LAN Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

Local Area Network (LAN)
East of England > Norfolk

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Norfolk requiring LAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 3 15
Rank change year-on-year -15 +12 +7
Contract jobs citing LAN 19 9 1
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 9.45% 18.37% 2.04%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 40.43% 69.23% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £175 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
75th Percentile £225 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £350 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -33.33% +10.53% -12.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 1
10th Percentile - £17.20 -
25th Percentile £15.50 - -
Median hourly rate £20.75 £20.00 £12.86
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% +55.52% -
75th Percentile £23.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £20.75 £20.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +3.75% -55.56% +85.34%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Norfolk

LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Norfolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 47 13 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk 23.38% 26.53% 12.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 3
10th Percentile £183 £152 £148
25th Percentile £196 £170 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £180
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +11.11% -14.59%
75th Percentile £324 £246 £278
90th Percentile £500 £274 £336
East of England median daily rate £413 £475 £430
% change year-on-year -13.16% +10.47% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 5 3
10th Percentile £13.25 £17.20 £13.19
25th Percentile £13.81 - £13.68
Median hourly rate £16.00 £20.00 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -9.45%
75th Percentile £23.38 - £16.06
90th Percentile £23.75 - £16.40
East of England median hourly rate £23.50 £32.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -26.56% -48.80% +19.05%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk.

LAN job vacancy trend in Norfolk

LAN
Daily Rate Trend in Norfolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing LAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing LAN

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend in Norfolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing LAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing LAN

LAN
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Norfolk region over the 6 months to 27 February 2026. 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
Norwich -16 9 - -
LAN
East of England

LAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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:

Applications
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 15 (78.95%) TCP/IP
2 12 (63.16%) WAN
3 6 (31.58%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (31.58%) Wireless
4 5 (26.32%) DNS
5 4 (21.05%) RS-232
5 4 (21.05%) X.400
6 3 (15.79%) Firewall
6 3 (15.79%) WLAN
7 1 (5.26%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (21.05%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (31.58%) Public Sector
2 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
3 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (84.21%) Analyst
1 16 (84.21%) Technical Analyst
2 14 (73.68%) Technical Support
2 14 (73.68%) Technical Support Analyst
3 9 (47.37%) Support Analyst
4 7 (36.84%) Asset Management Analyst
5 6 (31.58%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (31.58%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 6 (31.58%) 2nd Line Technical Support
5 6 (31.58%) 2nd Line Technical Support Analyst
6 5 (26.32%) 3rd Line Support
6 5 (26.32%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (26.32%) 3rd Line Technical Support
7 3 (15.79%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (63.16%) NHS
2 7 (36.84%) CMDB
2 7 (36.84%) Driving Licence
3 6 (31.58%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 16 (84.21%) Windows
2 15 (78.95%) Windows Server
3 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (10.53%) AIX
4 2 (10.53%) Windows 10
4 2 (10.53%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Asset Management
2 6 (31.58%) Network Management
2 6 (31.58%) Network Monitoring
3 2 (10.53%) Proactive Monitoring
3 2 (10.53%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (5.26%) Configuration Management
4 1 (5.26%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) Degree
2 6 (31.58%) ECDL
3 3 (15.79%) HNC
3 3 (15.79%) HND
3 3 (15.79%) MCSE
3 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 1 (5.26%) CCNA
4 1 (5.26%) CCSE
4 1 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 12 (63.16%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Citrix
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle
3 1 (5.26%) CheckPoint
3 1 (5.26%) Cisco
3 1 (5.26%) Extreme Networks
3 1 (5.26%) Mitel
3 1 (5.26%) SolarWinds