Network Infrastructure Architect Contracts

Network Infrastructure Architect
UK

The median Network Infrastructure Architect daily rate in the UK is £512, 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
Rank 509 578 702
Rank change year-on-year +69 +124 +130
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Architect 11 4 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.009% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.010% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 9
10th Percentile - - £453
25th Percentile - £688 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £725 £570
Median % change year-on-year -29.38% +27.19% -8.80%
75th Percentile - £763 £638
90th Percentile - - £661
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £585
% change year-on-year - - -0.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £62.70 - -
25th Percentile £69.38 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £75.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £72.50 - -

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 Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Infrastructure Architect in the UK

Network Infrastructure Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Infrastructure Architect.

Daily rate trend for Network Infrastructure Architect in the UK

Network Infrastructure Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Infrastructure Architect.

Hourly rate trend for Network Infrastructure Architect in the UK

Network Infrastructure Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Infrastructure Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Infrastructure Architect in the UK

Network Infrastructure Architect
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Infrastructure Architect 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
England +65 10 £512 - 1
UK excluding London +71 9 - - 1
East of England - 6 - -
Work from Home +43 4 - -
London +39 2 £512 - 1
North of England - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
South West - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 - -

Network Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Network Infrastructure Architect 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 Infrastructure Architect in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) SC Cleared
1 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
3 7 (63.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (63.64%) QA
4 6 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (54.55%) Business Transformation
4 6 (54.55%) Translating Business Requirements
5 3 (27.27%) Windows
5 3 (27.27%) VMware
6 2 (18.18%) Aerospace
6 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
6 2 (18.18%) Technical Architecture
6 2 (18.18%) Oracle
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (18.18%) AWS
6 2 (18.18%) Windows Server
6 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
7 1 (9.09%) SQL
7 1 (9.09%) VxRail
7 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
7 1 (9.09%) Roadmaps
7 1 (9.09%) Cloud Security
7 1 (9.09%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (9.09%) Performance Measurement
7 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (9.09%) Due Diligence
7 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 1 (9.09%) Technical Leadership

Network Infrastructure Architect 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 2 (18.18%) AWS
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (9.09%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Azure Stack
2 1 (9.09%) IaaS
2 1 (9.09%) PaaS
2 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Aerospace
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Private Cloud
2 1 (9.09%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Windows
2 2 (18.18%) Windows Server
3 1 (9.09%) Linux
3 1 (9.09%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (54.55%) Business Transformation
2 6 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (54.55%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (18.18%) Technical Architecture
3 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
4 1 (9.09%) Agile
4 1 (9.09%) Due Diligence
4 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Identity Management
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (9.09%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Open Source
4 1 (9.09%) Performance Management
4 1 (9.09%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) SIEM
4 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) SC Cleared
1 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) CCNP
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (9.09%) CISSP
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) MCSA
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (63.64%) QA
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (9.09%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Kubernetes
1 1 (9.09%) VxRail
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) VMware
2 2 (18.18%) Oracle
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco
3 1 (9.09%) Citrix
3 1 (9.09%) EMC
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 1 (9.09%) Red Hat