Network Consultant Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Network Consultant
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Network Consultant daily rate in Chelmsford is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 1.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
Essex median daily rate £325 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 46 8 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 5 4
10th Percentile - - £284
25th Percentile £240 - £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £225 £400
Median % change year-on-year +88.89% -43.75% +4.99%
75th Percentile £450 £230 £450
90th Percentile £459 £325 £473
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £406
% change year-on-year +12.50% -1.54% -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 2 2
10th Percentile - £70.50 £13.15
25th Percentile £16.25 £78.75 £13.59
Median hourly rate £17.50 £95.00 £14.31
Median % change year-on-year -81.58% +563.87% -37.67%
75th Percentile £31.31 £108.75 £15.04
90th Percentile £81.05 £115.50 £15.47
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £37.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year -52.73% -9.64% -27.83%

Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Network Consultant job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, Network Consultant 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 Chelmsford region featuring Network Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) JNCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
1 1 (100.00%) OpenStack
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) TACACS
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) YANG

Network Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) OpenStack
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) TACACS
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 1 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 1 (100.00%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Private Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) JNCIE
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft