Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Network Engineer
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Barrow-in-Furness is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 7 19
Rank change year-on-year -8 +12 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 4 19 16
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 5.00% 12.67% 14.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% 13.19% 14.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 16
10th Percentile £509 £429 -
25th Percentile £510 £434 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £463 £486
Median % change year-on-year +12.43% -4.84% -
75th Percentile £538 £484 -
90th Percentile £542 £486 £537
Cumbria median daily rate £520 £475 £486
% change year-on-year +9.47% -2.26% -7.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £48.56 -
Cumbria median hourly rate - £48.56 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 76 144 109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 96.00% 99.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 66 95
10th Percentile £418 £424 £453
25th Percentile £438 £463 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £500 £620
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% -19.35% +45.20%
75th Percentile £543 £621 £649
90th Percentile £636 £674 £673
Cumbria median daily rate £475 £500 £587
% change year-on-year -5.00% -14.78% +37.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 20 2
10th Percentile £27.14 £47.27 £58.61
25th Percentile £38.63 £53.59 £62.74
Median hourly rate £56.44 £62.32 £69.63
Median % change year-on-year -9.43% -10.50% +27.82%
75th Percentile £63.40 £70.90 £76.51
90th Percentile £70.85 £73.68 £80.65
Cumbria median hourly rate £54.51 £58.78 £55.43
% change year-on-year -7.27% +6.06% +12.22%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Palo Alto
2 3 (75.00%) WAN
2 3 (75.00%) Impact Assessments
2 3 (75.00%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (75.00%) Network Design
2 3 (75.00%) Load Balancing
2 3 (75.00%) Network Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Network Management
2 3 (75.00%) NetScaler
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco ISE
2 3 (75.00%) Meraki
2 3 (75.00%) Data Centre
2 3 (75.00%) 802.1X
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (25.00%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (25.00%) HSRP
4 1 (25.00%) IPsec
4 1 (25.00%) CheckPoint
4 1 (25.00%) OSPF
4 1 (25.00%) BGP
4 1 (25.00%) EIGRP

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco ISE
2 3 (75.00%) NetScaler
2 3 (75.00%) WAN
2 3 (75.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (25.00%) BGP
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (25.00%) EIGRP
3 1 (25.00%) HSRP
3 1 (25.00%) IPsec
3 1 (25.00%) OSPF
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Impact Assessments
1 3 (75.00%) Load Balancing
1 3 (75.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Network Design
1 3 (75.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Palo Alto
2 3 (75.00%) Meraki
3 1 (25.00%) CheckPoint