Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 566 499 547
Rank change year-on-year -67 +48 +143
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 65 23 44
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.079% 0.100%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.43% 0.26% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 10 26
10th Percentile £126 £203 £122
25th Percentile £166 £245 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £443 £340
Median % change year-on-year -3.95% +30.15% +209.09%
75th Percentile £537 £500 £638
90th Percentile £590 £621 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £383 £473 £394
% change year-on-year -19.05% +20.00% +257.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 13
10th Percentile £24.87 £28.25 £13.85
25th Percentile £31.70 £31.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £104.25 £37.50 £24.87
Median % change year-on-year +178.00% +50.78% -
75th Percentile £178.75 £41.25 £25.83
90th Percentile - - £37.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £172.50 £37.50 £20.74
% change year-on-year +360.00% +80.81% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,960 8,916 13,542
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.42% 30.68% 30.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,900 5,679 8,415
10th Percentile £340 £295 £300
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,089 487 1,010
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.51 £13.83
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.18 £17.72
Median hourly rate £36.70 £43.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.65% +14.67% -28.57%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.76 £75.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.12 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -27.77% +33.33% -23.47%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in the UK

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network+ Certification over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Network+ Certification in the UK

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network+ Certification over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Network+ Certification in the UK

Network+ Certification
Top 14 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+ Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 2026. 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
UK excluding London -57 59 £383 -19.05% 231
England -79 50 £440 -6.88% 216
North of England -56 16 £575 +18.25% 65
South West -13 14 £522 -0.62% 19
North West -25 13 £575 +18.25% 29
South East -43 13 £365 -7.01% 53
Wales -5 11 £293 -47.42% 13
Work from Home -22 9 £460 - 11
London -66 3 £425 +97.67% 35
North East - 3 - - 14
Scotland - 2 £226 - 13
East of England - 2 - - 27
East Midlands -35 1 - - 26
Midlands -66 1 - - 43

Network+ Certification
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.54%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 16 (24.62%) AWS
2 8 (12.31%) Azure
3 7 (10.77%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.08%) AWS IoT
4 2 (3.08%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.08%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.54%) GCP
5 1 (1.54%) SaaS
5 1 (1.54%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (60.00%) SAN
2 18 (27.69%) Firewall
3 17 (26.15%) VLAN
4 15 (23.08%) DHCP
4 15 (23.08%) DNS
5 10 (15.38%) LAN
5 10 (15.38%) TCP/IP
5 10 (15.38%) WAN
5 10 (15.38%) Wireless
6 8 (12.31%) Cisco IOS
6 8 (12.31%) NAS
6 8 (12.31%) NX-OS
6 8 (12.31%) Structured Cabling
6 8 (12.31%) VPN
7 7 (10.77%) Network Security
8 5 (7.69%) BGP
8 5 (7.69%) OSPF
8 5 (7.69%) WLAN
9 3 (4.62%) Ethernet
9 3 (4.62%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 42 (64.62%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (33.85%) Social Skills
3 7 (10.77%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (9.23%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.08%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.54%) Military
7 1 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 34 (52.31%) IT Engineer
2 31 (47.69%) Field Engineer
2 31 (47.69%) Field Service Engineer
3 17 (26.15%) IT Support
4 12 (18.46%) Analyst
4 12 (18.46%) Field Support Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) IT Support Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) Support Engineer
5 11 (16.92%) Network Engineer
6 7 (10.77%) Architect
6 7 (10.77%) Security Analyst
7 6 (9.23%) Security Engineer
8 5 (7.69%) IT Analyst
8 5 (7.69%) IT Support Analyst
8 5 (7.69%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 5 (7.69%) Support Analyst
9 4 (6.15%) Senior
9 4 (6.15%) Technical Architect
10 3 (4.62%) Network Architect
11 2 (3.08%) Service Desk Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 39 (60.00%) Data Centre
2 31 (47.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (10.77%) Onboarding
4 6 (9.23%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (4.62%) 3D Printing
5 3 (4.62%) IoT
5 3 (4.62%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.54%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.23%) Windows
2 5 (7.69%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (55.38%) Customer Service
3 31 (47.69%) Break/Fix
4 8 (12.31%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (12.31%) ITSM
5 7 (10.77%) ITIL
5 7 (10.77%) Network Segmentation
6 6 (9.23%) Agile
6 6 (9.23%) Computer Science
6 6 (9.23%) Impact Assessments
6 6 (9.23%) Inventory Management
6 6 (9.23%) Security Management
6 6 (9.23%) SIEM
7 5 (7.69%) Conflict Resolution
7 5 (7.69%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 5 (7.69%) Incident Response
7 5 (7.69%) Knowledge Management
7 5 (7.69%) Service Management
8 4 (6.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (6.15%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.08%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 49 (75.38%) Cisco Certification
2 44 (67.69%) CCNA
3 38 (58.46%) A+ Certification
3 38 (58.46%) Microsoft Certification
4 31 (47.69%) MCSE
5 18 (27.69%) Security Cleared
6 17 (26.15%) CCNP
6 17 (26.15%) SC Cleared
7 13 (20.00%) Degree
8 8 (12.31%) Server+ Certification
9 6 (9.23%) CISSP
9 6 (9.23%) CompTIA CySA+
9 6 (9.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (9.23%) SANS
10 3 (4.62%) DV Cleared
11 2 (3.08%) DBS Check
12 1 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (1.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (10.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (7.69%) Nagios
2 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.54%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 31 (47.69%) Dell
2 17 (26.15%) Cisco
3 8 (12.31%) Microsoft
3 8 (12.31%) ServiceNow
4 5 (7.69%) Juniper
4 5 (7.69%) SolarWinds
5 3 (4.62%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.54%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.54%) Palo Alto