Cisco Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Cisco Network Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Cisco Network Engineer daily rate in Reading is £305, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 76 93
Rank change year-on-year +5 +17 -
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Network Engineer 5 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.64% 0.60% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.66% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile - £473 £205
25th Percentile £303 £488 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £305 £525 £225
Median % change year-on-year -41.90% +133.33% -
75th Percentile £308 £563 £238
90th Percentile - £578 £245
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £488 £250
% change year-on-year +12.82% +95.00% -50.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 728 753 1,009
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 90.07% 93.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 521 417 643
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -2.86%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £613
90th Percentile £663 £675 £686
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 4 31
10th Percentile £19.38 £48.22 £42.00
25th Percentile £71.50 £56.81 £54.70
Median hourly rate £90.00 £68.20 £61.65
Median % change year-on-year +31.97% +10.63% -5.16%
75th Percentile £97.50 £75.45 £65.63
90th Percentile £106.50 £76.49 £85.65
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -10.31%

Cisco Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Cisco Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Cisco Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Reading

Cisco Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Network Engineer job vacancies in Reading

Cisco Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 28 January 2026, Cisco 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 Reading region featuring Cisco Network Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
2 2 (40.00%) LAN
2 2 (40.00%) Network Management
2 2 (40.00%) Wireless
2 2 (40.00%) WLAN

Cisco Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 2 (40.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 2 (40.00%) LAN
1 2 (40.00%) Wireless
1 2 (40.00%) WLAN
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (40.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco