Network Engineer Contracts in Newport

Network Engineer
South Wales > Newport

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Newport is £288, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 22 9
Rank change year-on-year +14 -13 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 5 2 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 14.29% 2.17% 15.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.63% 2.53% 16.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £285 - £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.50%
75th Percentile £293 - £525
90th Percentile £294 - £538
South Wales median daily rate £425 £488 £425
% change year-on-year -12.82% +14.71% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £46.63
25th Percentile - £51.25 £47.19
Median hourly rate - £52.50 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% +2.85%
75th Percentile - £53.75 £49.69
90th Percentile - - £49.88
South Wales median hourly rate - £52.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year - +7.69% +2.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 32 79 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 85.87% 96.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 38 112
10th Percentile £149 £136 £301
25th Percentile £265 £185 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -27.27% -
75th Percentile £500 £507 £638
90th Percentile £588 £625 £651
South Wales median daily rate £395 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -12.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 23 16
10th Percentile £38.25 £15.32 -
25th Percentile - £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.36 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +77.44% +39.80% -27.44%
75th Percentile - £63.75 £19.98
90th Percentile £52.50 £87.44 £49.38
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £21.49 £18.14
% change year-on-year -4.58% +18.44% +0.78%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Newport

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Newport.

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in Newport

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Newport.

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in Newport

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, 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 Newport region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) CCNP
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Wireless
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Network Security
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (80.00%) SD-WAN
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Cisco
2 4 (80.00%) Cisco IOS
2 4 (80.00%) Cacti
2 4 (80.00%) SolarWinds
2 4 (80.00%) IPsec
2 4 (80.00%) Network Design
2 4 (80.00%) OSPF
2 4 (80.00%) BGP
3 3 (60.00%) VMware
3 3 (60.00%) Azure
3 3 (60.00%) AWS
3 3 (60.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (40.00%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (40.00%) 802.11
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) HSRP
4 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (40.00%) 802.1X
5 1 (20.00%) Network Optimisation
5 1 (20.00%) Team-Oriented Environment

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) AWS
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Network Security
1 5 (100.00%) Wireless
2 4 (80.00%) BGP
2 4 (80.00%) Cisco IOS
2 4 (80.00%) IPsec
2 4 (80.00%) OSPF
2 4 (80.00%) SD-WAN
3 2 (40.00%) 802.11
3 2 (40.00%) HSRP
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Network Design
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) High Availability
4 1 (20.00%) Network Optimisation
4 1 (20.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CCNP
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) Cacti
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Cisco
1 4 (80.00%) SolarWinds
2 3 (60.00%) VMware