Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £460 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 134 | 231 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +97 | -42 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,045 | 1,150 | 1,157 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.41% | 1.92% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.60% | 2.03% | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 640 | 771 | 756 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £288 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.16% | +5.56% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £618 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £415 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.43% | +18.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 31 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.84 | £30.38 | £20.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.38 | £55.68 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +85.97% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £79.50 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.35 | £81.00 | £48.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £62.00 | £42.11 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.90% | +47.22% | +34.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024. 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 | +72 | 978 | £470 | +2.17% | 264 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 658 | £450 | - | 214 |
| London | +101 | 325 | £488 | -2.50% | 76 |
| South East | +31 | 256 | £500 | +11.11% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 255 | £450 | -7.69% | 99 |
| North of England | +30 | 139 | £433 | +15.33% | 43 |
| South West | +18 | 113 | £488 | -2.50% | 32 |
| North West | +20 | 107 | £437 | +9.21% | 25 |
| Midlands | +22 | 100 | £350 | -6.67% | 38 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 81 | £350 | -6.67% | 30 |
| East of England | -4 | 29 | £300 | -7.69% | 13 |
| Scotland | -13 | 26 | £400 | -15.79% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 19 | £438 | +26.81% | 8 |
| North East | +29 | 11 | £388 | -10.40% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | -22 | 3 | £450 | +5.88% | 5 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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