Network Engineer Contracts in County Antrim

Network Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Network Engineer daily rate in County Antrim is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 May 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
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 19 22
Rank change year-on-year -13 +3 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim 0.62% 3.94% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 4.17% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £575 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 146 120 141
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 94.49% 89.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 70 67
10th Percentile £157 £173 £163
25th Percentile £275 £313 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +14.71% -1.16%
75th Percentile £572 £622 £526
90th Percentile £625 £675 £643
Northern Ireland median daily rate £425 £506 £425
% change year-on-year -16.05% +19.12% -1.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 7
10th Percentile £12.66 - £13.91
25th Percentile £14.78 £12.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £15.38 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +43.04% +2.53% +7.99%
75th Percentile £38.73 £16.12 £16.13
90th Percentile £78.47 £31.88 £16.99
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £22.00 £15.51 £15.00
% change year-on-year +41.89% +3.37% -3.91%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in County Antrim

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in County Antrim.

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in County Antrim

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in County Antrim.

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in County Antrim

Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 23 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast -14 1 £575 - 14
Network Engineer
Northern Ireland

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the County Antrim region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Aruba