Network Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Network Engineer daily rate in Reading is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
53 |
47 |
56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+9 |
+15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
7 |
45 |
31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading |
1.17% |
3.78% |
2.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.24% |
4.05% |
3.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
22 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£225 |
£425 |
| 25th Percentile |
£563 |
£363 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£445 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.21% |
-11.00% |
+21.77% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£519 |
£548 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£570 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£513 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.20% |
+13.89% |
+12.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£76.99 |
£66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+16.65% |
+153.85% |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
£49.25 |
£66.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-61.42% |
-25.38% |
+153.85% |
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 |
563 |
1,112 |
996 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.30% |
93.29% |
95.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
340 |
632 |
664 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£213 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£413 |
£453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£533 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.19% |
-3.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£623 |
£651 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£688 |
£721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£504 |
£513 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.76% |
-2.38% |
+7.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
51 |
24 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£35.00 |
£26.45 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£52.90 |
£51.48 |
| Median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£61.60 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-5.23% |
+150.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71.80 |
£74.66 |
£74.20 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.03 |
£87.46 |
£79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£63.37 |
£59.50 |
£56.89 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.51% |
+4.60% |
+170.88% |
