Cisco Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Cisco Network Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Cisco Network Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 82 97
Rank change year-on-year -25 +15 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Network Engineer 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.24% 0.22% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.23% 0.070%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 £463 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £350
Median % change year-on-year - +35.71% -21.13%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £375
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £481 £488 £450
% change year-on-year -1.28% +8.33% +1.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,571 861 1,421
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 93.69% 95.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 950 607 987
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.41% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £551 £585
90th Percentile £650 £675 £694
North West median daily rate £463 £475 £493
% change year-on-year -2.63% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 48 81
10th Percentile £22.50 - £12.00
25th Percentile £36.25 £13.00 £13.31
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.75 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +105.61% +2.88% -25.71%
75th Percentile £76.00 £60.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.75 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £31.76 £26.66
% change year-on-year +57.43% +19.13% -23.83%

Cisco Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Cisco Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Cisco Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Cisco Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Cisco Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Cisco 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 Manchester region featuring Cisco Network Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 2 (50.00%) BGP
2 2 (50.00%) CCNP
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (50.00%) LAN
2 2 (50.00%) OSPF
2 2 (50.00%) VLAN
2 2 (50.00%) WAN

Cisco Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (50.00%) BGP
1 2 (50.00%) LAN
1 2 (50.00%) OSPF
1 2 (50.00%) VLAN
1 2 (50.00%) WAN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CCNP
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco