Network Design Specialist Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Network Design Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Network Design Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Design Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.034% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £410 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 - -
75th Percentile £430 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £420 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,651 1,413 2,549
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 93.33% 93.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,738 866 1,456
10th Percentile £303 £300 £212
25th Percentile £403 £409 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £606 £600
90th Percentile £653 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £514 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.80% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 58 192
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.85
25th Percentile £23.10 £17.50 £19.81
Median hourly rate £79.20 £45.65 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.49% +1.44% -
75th Percentile £85.50 £65.62 £62.70
90th Percentile £95.00 £78.03 £83.94
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £37.55 £47.50
% change year-on-year +33.17% -20.96% -0.61%

Network Design Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Design Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Network Design Specialist job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Network Design Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Network Design Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Design Specialist job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Network Design Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Specialist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 1 £420 -
Network Design Specialist
South East

Network Design Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Network Design Specialist 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 Thames Valley region featuring Network Design Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) DECT
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) NGN
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Design Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DECT
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) NGN
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware