Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Solihull

Network Engineer
West Midlands > Solihull

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Solihull is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 7 16
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 2 11 5
As % of all contract jobs in Solihull 3.28% 19.30% 6.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% 19.64% 7.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile £311 £273 -
25th Percentile £328 £285 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £365 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% - -
75th Percentile £403 £373 -
90th Percentile £424 £502 -
West Midlands median daily rate £385 £500 £385
% change year-on-year -23.00% +29.87% -3.75%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Solihull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title 59 56 71
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.72% 98.25% 93.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 35 28
10th Percentile £220 £330 £270
25th Percentile £358 £378 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £449 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -10.24% +17.71%
75th Percentile £578 £495 £625
90th Percentile £601 £553 £759
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £16.00 £13.15
Median % change year-on-year - +21.67% -34.25%
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £21.80 £22.65
% change year-on-year +15.39% -3.75% +26.79%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

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 Solihull.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Solihull

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Solihull

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

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

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Solihull.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Solihull

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, 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 Solihull region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Juniper
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) PKI
1 2 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) IPsec
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (50.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Junos

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull 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 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) IPsec
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) Junos
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) PKI
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Load Balancing
2 1 (50.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Juniper