LAN Contract Job Trends in London

Local Area Network (LAN)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring LAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 224 243
Rank change year-on-year -95 +19 -76
Contract jobs citing LAN 116 148 165
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.59% 1.09% 0.95%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.49% 10.53% 9.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 97 104
10th Percentile £285 £273 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £633 £675 £700
England median daily rate £450 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 4
10th Percentile £33.73 £28.75 £18.34
25th Percentile £40.81 £36.25 £21.85
Median hourly rate £53.75 £40.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +34.38% +68.07% -42.00%
75th Percentile £66.81 £50.00 -
90th Percentile £73.98 £51.20 -
England median hourly rate £22.50 £30.00 £23.15
% change year-on-year -25.00% +29.59% -64.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,549 1,405 1,672
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.83% 10.32% 9.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,007 906 1,096
10th Percentile £300 £273 £226
25th Percentile £406 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £619
90th Percentile £725 £717 £725
England median daily rate £500 £492 £500
% change year-on-year +1.63% -1.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 29 46
10th Percentile £18.02 £19.33 £14.99
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.15 £18.09
Median hourly rate £28.88 £30.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -3.73% +26.05% -34.38%
75th Percentile £53.75 £50.00 £41.25
90th Percentile £82.75 £63.25 £60.00
England median hourly rate £26.66 £42.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -37.27% -1.16% +56.36%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

LAN job vacancy trend in London

LAN
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LAN in London over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for LAN in London

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LAN

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing LAN in London over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for LAN in London

LAN
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the London region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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
Central London -6 21 £515 -2.92% 16
East London -1 3 £600 +9.09% 2
West London -39 3 £375 -11.76% 6
LAN
England

LAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (9.48%) SharePoint
2 9 (7.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.86%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 32 (27.59%) Azure
2 19 (16.38%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (12.07%) AWS
4 12 (10.34%) Entra ID
4 12 (10.34%) SaaS
5 7 (6.03%) OneDrive
6 5 (4.31%) PaaS
6 5 (4.31%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.45%) GCP
7 4 (3.45%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 3 (2.59%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 2 (1.72%) Google Ads
10 1 (0.86%) AWS Direct Connect
10 1 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.86%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.86%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.86%) IBM Watson
10 1 (0.86%) Route 53
10 1 (0.86%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 106 (91.38%) WAN
2 62 (53.45%) Firewall
3 31 (26.72%) Network Security
4 29 (25.00%) VPN
5 27 (23.28%) BGP
5 27 (23.28%) OSPF
5 27 (23.28%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (18.10%) DNS
7 20 (17.24%) SD-WAN
8 17 (14.66%) Wireless
9 15 (12.93%) DHCP
9 15 (12.93%) MPLS
10 14 (12.07%) Cisco ASA
10 14 (12.07%) EIGRP
11 12 (10.34%) TCP/IP
12 11 (9.48%) Multicast
13 10 (8.62%) WLAN
14 8 (6.90%) Cisco IOS
14 8 (6.90%) Cisco Nexus
14 8 (6.90%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.86%) Power BI
1 1 (0.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.86%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.86%) MSI
2 1 (0.86%) Visual Studio
General
1 28 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 16 (13.79%) Finance
3 13 (11.21%) Financial Institution
4 10 (8.62%) Public Sector
5 9 (7.76%) Telecoms
6 8 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (6.03%) Retail
8 6 (5.17%) Banking
9 5 (4.31%) Legal
10 3 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.59%) Law
11 2 (1.72%) Local Government
12 1 (0.86%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.86%) Military
12 1 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (31.90%) Network Engineer
2 18 (15.52%) Senior
3 16 (13.79%) Architect
4 11 (9.48%) Network Architect
5 9 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (6.03%) Cisco Engineer
6 7 (6.03%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 7 (6.03%) LAN Engineer
7 6 (5.17%) Project Manager
8 5 (4.31%) Lead
8 5 (4.31%) Network Manager
8 5 (4.31%) Support Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) Consultant
9 4 (3.45%) IT Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) Senior Network Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) Technical Manager
10 3 (2.59%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 3 (2.59%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (2.59%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (1.72%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.86%) .NET
3 1 (0.86%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.86%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.86%) Django
3 1 (0.86%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (17.24%) Data Centre
2 7 (6.03%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (6.03%) IoT
3 5 (4.31%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (3.45%) CCTV
4 4 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.59%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.72%) Cloud Security Posture
6 2 (1.72%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.72%) NHS
6 2 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.86%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.86%) Culture of Ownership
7 1 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.86%) SCADA
7 1 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.86%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (27.59%) Windows
2 15 (12.93%) Windows Server
3 7 (6.03%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (4.31%) Linux
5 3 (2.59%) Android
6 2 (1.72%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.72%) Unix
6 2 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.86%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.86%) CentOS
7 1 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.86%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.86%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (19.83%) ITIL
2 21 (18.10%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (12.07%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (12.07%) Network Architecture
5 11 (9.48%) Change Management
6 10 (8.62%) Agile
6 10 (8.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 9 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (7.76%) High Availability
7 9 (7.76%) Zero Trust
8 8 (6.90%) Load Balancing
8 8 (6.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (6.03%) Customer Service
9 7 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
9 7 (6.03%) Data Protection
9 7 (6.03%) Incident Management
9 7 (6.03%) Migration
9 7 (6.03%) Root Cause Analysis
9 7 (6.03%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.21%) PowerShell
2 9 (7.76%) Python
3 1 (0.86%) C++
3 1 (0.86%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (19.83%) Security Cleared
2 21 (18.10%) Cisco Certification
3 19 (16.38%) CCNP
3 19 (16.38%) SC Cleared
4 12 (10.34%) CCIE
5 9 (7.76%) Degree
6 6 (5.17%) CCNA
7 4 (3.45%) JNCIP
7 4 (3.45%) PMI Certification
7 4 (3.45%) PMP
8 3 (2.59%) Azure Certification
8 3 (2.59%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.59%) JNCIS
8 3 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.72%) CCSE
10 1 (0.86%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.86%) CISSP
10 1 (0.86%) CWNA
10 1 (0.86%) JNCIE
10 1 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (2.59%) SLA
2 2 (1.72%) PMO
2 2 (1.72%) QA
3 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.86%) GDPR
System Software
1 18 (15.52%) Active Directory
2 14 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.31%) vSphere
4 4 (3.45%) VMware NSX
5 3 (2.59%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 11 (9.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (8.62%) FortiGate
3 5 (4.31%) Ansible
3 5 (4.31%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (3.45%) Progress Chef
4 4 (3.45%) Terraform
4 4 (3.45%) vRealize Orchestrator
5 3 (2.59%) SCCM
6 2 (1.72%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.86%) Nessus
7 1 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.86%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 58 (50.00%) Cisco
2 26 (22.41%) Palo Alto
3 22 (18.97%) Microsoft
4 18 (15.52%) VMware
5 16 (13.79%) F5
6 15 (12.93%) CheckPoint
7 13 (11.21%) Fortinet
8 12 (10.34%) Juniper
9 9 (7.76%) Zscaler
10 8 (6.90%) SolarWinds
11 7 (6.03%) Dell
12 6 (5.17%) Meraki
13 5 (4.31%) Aruba
13 5 (4.31%) ServiceNow
14 3 (2.59%) Citrix
14 3 (2.59%) Splunk
15 2 (1.72%) Arista
15 2 (1.72%) Dynatrace
15 2 (1.72%) IBM
16 1 (0.86%) ForeScout