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 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 131 | 89 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | +46 | +93 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 633 | 1,052 | 1,149 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.17% | 2.41% | 1.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.34% | 2.60% | 2.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 392 | 643 | 769 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | -3.16% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £615 | £648 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 27 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.10 | £19.84 | £30.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £24.38 | £50.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £40.00 | £63.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -36.74% | +85.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £73.75 | £79.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.35 | £81.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.75 | £70.00 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.64% | +12.90% | +47.22% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 2025.
Network Engineer
Top 17 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 30 April 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 | -43 | 537 | £490 | +3.16% | 239 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 349 | £450 | - | 173 |
| London | -19 | 218 | £500 | +2.56% | 95 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 191 | £475 | +5.56% | 157 |
| North of England | +11 | 130 | £475 | +9.83% | 25 |
| North West | +10 | 104 | £475 | +7.95% | 13 |
| South East | -43 | 83 | £500 | - | 49 |
| South West | -17 | 42 | £473 | -3.08% | 32 |
| Scotland | +15 | 32 | £400 | - | 20 |
| Midlands | -38 | 31 | £425 | +21.43% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 23 | £500 | +143.90% | 10 |
| Wales | +24 | 22 | £375 | -16.67% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 17 | £275 | -21.43% | 25 |
| East of England | +20 | 16 | £475 | +58.33% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 14 | £450 | +2.86% | 4 |
| North East | -8 | 3 | £325 | -16.13% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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