Network Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Newport

Network Infrastructure Engineer
South Wales > Newport

The median Network Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Newport is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 1.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
South Wales median daily rate £600 £700 -
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 52 63 69
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 91.30% 85.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 28 46
10th Percentile £401 £149 £142
25th Percentile £416 £189 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £389 £450
Median % change year-on-year +41.48% -13.61% -14.29%
75th Percentile £589 £603 £600
90th Percentile £701 £668 £656
South Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £420
% change year-on-year -2.94% +1.19% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 21 16
10th Percentile - £15.20 £12.96
25th Percentile £15.00 £20.12 £19.60
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.36 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.30% -42.03% +132.53%
75th Percentile £82.50 £41.25 £55.56
90th Percentile £84.00 £45.00 £86.90
South Wales median hourly rate £18.18 £25.36 £33.00
% change year-on-year -28.31% -23.15% +100.67%

Network Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Network Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Newport

Network Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Network Infrastructure Engineer 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 Newport region featuring Network Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN

Network Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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 ISE
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
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