Network Support
UK
The median Network Support daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 514 | 514 | 605 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +91 | +200 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Support | 37 | 81 | 75 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 50 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £192 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £243 | £267 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £345 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.94% | -10.97% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | £388 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £400 | £506 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £275 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -13.33% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.87 | - | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.14 | £27.50 | £30.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -36.84% | -12.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.13 | £32.50 | £49.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.75 | - | £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 | 29,079 | 40,388 | 53,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,553 | 25,970 | 36,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £286 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,311 | 2,837 | 1,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.75 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | -12.21% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.01% | +94.88% |
Network Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Support.
Network Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Support over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Network Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Support.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Support over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Network Support
Top 9 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 4 July 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 | +24 | 37 | £400 | +23.08% | 54 |
| London | +47 | 21 | £400 | +6.67% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 16 | £275 | -15.38% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 7 | £400 | +35.59% | 20 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 7 | £255 | -32.00% | 13 |
| Midlands | -29 | 7 | £255 | -32.00% | 17 |
| East of England | +26 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | +37 | 3 | £523 | +77.12% | 1 |
| South East | +31 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Network Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Network Support 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 in the job title.
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Network Support 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:
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