Senior Network Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Senior Network Engineer daily rate in Chester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 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
26 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
24 |
16 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
-1 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester |
1.04% |
1.39% |
2.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.15% |
1.47% |
2.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
£469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
£488 |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
£506 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£425 |
- |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-18.75% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title |
87 |
68 |
71 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.63% |
94.44% |
92.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
40 |
20 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£312 |
£400 |
£264 |
| 25th Percentile |
£422 |
£513 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£589 |
£564 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.42% |
+7.39% |
+31.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£639 |
£686 |
£580 |
| 90th Percentile |
£751 |
£738 |
£593 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£447 |
£475 |
£489 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.89% |
-2.86% |
+11.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
10 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.67 |
£15.53 |
£17.21 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30.25 |
£20.75 |
£30.54 |
| Median hourly rate |
£30.99 |
£35.00 |
£33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.46% |
+6.06% |
+72.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£35.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£37.19 |
£47.50 |
£39.45 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£35.00 |
£30.54 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.14% |
+14.60% |
+36.40% |
