Network Design Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Network Design Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £623, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 83 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Network Design Engineer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.099% | 0.083% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.086% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £623 | £602 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.49% | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £623 | £602 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +3.49% | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title | 932 | 1,161 | 1,622 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 96.03% | 94.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 588 | 736 | 1,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £299 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £406 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £713 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.72% | -1.40% | +2.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 79 | 47 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.58 | £15.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.13 | £21.25 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.10 | £35.00 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.71% | +79.49% | +14.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.13 | £60.00 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.75 | £72.70 | £67.60 |
| North West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.90 | £30.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.54% | +7.33% | +34.71% |
Network Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Network Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Network Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Design Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.
Network Design Engineer
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | - | 1 | £623 | - | |
| Network Design Engineer North West |
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Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Network Design Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Network Design Engineer in the job title.
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Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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