Network Operations Manager Contracts

Network Operations Manager
UK

The median Network Operations Manager daily rate in the UK is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 516 - 711
Rank change year-on-year - - +137
Contract jobs requiring a Network Operations Manager 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - £750
75th Percentile £488 - £775
90th Percentile £510 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 - -

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 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
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 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +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 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Network Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Operations Manager in the UK

Network Operations Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Operations Manager in the UK

Network Operations Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Operations Manager in the UK

Network Operations 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 Operations Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 - 4 £463 -
UK excluding London - 4 £463 -
North of England - 4 £463 -
North West - 3 £450 -
North East - 1 £475 -

Network Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Network Operations 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 Operations Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) SLA
2 2 (50.00%) Capacity Management
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing

Network Operations 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Capacity Management
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) SLA