The median Network Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 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 20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
71
65
67
Rank change year-on-year
-6
+2
+23
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer
42
62
81
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the 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
1,488
2,044
2,639
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
90.90%
91.33%
94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
933
1,156
1,775
10th Percentile
£250
£256
£250
25th Percentile
£381
£406
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£505
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-0.89%
+0.90%
-
75th Percentile
£588
£608
£615
90th Percentile
£650
£686
£700
South East median daily rate
£500
£510
£500
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
+2.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
84
101
96
10th Percentile
£14.20
£18.50
£16.25
25th Percentile
£15.12
£27.50
£20.56
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£58.49
£49.07
Median % change year-on-year
-57.00%
+19.21%
+181.50%
75th Percentile
£56.88
£70.39
£66.00
90th Percentile
£87.43
£90.00
£74.90
South East median hourly rate
£25.15
£57.50
£51.42
% change year-on-year
-56.26%
+11.82%
+114.25%
Network Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.
Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.
Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.
Network Engineer 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 Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 September 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 Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Network Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Thames Valley region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
Network Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
