The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
22
23
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
13.75%
10.85%
8.90%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
15
26
10th Percentile
£206
£182
£188
25th Percentile
£213
£199
£366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£220
£431
Median % change year-on-year
+93.18%
-48.99%
+1.47%
75th Percentile
£458
£588
£575
90th Percentile
£475
£667
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£313
£220
£513
% change year-on-year
+42.05%
-57.07%
+13.89%
Network Security Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Network Security Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Cardiff.
Network Security Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Cardiff.
Network Security Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Network Security also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Network Security.
Network Security Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
