The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring NGFW skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NGFW 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
18
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing NGFW
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
NGFW 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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
23
34
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
21.30%
20.12%
11.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
25
15
10th Percentile
£435
£200
£225
25th Percentile
£440
£205
£240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£425
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+8.82%
-15.00%
+56.25%
75th Percentile
£600
£500
£525
90th Percentile
£611
£634
£599
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£538
£500
% change year-on-year
+2.33%
+7.50%
+1.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£21.22
Hampshire median hourly rate
£59.13
£57.35
£60.00
% change year-on-year
+3.10%
-4.42%
+166.67%
NGFW Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
NGFW Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NGFW also mentioned 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 with a requirement for NGFW.
NGFW 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:
