Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Network Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Stevenage is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 - 37
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 4 0 10
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 1.41% - 4.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% - 4.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.67%
Hertfordshire median daily rate £700 £600 £440
% change year-on-year +16.67% +36.36% +3.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42.50
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
75th Percentile - - £47.50
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate - - £45.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 263 156 229
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 99.36% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 31 46
10th Percentile £188 £290 £222
25th Percentile £361 £311 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £470
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +3.19% -10.39%
75th Percentile £582 £575 £545
90th Percentile £757 - £613
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 81 135
10th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £38.33
25th Percentile £45.94 £60.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £95.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £54.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -16.92% - +8.33%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 Stevenage region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) BGP
1 4 (100.00%) CCNP
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 4 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 4 (100.00%) OSPF
1 4 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) VPN
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) High Availability
3 2 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 4 (100.00%) BGP
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) OSPF
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) High Availability
1 2 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CCNP
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 4 (100.00%) Palo Alto