Hybrid/Remote IP Network Engineer Contract Job Trends

IP Network Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median IP Network Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 291 -
Rank change year-on-year -77 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IP Network Engineer 1 16 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.18% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 £263 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -
75th Percentile £338 £288 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £456 £450 £64
% change year-on-year +1.39% +603.13% -87.02%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,578 9,103 11,815
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 93.82% 93.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,876 5,992 7,605
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £430 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 688 294 298
10th Percentile £15.79 £13.25 £19.50
25th Percentile £26.78 £20.50 £31.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £37.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.38
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.15 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.59% -41.51% -1.96%

IP Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IP Network Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IP Network Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IP Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IP Network Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IP Network Engineer job vacancies

IP Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IP Network Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IP Network Engineer job vacancies

IP Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, IP Network Engineer 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring IP Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

IP Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring