Network Security Contracts in the South East

Network Security
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 96 115 131
Rank change year-on-year +19 +16 +48
Contract jobs citing Network Security 91 94 149
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.99% 1.67% 1.86%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.87% 8.45% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 70 79
10th Percentile £361 £400 £272
25th Percentile £450 £482 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £618 £700 £625
90th Percentile £685 £838 £675
England median daily rate £550 £550 £539
% change year-on-year - +2.14% +5.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 9
10th Percentile £26.05 - £31.20
25th Percentile £37.38 £18.50 £33.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £19.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +202.63% -57.78% +136.84%
75th Percentile £58.75 £19.50 -
90th Percentile - - £46.15
England median hourly rate £53.75 £71.00 £50.49
% change year-on-year -24.30% +40.64% +0.97%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 837 1,113 1,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 18.34% 19.76% 18.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 653 871
10th Percentile £242 £207 £225
25th Percentile £400 £305 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £460 £463
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.54% +4.82%
75th Percentile £608 £588 £575
90th Percentile £666 £675 £653
England median daily rate £508 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +1.50% -1.96% +8.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 74 90
10th Percentile £27.00 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £53.40 £27.13 £16.45
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +33.33% +2.05%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £55.82
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.70 £72.63
England median hourly rate £57.35 £56.49 £42.00
% change year-on-year +1.52% +34.50% +90.91%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the South East

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Network Security in the South East

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the South East over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in the South East

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in the South East

Network Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Security in the South East over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Security in the South East

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +26 39 £475 -6.86% 12
Berkshire +9 30 £450 -13.46% 6
Hampshire +23 26 £575 +35.29% 10
Surrey -2 11 £525 -25.00% 3
Buckinghamshire +31 6 £563 +3.69% 5
West Sussex +19 6 £575 +21.05% 3
Kent +2 6 £545 +3.81% 2
Oxfordshire +11 3 £538 +22.86% 1
East Sussex -3 1 £400 - 4
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 31 (34.07%) Azure
2 14 (15.38%) AWS
3 9 (9.89%) OCI
4 6 (6.59%) Entra ID
4 6 (6.59%) GCP
5 4 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (3.30%) Azure API Management
6 3 (3.30%) Azure Event Grid
6 3 (3.30%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (3.30%) IaaS
6 3 (3.30%) PaaS
6 3 (3.30%) SaaS
7 1 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.10%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 44 (48.35%) Firewall
2 30 (32.97%) VPN
3 22 (24.18%) WAN
4 17 (18.68%) BGP
5 13 (14.29%) LAN
6 12 (13.19%) OSPF
6 12 (13.19%) TCP/IP
7 10 (10.99%) BIG-IP
8 9 (9.89%) DNS
8 9 (9.89%) MPLS
9 8 (8.79%) Cisco Firepower
9 8 (8.79%) IPsec
9 8 (8.79%) Sourcefire
10 7 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
10 7 (7.69%) EIGRP
10 7 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (6.59%) SD-WAN
11 6 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (6.59%) Wireless
12 5 (5.49%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.30%) JIRA
1 3 (3.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (21.98%) Social Skills
2 11 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (9.89%) Legal
4 6 (6.59%) Finance
4 6 (6.59%) Telecoms
5 5 (5.49%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.30%) Spanish Language
7 2 (2.20%) Military
8 1 (1.10%) Advertising
8 1 (1.10%) Billing
8 1 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.10%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.10%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (27.47%) Network Engineer
2 16 (17.58%) Consultant
3 13 (14.29%) Architect
3 13 (14.29%) Security Consultant
3 13 (14.29%) Security Engineer
4 10 (10.99%) Network Security Engineer
5 9 (9.89%) Network Architect
5 9 (9.89%) Network Consultant
5 9 (9.89%) Network Security Consultant
6 8 (8.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 8 (8.79%) Security Architect
7 6 (6.59%) Analyst
8 5 (5.49%) Lead
9 4 (4.40%) Network Security Architect
9 4 (4.40%) Senior
10 3 (3.30%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 3 (3.30%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 3 (3.30%) Data Network Engineer
10 3 (3.30%) Designer
10 3 (3.30%) Identity Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.30%) .NET
1 3 (3.30%) Web Services
2 1 (1.10%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.10%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.89%) Driving Licence
2 8 (8.79%) Data Centre
3 5 (5.49%) Security Posture
4 4 (4.40%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.30%) Public Cloud
5 3 (3.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (2.20%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.20%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (2.20%) IoT
6 2 (2.20%) Life Science
6 2 (2.20%) NHS
6 2 (2.20%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.10%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.10%) GNSS
7 1 (1.10%) PKI
7 1 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.79%) Windows
2 5 (5.49%) Mac OS
3 3 (3.30%) Check Point GAiA
3 3 (3.30%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.10%) Linux
4 1 (1.10%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (35.16%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (19.78%) Information Security
3 17 (18.68%) Identity Access Management
4 13 (14.29%) Migration
4 13 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 12 (13.19%) Vulnerability Management
6 11 (12.09%) ITIL
7 10 (10.99%) Security Architecture
8 9 (9.89%) Agile
8 9 (9.89%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (8.79%) Risk Management
9 8 (8.79%) SIEM
10 7 (7.69%) Change Management
10 7 (7.69%) Cloud Security
10 7 (7.69%) Mentoring
10 7 (7.69%) Security Monitoring
11 6 (6.59%) Data Loss Prevention
11 6 (6.59%) Incident Response
11 6 (6.59%) Knowledge Transfer
11 6 (6.59%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.30%) C#
1 3 (3.30%) Java
1 3 (3.30%) PHP
1 3 (3.30%) Python
1 3 (3.30%) Ruby
2 1 (1.10%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (26.37%) Cisco Certification
1 24 (26.37%) Security Cleared
2 20 (21.98%) SC Cleared
3 19 (20.88%) CCNA
4 15 (16.48%) DV Cleared
5 11 (12.09%) CCNP
6 9 (9.89%) CISSP
7 7 (7.69%) Azure Certification
8 5 (5.49%) CCSE
8 5 (5.49%) Degree
9 3 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (3.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (2.20%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (2.20%) CCIE
10 2 (2.20%) IBM Certification
10 2 (2.20%) ISACA
10 2 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (2.20%) PMI Certification
10 2 (2.20%) PMP
10 2 (2.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.59%) GDPR
2 5 (5.49%) COBIT
2 5 (5.49%) NIST
3 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.20%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.10%) QA
System Software
1 11 (12.09%) Active Directory
2 6 (6.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.30%) Docker
3 3 (3.30%) Hyper-V
3 3 (3.30%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.10%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.10%) Terminal Services
4 1 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (10.99%) FortiGate
2 3 (3.30%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.30%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.10%) Nagios
4 1 (1.10%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (31.87%) Cisco
2 20 (21.98%) Microsoft
3 19 (20.88%) Palo Alto
4 18 (19.78%) F5
5 15 (16.48%) Fortinet
6 12 (13.19%) Juniper
7 9 (9.89%) Forcepoint
8 8 (8.79%) CheckPoint
9 7 (7.69%) McAfee
10 6 (6.59%) VMware
11 5 (5.49%) Aruba
11 5 (5.49%) Blue Coat
11 5 (5.49%) Zscaler
12 4 (4.40%) Netskope
13 2 (2.20%) Extreme Networks
13 2 (2.20%) IBM
14 1 (1.10%) Alcatel-Lucent
14 1 (1.10%) Ericsson
14 1 (1.10%) HP
14 1 (1.10%) Nokia