Network Security Contracts in South Wales

Network Security
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 34 46
Rank change year-on-year +11 +12 -
Contract jobs citing Network Security 12 4 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 5.08% 1.22% 1.87%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.34% 12.50% 9.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 7
10th Percentile - £219 £388
25th Percentile £285 £233 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £295 £263 £438
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -40.00% -
75th Percentile £338 £331 £556
90th Percentile £425 £369 £618
Wales median daily rate £295 £263 £425
% change year-on-year +12.38% -38.24% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
Wales median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 59 32 98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 25.00% 9.76% 20.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 24 79
10th Percentile £160 £175 £250
25th Percentile £194 £199 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £241 £525
Median % change year-on-year +29.53% -54.05% +16.67%
75th Percentile £438 £550 £581
90th Percentile £475 £643 £640
Wales median daily rate £325 £241 £519
% change year-on-year +34.72% -53.49% +15.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £30.00 - -
25th Percentile £33.75 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £14.36 -
Median % change year-on-year +161.14% - -
75th Percentile £44.06 - -
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £16.77 -
% change year-on-year +123.68% - -

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in South Wales over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 4 June 2025. 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
Newport - 8 £290 - 22
Cardiff +5 2 £300 +3.00% 20
Bridgend +1 1 £350 +33.33%
Gwent - 1 £290 - 1
Network Security
Wales

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) AWS
3 3 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (50.00%) Wireless
2 5 (41.67%) BGP
2 5 (41.67%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (41.67%) Firewall
2 5 (41.67%) IPsec
2 5 (41.67%) OSPF
2 5 (41.67%) SD-WAN
3 3 (25.00%) 802.11
3 3 (25.00%) HSRP
4 1 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (8.33%) NGFW
4 1 (8.33%) SSL
4 1 (8.33%) VPN
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (8.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Network Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Senior
3 2 (16.67%) Security Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Firewall Specialist
4 1 (8.33%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Network Specialist
4 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Blog
1 2 (16.67%) Cyberattack
1 2 (16.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 5 (41.67%) Network Design
3 3 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 3 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Analytics
4 2 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 2 (16.67%) High Availability
4 2 (16.67%) Machine Learning
4 2 (16.67%) Network Optimisation
4 2 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (16.67%) Statistics
5 1 (8.33%) Network Segmentation
5 1 (8.33%) Open Source
5 1 (8.33%) Problem Management
5 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
5 1 (8.33%) Security Architecture
5 1 (8.33%) Security Operations
5 1 (8.33%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Python
1 2 (16.67%) Rust
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 6 (50.00%) CCNP
2 6 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (16.67%) CCNA
3 2 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 2 (16.67%) PhD
3 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) CISSP
4 1 (8.33%) GCIH
4 1 (8.33%) SANS
4 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (41.67%) Cacti
Vendors
1 7 (58.33%) Cisco
2 5 (41.67%) SolarWinds
3 4 (33.33%) VMware
4 2 (16.67%) Sophos
5 1 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (8.33%) Fortinet
5 1 (8.33%) Microsoft
5 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
5 1 (8.33%) Zscaler