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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 568 403 331
Rank change year-on-year -165 -72 +95
Contract jobs citing Network Management 43 93 237
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.098% 0.35% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.39% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 53 141
10th Percentile £300 £301 £185
25th Percentile £365 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £564 £538 £675
90th Percentile £582 £648 -
UK median daily rate £475 £450 £515
% change year-on-year +5.56% -12.62% +3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 35
10th Percentile - £19.51 £40.00
25th Percentile - £25.79 £51.25
Median hourly rate £72.54 £37.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.44% -46.43% +55.56%
75th Percentile - £43.13 £72.50
90th Percentile - £45.75 -
UK median hourly rate £72.54 £37.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +93.44% -46.43% +43.59%

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 37,549 23,970 31,947
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.39% 91.01% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,634 15,421 20,733
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,360 1,193 2,304
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.85 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -

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 4 July 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
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 4 July 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 13 £475 +5.56% 9
North of England -99 12 £450 -12.20% 2
Midlands -51 8 £581 +46.16% 3
Yorkshire -57 8 £450 -10.00% 2
West Midlands -59 8 £581 +46.16% 1
South East -58 5 £315 -27.50% 10
North West -63 3 £626 +19.24%
South West -45 2 - - 3
East of England -36 1 £450 +12.50% 1
North East - 1 £135 -
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 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 7 (16.28%) Azure
2 4 (9.30%) AWS
2 4 (9.30%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (6.98%) GCP
4 2 (4.65%) IaaS
4 2 (4.65%) PaaS
4 2 (4.65%) Snowflake
5 1 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.33%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (37.21%) LAN
2 14 (32.56%) Firewall
3 13 (30.23%) WAN
3 13 (30.23%) Wireless
4 11 (25.58%) Network Security
4 11 (25.58%) WLAN
5 9 (20.93%) SNMP
6 8 (18.60%) OSPF
7 7 (16.28%) BGP
7 7 (16.28%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (16.28%) SD-WAN
8 6 (13.95%) Cisco ISE
8 6 (13.95%) Cisco Wireless
8 6 (13.95%) VLAN
8 6 (13.95%) VPN
9 5 (11.63%) TCP/IP
10 4 (9.30%) APPN
10 4 (9.30%) SNA
10 4 (9.30%) VoIP
11 3 (6.98%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Git
1 1 (2.33%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 16 (37.21%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.65%) Banking
3 2 (4.65%) Legal
3 2 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.33%) Police
Job Titles
1 21 (48.84%) Network Engineer
2 5 (11.63%) Senior
3 4 (9.30%) Senior Network Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) Data Centre Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) Data Network Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) IT Technician
6 1 (2.33%) Banking Analyst
6 1 (2.33%) Data Migration Engineer
6 1 (2.33%) Data Migration Specialist
6 1 (2.33%) Firewall Engineer
6 1 (2.33%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (2.33%) Network Architect
6 1 (2.33%) Network Specialist
6 1 (2.33%) Platform Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Security Engineer
6 1 (2.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 1 (2.33%) Wintel Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Data Centre
1 6 (13.95%) PKI
2 4 (9.30%) Mainframe
2 4 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.65%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
4 1 (2.33%) Enterprise Storage
4 1 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.33%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.33%) SCADA
4 1 (2.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (32.56%) Windows
2 9 (20.93%) Linux
3 4 (9.30%) Windows Server
3 4 (9.30%) zOS
4 2 (4.65%) Windows 10
5 1 (2.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (23.26%) High Availability
2 10 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (18.60%) Architectural Design
4 7 (16.28%) Migration
5 5 (11.63%) ITIL
6 4 (9.30%) Agile
6 4 (9.30%) Network Design
7 3 (6.98%) CI/CD
7 3 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (6.98%) Incident Management
7 3 (6.98%) Proactive Monitoring
7 3 (6.98%) SIEM
7 3 (6.98%) Technical Leadership
8 2 (4.65%) Customer Service
8 2 (4.65%) DevOps
8 2 (4.65%) Mentoring
8 2 (4.65%) Network Monitoring
8 2 (4.65%) Risk Register
8 2 (4.65%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (20.93%) SQL
2 4 (9.30%) Python
3 2 (4.65%) Bash
3 2 (4.65%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 15 (34.88%) Security Cleared
2 9 (20.93%) SC Cleared
3 7 (16.28%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (13.95%) CCNP
4 6 (13.95%) Degree
4 6 (13.95%) DV Cleared
5 3 (6.98%) CCNA
6 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (2.33%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.33%) CCDA
7 1 (2.33%) CCDP
7 1 (2.33%) CCIE
7 1 (2.33%) CCIP
7 1 (2.33%) CISSP
7 1 (2.33%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (2.33%) CWNA
7 1 (2.33%) HND
7 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) GDPR
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.33%) NCSC
2 1 (2.33%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.65%) Firmware
1 2 (4.65%) Hyper-V
1 2 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.33%) Docker
2 1 (2.33%) KVM
2 1 (2.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (16.28%) WMI
2 4 (9.30%) Tivoli NetView
3 3 (6.98%) Ansible
3 3 (6.98%) Terraform
4 2 (4.65%) Kubernetes
5 1 (2.33%) CASB
5 1 (2.33%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (2.33%) Puppet
5 1 (2.33%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 26 (60.47%) Cisco
2 18 (41.86%) Palo Alto
3 10 (23.26%) Fortinet
4 9 (20.93%) F5
5 8 (18.60%) SolarWinds
6 7 (16.28%) ServiceNow
6 7 (16.28%) Splunk
7 6 (13.95%) Juniper
7 6 (13.95%) Microsoft
8 4 (9.30%) IBM
9 3 (6.98%) HP
9 3 (6.98%) VMware
10 2 (4.65%) Aruba
10 2 (4.65%) CheckPoint
10 2 (4.65%) Forcepoint
11 1 (2.33%) Arista
11 1 (2.33%) Ciena
11 1 (2.33%) Extreme Networks
11 1 (2.33%) Meraki
11 1 (2.33%) Zscaler