Network Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Network Security Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Network Security Architect daily rate in Bristol is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2026.

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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.078% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
South West median daily rate £700 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,209 542 1,011
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 94.92% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 557 314 551
10th Percentile £363 £222 £258
25th Percentile £418 £362 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £575 £561 £600
90th Percentile £650 £650 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £514
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.63% -2.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 328 82 235
10th Percentile £18.84 £18.51 £29.59
25th Percentile £42.30 £25.30 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.25 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% -9.26% +3.85%
75th Percentile £67.58 £68.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.78 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -14.06%

Network Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Network Security Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Network Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Network Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Network Security Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 25 May 2026, Network Security Architect 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 Bristol region featuring Network Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) Suricata
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Network Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
1 1 (100.00%) Suricata
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk