IP Network Consultant Contract Job Trends in Reading

IP Network Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median IP Network Consultant daily rate in Reading is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
26 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IP Network Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £325 £450 -
% change year-on-year -27.78% - -

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 1,027 551 983
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 93.71% 89.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 577 351 551
10th Percentile £370 £350 £334
25th Percentile £499 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £598
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.03% +8.73%
75th Percentile £650 £625 £650
90th Percentile £775 £700 £717
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 20 42
10th Percentile £25.98 - £48.26
25th Percentile £57.50 £14.75 £56.56
Median hourly rate £83.58 £28.00 £65.49
Median % change year-on-year +198.48% -57.24% -0.78%
75th Percentile £88.00 £58.44 £87.46
90th Percentile £104.20 £70.00 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £81.50 £34.80 £61.60
% change year-on-year +134.23% -43.51% +6.54%

IP Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

IP Network Consultant job vacancy trend in Reading

IP Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IP Network Consultant job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IP Network Consultant job vacancies in Reading

IP Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 26 August 2026, IP Network Consultant 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 IP Network Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) CCIE
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) F5
1 2 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (100.00%) JNCIE
1 2 (100.00%) Juniper
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
1 2 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 2 (100.00%) OpenShift
1 2 (100.00%) OpenStack
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 2 (100.00%) SNMP
1 2 (100.00%) TACACS
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (100.00%) YANG

IP Network Consultant 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) OpenStack
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) SNMP
1 2 (100.00%) TACACS
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) NETCONF
1 2 (100.00%) OpenConfig
1 2 (100.00%) RESTCONF
1 2 (100.00%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 2 (100.00%) Private Cloud
1 2 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CCIE
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) JNCIE
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) F5
1 2 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (100.00%) Juniper
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft