Network Security Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Network Security
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 65 77
Rank change year-on-year -16 +12 +25
Contract jobs citing Network Security 12 18 30
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.99% 1.67% 1.92%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.00% 15.65% 16.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 14 28
10th Percentile £454 £404 £413
25th Percentile £463 £417 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £491 £650
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% -24.42% +23.81%
75th Percentile £625 £543 £681
90th Percentile £720 £573 £728
North West median daily rate £475 £475 £625
% change year-on-year - -24.00% +20.19%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 80 115 185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 6.62% 10.66% 11.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 74 135
10th Percentile £170 £212 £313
25th Percentile £301 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.67% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £525 £586
90th Percentile £693 £600 £695
North West median daily rate £466 £455 £500
% change year-on-year +2.42% -9.10% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.50 - £15.75
Median hourly rate £19.50 - £17.72
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.97%
75th Percentile £20.00 - £46.88
90th Percentile - - £50.00
North West median hourly rate £27.00 £48.56 £17.72
% change year-on-year -44.40% +174.04% -10.87%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Manchester

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Manchester over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Manchester

Network Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (25.00%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) AWS
1 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) Amazon CloudWatch
2 1 (8.33%) Amazon EC2
2 1 (8.33%) Amazon ELB
2 1 (8.33%) Amazon S3
2 1 (8.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (66.67%) Firewall
2 3 (25.00%) HTTP
2 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (16.67%) DNS
3 2 (16.67%) SSL
3 2 (16.67%) WAN
4 1 (8.33%) BGP
4 1 (8.33%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (8.33%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (8.33%) Internet
4 1 (8.33%) LAN
4 1 (8.33%) MPLS
4 1 (8.33%) NX-OS
4 1 (8.33%) SD-WAN
4 1 (8.33%) VPN
4 1 (8.33%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Jenkins
2 1 (8.33%) Git
2 1 (8.33%) GitLab
General
1 7 (58.33%) Finance
2 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (16.67%) Architect
1 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
1 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 2 (16.67%) Network Architect
1 2 (16.67%) Network Engineer
1 2 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (8.33%) Lead
2 1 (8.33%) Network Security Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Security Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Security Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Network Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Cloud Security Posture
1 1 (8.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (8.33%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
1 1 (8.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Linux
1 4 (33.33%) Unix
2 2 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (25.00%) Observability
3 2 (16.67%) DevOps
3 2 (16.67%) Forensic Analysis
3 2 (16.67%) Performance Optimisation
3 2 (16.67%) SIEM
4 1 (8.33%) Analytics
4 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
4 1 (8.33%) Mentoring
4 1 (8.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (8.33%) Network Segmentation
4 1 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) Task Automation
4 1 (8.33%) Threat Modelling
4 1 (8.33%) Ticket Management
4 1 (8.33%) Two-Factor Authentication
4 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Python
2 2 (16.67%) Bash
3 1 (8.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) CISSP
2 2 (16.67%) CISA
2 2 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (16.67%) CISM
2 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) GSEC
3 1 (8.33%) CCDP
3 1 (8.33%) CCIE
3 1 (8.33%) CCNP
3 1 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (8.33%) MCSA
3 1 (8.33%) MCSE
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) GDPR
1 2 (16.67%) HIPAA
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (16.67%) NIST
1 2 (16.67%) PCI DSS
2 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) QRadar
1 2 (16.67%) Terraform
2 1 (8.33%) Ansible
2 1 (8.33%) CASB
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (8.33%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) F5
2 3 (25.00%) Palo Alto
2 3 (25.00%) Splunk
3 2 (16.67%) ArcSight
3 2 (16.67%) CheckPoint
4 1 (8.33%) Apple
4 1 (8.33%) Cisco
4 1 (8.33%) CyberArk
4 1 (8.33%) Meraki
4 1 (8.33%) Remedy
4 1 (8.33%) SAP
4 1 (8.33%) SolarWinds
4 1 (8.33%) Tenable
4 1 (8.33%) Zscaler