Network Design Engineer
UK
The median Network Design Engineer daily rate in the UK is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 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 12 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 522 | 575 | 664 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +89 | +149 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Design Engineer | 3 | 20 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.046% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.049% | 0.063% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £434 | £481 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £511 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £538 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.05% | +4.93% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £569 | £549 |
| 90th Percentile | £651 | £589 | £619 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £534 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.32% | +12.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £58.81 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £63.23 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £62.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,219 | 40,534 | 52,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.89% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,482 | 26,086 | 36,648 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,138 | 2,938 | 1,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.79 | £16.30 | £19.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.59 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.44% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £61.71 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -4.76% | +110.00% |
Network Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Design Engineer.
Network Design Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Design Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2025.
Network Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Design Engineer.
Network Design Engineer
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 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 |
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| England | +25 | 3 | £538 | -0.05% | 2 |
| London | +32 | 2 | £538 | -0.05% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | +9 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | +7 | 1 | - | - |
Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2025, Network Design 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 featuring Network Design Engineer in the job title.
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Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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