Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Network Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 106 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -19 | +24 |
| Contract Network Engineer jobs | 54 | 19 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 2.63% | 1.12% | 1.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.80% | 1.19% | 1.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 17 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £413 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £423 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +4.17% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £775 | £665 |
| Central London median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.15 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.88 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53.88 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £58.45 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £45.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,926 | 1,595 | 1,963 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.72% | 93.93% | 93.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,334 | 1,109 | 1,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £414 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £763 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.90 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £21.07 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £27.75 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.62% | -51.74% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.81 | £44.63 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.55 | £64.30 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.91% | -20.71% | -5.41% |
Network Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Network Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for Network Engineer jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Network Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London
Hourly rate distribution for Network Engineer jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Network Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Network Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Network Engineer job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 59.3% | 32 |
| 2 | Firewall | 51.9% | 28 |
| 3 | BGP | 31.5% | 17 |
| 4 | Multicast | 29.6% | 16 |
| 5 | Azure | 27.8% | 15 |
| 6 | VPN | 25.9% | 14 |
| 7 | Wireless | 24.1% | 13 |
| 8 | Palo Alto | 22.2% | 12 |
| 9 | Arista | 20.4% | 11 |
| 9 | Cisco Certification | 20.4% | 11 |
| 9 | VLAN | 20.4% | 11 |
| 12 | F5 | 18.5% | 10 |
| 12 | Load Balancing | 18.5% | 10 |
| 12 | WAN | 18.5% | 10 |
| 15 | CCNP | 16.7% | 9 |
| 15 | DNS | 16.7% | 9 |
| 15 | LAN | 16.7% | 9 |
| 15 | Project Delivery | 16.7% | 9 |
| 15 | Wi-Fi | 16.7% | 9 |
| 20 | CCIE | 14.8% | 8 |
| 20 | Cisco Wireless | 14.8% | 8 |
| 20 | OSPF | 14.8% | 8 |
| 23 | Cisco Prime | 13.0% | 7 |
| 23 | Fortinet | 13.0% | 7 |
| 23 | Use Case | 13.0% | 7 |
| 26 | AWS | 11.1% | 6 |
| 26 | MPLS | 11.1% | 6 |
| 26 | Observability | 11.1% | 6 |
| 26 | Security Cleared | 11.1% | 6 |
| 30 | DHCP | 9.3% | 5 |
Network Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Network Engineer | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2 | Senior Network Engineer | 14.8% | 8 |
| 3 | Azure Engineer | 13.0% | 7 |
| 3 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 13.0% | 7 |
| 3 | Network Implementation Engineer | 13.0% | 7 |
| 6 | Cloud Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 6 | LAN Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 8 | Cloud Network Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 9 | CCTV Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Firewall Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Network Operations Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Network Security Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Server Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 9 | VMware Engineer | 3.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Firewall Support | 1.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Network Deployment Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Network Design Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Network Integration Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Network Support Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |