Network Security Contract Job Trends in Peterborough

Network Security
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Peterborough requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Network Security 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Peterborough 1.52% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £650 £540 -
% change year-on-year +20.37% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Peterborough

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 Peterborough.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7 17 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough 10.61% 18.09% 20.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £199 - -
25th Percentile £253 - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - £425
75th Percentile £478 - £463
90th Percentile £536 - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £530 £475 £425
% change year-on-year +11.58% +11.76% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 15 40
10th Percentile - - £14.16
25th Percentile £16.01 £14.99 £14.48
Median hourly rate £18.23 £15.14 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +20.41% -7.12% +5.16%
75th Percentile £19.34 £16.30 £21.37
90th Percentile - £31.00 £21.38
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £17.12 £16.30 £16.30
% change year-on-year +5.03% - -2.80%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough

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

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

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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%) Entra ID
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler