Network Security Contracts in Reading

Network Security
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 60 76
Rank change year-on-year -21 +16 -20
Contract jobs citing Network Security 16 28 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.34% 2.72% 1.69%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.58% 15.91% 10.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 14
10th Percentile £447 £478 £203
25th Percentile £502 £500 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.57% -3.64% +31.74%
75th Percentile - £651 £681
90th Percentile £650 £778 £708
Berkshire median daily rate £533 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -0.95% +21.04%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 243 176 227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 20.42% 17.10% 16.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 94 115
10th Percentile £205 £331 £164
25th Percentile £346 £425 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +10.53% +26.08%
75th Percentile £608 £650 £602
90th Percentile - £721 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £490 £486 £467
% change year-on-year +0.77% +4.21% +20.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 1
10th Percentile £77.22 - -
25th Percentile - - £25.50
Median hourly rate £87.46 £66.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.52% +153.85% -45.26%
75th Percentile £87.53 £73.69 £26.50
90th Percentile - £78.30 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.77 £66.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +26.92% +288.24% -50.72%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (6.25%) Junos
2 1 (6.25%) Software-Defined Networking
2 1 (6.25%) SSL
General
1 9 (56.25%) Telecoms
2 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Senior
2 5 (31.25%) Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Security Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 4 (25.00%) Architect
3 4 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 4 (25.00%) Security Specialist
3 4 (25.00%) Senior Security Specialist
3 4 (25.00%) Splunk Specialist
4 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 2 (12.50%) Lead
5 2 (12.50%) Lead Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Lead Security Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Security Consultant
6 1 (6.25%) Engineering Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Network Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.25%) Cyberattack
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) Security Posture
2 1 (6.25%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Linux
1 5 (31.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Information Security
2 8 (50.00%) Application Security
2 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 8 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 8 (50.00%) ITIL
2 8 (50.00%) OWASP
2 8 (50.00%) Security Management
2 8 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 7 (43.75%) Conflict Resolution
3 7 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (37.50%) Project Planning
4 6 (37.50%) Risk Management
5 5 (31.25%) Budget Management
5 5 (31.25%) Budgeting
5 5 (31.25%) Capacity Management
5 5 (31.25%) Incident Management
5 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
5 5 (31.25%) Security Operations
6 3 (18.75%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) ISACA
2 2 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) APMP
3 1 (6.25%) HP ASE
3 1 (6.25%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) COBIT
1 8 (50.00%) GDPR
1 8 (50.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Hyper-V
1 1 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Ansible
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) Splunk
3 1 (6.25%) Juniper
3 1 (6.25%) Palo Alto
3 1 (6.25%) VMware