Network Security Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Network Security
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 63 76
Rank change year-on-year +6 +13 +31
Contract jobs citing Network Security 7 7 12
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.17% 1.06% 1.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.21% 9.21% 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 6
10th Percentile £416 £392 £311
25th Percentile £422 £395 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £405 £425
Median % change year-on-year +35.80% -4.71% -15.00%
75th Percentile £684 £429 £581
90th Percentile £701 £434 £625
Scotland median daily rate £475 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +18.75% -5.88% -15.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 53 76 90
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 8.86% 11.53% 9.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 37 57
10th Percentile £263 £164 £132
25th Percentile £413 £390 £164
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +14.29% -7.89%
75th Percentile £500 £613 £600
90th Percentile £550 £664 £730
Scotland median daily rate £425 £445 £525
% change year-on-year -4.44% -15.29% +22.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £60.50
Median hourly rate £75.00 £75.00 £61.00
Median % change year-on-year - +22.95% +69.80%
75th Percentile - - £61.50
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £75.00 £19.00 £56.40
% change year-on-year +294.74% -66.31% +244.74%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Network Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Network Security

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Edinburgh

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 3 (42.86%) AWS
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) Unified Communications
2 3 (42.86%) VoIP
2 3 (42.86%) VPN
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Architect
1 3 (42.86%) Enterprise Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Network Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) IT Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Network Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Linux
1 6 (85.71%) Unix
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Identity Management
2 3 (42.86%) TOGAF
3 2 (28.57%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) High Availability
4 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) SIEM
4 1 (14.29%) Software Deployment
4 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) AWS Certification
1 3 (42.86%) Azure Certification
1 3 (42.86%) CCIE
1 3 (42.86%) CCIE Collaboration
1 3 (42.86%) CCNA
1 3 (42.86%) CCNP
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (42.86%) CISSP
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Citrix
3 1 (14.29%) VMware