Network Systems Engineer Contracts

Network Systems Engineer
UK

As of 16 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Systems Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 569 666 835
Rank change year-on-year +97 +169 -162
Contract jobs requiring a Network Systems Engineer 7 18 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.032% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.033% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 6
10th Percentile - £313 £404
25th Percentile - £341 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £498 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -7.44% +53.57%
75th Percentile - £622 £644
90th Percentile - £725 £781
UK excluding London median daily rate - £363 £502
% change year-on-year - -27.84% +43.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £67.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 39,484 53,902 83,447
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.62% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,682 37,660 58,636
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +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 2,662 1,503 2,044
10th Percentile £12.82 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.38 £15.76
Median hourly rate £36.58 £45.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.72% +87.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.44 £76.20 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Network Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Systems Engineer in the UK

Network Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Systems Engineer.

Daily rate trend for Network Systems Engineer in the UK

Network Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Systems Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for Network Systems Engineer in the UK

Network Systems Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England +109 7 - - 8
Work from Home +125 5 - - 2
UK excluding London +50 4 - - 3
London +102 3 - - 5
South West +12 3 - -
East of England +6 1 - -

Network Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Network Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) 4G
2 3 (42.86%) Security Hardening
2 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Linux
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Aerospace
2 3 (42.86%) 5G
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
3 2 (28.57%) Network Management
3 2 (28.57%) Sparx
3 2 (28.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
3 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) VoIP
3 2 (28.57%) WAN
3 2 (28.57%) Dell
3 2 (28.57%) CheckPoint
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) MPLS
3 2 (28.57%) OSPF
3 2 (28.57%) BGP
3 2 (28.57%) EIGRP

Network Systems 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) 4G
2 3 (42.86%) 5G
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
3 2 (28.57%) BGP
3 2 (28.57%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (28.57%) EIGRP
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) MPLS
3 2 (28.57%) Multicast
3 2 (28.57%) OSPF
3 2 (28.57%) VoIP
3 2 (28.57%) WAN
General
1 3 (42.86%) Aerospace
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Military
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) eBPF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) FMCG
1 1 (14.29%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Linux
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Security Hardening
1 3 (42.86%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
2 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (28.57%) Incident Management
2 2 (28.57%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Network Management
2 2 (28.57%) SysML
2 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
3 1 (14.29%) ArchiMate
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Cryptography
3 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
3 1 (14.29%) MODAF
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Check_MK
1 1 (14.29%) Cilium
1 1 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) CheckPoint
2 2 (28.57%) Dell
2 2 (28.57%) F5
2 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto
2 2 (28.57%) Sparx
3 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
3 1 (14.29%) Juniper
3 1 (14.29%) Splunk