Network Planning Contracts in England

Network Planning
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Network Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Planning over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 466 532 632
Rank change year-on-year +66 +100 +117
Contract jobs citing Network Planning 19 10 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.078% 0.027% 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.086% 0.031% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 8
10th Percentile £426 - £349
25th Percentile £428 £325 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year +32.14% -17.65% -27.66%
75th Percentile £494 £375 £500
90th Percentile - - £605
UK median daily rate £463 £350 £425
% change year-on-year +32.14% -17.65% -27.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £15.80 £20.00
25th Percentile - £18.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate - £23.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year - +2.22% -40.00%
75th Percentile - £27.75 £24.25
90th Percentile - £30.60 £25.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £23.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +84.78% +2.22% -40.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Network Planning 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 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Network Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Network Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Planning in England

Network Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Planning in England.

Daily rate trend for Network Planning in England

Network Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Planning in England.

Hourly rate trend for Network Planning in England

Network Planning
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 Planning within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 - 9 - - 22
North West +21 6 £425 +21.43% 2
North of England +20 6 £425 +21.43% 5
South East +48 3 £475 - 3
Midlands +20 1 - - 3
West Midlands +12 1 - - 2
Network Planning
UK

Network Planning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (5.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (10.53%) SAP APO
3 1 (5.26%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 10 (52.63%) Radio Access Network
2 9 (47.37%) 5G
3 5 (26.32%) WAN
4 4 (21.05%) BGP
4 4 (21.05%) EIGRP
4 4 (21.05%) IPv4
4 4 (21.05%) MPLS
4 4 (21.05%) OSPF
4 4 (21.05%) SD-WAN
5 1 (5.26%) DWDM
5 1 (5.26%) Ethernet
5 1 (5.26%) LAN
5 1 (5.26%) VLAN
General
1 6 (31.58%) Telecoms
2 4 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.53%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (21.05%) IP Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Transmission Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Consultant
3 2 (10.53%) Network Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Network Operations Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Operations Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Project Manager
3 2 (10.53%) SAP Consultant
3 2 (10.53%) Telecoms Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Capacity Planner
4 1 (5.26%) Integration Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) IP Network Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) IT Manager
4 1 (5.26%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (5.26%) Network Manager
4 1 (5.26%) Network Planner
4 1 (5.26%) Network Project Manager
4 1 (5.26%) RAN Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) SAP APO Consultant
4 1 (5.26%) SAP SCM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) SAP Core Interface
2 1 (5.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (5.26%) Life Science
1 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (47.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (21.05%) Change Management
1 4 (21.05%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (21.05%) Configuration Management
1 4 (21.05%) ITIL
1 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (21.05%) Service Delivery
2 3 (15.79%) Project Management
3 2 (10.53%) Requirements Workshops
3 2 (10.53%) Risk Register
3 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.26%) Budgeting
4 1 (5.26%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (5.26%) Critical Success Factor
4 1 (5.26%) Culture Change
4 1 (5.26%) Data Protection
4 1 (5.26%) Logistics
4 1 (5.26%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (5.26%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.26%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (21.05%) CCNP
1 4 (21.05%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (5.26%) Degree
2 1 (5.26%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.26%) PMP
Vendors
1 4 (21.05%) BMC
1 4 (21.05%) Cisco
1 4 (21.05%) Huawei
1 4 (21.05%) Remedy
2 2 (10.53%) SAP
3 1 (5.26%) Ciena
3 1 (5.26%) Nokia