Network Engineer Contracts in Stoke-on-Trent

Network Engineer
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Stoke-on-Trent is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 5 11
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 +6
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 3 8 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 21.43% 23.53% 8.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 21.43% 25.00% 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 4
10th Percentile - £395 £355
25th Percentile - £406 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £538
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -16.28% +53.57%
75th Percentile - £625 £581
90th Percentile - £715 £593
Staffordshire median daily rate £350 £438 £300
% change year-on-year -20.00% +45.83% -14.29%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 14 32 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.12% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 24 36
10th Percentile £313 - £403
25th Percentile £350 £110 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £299 £510
Median % change year-on-year +50.50% -41.37% +70.00%
75th Percentile £500 £414 £581
90th Percentile £688 £476 £625
Staffordshire median daily rate £350 £374 £500
% change year-on-year -6.42% -25.20% +21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.25 - -
Median hourly rate £13.14 - -
75th Percentile £13.78 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year -14.29% +33.33% +34.62%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Stoke-on-Trent

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 23 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) VoIP
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Operational Stability
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) NHS
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Handset

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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 2 (66.67%) LAN
1 2 (66.67%) VoIP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Handset
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Stability
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco