Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Network Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 29 31
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 4 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 1.96% 1.98% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% 2.16% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £202
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.04%
75th Percentile £575 - £203
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £466 - £338
% change year-on-year - - +45.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 180 185 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.24% 91.58% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 92 111
10th Percentile £250 £225 £163
25th Percentile £400 £330 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £423 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.41% -6.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £621 £550 £538
90th Percentile £700 £636 £575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £446 £475
% change year-on-year +12.11% -6.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 11 24
10th Percentile £26.53 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £38.75 £24.40 £17.72
Median hourly rate £49.10 £52.50 £18.86
Median % change year-on-year -6.48% +178.37% -57.14%
75th Percentile £69.38 £60.63 £61.56
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £22.90 £17.72
% change year-on-year -28.81% +29.20% +14.32%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, 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 Cambridge region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) WAN
1 3 (75.00%) Python
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) Ansible
2 2 (50.00%) 802.1X
2 2 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 2 (50.00%) SD-WAN
2 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 2 (50.00%) Sonatype Nexus
2 2 (50.00%) Meraki
2 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco IOS
2 2 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (50.00%) 802.11
2 2 (50.00%) VPN
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco
2 2 (50.00%) CCIE
3 1 (25.00%) CCNP
3 1 (25.00%) LAN
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) Terraform
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) WAN
2 2 (50.00%) 802.11
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco IOS
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 2 (50.00%) SD-WAN
2 2 (50.00%) VPN
2 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (25.00%) LAN
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Sonatype Nexus
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CCIE
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Ansible
2 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) Meraki
1 2 (50.00%) Palo Alto