Network Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Field Network Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Field Network Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Network Field Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.11% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
West Midlands median daily rate £250 - £200
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 844 444 705
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 88.45% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 503 295 488
10th Percentile £319 £160 £246
25th Percentile £413 £363 £337
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.50% -9.95%
75th Percentile £588 £572 £575
90th Percentile £688 £650 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £475 £485
% change year-on-year +2.11% -2.06% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 41 42
10th Percentile £16.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £17.17 £12.62 £16.63
Median hourly rate £24.53 £14.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.21% -50.88% +42.50%
75th Percentile £40.94 £23.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £30.29 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.98 £22.05 £19.77
% change year-on-year +54.10% +11.53% -2.37%

Network Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Network Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Network Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Field Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Field Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Network Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Network Field 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 Birmingham region featuring Network Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Network Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (100.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco