Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 64 65
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +32
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 3 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.37% 0.13% 0.46%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.38% 0.59% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £109 - £173
25th Percentile £112 - £232
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £121 - £329
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.11%
75th Percentile £126 - £427
90th Percentile £127 - £486
England median daily rate £290 £500 £380
% change year-on-year -42.00% +31.58% +245.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 217 169 228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 26.46% 22.18% 26.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 86 162
10th Percentile £165 £302 £313
25th Percentile £310 £329 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £406 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% -22.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £547 £578 £650
90th Percentile £687 £644 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 19 9
10th Percentile - £14.63 £17.50
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £20.06 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -17.04% +36.46% -9.89%
75th Percentile £25.15 £33.22 £20.00
90th Percentile - £51.91 £20.10
England median hourly rate £25.15 £53.00 £53.58
% change year-on-year -52.55% -1.09% +19.07%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Network+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Network+ Certification in the East Midlands

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network+ Certification within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 September 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
Leicestershire - 3 £121 - 5
Network+ Certification
England

Network+ Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) SAN
2 1 (33.33%) LAN
2 1 (33.33%) VLAN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Support Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (33.33%) IT Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Break/Fix
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
2 2 (66.67%) MCSE
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) CCENT
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Dell
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft