Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Luton

Network Engineer
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Luton is £400, 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 27 21 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 5 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 3.18% 3.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.45% 3.75% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 £488 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile - £513 -
90th Percentile £550 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £400 £500 -
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 145 80 165
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 86.02% 98.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 39 117
10th Percentile £154 £121 £374
25th Percentile £406 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +4.76% +1.20%
75th Percentile £588 £663 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £600
Bedfordshire median daily rate £525 £514 £508
% change year-on-year +2.09% +1.33% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 12 4
10th Percentile £64.70 £22.31 £29.75
25th Percentile £80.00 £47.69 £44.38
Median hourly rate £85.00 £56.58 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.24% +2.86% -1.48%
75th Percentile £91.50 £64.95 £58.88
90th Percentile - £67.95 £61.35
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £80.00 £55.65 £55.00
% change year-on-year +43.76% +1.18% +2.66%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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 Luton.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Luton

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Luton over the 6 months to 29 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in Luton

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

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

1 4 (80.00%) Aruba
2 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Firewall
3 2 (40.00%) LAN
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (40.00%) WAN
4 1 (20.00%) Blue Coat
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Internet
4 1 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (20.00%) MPLS
4 1 (20.00%) Network Security
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) ProxySG
4 1 (20.00%) SSL
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
4 1 (20.00%) Web Filtering
4 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) LAN
1 2 (40.00%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (40.00%) WAN
2 1 (20.00%) Internet
2 1 (20.00%) MPLS
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security
2 1 (20.00%) SSL
2 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (40.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) ProxySG
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Aruba
2 1 (20.00%) Blue Coat