Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hounslow

Network Engineer
West London > Hounslow

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Hounslow is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 13 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hounslow 1.85% 4.29% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 4.69% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £420 -
25th Percentile £263 £431 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West London median daily rate £375 £450 £200
% change year-on-year -16.67% +125.00% -33.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hounslow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hounslow. 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 Hounslow with a recognized job title 44 64 113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.48% 91.43% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 36 70
10th Percentile £310 £213 £75
25th Percentile £375 £266 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £400 £463
Median % change year-on-year +30.63% -13.51% -10.54%
75th Percentile £638 £450 £555
90th Percentile £806 £575 £601
West London median daily rate £524 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +30.94% -15.79% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 9
10th Percentile - £20.49 £36.25
25th Percentile - £24.03 £51.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £27.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.36% -50.00% -15.38%
75th Percentile - £30.25 £72.00
90th Percentile - £31.60 £75.60
West London median hourly rate £25.15 £22.27 £32.50
% change year-on-year +12.93% -31.48% -48.00%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hounslow

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

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Hounslow

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hounslow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Hounslow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Hounslow

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hounslow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Hounslow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Hounslow

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Network Engineer 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 Hounslow region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft