Network Engineer Contracts in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 83 152
Rank change year-on-year +28 +69 -39
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 637 678 527
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.10% 2.88% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.36% 3.06% 1.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 454 332
10th Percentile £275 £273 £225
25th Percentile £335 £325 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £414
Median % change year-on-year - +8.76% +18.21%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £500
90th Percentile £631 £588 £562
UK median daily rate £460 £473 £450
% change year-on-year -2.65% +5.00% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 20 22
10th Percentile £15.96 £21.88 £20.10
25th Percentile £21.62 £51.02 £25.88
Median hourly rate £72.50 £62.00 £42.11
Median % change year-on-year +16.94% +47.22% +83.10%
75th Percentile £73.75 £66.00 £47.40
90th Percentile £75.24 £80.33 £51.32
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £63.23 £39.50
% change year-on-year -36.74% +60.08% -1.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 18,985 22,167 29,345
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.31% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,554 15,534 20,562
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £363 £399 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,259 1,145 1,448
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.24
25th Percentile £15.73 £18.03 £14.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £19.52
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +117.73% +2.74%
75th Percentile £61.55 £65.00 £42.57
90th Percentile £73.80 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Engineer in the UK excluding London

Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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 East +32 260 £500 +11.11% 66
North of England +31 135 £433 +15.33% 49
North West +24 102 £437 +16.49% 29
South West +14 101 £488 -2.50% 28
Midlands +23 95 £350 -6.67% 36
West Midlands +26 76 £350 -3.45% 25
Scotland +5 26 £375 -21.05% 18
East of England -26 24 £300 -11.11% 16
Yorkshire +16 21 £205 -45.33% 17
East Midlands +11 19 £438 +25.00% 11
North East +26 12 £400 -7.51% 5
Northern Ireland +11 5 - - 1
Wales -17 3 £263 -38.24% 3
Network Engineer
UK

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Network 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 UK excluding London region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 396 (62.17%) Cisco
2 291 (45.68%) Firewall
3 247 (38.78%) Security Cleared
4 189 (29.67%) Cisco Certification
5 144 (22.61%) Juniper
6 143 (22.45%) SC Cleared
7 139 (21.82%) WAN
8 124 (19.47%) CCNA
9 112 (17.58%) VPN
10 109 (17.11%) LAN
11 108 (16.95%) CCNP
12 107 (16.80%) Data Centre
13 94 (14.76%) BGP
14 89 (13.97%) Palo Alto
15 87 (13.66%) Fortinet
16 86 (13.50%) F5
17 83 (13.03%) Cisco Nexus
18 82 (12.87%) Social Skills
19 81 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
19 81 (12.72%) MPLS
20 80 (12.56%) Public Sector
21 78 (12.24%) CheckPoint
22 75 (11.77%) Wireless
23 73 (11.46%) Network Security
24 72 (11.30%) Finance
25 70 (10.99%) Migration
26 65 (10.20%) VMware
26 65 (10.20%) IPsec
27 63 (9.89%) Network Design
28 61 (9.58%) OSPF

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.57%) Apache
1 10 (1.57%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (0.31%) IBM Domino
2 2 (0.31%) IIS
2 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.31%) WordPress
3 1 (0.16%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.16%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (0.16%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 20 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.94%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Shopify
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 39 (6.12%) Azure
2 32 (5.02%) AWS
3 15 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (1.57%) GCP
5 4 (0.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 3 (0.47%) AWS Direct Connect
6 3 (0.47%) BigCommerce
7 2 (0.31%) Cloudflare
7 2 (0.31%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.31%) Nutanix
7 2 (0.31%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.31%) SaaS
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.16%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 291 (45.68%) Firewall
2 139 (21.82%) WAN
3 112 (17.58%) VPN
4 109 (17.11%) LAN
5 94 (14.76%) BGP
6 83 (13.03%) Cisco Nexus
7 81 (12.72%) MPLS
8 75 (11.77%) Wireless
9 73 (11.46%) Network Security
10 65 (10.20%) IPsec
11 61 (9.58%) OSPF
12 59 (9.26%) Cisco ASA
13 55 (8.63%) Wi-Fi
14 52 (8.16%) DMZ
15 48 (7.54%) SD-WAN
16 47 (7.38%) Cisco ISE
17 43 (6.75%) DNS
18 34 (5.34%) EIGRP
19 30 (4.71%) Cisco Firepower
20 29 (4.55%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.57%) MongoDB
1 10 (1.57%) NoSQL
1 10 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (1.26%) QGIS
3 6 (0.94%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.47%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 13 (2.04%) JIRA
2 10 (1.57%) GitLab
2 10 (1.57%) Robot Framework
2 10 (1.57%) TestRail
3 7 (1.10%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.16%) Git
4 1 (0.16%) Hudson
4 1 (0.16%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 82 (12.87%) Social Skills
2 80 (12.56%) Public Sector
3 72 (11.30%) Finance
4 40 (6.28%) Banking
4 40 (6.28%) Telecoms
5 39 (6.12%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (2.51%) Legal
7 13 (2.04%) Manufacturing
8 11 (1.73%) Investment Banking
8 11 (1.73%) Marketing
9 10 (1.57%) Law
10 9 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.26%) Electronics
12 6 (0.94%) Retail
13 5 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.63%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.47%) Military
16 2 (0.31%) Advertising
16 2 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.16%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.20%) YANG
2 13 (2.04%) REST
3 12 (1.88%) Jinja
4 11 (1.73%) NETCONF
5 10 (1.57%) RESTCONF
5 10 (1.57%) SOAP
6 7 (1.10%) 802.1X
7 5 (0.78%) HTML
7 5 (0.78%) JSON
8 3 (0.47%) Django
8 3 (0.47%) RESTful
8 3 (0.47%) VML
9 2 (0.31%) LAMP
9 2 (0.31%) XML
10 1 (0.16%) J2EE
10 1 (0.16%) Middleware
10 1 (0.16%) SPML
10 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 107 (16.80%) Data Centre
2 18 (2.83%) Driving Licence
2 18 (2.83%) Private Cloud
3 17 (2.67%) PKI
4 9 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (1.41%) Replication
5 7 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
5 7 (1.10%) NHS
5 7 (1.10%) Operational Technology
6 6 (0.94%) Public Cloud
7 4 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.47%) CMDB
8 3 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.47%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.31%) CCTV
9 2 (0.31%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.31%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.31%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.02%) Linux
2 24 (3.77%) Windows
3 13 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.41%) Unix
5 4 (0.63%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.31%) CentOS
7 2 (0.31%) Debian
7 2 (0.31%) Solaris
7 2 (0.31%) VMS
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (10.99%) Migration
3 63 (9.89%) Network Design
4 56 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 46 (7.22%) ITIL
6 44 (6.91%) Load Balancing
7 37 (5.81%) ITSM
8 33 (5.18%) Network Management
9 32 (5.02%) Change Management
9 32 (5.02%) Customer Requirements
10 29 (4.55%) Network Architecture
11 28 (4.40%) B2B
11 28 (4.40%) High Availability
12 26 (4.08%) Agile
12 26 (4.08%) Computer Science
13 21 (3.30%) Network Monitoring
14 19 (2.98%) Cybersecurity
14 19 (2.98%) Mentoring
15 18 (2.83%) Virtual Infrastructure
16 17 (2.67%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.22%) Python
2 18 (2.83%) Perl
3 14 (2.20%) SQL
4 12 (1.88%) Tcl
5 9 (1.41%) Java
6 5 (0.78%) Bash
6 5 (0.78%) PHP
7 4 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.63%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.47%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.16%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.16%) C
Qualifications
1 247 (38.78%) Security Cleared
2 189 (29.67%) Cisco Certification
3 143 (22.45%) SC Cleared
4 124 (19.47%) CCNA
5 108 (16.95%) CCNP
6 55 (8.63%) DV Cleared
7 38 (5.97%) Degree
8 21 (3.30%) CCIE
9 15 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (2.35%) JNCIA
10 9 (1.41%) JNCIS
11 5 (0.78%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
12 4 (0.63%) VCAP
13 3 (0.47%) CCSA
13 3 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.31%) A+ Certification
14 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.31%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.88%) SLA
2 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.63%) QA
3 3 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 41 (6.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 25 (3.92%) VMware NSX
3 20 (3.14%) vSphere
4 19 (2.98%) Firmware
5 11 (1.73%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.57%) Docker
7 8 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (1.10%) Active Directory
9 4 (0.63%) ProxySG
10 2 (0.31%) KVM
10 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 38 (5.97%) FortiGate
2 32 (5.02%) Ansible
3 22 (3.45%) vCenter Server
4 11 (1.73%) Terraform
5 5 (0.78%) Endace
5 5 (0.78%) OpenView
5 5 (0.78%) SCCM
6 4 (0.63%) Nessus
7 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.47%) Netcool
8 2 (0.31%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.31%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.16%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.16%) Iperf
9 1 (0.16%) Observium
9 1 (0.16%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 396 (62.17%) Cisco
2 144 (22.61%) Juniper
3 89 (13.97%) Palo Alto
4 87 (13.66%) Fortinet
5 86 (13.50%) F5
6 78 (12.24%) CheckPoint
7 65 (10.20%) VMware
8 61 (9.58%) SolarWinds
9 40 (6.28%) Aruba
10 33 (5.18%) Meraki
11 27 (4.24%) Microsoft
12 25 (3.92%) Arista
13 23 (3.61%) Citrix
14 21 (3.30%) Dell
15 18 (2.83%) Blue Coat
16 14 (2.20%) HP
17 11 (1.73%) Nokia
17 11 (1.73%) SAP
18 9 (1.41%) Brocade
18 9 (1.41%) Veeam