Network Engineer Contracts in Bristol

Network Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 58 69
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 26 28 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 2.36% 2.47% 2.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.48% 2.73% 2.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 16 14
10th Percentile £469 £325 -
25th Percentile - £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £473 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.82% -0.53% +31.94%
75th Percentile £650 £558 £603
90th Percentile - £625 £719
South West median daily rate £488 £488 £450
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £77.50 -
South West median hourly rate - £62.62 £54.00
% change year-on-year - +15.95% +35.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,047 1,024 1,339
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 90.22% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 737 917
10th Percentile £260 £300 £279
25th Percentile £375 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £588
90th Percentile £688 £713 £650
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 125 128
10th Percentile £27.50 £23.35 £15.90
25th Percentile £44.94 £55.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +44.44% +12.50%
75th Percentile £72.50 £70.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £84.50 £65.75
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £63.23 £47.64
% change year-on-year -13.02% +32.74% +10.78%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Bristol

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in Bristol

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in Bristol

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 across the Bristol region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (65.38%) Firewall
2 16 (61.54%) Cisco
3 11 (42.31%) Security Cleared
4 9 (34.62%) VMware
4 9 (34.62%) DV Cleared
4 9 (34.62%) Palo Alto
5 8 (30.77%) VMware NSX
5 8 (30.77%) ITIL
6 7 (26.92%) Windows
6 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
6 7 (26.92%) Replication
6 7 (26.92%) Veeam
6 7 (26.92%) Azure
6 7 (26.92%) Windows Server
6 7 (26.92%) vCenter Server
6 7 (26.92%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (23.08%) SAN
7 6 (23.08%) CheckPoint
7 6 (23.08%) Change Management
7 6 (23.08%) Linux
7 6 (23.08%) WAN
7 6 (23.08%) FTP
8 5 (19.23%) Network Security
8 5 (19.23%) Data Protection
8 5 (19.23%) FortiGate
8 5 (19.23%) Public Sector
9 4 (15.38%) QGIS
9 4 (15.38%) F5
9 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (26.92%) Azure
2 6 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.85%) AWS
3 1 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 17 (65.38%) Firewall
2 6 (23.08%) FTP
2 6 (23.08%) SAN
2 6 (23.08%) WAN
3 5 (19.23%) Network Security
4 4 (15.38%) LAN
4 4 (15.38%) SD-WAN
4 4 (15.38%) VPN
5 3 (11.54%) BGP
5 3 (11.54%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (11.54%) OSPF
5 3 (11.54%) TCP/IP
6 2 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (7.69%) DHCP
6 2 (7.69%) DNS
6 2 (7.69%) SNMP
7 1 (3.85%) 4G
7 1 (3.85%) HSRP
7 1 (3.85%) IPsec
7 1 (3.85%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (15.38%) QGIS
General
1 5 (19.23%) Public Sector
2 4 (15.38%) Legal
2 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
2 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 4 (15.38%) Telecoms
3 3 (11.54%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Electronics
3 3 (11.54%) Finance
3 3 (11.54%) Marketing
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.54%) 802.1X
2 1 (3.85%) SPML
2 1 (3.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (26.92%) Replication
2 2 (7.69%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (26.92%) Windows
1 7 (26.92%) Windows Server
2 6 (23.08%) Linux
3 1 (3.85%) Solaris
3 1 (3.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (30.77%) ITIL
2 6 (23.08%) Change Management
3 5 (19.23%) Data Protection
4 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (11.54%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (11.54%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (11.54%) Performance Monitoring
5 3 (11.54%) Programme Management
6 2 (7.69%) Network Management
6 2 (7.69%) Network Monitoring
6 2 (7.69%) Server Management
6 2 (7.69%) Storage Management
7 1 (3.85%) High Availability
7 1 (3.85%) Log Correlation
7 1 (3.85%) Network Design
7 1 (3.85%) Network Optimisation
7 1 (3.85%) Security Architecture
7 1 (3.85%) SIEM
7 1 (3.85%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 11 (42.31%) Security Cleared
2 9 (34.62%) DV Cleared
3 3 (11.54%) CCNP
3 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.85%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (30.77%) VMware NSX
2 7 (26.92%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (26.92%) vCenter Server
2 5 (19.23%) FortiGate
3 2 (7.69%) Ansible
4 1 (3.85%) Cacti
Vendors
1 16 (61.54%) Cisco
2 9 (34.62%) Palo Alto
2 9 (34.62%) VMware
3 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
3 7 (26.92%) Veeam
4 6 (23.08%) CheckPoint
5 4 (15.38%) Dell
5 4 (15.38%) F5
6 3 (11.54%) SAP
6 3 (11.54%) SolarWinds
7 2 (7.69%) Fortinet
8 1 (3.85%) Nokia