Network Security Contract Job Trends in Reading

Network Security
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 40 88
Rank change year-on-year -39 +48 -28
Contract jobs citing Network Security 8 23 14
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.79% 3.87% 1.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.67% 26.14% 5.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 9 6
10th Percentile £391 - £473
25th Percentile £416 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £450 £533
Median % change year-on-year +3.78% -15.57% +0.57%
75th Percentile £561 £550 -
90th Percentile £588 £650 £679
Berkshire median daily rate £430 £450 £533
% change year-on-year -4.44% -15.57% +4.51%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 120 88 237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 11.90% 14.81% 20.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 37 111
10th Percentile £313 £199 £205
25th Percentile £450 £305 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -12.20% -3.30%
75th Percentile £619 £495 £608
90th Percentile £688 £565 -
Berkshire median daily rate £449 £450 £483
% change year-on-year -0.33% -6.74% -1.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 13
10th Percentile £16.01 - £77.22
25th Percentile £17.68 - -
Median hourly rate £19.34 - £87.46
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.52%
75th Percentile £56.00 - £87.53
90th Percentile £80.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £24.50 £24.66 £83.77
% change year-on-year -0.65% -70.56% +26.92%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Reading

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Reading over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 2 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (12.50%) IaaS
2 1 (12.50%) PaaS
2 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Firewall
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (25.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
2 2 (25.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
3 1 (12.50%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (12.50%) DNS
3 1 (12.50%) MPLS
3 1 (12.50%) VoIP
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
2 3 (37.50%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Network Architect
3 2 (25.00%) Network Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Migration Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Security Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Security Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Security Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Security Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Security Solutions Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) SIEM Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (12.50%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (12.50%) iSeries
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (37.50%) SIEM
2 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (12.50%) Analytics
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (12.50%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (12.50%) DevOps
3 1 (12.50%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (12.50%) Presales
3 1 (12.50%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
3 1 (12.50%) Technical Discovery
3 1 (12.50%) Threat Detection
3 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
1 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
4 1 (12.50%) CEH
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) GIAC
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (12.50%) TOGAF Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) FortiGate
1 1 (12.50%) Kibana
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Cisco
2 2 (25.00%) F5
2 2 (25.00%) Juniper
2 2 (25.00%) Palo Alto
3 1 (12.50%) FireEye
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Tanium
3 1 (12.50%) Tenable