Senior Network Engineer Contracts in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Network Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £392, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 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
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 23 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Network Engineer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 1.50% 0.61% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 0.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £345 - -
25th Percentile £362 £571 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £392 £593 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.92% - -
75th Percentile £421 £614 -
90th Percentile £438 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £392 £625 £463
% change year-on-year -37.36% +35.14% -2.63%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 120 149 174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 90.85% 96.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 96 118
10th Percentile £126 £200 £263
25th Percentile £296 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £629 £609
90th Percentile £679 £655 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 15 17
10th Percentile £70.60 - -
25th Percentile £70.75 £21.89 -
Median hourly rate £72.00 £65.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +306.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £74.00 £80.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £74.60 - £31.70
Hampshire median hourly rate £44.25 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -22.84% +9.24% +40.00%

Senior Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Senior Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Network Engineer in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Network Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Network Engineer in Southampton over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Network Engineer in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Network Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Senior Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region featuring Senior Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Statistics
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (50.00%) Network Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Police
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills

Senior Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (50.00%) Police
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Network Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Statistics
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) SolarWinds