Network Operations Team Leader Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Network Operations Team Lead
England > Midlands

The median Network Operations Team Lead daily rate in the Midlands is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 130 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Operations Team Leader 1 9 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.036% 0.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.36% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -
75th Percentile £388 £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £375 £525 -
% change year-on-year -28.57% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,468 2,502 2,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 93.08% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,620 1,555 1,918
10th Percentile £225 £225 £218
25th Percentile £360 £357 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £490 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.61% +3.16% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £594
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 100 116
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.58 £13.25
25th Percentile £17.40 £15.08 £16.62
Median hourly rate £24.34 £22.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% +12.50% +13.90%
75th Percentile £31.00 £35.00 £36.44
90th Percentile £50.00 £51.96 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +74.26%

Network Operations Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Operations Team Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Network Operations Team Leader job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Network Operations Team Leader
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Operations Team Leader job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Operations Team Leader job vacancies in the Midlands

Network Operations Team Leader
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Operations Team Leader within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 October 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
West Midlands -22 1 £375 -28.57% 1
Network Operations Team Leader
England

Network Operations Team Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Network Operations Team Leader 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 Midlands region featuring Network Operations Team Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Novell Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics

Network Operations Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Novell Certification