Network Design Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Network Design
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Network Design skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Design over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 288 334
Rank change year-on-year +33 +46 +91
Contract jobs citing Network Design 49 57 144
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.49% 0.37% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.42% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 38 84
10th Percentile £425 £359 £375
25th Percentile £444 £459 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £536 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +7.25% -16.67%
75th Percentile £550 £601 £619
90th Percentile £610 £638 £676
UK median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -12.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 14
10th Percentile - £23.35 £56.96
25th Percentile - £23.50 -
Median hourly rate - £24.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -65.71% +105.88%
75th Percentile - £24.50 -
90th Percentile - £24.65 -
UK median hourly rate £67.50 £47.25 £70.00
% change year-on-year +42.86% -32.50% +62.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Network Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Network Design
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Network Design trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Design.

Network Design daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Network Design
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Network Design over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Network Design daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Design.

Network Design hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Network Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Applications
1 4 (8.16%) MS Visio
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.08%) Azure
2 1 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
2 1 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 18 (36.73%) Firewall
2 17 (34.69%) Radio Access Network
3 15 (30.61%) Network Security
4 11 (22.45%) LAN
4 11 (22.45%) MPLS
4 11 (22.45%) WAN
5 10 (20.41%) 5G
5 10 (20.41%) BGP
5 10 (20.41%) Wireless
6 9 (18.37%) VPN
7 7 (14.29%) OSPF
8 6 (12.24%) Ethernet
8 6 (12.24%) Internet
8 6 (12.24%) TCP/IP
9 5 (10.20%) 2G
9 5 (10.20%) 4G
10 4 (8.16%) 3G
10 4 (8.16%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (8.16%) DNS
10 4 (8.16%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 13 (26.53%) Telecoms
2 9 (18.37%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.20%) Public Sector
4 3 (6.12%) Finance
4 3 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.04%) Aviation
6 1 (2.04%) Banking
6 1 (2.04%) Electronics
6 1 (2.04%) Local Government
6 1 (2.04%) Military
6 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Police
Job Titles
1 14 (28.57%) Architect
2 13 (26.53%) Network Engineer
3 10 (20.41%) Network Architect
4 8 (16.33%) Design Engineer
5 7 (14.29%) Designer
5 7 (14.29%) Senior
6 6 (12.24%) Radio Design Engineer
6 6 (12.24%) Radio Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Consultant
7 4 (8.16%) Network Consultant
7 4 (8.16%) Network Specialist
7 4 (8.16%) Solutions Designer
8 3 (6.12%) IP Designer
8 3 (6.12%) Network Security Architect
8 3 (6.12%) Product Architect
8 3 (6.12%) Security Architect
8 3 (6.12%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 3 (6.12%) Senior Network Engineer
8 3 (6.12%) Senior Network Specialist
9 2 (4.08%) Principal Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 14 (28.57%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.16%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (6.12%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (4.08%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.08%) PKI
5 1 (2.04%) CCTV
5 1 (2.04%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.04%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (2.04%) SCADA
5 1 (2.04%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (32.65%) Network Architecture
2 7 (14.29%) Load Balancing
2 7 (14.29%) Network Management
3 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (8.16%) Agile
4 4 (8.16%) Data Protection
4 4 (8.16%) Edge Computing
4 4 (8.16%) Migration
4 4 (8.16%) Network Monitoring
4 4 (8.16%) Performance Optimisation
5 3 (6.12%) Identity Access Management
5 3 (6.12%) Network Security Management
5 3 (6.12%) Performance Tuning
5 3 (6.12%) Roadmaps
5 3 (6.12%) Security Management
5 3 (6.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (4.08%) Business Strategy
6 2 (4.08%) Decision-Making
6 2 (4.08%) Network Virtualisation
6 2 (4.08%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) Python
2 1 (2.04%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) Security Cleared
2 9 (18.37%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (16.33%) SC Cleared
4 7 (14.29%) Degree
5 6 (12.24%) CCNP
6 3 (6.12%) CCIE
7 2 (4.08%) DV Cleared
8 1 (2.04%) Azure Certification
8 1 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (2.04%) CCIE Security
8 1 (2.04%) CCNA
8 1 (2.04%) CISSP
8 1 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
8 1 (2.04%) JNCIS
8 1 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.04%) GDPR
1 1 (2.04%) HIPAA
1 1 (2.04%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (6.12%) Ansible
1 3 (6.12%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.04%) Cisco LMS
2 1 (2.04%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.04%) Nagios
2 1 (2.04%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 25 (51.02%) Cisco
2 11 (22.45%) Palo Alto
3 9 (18.37%) Juniper
4 8 (16.33%) Fortinet
5 6 (12.24%) F5
6 4 (8.16%) Meraki
7 3 (6.12%) Aruba
7 3 (6.12%) CheckPoint
7 3 (6.12%) Ericsson
8 2 (4.08%) HP
8 2 (4.08%) Microsoft
8 2 (4.08%) Nokia
8 2 (4.08%) ServiceNow
9 1 (2.04%) Arista
9 1 (2.04%) Infoblox
9 1 (2.04%) NetScout
9 1 (2.04%) SolarWinds
9 1 (2.04%) VMware
9 1 (2.04%) Zscaler