Network Architect Contract Job Trends in Reading

Network Architect
Berkshire > Reading

As of 29 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Architect daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 75 65
Rank change year-on-year +6 -10 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 1 18 21
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.16% 1.67% 1.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 1.87% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 12 14
10th Percentile - £413 £413
25th Percentile - £561 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £585 £550
Median % change year-on-year - +6.36% -12.00%
75th Percentile - £690 £619
90th Percentile - £734 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £600 £585 £515
% change year-on-year +2.56% +13.59% -15.92%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 590 964 1,008
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 89.18% 92.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 536 682
10th Percentile £325 £331 £250
25th Percentile £445 £450 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £572 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.14% +8.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £606 £650 £625
90th Percentile £650 £700 £699
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 26 12
10th Percentile £14.60 £48.18 £58.98
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.56 £61.04
Median hourly rate £27.50 £62.38 £64.31
Median % change year-on-year -55.91% -3.01% +21.34%
75th Percentile £65.00 £99.38 £69.56
90th Percentile £70.70 £100.00 £75.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £61.28 £61.52
% change year-on-year -55.12% -0.39% +23.04%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in Reading

Network Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Reading

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Network Architect 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 Network Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Network Architect 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%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree