Data Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Data Network Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Data Network Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £305, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 96 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Network Engineer 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.38% 0.077% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.085% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £303 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £305 - -
75th Percentile £308 - -
90th Percentile £313 - -
South East median daily rate £305 £440 -
% change year-on-year -30.68% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,433 1,182 1,832
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.96% 90.85% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 989 668 1,035
10th Percentile £300 £254 £210
25th Percentile £405 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -1.57%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £663 £661 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 31 111
10th Percentile £18.88 £41.25 £20.17
25th Percentile £21.29 £51.94 £42.00
Median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%
75th Percentile £95.00 £65.17 £67.38
90th Percentile £106.00 £75.40 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £45.21
% change year-on-year -41.09% -5.57% +0.47%

Data Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Data Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Data Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

Data Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

Data Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Network Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 6 February 2026. 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
Reading - 6 £305 - 1
Data Network Engineer
South East

Data Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, Data 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 Berkshire region featuring Data Network Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (50.00%) LAN
2 3 (50.00%) Network Management
2 3 (50.00%) Wireless
2 3 (50.00%) WLAN

Data Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 3 (50.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 3 (50.00%) LAN
1 3 (50.00%) Wireless
1 3 (50.00%) WLAN
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 3 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (50.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco