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 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 131 | 88 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +48 | +91 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 633 | 1,052 | 1,149 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.16% | 2.42% | 1.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.34% | 2.60% | 2.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 389 | 639 | 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 | £565 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £650 | £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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | -47 | 537 | £490 | +4.26% | 305 |
| UK excluding London | -32 | 351 | £450 | - | 239 |
| London | -29 | 216 | £500 | +2.88% | 134 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 189 | £475 | +5.56% | 197 |
| North of England | +12 | 131 | £483 | +11.56% | 32 |
| North West | +14 | 104 | £483 | +10.45% | 15 |
| South East | -42 | 84 | £500 | - | 93 |
| South West | -15 | 42 | £473 | -4.30% | 37 |
| Scotland | +20 | 32 | £400 | - | 22 |
| Midlands | -38 | 31 | £425 | +21.43% | 36 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 24 | £500 | +143.90% | 13 |
| Wales | +21 | 22 | £375 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 17 | £275 | -21.43% | 27 |
| East of England | +17 | 16 | £475 | +58.33% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 14 | £450 | +2.86% | 8 |
| North East | -8 | 3 | £325 | -16.13% | 5 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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