Network Engineer Contracts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 51 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 7 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 3.33% 0.31% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.72% 0.31% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £335 - -
25th Percentile £342 £158 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £165 -
Median % change year-on-year +127.27% - -
75th Percentile £388 £173 -
90th Percentile £394 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £375 £165 £175
% change year-on-year +127.27% -5.71% -21.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 188 322 351
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.52% 98.47% 97.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 252 278
10th Percentile £335 £333 £199
25th Percentile £396 £464 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £565 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +13.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £590 £650 £600
90th Percentile £650 £742 £690
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £555 £500
% change year-on-year -9.91% +11.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 0 9
10th Percentile £12.66 - £11.04
25th Percentile £18.69 - £13.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.92%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £17.50
90th Percentile £67.88 - £18.98
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £17.50 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - +21.17%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
2 6 (85.71%) High Availability
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco Nexus
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco ASA
3 5 (71.43%) Juniper
3 5 (71.43%) Firewall
4 3 (42.86%) Change Management
4 3 (42.86%) Data Centre
5 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (28.57%) JNCIA
5 2 (28.57%) JNCIS
5 2 (28.57%) VLAN
5 2 (28.57%) MPLS
5 2 (28.57%) OSPF
5 2 (28.57%) BGP
5 2 (28.57%) EIGRP
5 2 (28.57%) CCNP
5 2 (28.57%) CCNA
6 1 (14.29%) HP
6 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (14.29%) Wireless
6 1 (14.29%) LAN
6 1 (14.29%) WAN
6 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
6 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
6 1 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
6 1 (14.29%) Aruba

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco Nexus
2 5 (71.43%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (71.43%) Firewall
3 2 (28.57%) BGP
3 2 (28.57%) EIGRP
3 2 (28.57%) MPLS
3 2 (28.57%) OSPF
3 2 (28.57%) VLAN
4 1 (14.29%) LAN
4 1 (14.29%) WAN
4 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) High Availability
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CCNA
1 2 (28.57%) CCNP
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (28.57%) JNCIA
1 2 (28.57%) JNCIS
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) Juniper
3 1 (14.29%) Aruba
3 1 (14.29%) HP