Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 119 138
Rank change year-on-year -33 +19 +21
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 5 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.18% 0.24% 0.071%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.56% 0.72% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile - £268 £383
25th Percentile £166 £399 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 £486 £394
Median % change year-on-year -64.52% +23.49% +45.83%
75th Percentile £179 £500 £398
90th Percentile - - £399
England median daily rate £275 £500 £350
% change year-on-year -45.00% +42.86% +145.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 886 699 841
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 32.53% 33.19% 29.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 600 397 509
10th Percentile £225 £220 £274
25th Percentile £381 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £475 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.42% -12.04% +8.00%
75th Percentile £581 £564 £650
90th Percentile £686 £653 £720
England median daily rate £520 £525 £541
% change year-on-year -0.95% -3.00% -1.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 41 98
10th Percentile £18.94 £24.00 £13.74
25th Percentile £28.88 £26.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £35.95
Median % change year-on-year +39.88% -9.60% +23.33%
75th Percentile £67.69 £58.27 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.26 £74.75 £64.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -47.05% +3.53% +1.96%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the North West

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 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
Manchester -17 4 £173 -65.50% 5
Cumbria - 1 - -
Network+ Certification
England

Network+ Certification
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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) SAN
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (20.00%) DHCP
2 1 (20.00%) DNS
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) NAS
2 1 (20.00%) NX-OS
2 1 (20.00%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (20.00%) VLAN
2 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) IT Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) IT Support
1 3 (60.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Architect
2 1 (20.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Network Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Network Infrastructure Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (60.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 3 (60.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Inventory Management
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) Knowledge Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Break/Fix
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Network Segmentation
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) CCNA
3 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (20.00%) CCNP
4 1 (20.00%) MCSE
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Server+ Certification
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco
2 1 (20.00%) Dell
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow