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 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 73 72
Rank change year-on-year +26 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Network Security 16 23 16
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 2.62% 2.10% 1.47%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.49% 11.06% 6.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 11 11
10th Percentile £407 £406 £414
25th Percentile £415 £419 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £527 £631 £619
90th Percentile £730 £650 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £448 £475 £550
% change year-on-year -5.79% -13.64% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £20.00 £57.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -65.22% +202.63% -15.56%

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 97 208 230
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 15.90% 19.03% 21.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 98 149
10th Percentile £255 £325 £205
25th Percentile £301 £400 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £468
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +11.11% -4.78%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £600
90th Percentile £620 £650 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £425 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £58.63 - £72.40
25th Percentile £64.06 £56.25 £73.38
Median hourly rate £73.75 £57.50 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.26% -23.33% -
75th Percentile £84.06 £58.75 £76.12
90th Percentile £89.88 - £76.64
Berkshire median hourly rate £37.50 £57.50 £73.50
% change year-on-year -34.78% -21.77% +226.67%

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 22 October 2025.

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 5 (31.25%) AWS
2 4 (25.00%) Azure
3 2 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (12.50%) Entra ID
3 2 (12.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) Firewall
2 3 (18.75%) BGP
2 3 (18.75%) OSPF
2 3 (18.75%) TCP/IP
2 3 (18.75%) VLAN
2 3 (18.75%) VPN
3 1 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Finance
3 2 (12.50%) Legal
4 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Consultant
2 3 (18.75%) CyberArk Consultant
2 3 (18.75%) Security Consultant
2 3 (18.75%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Presales Consultant
3 2 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
3 2 (12.50%) Security Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Security Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Security Presales Consultant
3 2 (12.50%) Security Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Network Support
4 1 (6.25%) Network Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Security Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Security Posture
2 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
3 2 (12.50%) Cloud Native
3 2 (12.50%) Cloud Security Posture
3 2 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (12.50%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (12.50%) Public Cloud
3 2 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (6.25%) Clustering
4 1 (6.25%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Linux
1 3 (18.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) SIEM
2 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (31.25%) Data Loss Prevention
3 5 (31.25%) DevOps
3 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (31.25%) Security Operations
4 4 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 4 (25.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
4 4 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
4 4 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 4 (25.00%) Security Architecture
4 4 (25.00%) Static Application Security Testing
5 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (18.75%) Data Protection
5 3 (18.75%) Forensic Analysis
5 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
5 3 (18.75%) Network Monitoring
5 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
5 3 (18.75%) Security Monitoring
5 3 (18.75%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) Python
2 3 (18.75%) PowerShell
3 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (37.50%) CISSP
2 3 (18.75%) CCNP
2 3 (18.75%) CCSA
2 3 (18.75%) CCSE
2 3 (18.75%) CFCE
2 3 (18.75%) Check Point Certification
2 3 (18.75%) GCFA
2 3 (18.75%) GCIA
2 3 (18.75%) GCIH
3 2 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (12.50%) AWS Certification
3 2 (12.50%) Azure Certification
3 2 (12.50%) CCSP
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (12.50%) GIAC
4 1 (6.25%) CCNA
4 1 (6.25%) CEH
4 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (37.50%) NIST
2 5 (31.25%) GDPR
3 3 (18.75%) GRC
4 2 (12.50%) HIPAA
4 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
4 2 (12.50%) PSD2
System Software
1 2 (12.50%) Docker
2 1 (6.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) Ansible
2 2 (12.50%) Kubernetes
3 1 (6.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (6.25%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Cisco
2 6 (37.50%) Splunk
3 5 (31.25%) CrowdStrike
3 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
4 3 (18.75%) Broadcom
4 3 (18.75%) CheckPoint
4 3 (18.75%) CyberArk
4 3 (18.75%) Palo Alto
4 3 (18.75%) Symantec
5 2 (12.50%) ArcSight
5 2 (12.50%) LogRhythm
6 1 (6.25%) Computacenter
6 1 (6.25%) FireEye
6 1 (6.25%) SolarWinds
6 1 (6.25%) Tanium