Network Architect Contracts in Reading

Network Architect
Berkshire > Reading

The median Network Architect daily rate in Reading is £585, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 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
14 Nov 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 71 76
Rank change year-on-year -4 +5 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 17 17 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.55% 1.58% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 1.70% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 12 8
10th Percentile £413 £413 £474
25th Percentile £561 £450 £554
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £515 £606
Median % change year-on-year +13.59% -15.05% -13.39%
75th Percentile £690 £600 £769
90th Percentile £734 £699 £1,095
Berkshire median daily rate £585 £480 £606
% change year-on-year +21.88% -20.82% +15.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 987 998 1,369
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 92.92% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 661 866
10th Percentile £339 £238 £308
25th Percentile £450 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £572 £525 £502
Median % change year-on-year +8.86% +4.69% +2.87%
75th Percentile £650 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 10
10th Percentile £48.18 £58.98 £17.26
25th Percentile £56.25 £61.04 £24.66
Median hourly rate £63.15 £64.31 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% +21.34% +13.37%
75th Percentile £100.00 £69.56 £71.19
90th Percentile - £75.23 £75.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.50 £61.79 £41.20
% change year-on-year -0.48% +49.99% -11.88%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Architect in Reading

Network Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Architect in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Network Architect in Reading

Network Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Architect in Reading over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Architect in Reading

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 14 November 2024, Network Architect 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 Reading region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) SD-WAN
2 8 (47.06%) Cisco
3 7 (41.18%) WAN
3 7 (41.18%) Meraki
3 7 (41.18%) Zero Trust
4 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
4 6 (35.29%) Security Cleared
4 6 (35.29%) Aruba
4 6 (35.29%) CCIE
4 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (29.41%) WLAN
5 5 (29.41%) VMware
5 5 (29.41%) Non-Functional Testing
5 5 (29.41%) Fortinet
5 5 (29.41%) Data Centre
5 5 (29.41%) Extreme Networks
5 5 (29.41%) Ubiquiti
6 4 (23.53%) Service Design
6 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (23.53%) Network Architecture
6 4 (23.53%) MPLS
7 3 (17.65%) OSPF
7 3 (17.65%) BGP
7 3 (17.65%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (17.65%) Observability
7 3 (17.65%) Operational Technology
8 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
8 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
8 2 (11.76%) Architectural Design
8 2 (11.76%) CCIE Service Provider

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Communications & Networking
1 12 (70.59%) SD-WAN
2 7 (41.18%) WAN
3 5 (29.41%) WLAN
4 4 (23.53%) MPLS
5 3 (17.65%) BGP
5 3 (17.65%) OSPF
6 2 (11.76%) Ethernet
6 2 (11.76%) IPv6
6 2 (11.76%) LAN
6 2 (11.76%) Network Security
6 2 (11.76%) VLAN
6 2 (11.76%) VPN
7 1 (5.88%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (5.88%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (5.88%) EIGRP
7 1 (5.88%) Firewall
7 1 (5.88%) Internet
7 1 (5.88%) IPsec
7 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Data Centre
2 3 (17.65%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (17.65%) Operational Technology
3 2 (11.76%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (5.88%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Zero Trust
2 5 (29.41%) Non-Functional Testing
3 4 (23.53%) Network Architecture
3 4 (23.53%) Service Design
4 3 (17.65%) Observability
5 2 (11.76%) Architectural Design
5 2 (11.76%) B2B
5 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
5 2 (11.76%) Network Design
5 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
5 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
5 2 (11.76%) Test Strategy
6 1 (5.88%) Capacity Management
6 1 (5.88%) Information Security
6 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
6 1 (5.88%) Migration
6 1 (5.88%) Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
6 1 (5.88%) Security Management
6 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) CCIE
1 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
1 6 (35.29%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) CCIE Service Provider
3 1 (5.88%) CCNP
System Software
1 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (47.06%) Cisco
2 7 (41.18%) Meraki
3 6 (35.29%) Aruba
4 5 (29.41%) Extreme Networks
4 5 (29.41%) Fortinet
4 5 (29.41%) Ubiquiti
4 5 (29.41%) VMware
5 1 (5.88%) Nokia
5 1 (5.88%) Palo Alto
4 Network Architect jobs in the South East