Network Security
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +1 | - |
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Network Security | 8 | 1 | 5 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 9.88% | 1.56% | 5.21% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category | 30.77% | 5.56% | 15.63% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £294 |
25th Percentile | - | £494 | £323 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £513 | £394 |
Median % change year-on-year | +17.07% | +30.16% | - |
75th Percentile | - | £531 | £461 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
Cheshire median daily rate | £475 | £506 | £545 |
% change year-on-year | -6.17% | -7.11% | +28.24% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Chester
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 Chester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 26 | 18 | 32 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 32.10% | 28.13% | 33.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 9 | 16 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £281 |
25th Percentile | - | £199 | £492 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £250 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -54.55% | +57.14% |
75th Percentile | £463 | £531 | £588 |
90th Percentile | £635 | £538 | £606 |
Cheshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £562 |
% change year-on-year | -5.00% | -11.03% | +14.69% |
Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Network Security.

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: