Network Infrastructure Architect Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Network Infrastructure Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Network Infrastructure Architect daily rate in Manchester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
North West median daily rate £700 - -

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 1,819 932 1,126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 92.74% 94.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,062 594 701
10th Percentile £313 £301 £350
25th Percentile £413 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £609 £575 £600
90th Percentile £705 £654 £713
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 79 36
10th Percentile £23.13 £13.00 £15.77
25th Percentile £32.97 £14.20 £20.94
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.10 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +184.36% -45.55% +98.72%
75th Percentile £75.00 £32.20 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.75 £83.75
North West median hourly rate £46.18 £24.62 £37.00
% change year-on-year +87.56% -33.46% +8.82%

Network Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Network Infrastructure Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Network Infrastructure Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Network Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Network Infrastructure Architect 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 Infrastructure Architect in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) WAN

Network Infrastructure Architect 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 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management