Network Engineer Contracts in Worcestershire

Network Engineer
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Worcestershire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 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
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 1.45% 1.11% 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.19% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £519 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +34.38% - -
75th Percentile £556 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £371 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -7.19% +6.67% -6.13%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Worcestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Worcestershire with a recognized job title 63 84 78
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 93.33% 98.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 71 60
10th Percentile £516 £250 £206
25th Percentile £525 £400 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +16.67% +2.86%
75th Percentile £700 £588 £600
90th Percentile £868 £613 £608
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 2
10th Percentile £16.33 £19.78 £23.23
25th Percentile £19.46 £21.00 £31.44
Median hourly rate £24.66 £22.00 £46.75
Median % change year-on-year +12.09% -52.94% +177.86%
75th Percentile £53.33 £35.00 £62.94
90th Percentile £70.53 £59.00 £71.68
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £19.59 £21.50
% change year-on-year +27.62% -8.88% +19.44%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Worcestershire

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Worcestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Worcestershire

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Worcestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Worcestershire

Network Engineer
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Malvern - 1 £538 -
Network Engineer
West Midlands

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, 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 across the Worcestershire region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco