Network Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Network Engineer daily rate in Staffordshire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 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 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +9 | +10 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 9.84% | 6.92% | 4.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.34% | 7.32% | 5.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £395 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £406 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £438 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +45.83% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £550 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | £420 | £685 | £583 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £371 | £383 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | +2.00% | -6.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.23 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £34.31 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.25 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41.81 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £42.68 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £38.25 | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 58 | 123 | 176 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.08% | 94.62% | 92.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 76 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £117 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £239 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £374 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.42% | -25.20% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £491 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £556 | £597 | £745 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £20.93 | £21.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.89 | £33.93 | £22.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £35.00 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +33.33% | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £38.75 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.05 | £41.75 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.00 | £19.59 | £22.10 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.62% | -11.36% | +24.51% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.
Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.
Network Engineer
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 24 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | +3 | 3 | £350 | -22.22% | 1 |
| Stafford | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Cannock | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Network Engineer West Midlands |
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Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 24 August 2025, 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 Staffordshire region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
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