Network Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Network Security Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Network Security Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 56 76
Rank change year-on-year -24 +20 -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.16% 0.71% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.74% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £411 - -
25th Percentile £428 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £382 £713
Median % change year-on-year +21.07% -46.42% -
75th Percentile £503 £400 -
90th Percentile £524 £411 -
South West median daily rate £538 £413 £657
% change year-on-year +30.30% -37.17% +47.94%

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 1,184 538 1,007
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 95.22% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 545 309 539
10th Percentile £363 £213 £250
25th Percentile £413 £355 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £575 £562 £610
90th Percentile £652 £654 £688
South West median daily rate £513 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 92 228
10th Percentile £18.97 £18.51 £36.25
25th Percentile £46.61 £42.09 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £66.25
Median % change year-on-year - -1.89% +1.15%
75th Percentile £67.50 £68.00 £72.81
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £85.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -14.82%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Network Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Network Security Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) Juniper
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) NGFW
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (50.00%) SIEM
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Network Security Engineer 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 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) NGFW
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (50.00%) SIEM
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) Juniper
1 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto