Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £460 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 91 | 137 | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +85 | -22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,014 | 1,118 | 1,128 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.36% | 1.93% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.54% | 2.04% | 1.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 619 | 740 | 744 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £275 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £362 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £472 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +4.78% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £546 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £604 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £415 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.37% | +18.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 31 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.50 | £30.38 | £20.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.25 | £50.68 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £39.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +59.62% | -5.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £79.50 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.24 | £81.00 | £47.99 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.50 | £62.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.94% | +39.33% | +12.66% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,895 | 54,705 | 83,445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,959 | 38,196 | 58,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,532 | 2,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +112.16% | +5.26% |
Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer.
Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Network Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +65 | 944 | £473 | +5.00% | 266 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 638 | £450 | - | 219 |
| London | +96 | 313 | £488 | -2.50% | 74 |
| South East | +34 | 260 | £500 | +11.11% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 248 | £450 | -7.69% | 103 |
| North of England | +24 | 135 | £433 | +15.33% | 45 |
| North West | +13 | 102 | £434 | +11.92% | 29 |
| South West | +9 | 101 | £488 | -2.50% | 30 |
| Midlands | +22 | 95 | £350 | - | 38 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 73 | £350 | - | 25 |
| Scotland | +5 | 27 | £350 | -26.32% | 21 |
| East of England | -19 | 24 | £300 | -9.43% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 22 | £425 | +21.43% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 13 |
| North East | +26 | 12 | £400 | -7.51% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | -16 | 3 | £263 | -36.36% | 4 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, 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 featuring Network Engineer in the job title.
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Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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