Network Optimisation Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Network Optimisation
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Network Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 80 100
Rank change year-on-year - +20 +35
Contract jobs citing Network Optimisation 0 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England - 0.28% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.33% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £419
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £461 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -7.75% +11.11% +14.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £48.56 -
England median hourly rate - £49.28 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

Network Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,314 914 1,483
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 84.72% 84.63% 86.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 402 775
10th Percentile £200 £240 £225
25th Percentile £363 £340 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £681 £695 £712
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 417 168 362
10th Percentile £14.00 - £14.00
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.31
Median hourly rate £20.30 £35.00 £21.73
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% +61.07% -1.23%
75th Percentile £60.75 £68.56 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

Network Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Network Optimisation job vacancy trend in the East of England

Network Optimisation
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Network Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Network Optimisation

Network Optimisation
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Network Optimisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Network Optimisation