Network Engineer
UK
The median Network Engineer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 129 | 208 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +79 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer | 1,015 | 1,144 | 1,207 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.34% | 2.06% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.52% | 2.18% | 1.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 622 | 762 | 825 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £273 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £463 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.70% | +2.78% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £445 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.12% | +7.88% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 34 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.14 | £24.69 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.19 | £47.19 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £62.62 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.12% | +40.71% | +12.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £78.31 | £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% | +96.81% |
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 | 40,232 | 52,519 | 83,570 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 94.52% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,887 | 36,654 | 58,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,899 | 1,488 | 1,954 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.88 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.17% |
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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 | +48 | 932 | £475 | +5.56% | 214 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 632 | £450 | +1.12% | 175 |
| London | +81 | 314 | £500 | - | 65 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 253 | £475 | -2.26% | 80 |
| South East | +30 | 250 | £506 | +12.50% | 60 |
| North of England | +11 | 134 | £433 | +1.76% | 20 |
| North West | +6 | 105 | £440 | +3.53% | 12 |
| South West | +4 | 100 | £488 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | +11 | 95 | £350 | -6.67% | 44 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 69 | £350 | -6.67% | 31 |
| Scotland | +3 | 34 | £388 | -18.42% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 26 | £425 | +25.93% | 13 |
| East of England | -39 | 22 | £300 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 21 | £205 | -51.76% | 7 |
| North East | +18 | 8 | £388 | +93.75% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 6 | £363 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -18 | 3 | £263 | -38.24% | 3 |
Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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 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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