Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £464 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | 132 | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +90 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,003 | 1,115 | 1,165 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.36% | 1.95% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.54% | 2.06% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 608 | 739 | 773 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £273 | £282 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £463 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.27% | +2.78% | +18.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £619 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £424 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.19% | +17.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 31 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.14 | £30.38 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.19 | £50.68 | £26.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.23 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.74% | +42.09% | +11.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £79.50 | £47.99 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.24 | £81.00 | £56.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.50 | £62.00 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.94% | +34.05% | +98.92% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 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% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +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 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +60 | 930 | £475 | +5.56% | 307 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 625 | £450 | - | 253 |
| London | +95 | 315 | £488 | -2.50% | 102 |
| South East | +33 | 256 | £500 | +11.11% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 247 | £465 | -4.32% | 107 |
| North of England | +16 | 134 | £433 | +8.13% | 44 |
| North West | +6 | 100 | £433 | +1.93% | 27 |
| South West | +5 | 97 | £488 | -2.50% | 33 |
| Midlands | +9 | 91 | £350 | - | 49 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 69 | £350 | - | 35 |
| Scotland | +6 | 30 | £340 | -28.42% | 30 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 22 | £425 | +21.43% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 21 | £205 | -45.33% | 15 |
| East of England | -25 | 21 | £350 | +7.69% | 13 |
| North East | +24 | 13 | £413 | -4.62% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 5 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | -17 | 3 | £263 | -38.24% | 2 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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