Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Gloucester
Network Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester
The median Network Engineer daily rate in Gloucester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Network Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester | 2.13% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.30% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £425 | £620 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -31.45% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Gloucester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Gloucester matching a recognised job title | 87 | 108 | 78 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.55% | 82.44% | 91.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 97 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £210 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £505 | £343 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.77% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £700 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £734 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £550 | £500 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.26 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44.08 | £32.93 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.16 | £41.33 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | +79.67% | -70.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.24 | £50.35 | £23.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55.39 | - |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £41.74 | £33.17 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.82% | -50.86% | +20.00% |
Network Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Network Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.
Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.
Network Engineer Skill Set Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Network Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Network Engineer job ads across the Gloucester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Firewall | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | LAN | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Palo Alto | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | WAN | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Wireless | 100.0% | 2 |
| 7 | 802.1X | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Asset Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | CheckPoint | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco CUCM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco ISE | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco Nexus | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco UCCE | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco Wireless | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Meraki | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Network Monitoring | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Network Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | SLA | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | SolarWinds | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Statistics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Unified Communications | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | VoIP | 50.0% | 1 |
Network Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Network Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Firewall Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Voice Network Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |