Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends in the North of England

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 155 164
Rank change year-on-year -54 +9 +53
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 2 9 22
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.043% 0.27% 0.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.88% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 19
10th Percentile - £458 £317
25th Percentile £166 £460 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 £468 £380
Median % change year-on-year -63.10% +23.03% +245.45%
75th Percentile £179 £473 -
90th Percentile - £473 £400
England median daily rate £400 £575 £350
% change year-on-year -30.43% +64.29% +218.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £13.50 -
England median hourly rate - £13.50 £38.16
% change year-on-year - -64.62% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,401 1,020 1,231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.83% 30.58% 26.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 955 593 780
10th Percentile £222 £230 £270
25th Percentile £397 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £582 £575 £634
90th Percentile £688 £679 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 49 88
10th Percentile £16.23 £18.53 £14.50
25th Percentile £23.38 £25.26 £20.77
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +56.54%
75th Percentile £62.94 £51.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.92 £63.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £50.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% -7.64% +11.11%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the North of England

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network+ Certification within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
North West -31 2 £173 -63.10% 11
Network+ Certification
England

Network+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MCSE
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft