Network Systems Engineer Contracts in England

Network Systems Engineer
UK > England

The median Network Systems Engineer daily rate in England is £400 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 647 766
Rank change year-on-year +111 +119 -162
Contract jobs requiring a Network Systems Engineer 7 11 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.021% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.023% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £418 £465
25th Percentile £350 £463 £496
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -2.33% +53.57%
75th Percentile £450 £656 £634
90th Percentile - £725 £785
UK median daily rate £400 £499 £525
% change year-on-year -19.80% -5.00% +50.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.94
Median hourly rate - - £16.40
75th Percentile - - £17.86
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £67.50 £16.40
% change year-on-year - +311.59% -67.20%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,494 48,433 68,665
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.54% 95.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,968 34,321 48,831
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,386 1,460 1,923
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.64 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.86 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -20.20% +95.80% -0.09%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.63 £48.20
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.00 £62.07
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -

Network Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Network Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Systems Engineer in England

Network Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Network Systems Engineer in England

Network Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Systems Engineer in England

Network Systems Engineer
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 Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +107 3 £400 -34.69% 3
South West +26 3 - -
East of England +14 1 - - 4
Network Systems Engineer
UK

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Network Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Network Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Windows
1 4 (57.14%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) 4G
2 3 (42.86%) Security Hardening
2 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 3 (42.86%) Dell
2 3 (42.86%) Aerospace
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) 5G
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Windows Server
3 2 (28.57%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Sparx
3 2 (28.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
3 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
3 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
3 2 (28.57%) Linux
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) VoIP
3 2 (28.57%) WAN
3 2 (28.57%) CheckPoint
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) MPLS
3 2 (28.57%) OSPF
3 2 (28.57%) BGP

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) 4G
2 3 (42.86%) 5G
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
3 2 (28.57%) BGP
3 2 (28.57%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (28.57%) EIGRP
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) MPLS
3 2 (28.57%) Multicast
3 2 (28.57%) OSPF
3 2 (28.57%) VoIP
3 2 (28.57%) WAN
General
1 3 (42.86%) Aerospace
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Military
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) FMCG
1 1 (14.29%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Linux
2 2 (28.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Security Hardening
1 3 (42.86%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
2 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (28.57%) Incident Management
2 2 (28.57%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Network Management
2 2 (28.57%) SysML
2 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
3 1 (14.29%) ArchiMate
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Cryptography
3 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
3 1 (14.29%) MODAF
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 1 (14.29%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Check_MK
1 1 (14.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
1 3 (42.86%) Dell
2 2 (28.57%) CheckPoint
2 2 (28.57%) F5
2 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto
2 2 (28.57%) Sparx
3 1 (14.29%) EMC
3 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
3 1 (14.29%) Juniper
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Splunk
3 1 (14.29%) VMware