Network Engineer Contracts in Birmingham

Network Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 35 37
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +22
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 16 26 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 2.89% 3.83% 4.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.22% 4.02% 4.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 20 19
10th Percentile £167 - £320
25th Percentile £243 £263 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £538 £442 £385
90th Percentile £596 £555 £393
West Midlands median daily rate £359 £350 £375
% change year-on-year +2.50% -6.67% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 497 647 853
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.87% 95.29% 96.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 460 588
10th Percentile £164 £250 £260
25th Percentile £313 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £488
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +2.63%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £600
90th Percentile £641 £725 £713
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 19 27
10th Percentile - £14.10 £13.22
25th Percentile £12.62 £15.75 £15.94
Median hourly rate £14.00 £37.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.67% +82.93% +14.85%
75th Percentile £22.08 £49.38 £28.46
90th Percentile £26.89 £56.25 £78.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £24.34 £19.59 £20.50
% change year-on-year +24.25% -4.44% +13.89%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Birmingham

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in Birmingham

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in Birmingham

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Network 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (62.50%) WAN
1 10 (62.50%) Cisco
2 8 (50.00%) Juniper
3 7 (43.75%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
4 6 (37.50%) BGP
4 6 (37.50%) LAN
5 5 (31.25%) MPLS
5 5 (31.25%) Wireless
5 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
6 4 (25.00%) SD-WAN
6 4 (25.00%) Cisco Nexus
6 4 (25.00%) Network Design
6 4 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (25.00%) Network Security
6 4 (25.00%) CCNP
7 3 (18.75%) CCNA
7 3 (18.75%) VPN
7 3 (18.75%) DHCP
7 3 (18.75%) Firewall
7 3 (18.75%) IPsec
7 3 (18.75%) OSPF
7 3 (18.75%) EIGRP
7 3 (18.75%) Load Balancing
7 3 (18.75%) PKI
7 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
7 3 (18.75%) Data Centre
7 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
7 3 (18.75%) Palo Alto
8 2 (12.50%) Ansible

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 10 (62.50%) WAN
2 6 (37.50%) BGP
2 6 (37.50%) LAN
3 5 (31.25%) MPLS
3 5 (31.25%) Wireless
4 4 (25.00%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (25.00%) Network Security
4 4 (25.00%) SD-WAN
4 4 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (18.75%) DHCP
5 3 (18.75%) EIGRP
5 3 (18.75%) Firewall
5 3 (18.75%) IPsec
5 3 (18.75%) OSPF
5 3 (18.75%) VPN
6 2 (12.50%) DNS
6 2 (12.50%) Internet
6 2 (12.50%) VLAN
6 2 (12.50%) Wireless Security
6 2 (12.50%) Wireshark
General
1 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
2 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Automotive
3 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (12.50%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Data Centre
1 3 (18.75%) PKI
2 2 (12.50%) Driving Licence
3 1 (6.25%) Client/Server
3 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
1 1 (6.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Network Design
2 3 (18.75%) Load Balancing
2 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
3 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (12.50%) High Availability
3 2 (12.50%) Network Management
3 2 (12.50%) Network Optimisation
3 2 (12.50%) Performance Analysis
3 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
4 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (6.25%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (6.25%) Migration
4 1 (6.25%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (6.25%) Patch Management
4 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) CCNP
3 3 (18.75%) CCNA
3 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
4 1 (6.25%) CCIE
4 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (6.25%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Ansible
1 2 (12.50%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (12.50%) OpenView
2 1 (6.25%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 10 (62.50%) Cisco
2 8 (50.00%) Juniper
3 3 (18.75%) Palo Alto
4 2 (12.50%) Aruba
4 2 (12.50%) SolarWinds
5 1 (6.25%) Arista
5 1 (6.25%) BT
5 1 (6.25%) CenturyLink
5 1 (6.25%) F5
5 1 (6.25%) Fortinet
5 1 (6.25%) Infoblox
5 1 (6.25%) Meraki
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
5 1 (6.25%) Zscaler
44 Network Engineer jobs in the West Midlands