Network Security Manager Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Network Security Manager
England > Midlands

The median Network Security Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.027% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
England median daily rate £600 £501 £650
% change year-on-year +19.70% -22.88% +8.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 3,328 1,885 2,538
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.26% 91.42% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,094 1,204 1,705
10th Percentile £258 £200 £200
25th Percentile £400 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £671 £675 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 77 199
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.90 £11.87
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £14.71
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% +7.34%
75th Percentile £27.00 £30.00 £29.25
90th Percentile £39.63 £39.14 £58.75
England median hourly rate £33.17 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -5.23% - -12.50%

Network Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Network Security Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Network Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Network Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 February 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
West Midlands - 1 £600 - 1
Network Security Manager
England

Network Security Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, Network Security Manager 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 Midlands region featuring Network Security Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis

Network Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft