Network Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Lincoln

Network Security Engineer
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

As of 8 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Security Engineer daily rate in Lincoln.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lincoln 0.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Lincolnshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 110 22 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 88.00% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 7 3
10th Percentile £205 £283 £199
25th Percentile £356 £394 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £385
Median % change year-on-year - +29.87% +10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £529 £605
90th Percentile £575 £560 £737
Lincolnshire median daily rate £525 £500 £393
% change year-on-year +5.00% +27.39% -7.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 13 3
10th Percentile £18.69 - £41.64
25th Percentile £22.13 £18.87 £42.98
Median hourly rate £25.47 £25.15 £48.56
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% -48.21% -
75th Percentile £36.99 - £51.91
90th Percentile £38.03 - -
Lincolnshire median hourly rate £25.23 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +0.33% -39.40% +115.84%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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 Lincoln.

Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Lincoln

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

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

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln

For the 6 months to 8 October 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 Lincoln region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Aruba
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) F5
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto