Network Planner Contract Job Trends

Network Planner
UK

As of 15 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Planner daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 585 551 603
Rank change year-on-year -34 +52 +200
Contract jobs requiring a Network Planner 1 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.006% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.006% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - £383
25th Percentile - £479 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £508 £423
Median % change year-on-year - +20.12% +1.56%
75th Percentile - £536 £482
90th Percentile - - £511
UK excluding London median daily rate - £508 £376
% change year-on-year - +34.97% -9.62%

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 33,152 31,803 41,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 92.76% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,996 19,553 27,898
10th Percentile £290 £300 £290
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £724 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,961 1,029 1,466
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.49 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.98 £21.05 £19.14
Median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £72.90 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Network Planner
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Planner job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Planner
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Network Planner
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Network Planner
Top 3 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 Planner within the UK over the 6 months to 15 December 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
South East -6 1 - -
England -34 1 - -
UK excluding London -46 1 - -

Network Planner Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Network Planner 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 Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Levelling
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure

Network Planner 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Levelling
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared