Network Security Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Network Security
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Network Security 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 7.41% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 40.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £438 £250 -
% change year-on-year +75.00% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bedford

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bedford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 18.52% 10.53% 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £85 - -
25th Percentile £150 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £258 £180 -
Median % change year-on-year +43.46% - -
75th Percentile £367 - -
90th Percentile £432 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £388 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -22.50% +11.11% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £41.45 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +38.17% - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £80.00 £30.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +166.67% -42.86% +237.40%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Bedford

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Network Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Network Security

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Support
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Zero Trust
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) MCSE
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Barracuda Networks
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) VMware