Network Communications Engineer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Network Communications Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 16 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Communications Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 343 401
Rank change year-on-year -53 +58 +74
Contract jobs requiring a Network Communications Engineer 2 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.011% 0.022% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.023% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £525 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £205
Median % change year-on-year - +168.29% -61.86%
75th Percentile - £575 £208
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £350 £550 £205
% change year-on-year -36.36% +168.29% -61.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 16,701 12,881 18,118
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 92.39% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,257 7,649 11,604
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £375 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,683 697 1,392
10th Percentile £13.96 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £31.52 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% -29.96% +53.85%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.64 £76.06
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -23.53% +21.43%

Network Communications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Network Communications Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Network Communications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Communications Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Communications Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Network Communications Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Communications Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Communications Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Network Communications Engineer
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 Network Communications Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 January 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
South West -13 2 - - 4
Network Communications Engineer
UK

Network Communications Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 January 2026, Network Communications 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 UK excluding London region featuring Network Communications Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow

Network Communications Engineer 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared