Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Network Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Cheltenham is £620, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 42 35
Rank change year-on-year +23 -7 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 1.10% 0.83% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.83% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £610 - £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 - £675
Median % change year-on-year - - +145.45%
75th Percentile £630 - £713
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £620 - £390
% change year-on-year - - +27.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 81 240 207
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.01% 99.17% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 102 118
10th Percentile £384 £413 £312
25th Percentile £525 £513 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £677 £676 £675
90th Percentile £759 £738 £738
Gloucestershire median daily rate £538 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 29 8
10th Percentile - - £24.08
25th Percentile £13.50 £63.75 £28.69
Median hourly rate £14.00 £70.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year -80.00% +45.83% +25.08%
75th Percentile £14.50 £72.50 £90.00
90th Percentile £25.25 £73.75 £91.35
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £34.34 £67.50 £71.50
% change year-on-year -49.13% -5.59% +74.26%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

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

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

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

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 1 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 Cheltenham region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) Infoblox
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Infoblox
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk