Network Architect Contracts in Hampshire

Network Architect
South East > Hampshire

The median Network Architect daily rate in Hampshire is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 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
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 41 59
Rank change year-on-year -3 +18 +40
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 34 66 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 3.56% 4.33% 3.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.78% 4.72% 3.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 31 11
10th Percentile - £550 £531
25th Percentile £538 £625 £566
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £675 £650
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% +3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £613 £700 £750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £600 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -11.11%

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 900 1,397 1,193
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 91.73% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 883 705
10th Percentile £205 £363 £243
25th Percentile £425 £450 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +2.44%
75th Percentile £609 £650 £613
90th Percentile £660 £717 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 138 104
10th Percentile £20.43 £21.47 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £46.25 £19.74
Median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +9.24% +99.13%
75th Percentile £63.75 £70.43 £67.78
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.05 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +134.74%

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
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 3 August 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 0 22 £600 -12.73% 6
Portsmouth - 5 £575 - 2
Farnborough +2 3 £515 -23.13%
Fareham - 2 - -
Network Architect
South East

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

For the 6 months to 3 August 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 31 (91.18%) Security Cleared
2 21 (61.76%) Cisco
3 20 (58.82%) DV Cleared
4 19 (55.88%) Juniper
5 16 (47.06%) SC Cleared
6 13 (38.24%) LAN
6 13 (38.24%) Social Skills
7 10 (29.41%) CCNP
7 10 (29.41%) CCNA
7 10 (29.41%) Agile
7 10 (29.41%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (23.53%) Customer Requirements
9 8 (23.53%) Network Design
9 8 (23.53%) Fortinet
10 7 (20.59%) JNCIS
10 7 (20.59%) SLA
10 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (20.59%) Network Architecture
11 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (14.71%) Presales
11 5 (14.71%) Performance Optimisation
11 5 (14.71%) Architectural Design
11 5 (14.71%) Proactive Maintenance
12 4 (11.76%) Fujitsu
13 3 (8.82%) Computer Science
13 3 (8.82%) Network Security
13 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
13 3 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (8.82%) Degree

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) AWS
1 2 (5.88%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 13 (38.24%) LAN
2 3 (8.82%) Firewall
2 3 (8.82%) Network Security
2 3 (8.82%) VPN
3 2 (5.88%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (5.88%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (5.88%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (5.88%) Junos
4 1 (2.94%) ATM
4 1 (2.94%) Frame Relay
4 1 (2.94%) SDH
4 1 (2.94%) VoIP
4 1 (2.94%) WAN
General
1 13 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.88%) Aerospace
4 2 (5.88%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Agile
2 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (23.53%) Customer Requirements
3 8 (23.53%) Network Design
4 7 (20.59%) Network Architecture
5 5 (14.71%) Architectural Design
5 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (14.71%) Performance Optimisation
5 5 (14.71%) Presales
5 5 (14.71%) Proactive Maintenance
6 3 (8.82%) Computer Science
6 3 (8.82%) Migration
6 3 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (8.82%) Validation
7 2 (5.88%) Data Protection
7 2 (5.88%) Load Balancing
7 2 (5.88%) Preventative Maintenance
7 2 (5.88%) Risk Management
7 2 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
8 1 (2.94%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) Python
1 2 (5.88%) VB
Qualifications
1 31 (91.18%) Security Cleared
2 20 (58.82%) DV Cleared
3 16 (47.06%) SC Cleared
4 10 (29.41%) CCNA
4 10 (29.41%) CCNP
4 10 (29.41%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (20.59%) JNCIS
6 3 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (8.82%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.59%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Ansible
1 2 (5.88%) FortiGate
1 2 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (61.76%) Cisco
2 19 (55.88%) Juniper
3 8 (23.53%) Fortinet
4 4 (11.76%) Fujitsu
5 2 (5.88%) Citrix
5 2 (5.88%) F5
6 1 (2.94%) Aruba
6 1 (2.94%) HP
6 1 (2.94%) Palo Alto