Network Infrastructure Manager Contracts

Network Infrastructure Manager
UK

The median Network Infrastructure Manager daily rate in the UK is £515, 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 509 573 686
Rank change year-on-year +64 +113 +112
Contract jobs requiring a Network Infrastructure Manager 11 9 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.021% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.022% 0.057%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 18
10th Percentile £385 £407 £413
25th Percentile £409 £409 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +21.18% -5.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £600 £469 £464
90th Percentile £638 £488 £511
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £415 £450
% change year-on-year -15.66% -7.78% +2.86%

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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Infrastructure Manager in the UK

Network Infrastructure Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Infrastructure Manager in the UK

Network Infrastructure Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Infrastructure Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Infrastructure Manager in the UK

Network Infrastructure Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Infrastructure Manager in the UK

Network Infrastructure Manager
Top 5 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 Manager 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 +59 9 £515 +24.10% 2
London +41 5 £475 - 2
Work from Home +43 3 £425 -15.00% 2
UK excluding London +58 1 £350 -15.66% 1
North of England - 1 £350 -

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

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

1 6 (54.55%) Data Centre
1 6 (54.55%) Project Management
1 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) PMP
3 4 (36.36%) PMI Certification
3 4 (36.36%) ITIL
3 4 (36.36%) Banking
4 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) Degree
4 3 (27.27%) Italian Language
4 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) LAN
4 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (27.27%) PMO
4 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
5 2 (18.18%) Portfolio Management
5 2 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (18.18%) Customer Experience
5 2 (18.18%) Budgeting
5 2 (18.18%) Smartsheet
5 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
5 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (18.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting

Network Infrastructure Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Smartsheet
2 1 (9.09%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (9.09%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) LAN
2 2 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (18.18%) Wireless
3 1 (9.09%) 5G
3 1 (9.09%) Network Security
3 1 (9.09%) TCP/IP
3 1 (9.09%) WAN
General
1 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 4 (36.36%) Banking
3 3 (27.27%) Italian Language
3 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Investment Banking
4 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) PMI
2 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Project Management
1 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Budgeting
4 2 (18.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 2 (18.18%) Change Control
4 2 (18.18%) Contract Management
4 2 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) Customer Experience
4 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
4 2 (18.18%) Portfolio Management
4 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (18.18%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) PMP
2 4 (36.36%) PMI Certification
3 3 (27.27%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) Salesforce
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco
2 1 (9.09%) Planview