Network Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Field Network Engineer
North West > Manchester

As of 7 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field Network Engineer daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 81 96
Rank change year-on-year -17 +15 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Network Field Engineer 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.078% 0.095% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.10% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £375 -
North West median daily rate - £375 -

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 1,181 986 1,528
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 93.90% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 781 626 1,099
10th Percentile £313 £313 £302
25th Percentile £381 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £565 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £669
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 31 79
10th Percentile £18.16 £15.90 £12.00
25th Percentile £22.24 £20.25 £13.41
Median hourly rate £41.50 £32.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.69% +62.50% -52.79%
75th Percentile £60.00 £33.75 £60.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £41.94 £29.12 £28.65
% change year-on-year +44.05% +1.62% +5.39%

Network Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Network Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Network Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Network Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, Network Field 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 Network Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds

Network Field 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:

Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds