Network Architect Contracts in Hampshire

Network Architect
South East > Hampshire

The median Network Architect daily rate in Hampshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 17 58
Rank change year-on-year -31 +41 +46
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 21 114 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 2.82% 7.08% 2.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.95% 7.86% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 34 15
10th Percentile £508 £566 -
25th Percentile £538 £625 £529
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £613 £688 £728
90th Percentile £633 £700 £773
South East median daily rate £575 £650 £573
% change year-on-year -11.54% +13.54% -8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
75th Percentile - - £68.13
90th Percentile - - £68.50
South East median hourly rate - - £65.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 712 1,451 1,323
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.44% 90.12% 94.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 824 865
10th Percentile £280 £363 £232
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £613 £675 £620
90th Percentile £661 £738 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 173 106
10th Percentile £20.03 £13.40 £18.25
25th Percentile £24.66 £33.75 £22.51
Median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% +9.24% +141.38%
75th Percentile £71.25 £62.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Network Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architect in Hampshire

Network Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Architect in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Network Architect in Hampshire

Network Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Architect in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Architect in Hampshire

Network Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Architect in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Network Architect in Hampshire

Network Architect
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the Hampshire 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
Basingstoke -14 8 £600 -7.69% 5
Portsmouth - 5 £575 - 5
Farnborough - 3 £515 -
Winchester +3 1 £750 -
Fareham - 1 - - 1
Network Architect
South East

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Network Architect 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 Hampshire region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 18 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 17 (80.95%) SC Cleared
3 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
4 11 (52.38%) CCNP
4 11 (52.38%) CCNA
4 11 (52.38%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (42.86%) Juniper
5 9 (42.86%) Cisco
6 8 (38.10%) Network Architecture
7 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (33.33%) Network Design
7 7 (33.33%) JNCIS
7 7 (33.33%) Fortinet
8 6 (28.57%) DV Cleared
8 6 (28.57%) Customer Requirements
9 5 (23.81%) Presales
9 5 (23.81%) Firewall
10 4 (19.05%) Fujitsu
10 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
11 3 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
11 3 (14.29%) Network Security
11 3 (14.29%) Degree
11 3 (14.29%) Validation
11 3 (14.29%) Migration
11 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
11 3 (14.29%) VPN
12 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
12 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
12 2 (9.52%) Public Sector

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Firewall
2 3 (14.29%) Network Security
2 3 (14.29%) VPN
3 1 (4.76%) ATM
3 1 (4.76%) CATAPAN
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (4.76%) Frame Relay
3 1 (4.76%) SDH
3 1 (4.76%) VoIP
3 1 (4.76%) Wireshark
General
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Network Architecture
2 7 (33.33%) Network Design
3 6 (28.57%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (23.81%) Presales
5 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
6 3 (14.29%) Migration
6 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (14.29%) Validation
7 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
7 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
8 1 (4.76%) Data Protection
8 1 (4.76%) Network Monitoring
8 1 (4.76%) Performance Testing
8 1 (4.76%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 18 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 17 (80.95%) SC Cleared
3 11 (52.38%) CCNA
3 11 (52.38%) CCNP
3 11 (52.38%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (33.33%) JNCIS
5 6 (28.57%) DV Cleared
6 3 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (14.29%) Degree
7 1 (4.76%) Network+ Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Iperf
Vendors
1 9 (42.86%) Cisco
1 9 (42.86%) Juniper
2 7 (33.33%) Fortinet
3 4 (19.05%) Fujitsu
4 2 (9.52%) SolarWinds
5 1 (4.76%) F5
5 1 (4.76%) Palo Alto