Network Security Contracts in Reading

Network Security
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 38 75 58
Rank change year-on-year +37 -17 +17
Contract jobs citing Network Security 22 16 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 3.69% 1.34% 2.79%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 25.58% 6.50% 15.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 7 14
10th Percentile - £447 £405
25th Percentile £450 £502 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £528
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +1.04% -4.09%
75th Percentile £641 - £651
90th Percentile £650 £650 £766
Berkshire median daily rate £450 £533 £510
% change year-on-year -15.57% +4.51% -2.86%

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 86 246 184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 14.41% 20.64% 17.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 113 97
10th Percentile £221 £205 £337
25th Percentile £307 £335 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £499 £608 £650
90th Percentile £623 - £718
Berkshire median daily rate £450 £490 £488
% change year-on-year -8.16% +0.51% +4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 13 3
10th Percentile - £77.22 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £87.46 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year - +32.52% +153.85%
75th Percentile - £87.53 £73.69
90th Percentile - - £78.30
Berkshire median hourly rate £24.66 £83.77 £66.00
% change year-on-year -70.56% +26.92% +288.24%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (18.18%) AWS
1 4 (18.18%) Azure
1 4 (18.18%) GCP
2 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
2 2 (9.09%) SaaS
3 1 (4.55%) Amazon ECS
3 1 (4.55%) AWS CloudFormation
3 1 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.55%) OCI
3 1 (4.55%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (45.45%) Radio Access Network
2 6 (27.27%) Firewall
3 5 (22.73%) BGP
3 5 (22.73%) MPLS
3 5 (22.73%) OSPF
3 5 (22.73%) TCP/IP
3 5 (22.73%) VPN
4 4 (18.18%) 2G
4 4 (18.18%) 3G
4 4 (18.18%) 4G
4 4 (18.18%) 5G
4 4 (18.18%) Ethernet
4 4 (18.18%) SSL
4 4 (18.18%) VLAN
5 3 (13.64%) NGFW
6 2 (9.09%) LAN
6 2 (9.09%) SD-WAN
6 2 (9.09%) WAN
7 1 (4.55%) DNS
7 1 (4.55%) Internet
General
1 5 (22.73%) Telecoms
2 3 (13.64%) Finance
2 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Head of Architecture
1 6 (27.27%) Head of Security
2 5 (22.73%) Head of Strategy
3 4 (18.18%) Architect
3 4 (18.18%) Network Engineer
3 4 (18.18%) Security Architect
4 3 (13.64%) Designer
4 3 (13.64%) IP Designer
5 2 (9.09%) Security Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Design Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Infrastructure Architect
6 1 (4.55%) IP Network Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) IT Administrator
6 1 (4.55%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Network Administrator
6 1 (4.55%) Network Security Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Network Support
6 1 (4.55%) Network Support Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) Windows
2 2 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (36.36%) Information Security
2 7 (31.82%) ITIL
2 7 (31.82%) OWASP
2 7 (31.82%) Risk Management
2 7 (31.82%) Security Operations
2 7 (31.82%) SIEM
3 6 (27.27%) Application Security
3 6 (27.27%) Security Architecture
4 5 (22.73%) Roadmaps
5 4 (18.18%) Budgeting
5 4 (18.18%) Identity Access Management
5 4 (18.18%) Microservices
5 4 (18.18%) Network Architecture
5 4 (18.18%) Network Design
5 4 (18.18%) Proactive Monitoring
5 4 (18.18%) Security Monitoring
5 4 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
6 3 (13.64%) Data Security
6 3 (13.64%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 4 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (22.73%) CCNP
2 5 (22.73%) Degree
3 4 (18.18%) CCSA
3 4 (18.18%) CCSE
3 4 (18.18%) Check Point Certification
3 4 (18.18%) CISSP
4 3 (13.64%) CISM
5 2 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
5 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
6 1 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (4.55%) Azure Certification
6 1 (4.55%) CCIE
6 1 (4.55%) CCSP
6 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (4.55%) ISACA
6 1 (4.55%) OSCP
6 1 (4.55%) SANS
6 1 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) NIST
2 7 (31.82%) COBIT
2 7 (31.82%) GDPR
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
2 2 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) Ansible
2 3 (13.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (4.55%) CASB
3 1 (4.55%) Kubernetes
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (4.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) Cisco
2 6 (27.27%) Palo Alto
3 4 (18.18%) CheckPoint
3 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
4 2 (9.09%) Aruba
4 2 (9.09%) VMware
5 1 (4.55%) Rapid7