Network Support Engineer
UK
The median Network Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 500 | 531 | 639 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +108 | +175 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Support Engineer | 27 | 40 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.094% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 16 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £207 | £193 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £200 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £285 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.23% | -23.93% | +12.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | £320 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £453 | £381 | £590 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £275 | £275 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -21.43% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £30.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.03 | - | £47.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £49.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.03 | - | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.04% |
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 | 26,668 | 39,416 | 53,669 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.38% | 92.82% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,330 | 25,679 | 37,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -3.31% | +3.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,024 | 2,675 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.08 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.74 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Network Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Support Engineer.
Network Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Support Engineer over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Network Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Support Engineer.
Network Support Engineer
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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 |
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| England | +63 | 27 | £400 | +45.19% | 19 |
| London | +53 | 18 | £400 | +6.67% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 9 | £275 | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 7 | £400 | +60.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 7 | £275 | -14.06% | 2 |
| Midlands | +4 | 7 | £275 | -7.56% | 3 |
| South East | +44 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| South West | +32 | 1 | - | - |
Network Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Network Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Network Support Engineer 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: