Network Management Contract Job Trends in England

Network Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Network Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 475 367 364
Rank change year-on-year -108 -3 +160
Contract jobs citing Network Management 73 133 190
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.23% 0.50% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.55% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 63 125
10th Percentile £290 £250 £185
25th Percentile £345 £360 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £588
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -14.89% +46.88%
75th Percentile £538 £650 £675
90th Percentile £554 £748 £729
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £575
% change year-on-year -5.00% -13.04% +36.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 8
10th Percentile - £32.00 £32.88
25th Percentile £15.50 £33.13 £40.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £35.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -54.29% -46.15% +103.13%
75th Percentile £20.94 £36.88 £95.00
90th Percentile £93.75 £38.00 -
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £36.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year -55.86% -44.23% +44.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Network Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,535 23,973 32,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.13% 89.35% 87.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,262 14,701 21,581
10th Percentile £305 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,781 779 1,693
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.10% -9.21% +8.57%
75th Percentile £58.00 £63.75 £63.29
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.16
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -13.33% +17.19%

Network Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Network Management job vacancy trend in England

Network Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network Management

Network Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Management in England over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Network Management in England

Network Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Network Management

Network Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Management in England over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Management in England

Network Management
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 Network Management within the England region over the 6 months to 22 January 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 -44 22 £400 -31.91% 5
North of England -74 13 £523 +12.97% 4
North West -37 12 £525 +10.53%
East of England -15 11 £445 -15.24% 2
South East -38 11 £350 -33.33% 5
South West -14 9 £533 +113.00% 2
West Midlands -54 7 £375 -11.76% 2
Midlands -63 7 £375 -18.92% 3
Yorkshire -56 1 £210 -50.59% 3
Network Management
UK

Network Management
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 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (10.96%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.74%) Fidessa
1 2 (2.74%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 12 (16.44%) Azure
2 9 (12.33%) AWS
3 7 (9.59%) GCP
4 5 (6.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 4 (5.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 3 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.74%) AWS Direct Connect
7 2 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (38.36%) WAN
2 24 (32.88%) Firewall
3 18 (24.66%) Network Security
3 18 (24.66%) Wireless
4 16 (21.92%) LAN
5 14 (19.18%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (17.81%) Cisco ISE
6 13 (17.81%) TCP/IP
7 11 (15.07%) NetScaler
8 10 (13.70%) VPN
9 9 (12.33%) VLAN
10 8 (10.96%) DNS
11 7 (9.59%) MPLS
11 7 (9.59%) WLAN
12 6 (8.22%) BGP
12 6 (8.22%) DHCP
12 6 (8.22%) SD-WAN
12 6 (8.22%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (6.85%) IPv4
13 5 (6.85%) IPv6
General
1 15 (20.55%) Social Skills
2 11 (15.07%) Public Sector
3 10 (13.70%) Telecoms
4 7 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (8.22%) Finance
6 3 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Banking
7 2 (2.74%) Front Office
7 2 (2.74%) Investment Banking
7 2 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.37%) Electronics
8 1 (1.37%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.37%) Marketing
8 1 (1.37%) Military
8 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (39.73%) Network Engineer
2 14 (19.18%) Administrator
2 14 (19.18%) Systems Administrator
3 12 (16.44%) Platform Manager
3 12 (16.44%) Systems Manager
3 12 (16.44%) Wintel Administrator
3 12 (16.44%) Wintel Systems Administrator
4 8 (10.96%) 2nd Line Support
4 8 (10.96%) Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) 2nd Line Technical Support
5 6 (8.22%) 2nd Line Technical Support Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Architect
5 6 (8.22%) Asset Management Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Network Architect
5 6 (8.22%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 6 (8.22%) Support Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Technical Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Technical Support
5 6 (8.22%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (15.07%) 802.1X
2 2 (2.74%) FIX Protocol
2 2 (2.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (26.03%) Data Centre
2 13 (17.81%) PKI
3 7 (9.59%) Driving Licence
3 7 (9.59%) Management Information System
3 7 (9.59%) NHS
4 6 (8.22%) CMDB
5 4 (5.48%) Mainframe
6 3 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (2.74%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.74%) Web Conferencing
8 1 (1.37%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.37%) IoT
8 1 (1.37%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.37%) Spread Betting
Operating Systems
1 25 (34.25%) Windows
2 9 (12.33%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.48%) Linux
3 4 (5.48%) zOS
4 2 (2.74%) CentOS
4 2 (2.74%) Ubuntu
4 2 (2.74%) Unix
4 2 (2.74%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (24.66%) Network Architecture
2 16 (21.92%) Network Design
3 15 (20.55%) Load Balancing
4 12 (16.44%) Change Management
4 12 (16.44%) Security Patching
5 11 (15.07%) Impact Assessments
6 10 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (12.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (10.96%) Network Monitoring
9 6 (8.22%) Asset Management
9 6 (8.22%) Performance Metrics
9 6 (8.22%) Service Delivery
10 5 (6.85%) Incident Management
10 5 (6.85%) Incident Response
10 5 (6.85%) ITIL
10 5 (6.85%) Roadmaps
10 5 (6.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (6.85%) Task Automation
10 5 (6.85%) Zero Trust
11 4 (5.48%) Cost Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.85%) Python
2 2 (2.74%) Bash
2 2 (2.74%) Perl
3 1 (1.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (53.42%) Security Cleared
2 21 (28.77%) SC Cleared
3 13 (17.81%) DV Cleared
4 10 (13.70%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (9.59%) CCNP
5 7 (9.59%) Degree
6 6 (8.22%) ECDL
7 4 (5.48%) Azure Certification
7 4 (5.48%) CCIE
8 3 (4.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (4.11%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (4.11%) CCIE Security
8 3 (4.11%) CCNA
8 3 (4.11%) CCSP
8 3 (4.11%) CISSP
9 2 (2.74%) DBS Check
9 2 (2.74%) JNCIE
9 2 (2.74%) JNCIP
9 2 (2.74%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (5.48%) GDPR
2 4 (5.48%) NIST
2 4 (5.48%) PCI DSS
2 4 (5.48%) SLA
3 1 (1.37%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (15.07%) Active Directory
2 9 (12.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (5.48%) VMware NSX
4 3 (4.11%) KVM
5 2 (2.74%) Docker
5 2 (2.74%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (1.37%) RHEV
6 1 (1.37%) Xen
Systems Management
1 6 (8.22%) Ansible
2 4 (5.48%) Terraform
2 4 (5.48%) Tivoli NetView
3 2 (2.74%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.74%) Progress Chef
3 2 (2.74%) Puppet
3 2 (2.74%) SCCM
4 1 (1.37%) Amdocs OSS
4 1 (1.37%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (1.37%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (1.37%) Nagios
4 1 (1.37%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 27 (36.99%) Cisco
2 20 (27.40%) Palo Alto
3 16 (21.92%) Meraki
4 10 (13.70%) VMware
5 6 (8.22%) Fortinet
5 6 (8.22%) SolarWinds
6 5 (6.85%) F5
7 4 (5.48%) IBM
7 4 (5.48%) Juniper
7 4 (5.48%) Microsoft
8 3 (4.11%) Nokia
9 2 (2.74%) Apple
9 2 (2.74%) Bloomberg
9 2 (2.74%) Charles River
9 2 (2.74%) Ciena
9 2 (2.74%) Dell
9 2 (2.74%) Forcepoint
9 2 (2.74%) Intel
9 2 (2.74%) Mitel
9 2 (2.74%) Red Hat