Network Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Network Security Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Network Security Specialist daily rate in Birmingham is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 611 676 738
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 94.94% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 436 511
10th Percentile £219 £198 £254
25th Percentile £363 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -2.11%
75th Percentile £575 £602 £600
90th Percentile £646 £734 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 16 22
10th Percentile - £17.86 £14.60
25th Percentile £12.62 £21.81 £15.75
Median hourly rate £19.25 £29.50 £28.02
Median % change year-on-year -34.75% +5.28% +47.47%
75th Percentile £26.51 £50.63 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.20 £56.25 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.82 £22.20
% change year-on-year +5.58% +7.32% +25.25%

Network Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Network Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Network Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Specialist job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Specialist job vacancies in Birmingham

Network Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, Network Security Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Network Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

Network Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft