Core Network Design Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Core Network Design Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Core Network Design Engineer daily rate in Reading is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Core Network Design Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 - -

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 829 713 1,081
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 92.00% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 569 408 661
10th Percentile £305 £309 £213
25th Percentile £413 £417 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -3.30%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £613
90th Percentile £671 £665 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £511 £500
% change year-on-year -2.20% +2.25% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 2 39
10th Percentile £29.63 £63.14 £20.17
25th Percentile £80.00 £65.48 £52.08
Median hourly rate £83.00 £70.17 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.28% +13.91% -5.23%
75th Percentile £96.88 £74.07 £67.50
90th Percentile £107.00 £75.94 £87.53
Berkshire median hourly rate £81.50 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +32.53% +5.48% -9.86%

Core Network Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Core Network Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Core Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, Core Network Design 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 Core Network Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 1 (100.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) IOS XR
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) IPv6
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) NetScaler
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIGTRAN
1 1 (100.00%) tcpdump
1 1 (100.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark

Core Network Design 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 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (100.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 1 (100.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) IOS XR
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) IPv6
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) NetScaler
1 1 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) SIGTRAN
1 1 (100.00%) tcpdump
1 1 (100.00%) VXLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) NetScout
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto