Network Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Network Systems Engineer
England > London

The median Network Systems Engineer daily rate in London is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 - 418
Rank change year-on-year - - +154
Contract jobs requiring a Network Systems Engineer 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.014% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £360
25th Percentile - - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -57.50%
75th Percentile - - £450
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £365 £750 £425
% change year-on-year -51.40% +76.47% -32.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,090 14,839 18,513
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 93.65% 93.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,692 9,606 13,396
10th Percentile £333 £339 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £799 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -3.81% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 161 216
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.08
25th Percentile £21.35 £23.80 £21.69
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £36.14
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +3.76% +3.26%
75th Percentile £51.48 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.42 £81.18 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.32 £39.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.08% -13.33% +38.46%

Network Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Network Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Network Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Systems Engineer job vacancies in London

Network Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Systems Engineer job vacancies in London

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Network Systems 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 London region featuring Network Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Ansible
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DWDM
1 1 (50.00%) F5
1 1 (50.00%) HTTP
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Juniper
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Network Design
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) Perl
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (50.00%) SSL
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
1 1 (50.00%) Unix

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DWDM
1 1 (50.00%) HTTP
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) SSL
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Network Design
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Perl
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Ansible
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) F5
1 1 (50.00%) Juniper