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 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 431 357 319
Rank change year-on-year -74 -38 -5
Contract jobs citing Internet 141 127 228
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.35% 0.52% 0.62%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.67% 3.99% 4.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 75 119
10th Percentile £244 £255 £205
25th Percentile £404 £385 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £606
90th Percentile £684 £677 £775
UK median daily rate £503 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.72% - -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 41
10th Percentile £17.85 - £12.28
25th Percentile £18.00 - £13.25
Median hourly rate £24.50 £14.20 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +72.54% -32.38% -22.94%
75th Percentile £39.44 £19.50 £41.25
90th Percentile £42.38 £44.75 £64.53
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £14.20 £23.80
% change year-on-year +49.65% -40.34% -8.46%

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 3,838 3,183 4,997
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.54% 13.10% 13.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,407 1,976 3,017
10th Percentile £239 £220 £206
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% -6.67%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £490
% change year-on-year +2.56% -0.51% -5.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 123 396
10th Percentile £16.01 £14.20 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.25 £16.30 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.94 £36.65 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +14.45% -6.64% +108.55%
75th Percentile £65.91 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.01 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.54 £37.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year +8.11% -1.32% +100.00%

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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 -76 65 £435 -3.33% 86
North of England -48 36 £550 +41.94% 292
Midlands -56 16 £406 -18.38% 50
South East -72 14 £425 +6.25% 46
North West -28 13 £550 +83.33% 237
Yorkshire -50 13 £575 -8.00% 48
West Midlands -54 13 £406 -18.38% 15
North East - 12 - - 9
East of England -31 7 - - 23
South West -33 2 £400 -23.44% 20
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 14 (9.93%) IIS
2 3 (2.13%) Confluence
3 1 (0.71%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.71%) Smallworld
Applications
1 18 (12.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (4.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.13%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.42%) Chatbot
5 2 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.71%) Autodesk Inventor
6 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.71%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 3 (2.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 30 (21.28%) Azure
2 13 (9.22%) Entra ID
3 12 (8.51%) AWS
4 11 (7.80%) GCP
5 10 (7.09%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (6.38%) SaaS
7 6 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.26%) IaaS
7 6 (4.26%) PaaS
8 5 (3.55%) GitHub
9 3 (2.13%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 3 (2.13%) Canva
9 3 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (1.42%) AWS IoT
10 2 (1.42%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.42%) OCI
11 1 (0.71%) Amazon EKS
11 1 (0.71%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 32 (22.70%) WAN
2 29 (20.57%) Firewall
3 28 (19.86%) Network Security
3 28 (19.86%) SD-WAN
4 23 (16.31%) DNS
4 23 (16.31%) LAN
5 16 (11.35%) Wi-Fi
6 15 (10.64%) DHCP
6 15 (10.64%) Wireless
7 14 (9.93%) MPLS
7 14 (9.93%) SSL
7 14 (9.93%) VPN
8 11 (7.80%) BGP
9 9 (6.38%) OSPF
10 8 (5.67%) TCP/IP
10 8 (5.67%) WLAN
11 7 (4.96%) 5G
12 6 (4.26%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (4.26%) VLAN
13 4 (2.84%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (9.93%) SQL Server
2 13 (9.22%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.42%) MySQL
4 2 (1.42%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.42%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.71%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.71%) GIS
5 1 (0.71%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (8.51%) JIRA
2 4 (2.84%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.13%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (1.42%) PyCharm
5 1 (0.71%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.71%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.71%) Gatling
5 1 (0.71%) Maven
5 1 (0.71%) SoapUI
General
1 30 (21.28%) Social Skills
2 20 (14.18%) Telecoms
3 18 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (12.06%) Finance
5 14 (9.93%) Public Sector
6 11 (7.80%) Banking
7 8 (5.67%) Marketing
8 4 (2.84%) Legal
9 3 (2.13%) Billing
9 3 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.13%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.42%) Law
10 2 (1.42%) Local Government
10 2 (1.42%) Military
11 1 (0.71%) Electronics
11 1 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.71%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.71%) Norwegian Language
Job Titles
1 23 (16.31%) Network Engineer
2 14 (9.93%) Architect
2 14 (9.93%) Developer
3 13 (9.22%) C# Developer
4 10 (7.09%) Sales Manager
4 10 (7.09%) Security Engineer
4 10 (7.09%) Senior
5 8 (5.67%) Applications Developer
5 8 (5.67%) C# Application Developer
5 8 (5.67%) Support Engineer
6 7 (4.96%) IT Engineer
6 7 (4.96%) IT Support
6 7 (4.96%) IT Support Engineer
6 7 (4.96%) Network Architect
7 6 (4.26%) Analyst
7 6 (4.26%) Marketing Manager
8 5 (3.55%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.55%) Technical Architect
9 4 (2.84%) Business Analyst
9 4 (2.84%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.93%) .NET
2 13 (9.22%) .NET Framework
2 13 (9.22%) WinForms
2 13 (9.22%) WPF
3 4 (2.84%) SAML
4 3 (2.13%) 802.1X
5 2 (1.42%) NumPy
5 2 (1.42%) Pandas
5 2 (1.42%) TensorFlow
5 2 (1.42%) WCF
5 2 (1.42%) Web Services
6 1 (0.71%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.71%) CSS
6 1 (0.71%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.71%) HTML
6 1 (0.71%) Kafka
6 1 (0.71%) OAuth
6 1 (0.71%) OpenID
6 1 (0.71%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.22%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.96%) Cloud Security Posture
3 7 (4.96%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (4.96%) Security Posture
4 6 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (4.26%) IoT
5 5 (3.55%) Social Media
6 4 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.84%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.13%) Graphic Design
7 3 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.13%) Operational Technology
7 3 (2.13%) Virtual Team
7 3 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (2.13%) Wiki
8 2 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.42%) Online Banking
8 2 (1.42%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 29 (20.57%) Windows
2 7 (4.96%) Mac OS
3 5 (3.55%) Android
4 4 (2.84%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.42%) Linux
5 2 (1.42%) Unix
5 2 (1.42%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.42%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (17.73%) Disaster Recovery
2 21 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (9.22%) Change Management
3 13 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (9.22%) Data Analysis
3 13 (9.22%) ITIL
3 13 (9.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 12 (8.51%) Cloud Security
4 12 (8.51%) DevOps
4 12 (8.51%) Project Management
4 12 (8.51%) Roadmaps
4 12 (8.51%) User Experience
5 11 (7.80%) Agile
6 10 (7.09%) Affiliate Network
6 10 (7.09%) Zero Trust
7 8 (5.67%) Network Architecture
7 8 (5.67%) Runbook
7 8 (5.67%) Service Delivery
7 8 (5.67%) SIEM
7 8 (5.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.35%) SQL
2 14 (9.93%) C#
3 13 (9.22%) PL/SQL
3 13 (9.22%) T-SQL
3 13 (9.22%) VB
3 13 (9.22%) VBA
4 9 (6.38%) Python
5 4 (2.84%) Java
5 4 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.84%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.42%) Bicep
6 2 (1.42%) C
6 2 (1.42%) C++
7 1 (0.71%) PHP
7 1 (0.71%) Scala
Qualifications
1 32 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 25 (17.73%) SC Cleared
3 15 (10.64%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (7.80%) CCIE
4 11 (7.80%) CCNP
5 10 (7.09%) Degree
6 7 (4.96%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.13%) CCNA
7 3 (2.13%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.42%) BC Cleared
8 2 (1.42%) CCIE Wireless
8 2 (1.42%) CWDP
8 2 (1.42%) CWNA
8 2 (1.42%) CWNE
8 2 (1.42%) CWSP
8 2 (1.42%) JNCIE
8 2 (1.42%) JNCIP
9 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.64%) QA
2 3 (2.13%) NCSC
3 2 (1.42%) SLA
4 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.71%) GDPR
4 1 (0.71%) GRC
4 1 (0.71%) NIST
4 1 (0.71%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (9.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.55%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.42%) Docker
3 2 (1.42%) Firmware
4 1 (0.71%) ProxySG
4 1 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.71%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (4.96%) CASB
1 7 (4.96%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (3.55%) Terraform
3 3 (2.13%) Ansible
3 3 (2.13%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.42%) Cisco Prime
4 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.71%) Grafana
5 1 (0.71%) HAProxy
5 1 (0.71%) logstash
5 1 (0.71%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.71%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.71%) Puppet
5 1 (0.71%) SCCM
5 1 (0.71%) SCOM
Vendors
1 33 (23.40%) Cisco
2 19 (13.48%) Zscaler
3 18 (12.77%) Citrix
3 18 (12.77%) Microsoft
4 14 (9.93%) ServiceNow
5 13 (9.22%) Aruba
5 13 (9.22%) Oracle
6 10 (7.09%) Palo Alto
7 7 (4.96%) F5
7 7 (4.96%) Google
7 7 (4.96%) Juniper
7 7 (4.96%) Meraki
8 6 (4.26%) Ekahau
9 5 (3.55%) CheckPoint
9 5 (3.55%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (3.55%) Fortinet
10 3 (2.13%) Adobe
10 3 (2.13%) Nokia
10 3 (2.13%) Salesforce
10 3 (2.13%) SAP