Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Taunton

Network Engineer
Somerset > Taunton

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Taunton is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Taunton 4.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median daily rate £531 £591 £450
% change year-on-year -10.15% +31.39% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Taunton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Taunton. 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 Taunton with a recognized job title 24 17 24
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 89.47% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 8 22
10th Percentile £410 £478 £467
25th Percentile £500 £500 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £616
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -8.72% -5.19%
75th Percentile £715 £609 £698
90th Percentile £722 £649 £746
Somerset median daily rate £350 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -22.22% +9.09% -21.43%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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 Taunton.

Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Taunton

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Taunton

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

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

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton

For the 6 months to 2 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 Taunton region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) DWDM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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 1 (100.00%) DWDM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds