Network Specialist Contracts in Bristol

Network Specialist
South West > Bristol

The median Network Specialist daily rate in Bristol is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 72 95
Rank change year-on-year +27 +23 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Network Specialist 10 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.86% 0.19% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.95% 0.20% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £335 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile £530 - -
90th Percentile £535 - -
South West median daily rate £375 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 512 1,004 1,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 94.99% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 541 805
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £564 £613 £630
90th Percentile £650 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 218 142
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £30.97
25th Percentile £43.75 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -0.76% +55.95%
75th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £86.23
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Specialist in Bristol

Network Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Network Specialist in Bristol

Network Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

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

Daily rate histogram for Network Specialist in Bristol

Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Network Specialist 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 Bristol region featuring Network Specialist in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) Network Design
2 7 (70.00%) 2G
2 7 (70.00%) Ericsson
2 7 (70.00%) Nokia
2 7 (70.00%) 4G
2 7 (70.00%) Radio Access Network
2 7 (70.00%) 5G
3 6 (60.00%) Wireshark
4 3 (30.00%) Matrix Organization
4 3 (30.00%) QA
4 3 (30.00%) Customer Experience
4 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
5 2 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
5 2 (20.00%) Network Security
5 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
5 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Storage
5 2 (20.00%) Network Management
5 2 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
5 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Internet
5 2 (20.00%) Network Security Management
5 2 (20.00%) Security Management
6 1 (10.00%) Wireless
6 1 (10.00%) ITIL
6 1 (10.00%) Citrix
6 1 (10.00%) Service Management
6 1 (10.00%) Change Management
6 1 (10.00%) Firewall

Network Specialist Skill Set
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 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (70.00%) 2G
1 7 (70.00%) 4G
1 7 (70.00%) 5G
1 7 (70.00%) Radio Access Network
2 6 (60.00%) Wireshark
3 2 (20.00%) Internet
3 2 (20.00%) Network Security
4 1 (10.00%) Firewall
4 1 (10.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Storage
2 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Network Design
2 3 (30.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (30.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (20.00%) Network Management
3 2 (20.00%) Network Security Management
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Security Management
4 1 (10.00%) Agile
4 1 (10.00%) Change Management
4 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (10.00%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) ITIL
4 1 (10.00%) Load Balancing
4 1 (10.00%) Migration
4 1 (10.00%) Server Management
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Ericsson
1 7 (70.00%) Nokia
2 1 (10.00%) Citrix