Senior Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Senior Network Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Senior Network Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 111 114
Rank change year-on-year +11 +3 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer 1 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.075% 0.062% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.068% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £488 £563 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £577
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -0.35% +13.14%
75th Percentile £513 £588 -
90th Percentile - - £621
South East median daily rate £438 £575 £549
% change year-on-year -23.91% +4.83% +4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £72.27
25th Percentile - - £73.06
Median hourly rate - - £75.25
75th Percentile - - £76.56
90th Percentile - - £76.82
South East median hourly rate - - £73.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,213 1,468 1,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 91.18% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 807 801 1,036
10th Percentile £313 £315 £213
25th Percentile £413 £412 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £620
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £508
% change year-on-year -1.48% - +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 58 72
10th Percentile £14.63 £37.82 £19.18
25th Percentile £16.60 £55.78 £47.60
Median hourly rate £26.33 £61.28 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -57.04% -0.83% +49.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.75 £72.33
90th Percentile £81.00 £100.00 £76.90
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.24
% change year-on-year -63.84% +12.22% +44.49%

Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Senior Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Senior Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Senior Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Senior 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 Senior Network Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 8 November 2025. 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 - 1 £500 -
Senior Network Engineer
South East

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Senior 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 Senior Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Senior 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco