Network Infrastructure Architect Contract Job Trends

Network Infrastructure Architect
UK

The median Network Infrastructure Architect daily rate in the UK is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 513 595
Rank change year-on-year -127 +82 +78
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Architect 3 11 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.038% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.041% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £529 - -
25th Percentile £534 - £688
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 - £725
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.09%
75th Percentile £584 - £763
90th Percentile £586 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 0
Median hourly rate - £72.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £72.50 -

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 45,859 27,036 40,213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.35% 92.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,926 17,399 25,887
10th Percentile £325 £287 £280
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -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 3,063 1,119 2,897
10th Percentile £15.15 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.84 £16.30
Median hourly rate £43.61 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.73% -25.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £58.47 £61.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% -5.88%

Network Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Infrastructure Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Infrastructure Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Network Infrastructure Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Network Infrastructure Architect
Top 6 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 Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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
UK excluding London -104 3 £563 - 1
North West -34 2 £550 - 1
North of England -71 2 £550 - 1
England -135 2 £550 - 2
Work from Home -55 1 £575 -
Channel Islands - 1 £575 -

Network Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Network Infrastructure Architect 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 Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Firewall
2 2 (66.67%) NAS
2 2 (66.67%) SAN
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) CCNA
3 1 (33.33%) CCNP
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) LAN
3 1 (33.33%) Network Segmentation
3 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
3 1 (33.33%) Server+ Certification
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) VLAN
3 1 (33.33%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi

Network Infrastructure Architect 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (66.67%) Firewall
2 2 (66.67%) NAS
2 2 (66.67%) SAN
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) LAN
3 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
3 1 (33.33%) VLAN
3 1 (33.33%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Network Segmentation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) CCNP
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Server+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow