Network Communications Engineer Contracts

Network Communications Engineer
UK

The median Network Communications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £415 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 711 859
Rank change year-on-year +130 +148 -174
Contract jobs requiring a Network Communications Engineer 6 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.007% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.007% 0.001%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £242 - -
25th Percentile £302 £413 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% -22.73% +79.59%
75th Percentile £539 £497 £575
90th Percentile £606 £533 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £415 £425 -
% change year-on-year -2.35% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 40,554 57,501 85,863
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.56% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,500 40,089 60,302
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £745 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,611 1,615 2,125
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.25 £15.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +96.68% -0.52%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.65 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.27 £42.26 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.17% +116.72% +2.63%

Network Communications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Communications Engineer in the UK

Network Communications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Communications Engineer in the UK

Network Communications Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Communications Engineer over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Communications Engineer in the UK

Network Communications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Communications Engineer in the UK

Network Communications Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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
UK excluding London +49 6 £415 -2.35% 3
England +129 5 £415 -2.35% 3
Work from Home +137 4 - -
South West +19 4 £205 -51.76%
Scotland +37 1 - -
South East - 1 £625 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 18 April 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 featuring Network Communications Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Windows
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) 5G
2 3 (50.00%) 4G
2 3 (50.00%) Security Hardening
2 3 (50.00%) Network Security
2 3 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (33.33%) VoIP
3 2 (33.33%) Military
3 2 (33.33%) Firewall
3 2 (33.33%) Fortinet
3 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
3 2 (33.33%) SysML
3 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) Network Management
3 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Sparx
3 2 (33.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) GNSS
4 1 (16.67%) NCSC
4 1 (16.67%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (16.67%) Openreach
4 1 (16.67%) Server Management
4 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (16.67%) Splunk

Network Communications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (33.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) 4G
1 3 (50.00%) 5G
1 3 (50.00%) Network Security
2 2 (33.33%) Firewall
2 2 (33.33%) VoIP
3 1 (16.67%) Internet
3 1 (16.67%) LAN
3 1 (16.67%) PSTN
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
3 1 (16.67%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
General
1 3 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (33.33%) Military
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) GNSS
1 1 (16.67%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
4 1 (16.67%) Solaris
4 1 (16.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Security Hardening
3 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Network Management
3 2 (33.33%) SysML
3 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 1 (16.67%) Application Packaging
4 1 (16.67%) ArchiMate
4 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Cryptography
4 1 (16.67%) Integration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
4 1 (16.67%) MODAF
4 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Server Management
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (16.67%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 2 (33.33%) Sparx
2 1 (16.67%) Avaya
2 1 (16.67%) BT
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco
2 1 (16.67%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (16.67%) Juniper
2 1 (16.67%) Openreach
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle
2 1 (16.67%) Splunk