Network Architecture Contracts in Hampshire

Network Architecture
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Network Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 80 86
Rank change year-on-year +34 +6 +41
Contract jobs citing Network Architecture 23 15 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 3.08% 0.93% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.43% 1.11% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 11 3
10th Percentile £425 - £520
25th Percentile £490 £545 £541
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.70% +2.46% +0.06%
75th Percentile £613 £642 £625
90th Percentile £638 £650 £655
South East median daily rate £550 £590 £530
% change year-on-year -6.70% +11.23% -7.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate - - £66.25
75th Percentile - - £69.06
90th Percentile - - £69.63
South East median hourly rate - - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +36.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

Network Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 671 1,348 1,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 89.95% 83.73% 88.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 484 715 797
10th Percentile £325 £388 £240
25th Percentile £450 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £581 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +10.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £618 £675 £625
90th Percentile £675 £738 £696
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 162 104
10th Percentile £20.10 £13.05 £18.25
25th Percentile £29.38 £25.52 £22.85
Median hourly rate £57.63 £57.35 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +8.21% +113.80%
75th Percentile £71.88 £62.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.63
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Network Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Network Architecture in Hampshire

Network Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Network Architecture in Hampshire

Network Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Network Architecture in Hampshire

Network Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Architecture in Hampshire

Network Architecture
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 Architecture 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
Farnborough - 7 £495 - 2
Portsmouth - 6 £575 - 2
Havant +4 4 £600 -16.08%
Southampton +1 1 £575 -2.46% 2
Winchester -1 1 £750 +31.87%
Network Architecture
South East

Network Architecture
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 4 (17.39%) AWS
1 4 (17.39%) Azure
1 4 (17.39%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 14 (60.87%) VPN
2 10 (43.48%) Network Security
3 9 (39.13%) Firewall
4 7 (30.43%) WAN
5 4 (17.39%) MPLS
6 3 (13.04%) BGP
6 3 (13.04%) Ethernet VPN
6 3 (13.04%) OSPF
7 2 (8.70%) Wireshark
General
1 17 (73.91%) Analytical Skills
1 17 (73.91%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.35%) Aviation
2 1 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (65.22%) Network Engineer
2 8 (34.78%) Architect
2 8 (34.78%) Network Architect
3 4 (17.39%) Cloud Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Cloud Network Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Cisco Architect
4 3 (13.04%) Cisco Network Architect
4 3 (13.04%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Juniper Architect
4 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) IT Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Systems Integrator
6 1 (4.35%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Hybrid Cloud
1 4 (17.39%) Public Cloud
2 3 (13.04%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Network Design
2 7 (30.43%) Computer Science
2 7 (30.43%) Migration
2 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (30.43%) Validation
3 4 (17.39%) Architecture Roadmap
3 4 (17.39%) Roadmaps
3 4 (17.39%) Service Design
3 4 (17.39%) Zero Trust
4 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure as Code
4 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Automation
5 1 (4.35%) Network Monitoring
5 1 (4.35%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (91.30%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (73.91%) CCNP
3 16 (69.57%) Security Cleared
4 13 (56.52%) CCNA
4 13 (56.52%) SC Cleared
5 9 (39.13%) DV Cleared
6 7 (30.43%) Degree
7 6 (26.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (26.09%) JNCIS
8 5 (21.74%) CCIE
9 1 (4.35%) CCDE
9 1 (4.35%) CCDP
Systems Management
1 7 (30.43%) Ansible
2 3 (13.04%) Terraform
3 2 (8.70%) Iperf
Vendors
1 14 (60.87%) Cisco
2 10 (43.48%) Fortinet
3 8 (34.78%) Juniper
4 6 (26.09%) Fujitsu
5 4 (17.39%) CheckPoint
5 4 (17.39%) Citrix
5 4 (17.39%) F5
5 4 (17.39%) Zscaler
6 3 (13.04%) Mellanox
6 3 (13.04%) NVIDIA
7 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
7 2 (8.70%) SolarWinds