The median Network Security Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £417, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
18
19
-
Rank change year-on-year
+1
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer
2
3
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
DemandTrendContract vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title
120
145
174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
90.23%
90.63%
96.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
78
93
117
10th Percentile
£126
£200
£263
25th Percentile
£296
£350
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£550
£634
£610
90th Percentile
£679
£658
£650
Hampshire median daily rate
£538
£575
£525
% change year-on-year
-6.52%
+9.52%
+2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
15
17
10th Percentile
£70.60
-
-
25th Percentile
£70.75
£21.89
-
Median hourly rate
£72.00
£65.00
£16.00
Median % change year-on-year
+10.77%
+306.25%
-15.79%
75th Percentile
£74.00
£80.00
£23.75
90th Percentile
£74.60
-
£31.70
Hampshire median hourly rate
£44.25
£57.35
£52.50
% change year-on-year
-22.84%
+9.24%
+40.00%
Network Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings that featured Network Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Network Security Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.
Network Security Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security Engineer in Southampton over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
Network Security Engineer Skill Set Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Network Security Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.
Network Security Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
