Internet Contract Job Trends in England

Internet
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Internet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 359 320
Rank change year-on-year -99 -39 -20
Contract jobs citing Internet 144 117 230
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.34% 0.49% 0.63%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.57% 3.73% 4.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 74 128
10th Percentile £275 £254 £210
25th Percentile £401 £385 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £427 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.24% -12.41% -6.02%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £689 £653 £758
UK median daily rate £500 £415 £488
% change year-on-year +20.41% -14.82% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 39
10th Percentile £14.85 - £11.91
25th Percentile £17.63 - £13.13
Median hourly rate £18.00 £14.20 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.76% -32.38% +10.53%
75th Percentile £36.50 £22.84 £41.25
90th Percentile £42.38 £50.25 £51.75
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £14.20 £23.00
% change year-on-year +26.76% -38.26% +21.05%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Internet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,030 3,137 4,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.59% 13.06% 13.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,496 1,965 2,917
10th Percentile £263 £220 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £602
90th Percentile £675 £675 £694
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 119 388
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.20 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.33 £15.87 £16.30
Median hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -6.25% +128.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £81.35 £70.20
UK median hourly rate £28.88 £39.66 £40.00
% change year-on-year -27.18% -0.85% +116.22%

Internet
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Internet job vacancy trend in England

Internet
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Internet.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Internet

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Internet in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Internet in England

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Internet.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Internet

Internet
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Internet in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Internet in England

Internet
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 2026. 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
London -57 68 £475 +16.56% 122
North of England -54 34 £550 +15.79% 57
Midlands -53 18 £406 -11.36% 33
West Midlands -62 15 £406 -18.38% 14
North West -41 14 £550 +41.94% 30
South East -78 12 £419 +4.69% 54
North East - 12 - - 10
Yorkshire -56 10 £575 +9.52% 19
East of England -27 7 - - 26
South West -33 4 £400 -9.09% 25
Internet
UK

Internet
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 12 (8.33%) IIS
2 4 (2.78%) Confluence
3 1 (0.69%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.69%) Smallworld
3 1 (0.69%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.08%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.69%) Autodesk Inventor
6 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.69%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.08%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (20.14%) Azure
2 14 (9.72%) AWS
3 13 (9.03%) Entra ID
4 12 (8.33%) GCP
5 9 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (6.25%) SaaS
6 8 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.17%) IaaS
7 6 (4.17%) PaaS
8 5 (3.47%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (2.78%) GitHub
10 3 (2.08%) Azure AKS
10 3 (2.08%) Canva
10 3 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (2.08%) Power Platform
11 2 (1.39%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (1.39%) AWS IoT
11 2 (1.39%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (1.39%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 2 (1.39%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 28 (19.44%) WAN
2 27 (18.75%) Firewall
3 24 (16.67%) SD-WAN
4 22 (15.28%) DNS
4 22 (15.28%) Network Security
5 20 (13.89%) LAN
6 17 (11.81%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (10.42%) SSL
8 14 (9.72%) DHCP
8 14 (9.72%) Wireless
9 13 (9.03%) MPLS
9 13 (9.03%) VPN
10 12 (8.33%) BGP
10 12 (8.33%) TCP/IP
11 10 (6.94%) OSPF
12 9 (6.25%) 5G
13 7 (4.86%) WLAN
14 5 (3.47%) VLAN
15 4 (2.78%) Cisco Wireless
15 4 (2.78%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 11 (7.64%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.08%) GIS
3 3 (2.08%) Power BI
4 2 (1.39%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.69%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 13 (9.03%) JIRA
2 3 (2.08%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (2.08%) GitLab
3 2 (1.39%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.69%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.69%) Gatling
4 1 (0.69%) Git
4 1 (0.69%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.69%) Maven
4 1 (0.69%) SoapUI
General
1 32 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 19 (13.19%) Telecoms
3 16 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.03%) Finance
5 10 (6.94%) Banking
6 7 (4.86%) Public Sector
7 6 (4.17%) Marketing
8 4 (2.78%) Legal
9 3 (2.08%) Billing
10 2 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.39%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.39%) Law
10 2 (1.39%) Military
10 2 (1.39%) Publishing
11 1 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.69%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.69%) Norwegian Language
11 1 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.69%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 24 (16.67%) Network Engineer
2 15 (10.42%) Architect
3 13 (9.03%) Senior
3 13 (9.03%) Support Engineer
4 12 (8.33%) Developer
5 11 (7.64%) C# Developer
6 10 (6.94%) Sales Manager
6 10 (6.94%) Security Engineer
7 7 (4.86%) Applications Developer
7 7 (4.86%) C# Application Developer
7 7 (4.86%) IT Engineer
7 7 (4.86%) IT Support
7 7 (4.86%) IT Support Engineer
8 6 (4.17%) Analyst
8 6 (4.17%) Marketing Manager
9 5 (3.47%) Network Architect
9 5 (3.47%) Technical Architect
9 5 (3.47%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (3.47%) Technical Support Engineer
9 5 (3.47%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.72%) .NET
2 11 (7.64%) .NET Framework
2 11 (7.64%) WinForms
2 11 (7.64%) WPF
3 5 (3.47%) 802.1X
4 3 (2.08%) SAML
5 2 (1.39%) Azure Blueprints
5 2 (1.39%) JSON
5 2 (1.39%) pytest
5 2 (1.39%) Web Services
5 2 (1.39%) YAML
6 1 (0.69%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.69%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.69%) CSS
6 1 (0.69%) HTML
6 1 (0.69%) Kafka
6 1 (0.69%) Playwright
6 1 (0.69%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.69%) vLLM
6 1 (0.69%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 9 (6.25%) Security Posture
3 8 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.86%) Cloud Security Posture
4 7 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (4.17%) IoT
6 5 (3.47%) Social Media
7 4 (2.78%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.78%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (2.08%) Graphic Design
8 3 (2.08%) Operational Technology
8 3 (2.08%) PKI
8 3 (2.08%) Virtual Team
8 3 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (2.08%) Wiki
9 2 (1.39%) CMDB
9 2 (1.39%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 30 (20.83%) Windows
2 6 (4.17%) Linux
2 6 (4.17%) Mac OS
3 5 (3.47%) Android
4 4 (2.78%) Apple iOS
4 4 (2.78%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.08%) Unix
6 2 (1.39%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (1.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.39%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.39%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (15.97%) Disaster Recovery
2 19 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (11.81%) DevOps
4 16 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 15 (10.42%) Agile
6 13 (9.03%) Cloud Security
6 13 (9.03%) ITIL
6 13 (9.03%) User Experience
7 12 (8.33%) Roadmaps
7 12 (8.33%) Validation
8 11 (7.64%) CI/CD
8 11 (7.64%) Data Analysis
8 11 (7.64%) Infrastructure as Code
8 11 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (6.94%) Affiliate Network
9 10 (6.94%) Change Management
9 10 (6.94%) Project Management
9 10 (6.94%) Zero Trust
10 9 (6.25%) SIEM
11 8 (5.56%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.42%) SQL
2 13 (9.03%) C#
3 12 (8.33%) Python
4 11 (7.64%) PL/SQL
4 11 (7.64%) T-SQL
4 11 (7.64%) VB
4 11 (7.64%) VBA
5 7 (4.86%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.47%) Java
6 5 (3.47%) JavaScript
7 4 (2.78%) Bicep
8 3 (2.08%) Bash
8 3 (2.08%) C
9 2 (1.39%) C++
10 1 (0.69%) Perl
10 1 (0.69%) PHP
10 1 (0.69%) Scala
10 1 (0.69%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.69%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 29 (20.14%) Security Cleared
2 22 (15.28%) SC Cleared
3 16 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (8.33%) CCIE
4 12 (8.33%) CCNP
5 8 (5.56%) Degree
6 7 (4.86%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.78%) AWS Certification
7 4 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.08%) CCIE Wireless
8 3 (2.08%) CCNA
8 3 (2.08%) CISSP
8 3 (2.08%) CWDP
8 3 (2.08%) CWNA
8 3 (2.08%) CWNE
8 3 (2.08%) CWSP
8 3 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.39%) ISSAP
9 2 (1.39%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.72%) QA
2 4 (2.78%) NIST
3 3 (2.08%) GRC
3 3 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.39%) HIPAA
4 2 (1.39%) NCSC
4 2 (1.39%) SLA
4 2 (1.39%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.69%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.69%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.69%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.47%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.08%) Docker
3 3 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.39%) Firmware
5 1 (0.69%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.69%) ProxySG
5 1 (0.69%) Squid
5 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (6.25%) Terraform
2 7 (4.86%) Ansible
2 7 (4.86%) CASB
3 6 (4.17%) Kubernetes
3 6 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.39%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.39%) Grafana
5 2 (1.39%) SCCM
6 1 (0.69%) HAProxy
6 1 (0.69%) Istio
6 1 (0.69%) logstash
6 1 (0.69%) SCOM
Vendors
1 31 (21.53%) Cisco
2 18 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 17 (11.81%) Zscaler
4 16 (11.11%) Citrix
5 14 (9.72%) ServiceNow
6 13 (9.03%) Aruba
7 11 (7.64%) Oracle
8 10 (6.94%) Google
9 7 (4.86%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (4.86%) Ekahau
9 7 (4.86%) F5
9 7 (4.86%) Palo Alto
10 6 (4.17%) Fortinet
10 6 (4.17%) Splunk
11 5 (3.47%) CheckPoint
11 5 (3.47%) Juniper
11 5 (3.47%) VMware
12 4 (2.78%) Netskope
13 3 (2.08%) Meraki
13 3 (2.08%) Okta