Network Architect Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Network Architect
South West > Somerset

The median Network Architect daily rate in Somerset is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.51% 1.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 1.34% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
South West median daily rate £688 £688 £683
% change year-on-year - +0.73% +12.81%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 184 149 171
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 91.41% 96.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 106 110
10th Percentile £201 £203 £143
25th Percentile £261 £263 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -24.44% +5.88% -22.73%
75th Percentile £494 £611 £575
90th Percentile £588 £681 £652
South West median daily rate £525 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 27
10th Percentile £22.58 - £29.00
25th Percentile £27.93 £12.50 £45.50
Median hourly rate £40.75 £13.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +213.46% -74.95% +15.31%
75th Percentile £56.13 £15.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £62.25 £15.90 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £37.50 £65.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -42.31% +13.38% -11.80%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in Somerset

Network Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Somerset

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Network Architect 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 Somerset region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared