The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth 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
27
36
38
Rank change year-on-year
+9
+2
+2
Contract jobs citing Network Security
1
10
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
29
96
64
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
23.58%
32.11%
26.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
19
35
10th Percentile
£391
£380
£273
25th Percentile
£431
£484
£373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£538
£436
Median % change year-on-year
+2.33%
+23.31%
-3.14%
75th Percentile
£606
£583
£488
90th Percentile
£625
£688
£668
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£538
£500
% change year-on-year
+2.33%
+7.50%
+1.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
57
9
10th Percentile
£53.00
£51.06
£52.60
25th Percentile
£55.38
£53.40
£52.75
Median hourly rate
£60.50
£57.35
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
+5.49%
-0.26%
+21.05%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£61.30
£67.50
90th Percentile
£70.00
£63.00
£71.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£59.13
£57.35
£60.00
% change year-on-year
+3.10%
-4.42%
+166.67%
Network Security Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Network Security Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Portsmouth.
Network Security Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Portsmouth.
Network Security Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Network Security also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for Network Security.
Network Security Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
