Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends in Manchester

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 81 100
Rank change year-on-year -17 +19 +24
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 4 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.30% 0.29% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.40% 1.02% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile - £477 £383
25th Percentile £166 £486 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 £500 £394
Median % change year-on-year -65.50% +26.98% +257.95%
75th Percentile £179 - £398
90th Percentile - - £399
North West median daily rate £173 £486 £394
% change year-on-year -64.52% +23.49% +45.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 285 293 400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 21.46% 28.28% 25.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 183 239
10th Percentile £190 £267 £256
25th Percentile £381 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £550 £557 £625
90th Percentile £626 £700 £700
North West median daily rate £473 £475 £540
% change year-on-year -0.42% -12.04% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 26
10th Percentile £18.82 £30.90 £24.85
25th Percentile £21.77 £31.25 £26.63
Median hourly rate £31.50 £32.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% -23.53% +105.26%
75th Percentile £56.88 £36.19 £72.53
90th Percentile £72.88 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £35.95
% change year-on-year +39.88% -9.60% +23.33%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in Manchester

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) SAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 3 (75.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Inventory Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Break/Fix
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) MCSE
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Dell