Network Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Network Engineer daily rate in Reading is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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
18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
57 |
54 |
61 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+7 |
+9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer |
7 |
43 |
26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading |
1.16% |
3.72% |
2.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.25% |
4.02% |
2.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
22 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£236 |
£225 |
£485 |
| 25th Percentile |
£291 |
£363 |
£488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£388 |
£445 |
£520 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.92% |
-14.42% |
+17.12% |
| 75th Percentile |
£491 |
£519 |
£570 |
| 90th Percentile |
£549 |
- |
£573 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£513 |
£485 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.20% |
+5.67% |
+11.63% |
| 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 |
£73.50 |
£72.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-74.15% |
+1.72% |
+177.88% |
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 |
562 |
1,070 |
960 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.20% |
92.48% |
95.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
349 |
618 |
642 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£213 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£420 |
£457 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£563 |
£547 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.83% |
-0.55% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£624 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£688 |
£721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£502 |
£513 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.05% |
-2.38% |
+6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
49 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£53.50 |
£32.03 |
£45.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£52.90 |
£55.91 |
| Median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£61.60 |
£65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-5.95% |
+151.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£76.99 |
£74.59 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.31 |
£87.47 |
£79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£63.37 |
£58.30 |
£57.82 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.70% |
+0.83% |
+200.35% |
