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
1,821
2,603
3,030
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.53%
94.48%
94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,205
1,698
2,172
10th Percentile
£250
£281
£300
25th Percentile
£378
£393
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£493
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.65%
-1.40%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£563
£588
£588
90th Percentile
£652
£675
£675
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
111
266
133
10th Percentile
£13.00
£11.07
£14.25
25th Percentile
£17.44
£13.50
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£29.23
£26.53
£30.54
Median % change year-on-year
+10.20%
-13.15%
+50.37%
75th Percentile
£59.24
£46.18
£47.50
90th Percentile
£83.41
£63.75
£65.00
England median hourly rate
£30.62
£36.31
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-15.67%
-19.32%
+100.00%
Network Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Network Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in the North West.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Network Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in the North West.
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 Network Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Network Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 North West region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
Network Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
