Network Architect Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Network Architect
North West > Merseyside

As of 25 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Architect daily rate in Merseyside.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 32 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.41% 0.85% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.92% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate £650 £550 £608
% change year-on-year +18.18% -9.47% +32.07%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 222 217 175
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 92.74% 90.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 102 97
10th Percentile £129 £150 £188
25th Percentile £161 £202 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £406 £413
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -1.52% -11.29%
75th Percentile £500 £531 £525
90th Percentile £649 £600 £593
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 21 16
10th Percentile £12.21 £14.25 £13.13
25th Percentile £15.18 £16.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £20.04 £18.07 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year +10.93% -3.65% +14.68%
75th Percentile £44.94 £23.00 £23.38
90th Percentile £51.02 £24.18 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £29.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +0.34% -15.71% +74.43%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Network Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Merseyside

Network Architect
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 25 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool -5 1 - -
Network Architect
North West

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, Network 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 Merseyside region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto