace
3 2 (50.00%) Military
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) VoIP
3 2 (50.00%) Network Management
3 2 (50.00%) TOGAF
3 2 (50.00%) SysML
3 2 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Sparx
3 2 (50.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (25.00%) GNSS
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (25.00%) Splunk
4 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
4 1 (25.00%) Check_MK
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting

Network Communications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) 4G
1 3 (75.00%) 5G
1 3 (75.00%) Network Security
2 2 (50.00%) VoIP
3 1 (25.00%) Firewall
3 1 (25.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (75.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (50.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) GNSS
1 1 (25.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Security Hardening
3 2 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Network Management
3 2 (50.00%) SysML
3 2 (50.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
4 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Cryptography
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (25.00%) MODAF
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Service Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Sparx
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) Juniper
2 1 (25.00%) Splunk