Network Support Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Network Support
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Network Support daily rate in Portsmouth is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £225 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
75th Percentile £275 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £250 - £298
% change year-on-year - - -45.82%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 284 160 233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.61% 96.97% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 96 93
10th Percentile £313 - £400
25th Percentile £459 £200 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £546 £470 £575
Median % change year-on-year +16.12% -18.26% +15.00%
75th Percentile £615 £575 £650
90th Percentile £681 £626 £820
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £545 £575
% change year-on-year +0.92% -5.22% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 34 91
10th Percentile £25.20 £24.81 £51.06
25th Percentile £30.40 £32.94 £53.40
Median hourly rate £55.00 £50.00 £59.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -15.25% +0.16%
75th Percentile £64.11 £58.44 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.55 £63.38 £76.86
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -20.00% -12.82% +9.24%

Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Network Support job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Portsmouth

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Support job vacancies in Portsmouth

Network Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, Network Support 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 Portsmouth region featuring Network Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AirWatch
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Network Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signage
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) VMware