Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 96 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +29 | +88 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 703 | 1,030 | 1,175 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.22% | 2.37% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.42% | 2.55% | 2.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 433 | 638 | 786 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £287 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £460 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.26% | +8.24% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.90 | £18.41 | £23.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.00 | £23.04 | £43.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.75 | £40.00 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.38% | -35.48% | +47.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.63 | £73.75 | £77.87 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.50 | £75.24 | £81.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £52.50 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.24% | -15.32% | +34.05% |
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 | 29,079 | 40,388 | 53,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,553 | 25,970 | 36,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £286 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,311 | 2,837 | 1,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.75 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | -12.21% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.01% | +94.88% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Network Engineer
Top 18 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 4 July 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 | -34 | 608 | £490 | +3.16% | 1,104 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 401 | £475 | +3.26% | 669 |
| London | -16 | 246 | £479 | -1.79% | 523 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 208 | £475 | -3.06% | 401 |
| North of England | -1 | 134 | £492 | +9.33% | 142 |
| North West | -2 | 93 | £489 | +8.61% | 68 |
| South East | -31 | 92 | £500 | - | 184 |
| South West | -1 | 57 | £525 | +7.69% | 70 |
| Midlands | -32 | 49 | £430 | +14.67% | 109 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 39 | £492 | +15.76% | 62 |
| West Midlands | -21 | 36 | £350 | - | 77 |
| Scotland | 0 | 34 | £419 | +4.69% | 48 |
| East of England | +28 | 26 | £379 | +26.25% | 67 |
| Wales | +10 | 15 | £425 | +6.25% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 13 | £450 | - | 32 |
| North East | +1 | 2 | £288 | -32.35% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 2 | £575 | +20.42% | 21 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £445 | - |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 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 featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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Network 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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