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AKS Platform Engineer - Remote - AKS, Terraform, Azure Networking TrinIT Talent...
Posted Today by TrinIT Talent Ltd
Job Description:You'll be building a new AKS cluster end to end to enable a re-IP Addressing programme.There's an existi...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior Network Engineer | Network Discovery | Outside IR35
Posted Today by SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment
The RoleYou will be responsible for assessing an existing network environment, validating infrastructure configurations...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location London
Senior Cisco Networking Engineer
Posted Today by Damia Group Ltd
Senior Cisco Networking Engineer - UK wide - Circa £500 per day OUTSIDE IR35 - 3 months+Please note: Due to the nature o...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Not specified
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
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Senior Network Architecture & Design Engineer – Cisco SD-WAN
Posted 1 day ago by Network Data Systems
Position OverviewThe Senior Network Architecture & Design Engineer is responsible for the architecture, design, engi...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Senior Network Engineer (Squid Proxy & Palo Alto Security)
Posted 1 day ago by CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CB...
Network Architect - Squid Proxy & Palo AltoKent/Hybrid - 2 days per week onsiteUp to 780 per day inside ir35Active S...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Sevenoaks, Kent
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Network Engineer
Posted 2 days ago by Sanderson Recruitment
Network Engineer (VXLAN / CCNP / CCIE)Location: Remote with occasional travel to LondonEngagement: Contract, Inside IR35...
- Rate £706 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Network Engineer Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£400/day
in line with national baselines
Interquartile Range
£290/day – £480/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
13% Outside IR35
34% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Enterprise appetite for qualified Network Engineer specialists across the United Kingdom remains consistently active within corporate transformation initiatives. Baseline contractor compensation records a central median figure of £400/day, framed by quartiles from £290/day to £480/day across 3,080 priced roles to November 2026. Achieving day rates within the 75th percentile band correlates with demonstrable expertise in Engineering, reinforced by applied capability across cloud infrastructure. Regarding off-payroll engagement terms, 13% of active vacancies are determined outside IR35. Demand is led by IT at 95%. Hiring for Network Engineer contractors registers as very high in the benchmark dataset, the top of its three demand bands.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £400/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £290/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £480/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 13% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 34% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 53% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | IT (95%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 3,080 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Off-payroll working rules still sit with the end client for medium and large private-sector hirers of Network Engineer contractors nationwide. A Status Determination Statement should precede start date, and PAYE or umbrella treatment usually follows an inside finding. Outside IR35 work is invoiced to a limited company and tax planning stays with the limited company. Regional pay still follows UK-wide rate parity. Use HMRC guidance and, where needed, a status review rather than the vacancy wording alone. Filter the board above by IR35 to see how the mix lands in IT.
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