Hybrid/Remote Network Support Specialist Contract Job Trends

Network Support Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Support Specialist daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Support Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.008% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £225 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
75th Percentile £275 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £250 - £198

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 12,270 9,247 13,658
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.90% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,806 6,228 9,191
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £635
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 643 261 545
10th Percentile £17.05 £14.00 £14.13
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.63 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +59.26% -28.00% -12.79%

Network Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Network Support Specialist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Network Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Network Support Specialist job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Network Support Specialist job vacancies

Network Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, Network Support Specialist 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 Network Support Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AirWatch
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Network Support Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signage
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) VMware