Network Team Leader Contract Job Trends

Network Team Lead
UK

The median Network Team Lead daily rate in the UK is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 556 555 623
Rank change year-on-year -1 +68 +201
Contract jobs requiring a Network Team Leader 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.003% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.003% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -5.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £388 £488 £534
90th Percentile - - £596
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £475 £625
% change year-on-year -21.05% -24.00% +66.67%

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 29,900 35,114 44,998
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.98% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,884 21,208 30,756
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £412 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £747
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,644 1,450 1,519
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.00 £14.64
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +70.84%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.18 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.18% -4.49% +97.78%

Network Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Team Leader job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Team Leader
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Network Team Leader
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Network Team Leader
Top 5 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 Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 12 October 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 +19 1 £375 -21.05% 3
UK excluding London -14 1 £375 -21.05% 2
Work from Home - 1 £375 - 2
Midlands - 1 £375 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £375 - 1

Network Team Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, Network Team Leader 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 Team Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Novell Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics

Network Team Leader 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Novell Certification