Network Security Contracts

Network Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 190 239
Rank change year-on-year +12 +49 +8
Contract jobs citing Network Security 586 849 1,112
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.36% 1.44% 1.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.61% 11.61% 11.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 536 736
10th Percentile £361 £409 £363
25th Percentile £463 £474 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £570 £539
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +5.75% +13.47%
75th Percentile £665 £688 £638
90th Percentile £758 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 16 22
10th Percentile - £21.16 £26.50
25th Percentile £7.43 £37.67 £44.41
Median hourly rate £19.00 £53.57 £52.60
Median % change year-on-year -64.53% +1.83% +25.49%
75th Percentile £41.25 £66.00 £63.61
90th Percentile - £70.88 £69.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £7.43 £49.12 £50.77
% change year-on-year -84.87% -3.25% +160.36%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,525 7,311 9,672
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.80% 12.38% 10.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,306 4,755 6,321
10th Percentile £205 £240 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £610
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £440
% change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 473 363
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.89
25th Percentile £16.72 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.82 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +112.54% -31.56% +3.77%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.91
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -9.71%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Security over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
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 Security within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +18 500 £550 -4.35% 310
UK excluding London +33 313 £575 +9.52% 202
Work from Home -8 195 £600 +1.05% 148
London -22 184 £538 -10.42% 122
South East +15 95 £533 -7.33% 59
South West +56 71 £575 -8.00% 21
North of England +4 62 £625 +17.37% 52
Midlands +22 55 £600 +14.29% 36
West Midlands +29 52 £615 +6.96% 24
North West +14 45 £666 +33.20% 28
East of England +9 16 £475 -5.00% 19
Yorkshire +2 15 £500 -13.04% 18
Scotland +31 10 £575 +15.00% 13
Wales +4 3 £363 -15.94% 8
East Midlands +3 3 £588 +13.31% 12
North East +15 2 £450 -18.18% 7
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

Network Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.71%) IIS
2 5 (0.85%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.68%) Apache
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.68%) MQSeries
4 3 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.34%) nginx
6 1 (0.17%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.85%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 127 (21.67%) Azure
2 96 (16.38%) AWS
3 29 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.92%) Entra ID
5 22 (3.75%) Amazon EC2
5 22 (3.75%) Amazon S3
5 22 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (3.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 21 (3.58%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (3.41%) GCP
8 14 (2.39%) Amazon EKS
9 13 (2.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 12 (2.05%) Route 53
10 12 (2.05%) SaaS
11 10 (1.71%) Serverless
12 9 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (1.37%) IaaS
14 7 (1.19%) Cloudflare
14 7 (1.19%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 247 (42.15%) Firewall
2 100 (17.06%) VPN
3 79 (13.48%) WAN
4 69 (11.77%) DNS
5 55 (9.39%) LAN
6 52 (8.87%) BGP
7 48 (8.19%) Cisco ISE
8 43 (7.34%) OSPF
9 40 (6.83%) TCP/IP
9 40 (6.83%) Wireless
10 37 (6.31%) Cisco ASA
11 36 (6.14%) SD-WAN
12 31 (5.29%) MPLS
13 29 (4.95%) Intrusion Detection
14 25 (4.27%) 5G
15 23 (3.92%) Internet
16 22 (3.75%) SSL
17 21 (3.58%) DHCP
18 19 (3.24%) IPsec
19 18 (3.07%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.24%) Amazon RDS
2 15 (2.56%) Big Data
3 7 (1.19%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.02%) InfluxDB
5 5 (0.85%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
7 3 (0.51%) GIS
7 3 (0.51%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.51%) QGIS
8 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.17%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.17%) Bigtable
9 1 (0.17%) CockroachDB
9 1 (0.17%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.17%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.17%) MySQL
9 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (5.80%) Git
2 26 (4.44%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.68%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.17%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.17%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.17%) GitLab
General
1 114 (19.45%) Social Skills
2 94 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (8.36%) Public Sector
4 47 (8.02%) Finance
5 19 (3.24%) Banking
5 19 (3.24%) Manufacturing
6 18 (3.07%) Telecoms
7 16 (2.73%) Military
8 12 (2.05%) Retail
9 11 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.37%) Financial Institution
10 8 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.19%) Marketing
12 6 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.02%) Legal
13 4 (0.68%) Law
14 3 (0.51%) Electronics
15 2 (0.34%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.34%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 161 (27.47%) Network Engineer
2 110 (18.77%) Architect
3 78 (13.31%) Security Architect
4 77 (13.14%) Security Engineer
5 71 (12.12%) Senior
6 50 (8.53%) Network Security Engineer
7 40 (6.83%) Analyst
8 33 (5.63%) Consultant
9 31 (5.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 30 (5.12%) Project Manager
11 25 (4.27%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 24 (4.10%) Senior Network Engineer
13 23 (3.92%) Security Analyst
14 22 (3.75%) Network Architect
14 22 (3.75%) Security Consultant
15 20 (3.41%) Lead
16 19 (3.24%) DevOps Engineer
17 16 (2.73%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 14 (2.39%) Cloud Engineer
18 14 (2.39%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.56%) Apache NiFi
2 13 (2.22%) LDAP
3 12 (2.05%) .NET
3 12 (2.05%) JSON
3 12 (2.05%) SAML
4 11 (1.88%) NETCONF
4 11 (1.88%) XML
4 11 (1.88%) YANG
5 8 (1.37%) OAuth
6 6 (1.02%) ARM Templates
7 5 (0.85%) ASP.NET
7 5 (0.85%) OAuth2
7 5 (0.85%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (0.85%) Web Services
8 4 (0.68%) Middleware
8 4 (0.68%) Regular Expression
9 3 (0.51%) HTML
9 3 (0.51%) Jinja
9 3 (0.51%) OpenID
9 3 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (10.75%) Data Centre
2 46 (7.85%) Management Information System
3 30 (5.12%) Security Operations Centre
4 27 (4.61%) Cyber Defence
4 27 (4.61%) PKI
4 27 (4.61%) Security Posture
5 24 (4.10%) Cyber Threat
6 16 (2.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 15 (2.56%) Distributed Applications
8 12 (2.05%) Operational Technology
9 11 (1.88%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (1.54%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.19%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.02%) Distributed Architecture
12 6 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.85%) Clustering
13 5 (0.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (14.16%) Windows
2 57 (9.73%) Linux
3 20 (3.41%) Unix
4 14 (2.39%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.22%) Android
5 13 (2.22%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.02%) VMS
6 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.51%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.17%) AIX
10 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (25.26%) Cybersecurity
2 115 (19.62%) Information Security
3 106 (18.09%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (15.53%) Security Architecture
5 75 (12.80%) Cloud Security
5 75 (12.80%) SIEM
6 70 (11.95%) DevOps
7 57 (9.73%) Migration
8 55 (9.39%) Identity Access Management
8 55 (9.39%) Risk Management
8 55 (9.39%) Security Operations
9 47 (8.02%) Network Design
10 41 (7.00%) CI/CD
10 41 (7.00%) Computer Science
10 41 (7.00%) ITIL
11 40 (6.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 39 (6.66%) Mentoring
13 38 (6.48%) Incident Response
13 38 (6.48%) Load Balancing
13 38 (6.48%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 68 (11.60%) Python
2 32 (5.46%) Java
3 30 (5.12%) PowerShell
4 20 (3.41%) SQL
5 11 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.71%) Bash
7 9 (1.54%) Go
8 7 (1.19%) Shell Script
9 6 (1.02%) C#
9 6 (1.02%) VB
10 5 (0.85%) C
11 3 (0.51%) PHP
11 3 (0.51%) Ruby
12 2 (0.34%) JavaScript
13 1 (0.17%) Bicep
13 1 (0.17%) C++
13 1 (0.17%) Korn
13 1 (0.17%) Scala
13 1 (0.17%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 190 (32.42%) Security Cleared
2 112 (19.11%) Cisco Certification
3 91 (15.53%) DV Cleared
4 90 (15.36%) SC Cleared
5 86 (14.68%) CCNP
6 73 (12.46%) CISSP
7 56 (9.56%) Degree
8 50 (8.53%) CISM
9 40 (6.83%) CCNA
10 35 (5.97%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (4.44%) CCIE
12 22 (3.75%) Azure Certification
13 19 (3.24%) CISA
14 17 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (2.73%) AWS Certification
16 13 (2.22%) CompTIA Security+
17 10 (1.71%) CEH
17 10 (1.71%) CREST Certified
18 9 (1.54%) JNCIA
19 8 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (10.24%) NIST
2 51 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (3.92%) NCSC
4 21 (3.58%) GDPR
5 15 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
5 15 (2.56%) COBIT
6 13 (2.22%) PCI DSS
7 10 (1.71%) NIST 800
8 7 (1.19%) SLA
9 5 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.51%) GPG13
11 3 (0.51%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.51%) QA
12 2 (0.34%) GRC
12 2 (0.34%) ISA99
12 2 (0.34%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 44 (7.51%) Active Directory
2 38 (6.48%) Docker
3 22 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.22%) VMware NSX
5 11 (1.88%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (1.54%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.68%) Samba
8 2 (0.34%) Squid
8 2 (0.34%) XenApp
9 1 (0.17%) NFS
9 1 (0.17%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 51 (8.70%) Terraform
2 36 (6.14%) Kubernetes
3 31 (5.29%) Ansible
4 24 (4.10%) FortiGate
5 20 (3.41%) Grafana
6 19 (3.24%) Nessus
7 18 (3.07%) Prometheus
8 7 (1.19%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.85%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.85%) SCCM
10 4 (0.68%) Kibana
10 4 (0.68%) Puppet
11 3 (0.51%) CASB
11 3 (0.51%) Nmap
11 3 (0.51%) QRadar
11 3 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.34%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.34%) Nagios
12 2 (0.34%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 162 (27.65%) Cisco
2 106 (18.09%) Palo Alto
3 76 (12.97%) Microsoft
4 59 (10.07%) Juniper
5 46 (7.85%) Fortinet
6 45 (7.68%) CheckPoint
7 37 (6.31%) F5
8 32 (5.46%) VMware
9 28 (4.78%) Zscaler
10 15 (2.56%) Red Hat
10 15 (2.56%) Splunk
11 14 (2.39%) Aruba
12 12 (2.05%) Arista
12 12 (2.05%) Dell
12 12 (2.05%) Meraki
12 12 (2.05%) ScienceLogic
13 11 (1.88%) SolarWinds
14 9 (1.54%) Google
14 9 (1.54%) Oracle
15 8 (1.37%) Citrix