Network Field Engineer Contracts

Field Network Engineer
UK

The median Field Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £233 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 578 703 855
Rank change year-on-year +125 +152 -164
Contract jobs requiring a Network Field Engineer 22 13 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.051% 0.022% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.023% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 7 5
10th Percentile £193 £158 -
25th Percentile £200 £180 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £233 £210 £190
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile £394 £323 £210
90th Percentile £433 £440 £347
UK excluding London median daily rate £205 £208 £190
% change year-on-year -1.20% +9.21% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £30.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 40,029 55,895 84,701
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 94.62% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,060 39,048 59,505
10th Percentile £280 £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 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,665 1,566 2,078
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.11 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.60
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +90.68% +4.89%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.00 £19.52
% change year-on-year -4.76% +115.16% +2.74%

Network Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Network Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Field Engineer in the UK

Network Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Field Engineer.

Daily rate trend for Network Field Engineer in the UK

Network Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Field Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Field Engineer in the UK

Network Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Field Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for Network Field Engineer in the UK

Network Field Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Field Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +124 16 £205 -1.20% 5
UK excluding London +64 16 £205 -1.20% 6
London +116 5 £280 -
Scotland - 5 £400 - 1
North of England +32 4 £203 - 4
South West +26 4 £200 -2.44% 2
Yorkshire +23 4 £203 -15.63% 3
South East - 3 £400 - 1
Work from Home - 2 £205 -
Midlands +25 1 £200 -4.76%
West Midlands +19 1 £200 -4.76%

Network Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Network Field 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 Field Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Firewall
2 10 (45.45%) LAN
3 9 (40.91%) WAN
3 9 (40.91%) Cisco
4 8 (36.36%) SD-WAN
5 6 (27.27%) Migration
6 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
7 4 (18.18%) Fortinet
8 3 (13.64%) NHS
8 3 (13.64%) CheckPoint
8 3 (13.64%) Microsoft
8 3 (13.64%) PBX
8 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (13.64%) Telecoms
9 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
9 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (9.09%) Network Security
9 2 (9.09%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
9 2 (9.09%) Incident Response
9 2 (9.09%) Operational Technology
9 2 (9.09%) CCNA
9 2 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (9.09%) MPLS
9 2 (9.09%) Firmware
9 2 (9.09%) BGP
9 2 (9.09%) Degree
10 1 (4.55%) Handset
10 1 (4.55%) ITSM
10 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi

Network Field 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (50.00%) Firewall
2 10 (45.45%) LAN
3 9 (40.91%) WAN
4 8 (36.36%) SD-WAN
5 3 (13.64%) PBX
6 2 (9.09%) BGP
6 2 (9.09%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (9.09%) MPLS
6 2 (9.09%) Network Security
7 1 (4.55%) EIGRP
7 1 (4.55%) HSRP
7 1 (4.55%) OSPF
7 1 (4.55%) VLAN
7 1 (4.55%) VoIP
7 1 (4.55%) VPN
7 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Hudson
General
1 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Telecoms
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) NHS
2 2 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) CMDB
3 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.55%) Handset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (27.27%) Migration
2 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
3 2 (9.09%) Incident Response
4 1 (4.55%) Change Control
4 1 (4.55%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) CCNA
1 2 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (4.55%) CCNP
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Observium
Vendors
1 9 (40.91%) Cisco
2 4 (18.18%) Fortinet
3 3 (13.64%) CheckPoint
3 3 (13.64%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.55%) Avaya
4 1 (4.55%) Meraki
4 1 (4.55%) Palo Alto
4 1 (4.55%) SolarWinds
4 1 (4.55%) Zscaler