Network Optimisation Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Network Optimisation
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Network Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 88 130
Rank change year-on-year -32 +42 -11
Contract jobs citing Network Optimisation 4 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.22% 0.43% 0.049%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.46% 0.054%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £419 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £400 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% +100.00% -51.22%
75th Percentile £426 £456 -
90th Percentile - £558 -
South East median daily rate £420 £400 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% +100.00% -51.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.13 - -
Median hourly rate £42.25 - -
75th Percentile £42.38 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £42.25 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Network Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,600 1,076 1,839
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 86.44% 93.57% 90.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,053 622 984
10th Percentile £300 £310 £213
25th Percentile £401 £418 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £599 £638 £600
90th Percentile £650 £687 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £512 £500
% change year-on-year -2.25% +2.30% -0.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 29 98
10th Percentile £19.65 £25.93 £18.95
25th Percentile £56.00 £41.25 £41.25
Median hourly rate £83.00 £61.50 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.97% +3.35% -3.59%
75th Percentile £88.00 £65.62 £68.52
90th Percentile £97.50 £86.27 £86.05
South East median hourly rate £33.75 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -3.57% -6.67% -16.67%

Network Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Network Optimisation job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Network Optimisation
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Optimisation

Network Optimisation
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Optimisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Optimisation

Network Optimisation
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 Network Optimisation within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
Bracknell - 2 - - 1
Network Optimisation
South East

Network Optimisation
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 4 (100.00%) MPLS
1 4 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 4 (100.00%) WAN
2 2 (50.00%) Broadband
2 2 (50.00%) Internet
2 2 (50.00%) NaaS
2 2 (50.00%) Network Security
2 2 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Billing
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Specialist
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
1 2 (50.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Enterprise Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (25.00%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (50.00%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 2 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) Observability
2 2 (50.00%) Presales
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Service Catalogue
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CCIE
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (50.00%) Juniper