IP Network Consultant Contract Job Trends in Essex

IP Network Consultant
East of England > Essex

The median IP Network Consultant daily rate in Essex is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IP Network Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
East of England median daily rate £325 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 276 101 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.62% 89.38% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 51 101
10th Percentile £300 £189 £250
25th Percentile £350 £306 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £444
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -9.91% -11.20%
75th Percentile £525 £481 £563
90th Percentile £600 £500 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £434
% change year-on-year - +15.27% -8.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 18 53
10th Percentile £16.03 £13.25 £14.49
25th Percentile £16.50 £13.65 £26.25
Median hourly rate £18.25 £30.08 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.32% -45.32% -4.35%
75th Percentile £35.24 £48.30 £80.00
90th Percentile £70.80 £144.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -5.88% -3.19% +1.35%

IP Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IP Network Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

IP Network Consultant job vacancy trend in Essex

IP Network Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IP Network Consultant within the Essex region over the 6 months to 13 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
Chelmsford - 1 £325 -
IP Network Consultant
East of England

IP Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, IP Network Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region featuring IP Network Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) JNCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
1 1 (100.00%) OpenStack
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) TACACS
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) YANG

IP Network Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 (100.00%) OpenStack
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) TACACS
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 1 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 1 (100.00%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Private Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) JNCIE
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft