DMZ Contract Job Trends in England

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring DMZ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 569 477 498
Rank change year-on-year -92 +21 +53
Contract jobs citing DMZ 66 35 35
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.14% 0.13% 0.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.53% 1.08% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 6 14
10th Percentile - £300 £383
25th Percentile £450 £370 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £435 £487
Median % change year-on-year +32.09% -10.57% -33.46%
75th Percentile £675 £560 £550
90th Percentile £806 £644 -
UK median daily rate £575 £521 £525
% change year-on-year +10.41% -0.80% -26.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £57.53 - -
25th Percentile £59.81 - -
Median hourly rate £64.25 - -
75th Percentile £69.31 - -
90th Percentile £71.98 - -
UK median hourly rate £64.25 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

DMZ 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,325 3,244 3,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.29% 11.62% 12.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,549 2,075 2,238
10th Percentile £261 £214 £240
25th Percentile £400 £356 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £478 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £588 £608
90th Percentile £688 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 393 170 148
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.50 £17.23
25th Percentile £21.33 £20.32 £26.25
Median hourly rate £38.72 £34.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +13.88% -40.87% +1.79%
75th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £67.14
90th Percentile £95.80 £80.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £34.50 £48.56
% change year-on-year -5.80% -28.95% -14.04%

DMZ
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DMZ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

DMZ job vacancy trend in England

DMZ
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DMZ.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DMZ

DMZ
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DMZ in England over the 6 months to 13 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DMZ in England

DMZ
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DMZ.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DMZ

DMZ
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DMZ in England over the 6 months to 13 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DMZ in England

DMZ
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DMZ within the England region over the 6 months to 13 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -47 38 £550 - 6
North West -42 34 £575 - 2
Midlands -28 33 - -
West Midlands -32 33 - -
London -65 19 £575 +64.29% 19
Yorkshire -40 3 £538 - 2
North East - 1 £500 - 2
East of England - 1 £725 -
South West - 1 £600 - 3
DMZ
UK

DMZ
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.03%) IIS
2 1 (1.52%) CMS
2 1 (1.52%) Confluence
2 1 (1.52%) FactoryTalk
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.03%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.15%) AWS
1 10 (15.15%) Azure
1 10 (15.15%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (6.06%) AWS Direct Connect
2 4 (6.06%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 3 (4.55%) GCP
3 3 (4.55%) Google Workspace
3 3 (4.55%) OCI
3 3 (4.55%) SaaS
4 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.52%) GitHub
4 1 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.52%) IBM Watson
4 1 (1.52%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 42 (63.64%) DNS
2 35 (53.03%) VPN
3 29 (43.94%) BGP
4 26 (39.39%) Multicast
5 17 (25.76%) Network Security
6 15 (22.73%) Firewall
7 12 (18.18%) TCP/IP
8 11 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 11 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 9 (13.64%) OSPF
10 8 (12.12%) Internet
10 8 (12.12%) WAN
11 7 (10.61%) LAN
12 6 (9.09%) DHCP
12 6 (9.09%) SSL
12 6 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (9.09%) Wireless
13 5 (7.58%) MPLS
13 5 (7.58%) SD-WAN
13 5 (7.58%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.52%) DTS
2 1 (1.52%) EDMS
2 1 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Git
1 1 (1.52%) GitLab
1 1 (1.52%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.52%) JIRA
1 1 (1.52%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 17 (25.76%) Banking
2 16 (24.24%) Social Skills
3 14 (21.21%) Finance
3 14 (21.21%) Investment Banking
4 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (4.55%) Front Office
6 2 (3.03%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.52%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.52%) Fire and Rescue
7 1 (1.52%) Legal
7 1 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 31 (46.97%) Network Engineer
2 23 (34.85%) Network Security Engineer
2 23 (34.85%) Security Engineer
3 22 (33.33%) Cisco Engineer
3 22 (33.33%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 20 (30.30%) Cisco Security Engineer
4 20 (30.30%) Data Engineer
4 20 (30.30%) Data Network Engineer
5 12 (18.18%) VMware Engineer
6 9 (13.64%) Web Engineer
7 6 (9.09%) Architect
8 4 (6.06%) Automation Engineer
8 4 (6.06%) Senior
8 4 (6.06%) Solutions Architect
9 3 (4.55%) Analyst
9 3 (4.55%) Help Desk Analyst
9 3 (4.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (4.55%) IT Analyst
9 3 (4.55%) Lead
9 3 (4.55%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.58%) 802.1X
2 2 (3.03%) Terraform
3 1 (1.52%) .NET
3 1 (1.52%) Middleware
3 1 (1.52%) NETCONF
3 1 (1.52%) OAuth
3 1 (1.52%) OAuth2
3 1 (1.52%) OpenID
3 1 (1.52%) RESTCONF
3 1 (1.52%) SAML
3 1 (1.52%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.15%) Data Centre
2 9 (13.64%) Operational Technology
3 8 (12.12%) Management Information System
4 5 (7.58%) SCADA
5 4 (6.06%) Onboarding
6 3 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (3.03%) Client/Server
7 2 (3.03%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (3.03%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (1.52%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.52%) CCTV
8 1 (1.52%) CMDB
8 1 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.52%) Life Science
8 1 (1.52%) LIMS
8 1 (1.52%) PKI
8 1 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (15.15%) Windows
2 6 (9.09%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (51.52%) Load Balancing
2 18 (27.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 14 (21.21%) Migration
4 12 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (15.15%) Project Delivery
6 9 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (12.12%) Agile
7 8 (12.12%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (10.61%) Network Architecture
8 7 (10.61%) Service Delivery
8 7 (10.61%) Zero Trust
9 6 (9.09%) Change Management
9 6 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (7.58%) AI
10 5 (7.58%) Business Strategy
10 5 (7.58%) High Availability
10 5 (7.58%) Infrastructure as Code
10 5 (7.58%) ITIL
10 5 (7.58%) Network Segmentation
10 5 (7.58%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 12 (18.18%) Python
2 7 (10.61%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.03%) Perl
4 1 (1.52%) Bash
4 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (9.09%) CCNP
1 6 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (7.58%) Degree
2 5 (7.58%) SC Cleared
2 5 (7.58%) Security Cleared
3 4 (6.06%) CCIE
4 3 (4.55%) CISSP
5 1 (1.52%) CCNA
5 1 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.52%) HNC
5 1 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.52%) JNCIP
5 1 (1.52%) MCSA
5 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (3.03%) NIST
3 1 (1.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (1.52%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.52%) GAMP
3 1 (1.52%) GMP
3 1 (1.52%) GxP
3 1 (1.52%) NEBOSH
3 1 (1.52%) NIST 800
3 1 (1.52%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (24.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (9.09%) Active Directory
3 4 (6.06%) VMware NSX
4 3 (4.55%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (13.64%) Ansible
2 7 (10.61%) SCCM
3 5 (7.58%) FortiGate
4 3 (4.55%) Nessus
4 3 (4.55%) vCenter Server
4 3 (4.55%) WSUS
5 1 (1.52%) PingFederate
5 1 (1.52%) Tivoli
5 1 (1.52%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 1 (1.52%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 36 (54.55%) Cisco
2 31 (46.97%) F5
3 16 (24.24%) VMware
4 14 (21.21%) Microsoft
5 6 (9.09%) Bloomberg
5 6 (9.09%) Citrix
5 6 (9.09%) Fortinet
5 6 (9.09%) Reuters
5 6 (9.09%) Zscaler
6 4 (6.06%) Arista
6 4 (6.06%) Palo Alto
6 4 (6.06%) Splunk
7 3 (4.55%) Blue Coat
7 3 (4.55%) ION Trading
7 3 (4.55%) McAfee
7 3 (4.55%) Meraki
7 3 (4.55%) Netskope
7 3 (4.55%) Oracle
7 3 (4.55%) Tenable
8 2 (3.03%) Siemens