Network Security Contracts in Birmingham

Network Security
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 59 84
Rank change year-on-year +4 +25 -31
Contract jobs citing Network Security 13 16 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.70% 1.77% 0.84%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.67% 10.88% 6.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 8 9
10th Percentile - £313 £425
25th Percentile £350 £378 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £506 £481
Median % change year-on-year -13.58% +5.36% +24.00%
75th Percentile £475 £700 £506
90th Percentile £587 - £634
West Midlands median daily rate £608 £575 £498
% change year-on-year +5.65% +15.52% +20.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 150 147 159
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 19.58% 16.26% 12.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 68 103
10th Percentile £205 £313 £163
25th Percentile £290 £394 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £488 £700 £500
90th Percentile £600 £731 £593
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 3
10th Percentile £13.25 - £12.57
25th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £15.36
Median hourly rate £19.95 £15.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.00% -25.00% +27.11%
75th Percentile £28.75 £18.75 -
90th Percentile £72.90 £20.21 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.95 £16.75 £16.50
% change year-on-year +19.10% +1.52% +10.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Birmingham

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Birmingham

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Birmingham

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Birmingham

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Radio Access Network
2 3 (23.08%) Firewall
3 1 (7.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) GIS
1 4 (30.77%) QGIS
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Public Sector
3 6 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Network Manager
2 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Network Specialist
2 2 (15.38%) Security Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) SOC Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Azure Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Database Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) PACS
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (15.38%) Cloud Native
2 2 (15.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 2 (15.38%) Taxonomies
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (30.77%) Capacity Planning
2 4 (30.77%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (30.77%) Configuration Management
2 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
2 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
2 4 (30.77%) Infrastructure Management
2 4 (30.77%) ITIL
2 4 (30.77%) Network Design
2 4 (30.77%) Network Monitoring
2 4 (30.77%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (15.38%) Change Control
3 2 (15.38%) Cloud Security
3 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (15.38%) High Availability
3 2 (15.38%) Incident Management
3 2 (15.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 2 (15.38%) Network Architecture
3 2 (15.38%) Network Planning
3 2 (15.38%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) Security Cleared
2 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (30.77%) CCIE
3 4 (30.77%) CCNP
4 2 (15.38%) BC Cleared
4 2 (15.38%) CASP
4 2 (15.38%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (15.38%) GCED
4 2 (15.38%) GIAC
4 2 (15.38%) GSEC
4 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) Azure Certification
5 1 (7.69%) CCNA
5 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
5 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Ericsson
1 4 (30.77%) ESRI
1 4 (30.77%) Greenplum
1 4 (30.77%) Mapinfo
1 4 (30.77%) Pega
2 2 (15.38%) Citrix
2 2 (15.38%) LogRhythm
2 2 (15.38%) Palo Alto
2 2 (15.38%) TippingPoint
2 2 (15.38%) Trend Micro
3 1 (7.69%) Cisco
3 1 (7.69%) Juniper
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft