Network Security Contracts in England

Network Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 190 234
Rank change year-on-year +12 +44 +29
Contract jobs citing Network Security 472 666 844
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.30% 1.38% 1.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.85% 11.28% 10.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 425 533
10th Percentile £361 £400 £363
25th Percentile £463 £469 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £588 £543
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% +8.29% +14.21%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £538
% change year-on-year -0.03% +6.96% +12.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 13 17
10th Percentile - £21.06 £45.27
25th Percentile £7.43 £22.26 £50.77
Median hourly rate £13.50 £52.13 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -74.10% -5.22% +38.09%
75th Percentile £41.25 £66.00 £64.50
90th Percentile - £71.25 £72.40
UK median hourly rate £19.00 £53.57 £54.72
% change year-on-year -64.53% -2.10% +30.27%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,791 5,904 7,873
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.15% 12.25% 11.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,878 3,859 5,188
10th Percentile £210 £231 £225
25th Percentile £350 £388 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +14.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 389 419 313
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.90
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -24.72% +0.41%
75th Percentile £63.75 £58.13 £47.96
90th Percentile £70.13 £74.60 £63.23
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +13.32%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in England

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in England.

Daily rate trend for Network Security in England

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in England

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in England.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in England

Network Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Security in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Security in England

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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
London -30 178 £538 -12.60% 110
South East +31 98 £540 -11.48% 63
South West +32 63 £575 -8.00% 19
North of England +4 55 £618 +20.49% 47
Midlands +10 48 £625 +19.05% 32
West Midlands +19 44 £629 +9.46% 23
North West +6 41 £666 +37.04% 28
Yorkshire -2 12 £475 -24.00% 12
East of England -8 10 £475 -5.00% 13
East Midlands +1 4 £575 +10.21% 9
North East +14 2 £450 -5.26% 7
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.85%) IIS
1 4 (0.85%) MQSeries
2 3 (0.64%) Apache
2 3 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.64%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.42%) nginx
4 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 90 (19.07%) Azure
2 82 (17.37%) AWS
3 22 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.03%) GCP
5 18 (3.81%) Entra ID
6 16 (3.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 15 (3.18%) Amazon EC2
7 15 (3.18%) Amazon S3
8 14 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.12%) SaaS
10 9 (1.91%) Serverless
11 8 (1.69%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (1.69%) IaaS
12 7 (1.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (1.48%) PaaS
13 6 (1.27%) Akamai
13 6 (1.27%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 185 (39.19%) Firewall
2 80 (16.95%) VPN
3 63 (13.35%) WAN
4 51 (10.81%) DNS
5 45 (9.53%) BGP
6 44 (9.32%) Cisco ISE
7 42 (8.90%) LAN
8 37 (7.84%) OSPF
9 35 (7.42%) TCP/IP
9 35 (7.42%) Wireless
10 34 (7.20%) Cisco ASA
11 28 (5.93%) SD-WAN
12 27 (5.72%) Intrusion Detection
13 25 (5.30%) MPLS
14 20 (4.24%) Internet
15 18 (3.81%) 5G
16 17 (3.60%) IPsec
17 16 (3.39%) DHCP
18 15 (3.18%) Cisco Nexus
19 14 (2.97%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.18%) Big Data
2 13 (2.75%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.48%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.27%) InfluxDB
5 5 (1.06%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.85%) Apache Cassandra
7 3 (0.64%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.21%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.21%) Bigtable
9 1 (0.21%) CockroachDB
9 1 (0.21%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.21%) CouchDB
9 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.21%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.21%) MySQL
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (4.87%) Git
2 19 (4.03%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.48%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (0.64%) TeamCity
4 3 (0.64%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.21%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.21%) JIRA
General
1 87 (18.43%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.35%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (9.96%) Finance
4 40 (8.47%) Public Sector
5 20 (4.24%) Banking
5 20 (4.24%) Manufacturing
6 17 (3.60%) Military
7 15 (3.18%) Telecoms
8 12 (2.54%) Retail
9 8 (1.69%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.69%) Marketing
9 8 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.48%) Legal
10 7 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.85%) Law
13 3 (0.64%) Electronics
14 2 (0.42%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.42%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 140 (29.66%) Network Engineer
2 88 (18.64%) Architect
3 71 (15.04%) Security Engineer
4 61 (12.92%) Security Architect
5 60 (12.71%) Senior
6 43 (9.11%) Network Security Engineer
