Network Consultant Contract Job Trends in Reading

Network Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median Network Consultant daily rate in Reading is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 87 -
Rank change year-on-year +29 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Consultant 6 9 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.03% 0.83% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.93% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - £375 -
25th Percentile £488 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 -
75th Percentile £513 £556 -
90th Percentile - £575 -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £68.50 - -
90th Percentile £70.60 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £65.00 - -

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 532 965 1,018
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 89.10% 92.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 535 694
10th Percentile £325 £323 £263
25th Percentile £450 £464 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £609 £650 £625
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £513
% change year-on-year -7.41% +5.37% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 14
10th Percentile - £48.18 £59.44
25th Percentile £14.75 £57.19 £61.22
Median hourly rate £28.00 £61.60 £65.56
Median % change year-on-year -54.55% -6.04% +19.20%
75th Percentile £62.50 £98.13 £74.59
90th Percentile £68.75 £100.00 £75.18
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.31 £61.50 £62.40
% change year-on-year -47.46% -1.44% +24.79%

Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Network Consultant job vacancy trend in Reading

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Network Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Consultant job vacancies in Reading

Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 Network Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Aruba
2 5 (83.33%) Public Sector
2 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
2 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Aruba
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco