Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £460 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 86 | 139 | 221 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +82 | -33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,062 | 1,145 | 1,166 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.43% | 1.91% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.62% | 2.02% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 651 | 768 | 761 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £288 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.16% | +5.56% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £605 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £414 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.76% | +18.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.07 | £22.26 | £20.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.44 | £55.68 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +85.97% | -14.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £79.50 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.20 | £81.00 | £48.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £62.00 | £42.11 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.26% | +47.22% | +83.10% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Network Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 | +72 | 993 | £475 | +2.70% | 260 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 670 | £450 | - | 216 |
| London | +109 | 329 | £488 | -2.50% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 262 | £450 | -7.69% | 113 |
| South East | +27 | 258 | £500 | +11.11% | 71 |
| North of England | +32 | 139 | £433 | +15.33% | 46 |
| South West | +20 | 119 | £488 | -2.50% | 31 |
| North West | +24 | 107 | £440 | +10.00% | 27 |
| Midlands | +23 | 100 | £350 | -6.67% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 81 | £350 | -6.67% | 29 |
| East of England | -2 | 32 | £350 | +16.67% | 12 |
| Scotland | -20 | 27 | £400 | -15.79% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 19 | £438 | +26.81% | 8 |
| North East | +28 | 11 | £388 | -10.40% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | -19 | 3 | £450 | +5.88% | 5 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Network 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Network 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:
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