7 33 (6.99%) Analyst
8 29 (6.14%) Consultant
9 23 (4.87%) Network Architect
9 23 (4.87%) Senior Network Engineer
10 21 (4.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 21 (4.45%) Project Manager
11 20 (4.24%) Security Consultant
12 17 (3.60%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 17 (3.60%) Security Analyst
13 15 (3.18%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
14 13 (2.75%) DevOps Engineer
15 12 (2.54%) Azure Engineer
15 12 (2.54%) Cloud Engineer
15 12 (2.54%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.18%) Apache NiFi
2 13 (2.75%) .NET
3 12 (2.54%) SAML
4 10 (2.12%) LDAP
5 8 (1.69%) JSON
5 8 (1.69%) OAuth
6 7 (1.48%) NETCONF
6 7 (1.48%) Web Services
6 7 (1.48%) XML
6 7 (1.48%) YANG
7 5 (1.06%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.06%) OAuth2
7 5 (1.06%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.85%) Middleware
8 4 (0.85%) Regular Expression
9 3 (0.64%) OpenID
10 2 (0.42%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.42%) Jinja
10 2 (0.42%) RESTful
10 2 (0.42%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.02%) Data Centre
2 33 (6.99%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.72%) Cyber Defence
4 21 (4.45%) PKI
4 21 (4.45%) Security Operations Centre
5 20 (4.24%) Cyber Threat
6 16 (3.39%) Security Posture
7 15 (3.18%) Distributed Applications
8 14 (2.97%) Operational Technology
9 12 (2.54%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (1.69%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.27%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.27%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.06%) Clustering
13 5 (1.06%) NHS
13 5 (1.06%) Social Media
14 4 (0.85%) Cyberattack
14 4 (0.85%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 70 (14.83%) Windows
2 48 (10.17%) Linux
3 20 (4.24%) Unix
4 13 (2.75%) Android
4 13 (2.75%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.12%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.85%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.64%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) VMS
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (24.15%) Cybersecurity
2 98 (20.76%) Information Security
3 78 (16.53%) Security Architecture
4 70 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (12.92%) SIEM
6 57 (12.08%) Cloud Security
7 49 (10.38%) DevOps
8 47 (9.96%) Migration
9 45 (9.53%) Risk Management
10 44 (9.32%) Security Operations
11 43 (9.11%) Identity Access Management
12 35 (7.42%) CI/CD
12 35 (7.42%) Network Design
13 33 (6.99%) Change Management
14 31 (6.57%) Agile
15 30 (6.36%) Network Architecture
15 30 (6.36%) Penetration Testing
16 29 (6.14%) Security Management
17 28 (5.93%) ITIL
17 28 (5.93%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 53 (11.23%) Python
2 24 (5.08%) Java
3 19 (4.03%) PowerShell
4 15 (3.18%) SQL
5 9 (1.91%) Bash
5 9 (1.91%) Go
6 7 (1.48%) Shell Script
7 6 (1.27%) VB
8 5 (1.06%) C
8 5 (1.06%) C#
9 3 (0.64%) PHP
9 3 (0.64%) Ruby
10 2 (0.42%) Bicep
10 2 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.21%) C++
11 1 (0.21%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.21%) Korn
11 1 (0.21%) Scala
11 1 (0.21%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 152 (32.20%) Security Cleared
2 93 (19.70%) Cisco Certification
3 86 (18.22%) DV Cleared
4 75 (15.89%) CCNP
5 64 (13.56%) SC Cleared
6 48 (10.17%) CISSP
7 40 (8.47%) CISM
8 37 (7.84%) Degree
9 27 (5.72%) CCNA
10 24 (5.08%) CCIE
11 21 (4.45%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (3.81%) AWS Certification
13 15 (3.18%) CISA
14 10 (2.12%) CREST Certified
15 9 (1.91%) JNCIA
16 8 (1.69%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
16 8 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
17 7 (1.48%) Azure Certification
17 7 (1.48%) CCSA
17 7 (1.48%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (10.81%) NIST
2 38 (8.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.03%) GDPR
4 18 (3.81%) NCSC
5 15 (3.18%) Actionable Recommendations
5 15 (3.18%) COBIT
6 11 (2.33%) NIST 800
6 11 (2.33%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.48%) SLA
8 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.64%) GPG13
9 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.64%) ISA99
10 2 (0.42%) GRC
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.42%) QA
11 1 (0.21%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (6.78%) Active Directory
1 32 (6.78%) Docker
2 19 (4.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.75%) VMware NSX
4 11 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (1.69%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.85%) Samba
7 2 (0.42%) Squid
7 2 (0.42%) XenApp
8 1 (0.21%) NFS
8 1 (0.21%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 38 (8.05%) Terraform
2 29 (6.14%) Kubernetes
3 24 (5.08%) Ansible
4 19 (4.03%) Nessus
5 17 (3.60%) FortiGate
6 13 (2.75%) Grafana
7 12 (2.54%) Prometheus
8 7 (1.48%) Progress Chef
9 5 (1.06%) Docker Swarm
10 4 (0.85%) CASB
10 4 (0.85%) Puppet
11 3 (0.64%) Kibana
11 3 (0.64%) Nmap
11 3 (0.64%) QRadar
11 3 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.42%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.42%) HAProxy
12 2 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
12 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
13 1 (0.21%) systemd
Vendors
1 137 (29.03%) Cisco
2 91 (19.28%) Palo Alto
3 52 (11.02%) Juniper
3 52 (11.02%) Microsoft
4 35 (7.42%) CheckPoint
5 30 (6.36%) F5
6 29 (6.14%) Fortinet
6 29 (6.14%) VMware
7 17 (3.60%) Zscaler
8 15 (3.18%) Red Hat
9 13 (2.75%) Splunk
10 12 (2.54%) Arista
10 12 (2.54%) Aruba
10 12 (2.54%) Dell
10 12 (2.54%) ScienceLogic
11 11 (2.33%) Meraki
12 9 (1.91%) Google
12 9 (1.91%) SolarWinds
13 7 (1.48%) Blue Coat
13 7 (1.48%) LogRhythm