Network Architecture Contracts in Bristol

Network Architecture
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Network Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 71 95
Rank change year-on-year +32 +24 +2
Contract jobs citing Network Architecture 16 3 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 2.98% 0.28% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.25% 0.34% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 6
10th Percentile £535 - -
25th Percentile £599 £625 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £680 £650 £638
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% +1.96% +107.65%
75th Percentile £750 £675 £684
90th Percentile - - £691
South West median daily rate £600 £725 £650
% change year-on-year -17.24% +11.54% +46.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £90.00 -
South West median hourly rate - £90.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Network Architecture 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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 493 879 1,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 91.81% 83.16% 89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 484 750
10th Percentile £222 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £567 £602 £631
90th Percentile £657 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £549
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.37% +9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 184 220
10th Percentile £18.51 £40.00 -
25th Percentile £42.51 £45.00 £9.80
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year - +5.69% +36.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.00 £83.88
South West median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +26.00% -18.70% +26.16%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in Bristol

Network Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Architecture in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Network Architecture in Bristol

Network Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Architecture in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Architecture in Bristol

Network Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Architecture in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Network Architecture in Bristol

Network Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 1 (6.25%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (68.75%) Firewall
2 10 (62.50%) LAN
2 10 (62.50%) WAN
3 9 (56.25%) Network Security
4 3 (18.75%) Wireless
5 2 (12.50%) BGP
5 2 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (12.50%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (12.50%) OSPF
5 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
6 1 (6.25%) SD-WAN
6 1 (6.25%) VPN
6 1 (6.25%) WLAN
General
1 3 (18.75%) Banking
2 1 (6.25%) Finance
2 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (81.25%) Architect
2 10 (62.50%) Network Architect
3 9 (56.25%) Network Technical Architect
3 9 (56.25%) Technical Architect
4 3 (18.75%) Consultant
4 3 (18.75%) DevSecOps Architect
4 3 (18.75%) DevSecOps Consultant
4 3 (18.75%) Security Architect
4 3 (18.75%) Security Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Network Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (6.25%) Server Specialist
6 1 (6.25%) Windows Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (6.25%) Windows Server Specialist
6 1 (6.25%) Windows Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 9 (56.25%) Data Centre
2 3 (18.75%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (18.75%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
1 1 (6.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (25.00%) DevOps
3 3 (18.75%) DevSecOps
3 3 (18.75%) OWASP
3 3 (18.75%) Security Management
4 1 (6.25%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (6.25%) Migration
4 1 (6.25%) Network Design
4 1 (6.25%) Network Management
4 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (68.75%) Security Cleared
2 6 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (18.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (18.75%) CCIE
3 3 (18.75%) CCSP
3 3 (18.75%) CEH
3 3 (18.75%) CISM
3 3 (18.75%) CISSP
3 3 (18.75%) OSCP
4 2 (12.50%) CCNA
4 2 (12.50%) CCNP
4 2 (12.50%) DV Cleared
4 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) COBIT
1 3 (18.75%) NIST
1 3 (18.75%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco
2 2 (12.50%) Meraki