Network Security Contracts in Glasgow

Network Security
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 80 80
Rank change year-on-year +11 0 0
Contract jobs citing Network Security 10 2 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.25% 0.23% 0.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.67% 1.98% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 2 2
10th Percentile £350 £533 £516
25th Percentile £372 £544 £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £412 £577 £538
Median % change year-on-year -28.60% +7.35% +7.50%
75th Percentile £438 £598 £547
90th Percentile £492 £603 £549
Scotland median daily rate £425 £575 £500
% change year-on-year -26.09% +15.00% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 60 101 136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 7.52% 11.52% 14.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 68 75
10th Percentile £219 £200 £310
25th Percentile £363 £394 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £485 £623 £538
90th Percentile £550 £691 £603
Scotland median daily rate £425 £525 £463
% change year-on-year -19.05% +13.51% +2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £10.63
Median % change year-on-year - - -51.68%
75th Percentile - - £22.82
90th Percentile - - £54.34
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £22.14 £10.63
% change year-on-year -0.61% +108.23% -77.62%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Glasgow

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Glasgow

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Glasgow

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Glasgow

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
1 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (10.00%) IaaS
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (10.00%) PaaS
1 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (70.00%) VPN
2 3 (30.00%) BGP
2 3 (30.00%) LAN
2 3 (30.00%) OSPF
2 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (30.00%) WAN
2 3 (30.00%) Wireless
3 2 (20.00%) Firewall
General
1 8 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Finance
3 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Python Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Network Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Senior
4 1 (10.00%) Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Deployment Specialist
4 1 (10.00%) Network Specialist
4 1 (10.00%) Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Algorithms
1 4 (40.00%) Legacy Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Linux Command Line
1 4 (40.00%) Mainframe
2 3 (30.00%) Data Centre
3 2 (20.00%) Security Posture
4 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (10.00%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (10.00%) PKI
4 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Linux
1 4 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) CI/CD
2 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 4 (40.00%) Data Encryption
2 4 (40.00%) Data Extraction
2 4 (40.00%) DevOps
2 4 (40.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 4 (40.00%) Inventory Management
2 4 (40.00%) Time Management
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Network Monitoring
4 2 (20.00%) Capacity Management
4 2 (20.00%) Cryptography
4 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (20.00%) Information Security
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 1 (10.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Python
1 4 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (30.00%) CCNP
3 2 (20.00%) CISM
3 2 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (10.00%) CCNA
4 1 (10.00%) CCSP
4 1 (10.00%) CISSP
4 1 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (10.00%) CRISC
4 1 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (10.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (40.00%) Kubernetes
2 2 (20.00%) FortiGate
3 1 (10.00%) CASB
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco
2 3 (30.00%) Juniper
2 3 (30.00%) Palo Alto
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (10.00%) Forcepoint