Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Network Engineer
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Shropshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 36 -
Rank change year-on-year -46 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.39% 0.51% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.56% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £420 - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £363 £425
% change year-on-year +31.03% -14.71% +13.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 738 177 87
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.09% 90.31% 85.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 616 120 64
10th Percentile £366 £324 £186
25th Percentile £416 £402 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £512 £485
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +5.62% +1.04%
75th Percentile £548 £538 £519
90th Percentile £633 £550 £538
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £485 £500
% change year-on-year +1.03% -3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 2 0
10th Percentile £15.45 £26.13 -
25th Percentile £31.97 £27.59 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £31.31 -
Median % change year-on-year +67.70% - -
75th Percentile £59.75 £36.30 -
90th Percentile £65.25 £38.53 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.22 £25.15 £19.59
% change year-on-year +20.16% +28.38% -6.58%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, Network Engineer 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 Shropshire region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Aruba
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 3 (100.00%) FreeRADIUS
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Softphone
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Fortinet
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Mitel
2 2 (66.67%) Network Design
2 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Unified Communications
2 2 (66.67%) VoIP
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) Architectural Design
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Softphone
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 2 (66.67%) Unified Communications
2 2 (66.67%) VoIP
2 2 (66.67%) WAN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Handset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Network Design
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Architectural Design
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) FreeRADIUS
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Aruba
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Fortinet
2 2 (66.67%) Mitel
27 Network Engineer jobs in the West Midlands