Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £460 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 135 | 230 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +95 | -40 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,048 | 1,147 | 1,145 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.41% | 1.93% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.60% | 2.04% | 1.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 635 | 770 | 747 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £287 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £473 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.80% | +5.17% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £616 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £414 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.76% | +18.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 31 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.84 | £30.38 | £20.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.38 | £50.68 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +85.97% | -17.07% |
| 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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
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 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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | +67 | 982 | £470 | +4.44% | 294 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 661 | £450 | - | 224 |
| London | +93 | 327 | £488 | -2.50% | 94 |
| South East | +29 | 261 | £500 | +11.11% | 67 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 253 | £450 | -7.69% | 113 |
| North of England | +30 | 137 | £433 | +15.33% | 50 |
| South West | +18 | 112 | £494 | -1.25% | 36 |
| North West | +25 | 105 | £437 | +16.49% | 30 |
| Midlands | +24 | 102 | £350 | -6.67% | 36 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 83 | £350 | -6.67% | 27 |
| East of England | -15 | 29 | £300 | -11.11% | 17 |
| Scotland | -9 | 25 | £400 | -15.79% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 19 | £438 | +25.00% | 9 |
| North East | +31 | 11 | £388 | -10.40% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | -20 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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