Network Security Contracts in Berkshire

Network Security
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 98 66
Rank change year-on-year +34 -32 +25
Contract jobs citing Network Security 28 26 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.45% 1.36% 2.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.14% 5.78% 12.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 11 24
10th Percentile - £450 £358
25th Percentile - £481 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £533 £523
Median % change year-on-year -15.57% +2.01% -2.79%
75th Percentile £550 £560 £641
90th Percentile £560 £600 £723
South East median daily rate £490 £540 £610
% change year-on-year -9.26% -11.48% +22.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £19.00
75th Percentile £19.50 £19.50 £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £19.00 £7.43 £19.00
% change year-on-year +155.72% -60.89% -64.07%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 198 450 332
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 17.29% 23.58% 19.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 192 182
10th Percentile £260 £205 £300
25th Percentile £359 £310 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +6.16%
75th Percentile £538 £608 £600
90th Percentile £589 - £688
South East median daily rate £475 £488 £481
% change year-on-year -2.56% +1.44% +5.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 24 13
10th Percentile £19.73 £67.02 £19.60
25th Percentile £21.58 £77.85 £24.50
Median hourly rate £24.66 £83.77 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -70.56% +26.92% +288.24%
75th Percentile £58.58 £87.46 £80.25
90th Percentile £78.93 £87.53 £81.30
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £57.50
% change year-on-year -12.82% -0.26% +167.44%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Berkshire

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Berkshire

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Berkshire

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Berkshire

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Reading +34 17 £450 -15.57% 16
Wokingham -5 4 £500 +5.26% 2
Bracknell +19 2 - - 4
Windsor -7 1 - -
Network Security
South East

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (21.43%) Azure
2 5 (17.86%) AWS
3 4 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (14.29%) GCP
4 1 (3.57%) Amazon ECS
4 1 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.57%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (3.57%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.57%) GitHub
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.57%) OCI
4 1 (3.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (57.14%) Firewall
2 13 (46.43%) VPN
3 10 (35.71%) BGP
3 10 (35.71%) TCP/IP
4 9 (32.14%) OSPF
5 6 (21.43%) MPLS
5 6 (21.43%) Radio Access Network
5 6 (21.43%) VLAN
6 5 (17.86%) Ethernet
6 5 (17.86%) WAN
7 4 (14.29%) 2G
7 4 (14.29%) 3G
7 4 (14.29%) 4G
7 4 (14.29%) 5G
7 4 (14.29%) DNS
7 4 (14.29%) LAN
8 3 (10.71%) EIGRP
8 3 (10.71%) IPsec
8 3 (10.71%) SD-WAN
8 3 (10.71%) SSL
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Git
1 1 (3.57%) Jenkins
1 1 (3.57%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 7 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.57%) Finance
5 1 (3.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 4 (14.29%) Architect
3 3 (10.71%) Designer
3 3 (10.71%) IP Designer
3 3 (10.71%) Security Architect
3 3 (10.71%) Security Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Head of Architecture
4 2 (7.14%) Head of Security
4 2 (7.14%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Administrator
5 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) IP Network Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) IT Administrator
5 1 (3.57%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Network Administrator
5 1 (3.57%) Network Architect
5 1 (3.57%) Network Support
5 1 (3.57%) Network Support Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) 802.1X
1 1 (3.57%) LDAP
1 1 (3.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Data Centre
2 2 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (7.14%) Security Posture
3 1 (3.57%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (3.57%) Cyberattack
3 1 (3.57%) IoT
3 1 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.57%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.86%) Windows
2 1 (3.57%) Linux
2 1 (3.57%) VMS
2 1 (3.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) SIEM
2 7 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
2 7 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 6 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (21.43%) Proactive Monitoring
4 5 (17.86%) Network Architecture
4 5 (17.86%) Network Design
5 4 (14.29%) Information Security
5 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 4 (14.29%) Zero Trust
6 3 (10.71%) Cloud Security
6 3 (10.71%) DevSecOps
6 3 (10.71%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (10.71%) ITIL
6 3 (10.71%) Migration
6 3 (10.71%) Network Management
6 3 (10.71%) OWASP
6 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (10.71%) Roadmaps
6 3 (10.71%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (28.57%) Python
2 2 (7.14%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.57%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 12 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (39.29%) CCNP
3 6 (21.43%) CCSA
3 6 (21.43%) CCSE
3 6 (21.43%) Check Point Certification
3 6 (21.43%) Degree
3 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
4 5 (17.86%) SC Cleared
5 3 (10.71%) CISSP
6 2 (7.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (7.14%) CCIE
6 2 (7.14%) CCNA
6 2 (7.14%) CCSP
6 2 (7.14%) CEH
6 2 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (7.14%) SANS
7 1 (3.57%) Azure Certification
7 1 (3.57%) CCIP
7 1 (3.57%) CCSK
7 1 (3.57%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) NIST
2 4 (14.29%) GDPR
3 3 (10.71%) COBIT
4 2 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (3.57%) QA
5 1 (3.57%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.57%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.57%) Docker
1 1 (3.57%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (3.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (28.57%) Ansible
2 2 (7.14%) CASB
3 1 (3.57%) FortiGate
3 1 (3.57%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (3.57%) Nessus
3 1 (3.57%) Puppet
3 1 (3.57%) QRadar
3 1 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (3.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (46.43%) Cisco
2 10 (35.71%) Palo Alto
3 7 (25.00%) CheckPoint
4 3 (10.71%) Juniper
4 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
4 3 (10.71%) Splunk
5 2 (7.14%) Aruba
6 1 (3.57%) ADVA
6 1 (3.57%) Alcatel-Lucent
6 1 (3.57%) Blue Coat
6 1 (3.57%) CyberArk
6 1 (3.57%) F5
6 1 (3.57%) Forcepoint
6 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
6 1 (3.57%) Google
6 1 (3.57%) Rapid7
6 1 (3.57%) SolarWinds
6 1 (3.57%) Tenable
6 1 (3.57%) VMware
6 1 (3.57%) Zscaler