Network Security Contracts in Newport

Network Security
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport 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 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Network Security 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 12.50% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 29.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £285 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 - -
75th Percentile £293 - -
90th Percentile £294 - -
South Wales median daily rate £290 £363 £469
% change year-on-year -20.00% -22.67% +260.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 24 7 53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 42.86% 7.61% 40.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 38
10th Percentile £151 £148 £273
25th Percentile £179 £172 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £278 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.60% -47.14% -8.70%
75th Percentile £387 £389 £550
90th Percentile £437 £418 £650
South Wales median daily rate £313 £220 £513
% change year-on-year +42.05% -57.07% +13.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £30.00 - -
25th Percentile £33.75 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £14.36 -
Median % change year-on-year +161.14% - -
75th Percentile £44.06 - -
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £14.36 -
% change year-on-year +161.14% - -

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Newport

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Newport

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) AWS
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 4 (57.14%) BGP
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco IOS
2 4 (57.14%) IPsec
2 4 (57.14%) OSPF
2 4 (57.14%) SD-WAN
3 2 (28.57%) 802.11
3 2 (28.57%) Firewall
3 2 (28.57%) HSRP
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Network Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Blog
1 2 (28.57%) Cyberattack
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (57.14%) Network Design
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Data Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) High Availability
4 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (14.29%) Network Optimisation
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
4 1 (14.29%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Python
1 2 (28.57%) Rust
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (71.43%) CCNP
2 5 (71.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (28.57%) CCNA
3 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (28.57%) PhD
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Cacti
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 4 (57.14%) SolarWinds
3 3 (42.86%) VMware