Data Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in the North West

Data Network Engineer
England > North West

The median Data Network Engineer daily rate in the North West is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Network Engineer 39 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 1.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £435 £433 £460
% change year-on-year +0.58% -5.98% +53.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 3,198 1,849 2,683
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.19% 92.87% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,779 1,242 1,655
10th Percentile £303 £275 £268
25th Percentile £400 £375 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -6.25% -4.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £656 £669
England median daily rate £523 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.95% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 333 122 317
10th Percentile £18.00 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £25.49 £14.13 £15.00
Median hourly rate £45.56 £29.01 £32.90
Median % change year-on-year +57.03% -11.81% +17.57%
75th Percentile £73.75 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.78 £71.87
England median hourly rate £45.56 £29.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year +57.09% -26.58% -12.22%

Data Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Data Network Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in the North West

Data Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Network Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 June 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
Merseyside - 32 - - 1
Cheshire - 7 £450 -
Data Network Engineer
England

Data Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 20 June 2026, Data Network 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 North West region featuring Data Network Engineer in the job title.

1 34 (87.18%) Cisco
1 34 (87.18%) F5
2 33 (84.62%) DNS
2 33 (84.62%) Load Balancing
2 33 (84.62%) VPN
3 32 (82.05%) BGP
3 32 (82.05%) DMZ
3 32 (82.05%) Multicast
4 6 (15.38%) Migration
5 1 (2.56%) CCIE
5 1 (2.56%) CCNP
5 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.56%) Data Security
5 1 (2.56%) Validation

Data Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 33 (84.62%) DNS
1 33 (84.62%) VPN
2 32 (82.05%) BGP
2 32 (82.05%) DMZ
2 32 (82.05%) Multicast
General
1 17 (43.59%) Banking
1 17 (43.59%) Investment Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (84.62%) Load Balancing
2 6 (15.38%) Migration
3 1 (2.56%) Data Security
3 1 (2.56%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (2.56%) CCIE
1 1 (2.56%) CCNP
1 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 34 (87.18%) Cisco
1 34 (87.18%) F5