Network Security Contract Job Trends in Essex

Network Security
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 22 17
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +20
Contract jobs citing Network Security 9 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 2.52% 0.85% 3.82%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.37% 14.29% 16.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £275
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.42%
East of England median daily rate £525 £475 £275
% change year-on-year +10.53% +72.73% -60.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £73.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £73.60 - -
East of England median hourly rate £73.00 £73.18 £50.00
% change year-on-year -0.24% +46.35% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 49 7 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 13.73% 5.93% 23.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 5 19
10th Percentile £416 £212 £213
25th Percentile £477 £230 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £238 £300
Median % change year-on-year +112.63% -20.83% -43.93%
75th Percentile £598 £338 £375
90th Percentile £600 £503 £430
East of England median daily rate £494 £538 £413
% change year-on-year -8.19% +30.30% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 0 3
10th Percentile £15.80 - £29.00
25th Percentile £16.25 - £33.13
Median hourly rate £45.25 - £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -48.39%
75th Percentile £73.00 - £56.63
90th Percentile £73.90 - £66.60
East of England median hourly rate £67.50 £55.00 £49.28
% change year-on-year +22.73% +11.61% -24.18%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Essex

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

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

Network Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Network Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Network Security

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Essex region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
Basildon - 6 - - 1
Harlow - 3 £475 - 1
Network Security
East of England

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 6 (66.67%) IPv4
2 4 (44.44%) LAN
3 3 (33.33%) Firewall
3 3 (33.33%) VLAN
4 2 (22.22%) NGFW
4 2 (22.22%) VPN
5 1 (11.11%) BGP
5 1 (11.11%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (11.11%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (11.11%) DHCP
5 1 (11.11%) DNS
5 1 (11.11%) EIGRP
5 1 (11.11%) OSPF
5 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
5 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Network Engineer
2 6 (66.67%) Network Systems Engineer
2 6 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
3 4 (44.44%) Integration Engineer
3 4 (44.44%) Network Integration Engineer
3 4 (44.44%) Systems Integration Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Architect
4 2 (22.22%) Firewall Architect
4 2 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (11.11%) Senior
5 1 (11.11%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (66.67%) NETCONF
2 1 (11.11%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Data Centre
2 1 (11.11%) BYOD
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Network Architecture
2 2 (22.22%) Deep Packet Inspection
2 2 (22.22%) Infrastructure Maintenance
2 2 (22.22%) Migration
2 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
2 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) CCNP
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) CWNA
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco
1 3 (33.33%) Forcepoint
2 2 (22.22%) Palo Alto