Network Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hillingdon

Network Security Engineer
West London > Hillingdon

The median Network Security Engineer daily rate in Hillingdon is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 19 -
Rank change year-on-year -10 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hillingdon 0.74% 1.41% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 1.82% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £401 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.37% - -
West London median daily rate £375 £401 -
% change year-on-year -6.37% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hillingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hillingdon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Hillingdon with a recognized job title 122 55 94
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 77.46% 91.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 31 69
10th Percentile £363 £158 £215
25th Percentile £463 £285 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £401 £500
Median % change year-on-year +37.33% -19.90% -16.67%
75th Percentile £738 £456 £588
90th Percentile £900 £500 £650
West London median daily rate £520 £415 £475
% change year-on-year +25.30% -12.63% -15.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 8
10th Percentile £14.80 £22.10 £14.90
25th Percentile £16.71 £25.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £20.93 £25.04 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year -16.42% -16.98% +9.67%
75th Percentile £25.36 £25.14 £34.25
90th Percentile £27.39 £36.33 £49.80
West London median hourly rate £28.55 £25.00 £30.16
% change year-on-year +14.20% -17.11% -52.88%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.

Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Hillingdon

Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hillingdon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in Hillingdon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in Hillingdon

Network Security Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hillingdon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 1 July 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
Heathrow - 1 £375 -
Network Security Engineer
West London

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon

For the 6 months to 1 July 2026, Network Security Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hillingdon region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon 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 1 (100.00%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet