Head of Networks Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Head of Networks
UK > UK excluding London

As of 22 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Networks daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 390 354 -
Rank change year-on-year -36 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Networks 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.011% 0.007% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £70.16 - -
UK median hourly rate £70.16 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 16,365 13,654 18,188
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 92.40% 93.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,045 8,137 11,891
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £680 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,658 773 1,181
10th Percentile £13.87 £15.36 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.24 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +84.29%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.48% -26.67% +50.00%

Head of Networks
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Networks' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Head of Networks job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Head of Networks
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Networks job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Networks job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Head of Networks
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Networks within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 December 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
Live
Jobs
South East -19 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
Head of Networks
UK

Head of Networks Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Head of Networks 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Networks in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design

Head of Networks Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (50.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR