Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £460 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 135 | 228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +93 | -35 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,052 | 1,149 | 1,145 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.41% | 1.93% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.60% | 2.03% | 1.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 643 | 769 | 747 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £286 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.16% | +5.56% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £638 | £616 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £414 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.76% | +18.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 31 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.84 | £30.38 | £20.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.38 | £50.68 | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +85.97% | -17.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £79.50 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.35 | £81.00 | £48.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £62.00 | £42.11 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.90% | +47.22% | +34.76% |
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 | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 | +66 | 984 | £475 | +5.56% | 278 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 663 | £450 | - | 219 |
| London | +98 | 327 | £488 | -2.50% | 85 |
| South East | +31 | 258 | £500 | +11.11% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 258 | £450 | -7.69% | 105 |
| North of England | +35 | 140 | £433 | +15.33% | 44 |
| South West | +18 | 113 | £488 | -2.50% | 32 |
| North West | +25 | 108 | £440 | +17.33% | 26 |
| Midlands | +28 | 101 | £350 | -6.67% | 35 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 82 | £350 | -6.67% | 27 |
| East of England | -9 | 29 | £300 | - | 16 |
| Scotland | -10 | 26 | £400 | -15.79% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 19 | £438 | +25.00% | 8 |
| North East | +29 | 11 | £388 | -10.40% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | -23 | 3 | £450 | +5.88% | 6 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 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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