Network Infrastructure Analyst Contract Job Trends

Network Infrastructure Analyst
UK

The median Network Infrastructure Analyst daily rate in the UK is £412, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 623 517 585
Rank change year-on-year -106 +68 +121
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Analyst 6 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.012% 0.014% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.015% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £369 - -
25th Percentile £372 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £412 - -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £412 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 45,082 26,443 39,660
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.30% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,504 17,178 25,818
10th Percentile £325 £290 £280
25th Percentile £413 £405 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,000 1,028 2,760
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.00 £12.80
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.09 £16.30
Median hourly rate £42.50 £27.97 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +51.98% -23.38% -18.89%
75th Percentile £66.63 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.61 £25.30 £40.00
% change year-on-year +72.35% -36.75% -5.88%

Network Infrastructure Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Infrastructure Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Network Infrastructure Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Infrastructure Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Network Infrastructure Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Infrastructure Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Network Infrastructure Analyst
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Infrastructure Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2026. 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 -122 6 £412 - 1
UK excluding London -88 4 £412 - 1
London -67 2 - -
North West - 2 £371 -
North of England - 2 £371 -
East of England - 2 £450 - 1
Work from Home -52 1 £367 -

Network Infrastructure Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2026, Network Infrastructure Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Network Infrastructure Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 3 (50.00%) DNS
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Application Security
3 2 (33.33%) AWS
3 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Infoblox
3 2 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Network Security
3 2 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
3 2 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
4 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (16.67%) CCNA
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (16.67%) DHCP
4 1 (16.67%) LAN
4 1 (16.67%) Meraki
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Systems Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
4 1 (16.67%) WAN
4 1 (16.67%) Windows

Network Infrastructure Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) DNS
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
3 1 (16.67%) DHCP
3 1 (16.67%) LAN
3 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
3 1 (16.67%) WAN
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 1 (16.67%) Banking
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Application Security
2 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 2 (33.33%) Test Management
2 2 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (16.67%) CCNA
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Infoblox
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco
2 1 (16.67%) Meraki
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft