Network Security Contracts in Stevenage

Network Security
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 14 57 41
Rank change year-on-year +43 -16 -8
Contract jobs citing Network Security 14 1 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 11.20% 0.22% 2.72%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 32.56% 1.43% 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile £539 - -
25th Percentile £558 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -10.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £625 - £525
90th Percentile £630 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £600 £513 £700
% change year-on-year +17.07% -26.79% +57.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £80.34 - -
25th Percentile £80.59 - -
Median hourly rate £81.35 - -
75th Percentile £81.91 - -
90th Percentile £83.05 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £81.35 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 43 70 100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 34.40% 15.28% 34.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 41
10th Percentile £450 £290 £273
25th Percentile £503 £300 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £625 £480 £550
90th Percentile - £575 £672
Hertfordshire median daily rate £538 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +26.47% -19.05% +27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 41 20
10th Percentile £54.25 - £55.98
25th Percentile £63.13 £61.25 £64.06
Median hourly rate £75.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% - +64.35%
75th Percentile £81.73 - £73.94
90th Percentile £87.50 - £74.65
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +118.30%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Stevenage

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Stevenage

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Stevenage

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Communications & Networking
1 13 (92.86%) DNS
1 13 (92.86%) FTP
1 13 (92.86%) HTTP
1 13 (92.86%) SMTP
1 13 (92.86%) SSL
2 1 (7.14%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 11 (78.57%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Law
4 1 (7.14%) Aerospace
4 1 (7.14%) Aviation
4 1 (7.14%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (85.71%) Analyst
2 11 (78.57%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Security Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Network Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Operations Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Security Operations Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Security Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) SOC Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (92.86%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (78.57%) Cyberattack
2 10 (71.43%) Analytical Mindset
2 10 (71.43%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (64.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 8 (57.14%) CSOC
5 7 (50.00%) Management Information System
6 2 (14.29%) YARA
7 1 (7.14%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (85.71%) Threat Detection
2 11 (78.57%) Network Packet Capture
3 10 (71.43%) Information Management
3 10 (71.43%) Information Security
4 8 (57.14%) Security Operations
5 7 (50.00%) Analytics
5 7 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (50.00%) Behavioural Analytics
5 7 (50.00%) Machine Learning
5 7 (50.00%) SIEM
6 6 (42.86%) Incident Response
7 1 (7.14%) Analytical Thinking
7 1 (7.14%) IT Strategy
7 1 (7.14%) Proactive Monitoring
7 1 (7.14%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) Security Cleared
2 10 (71.43%) DV Cleared
2 10 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) CCIE
3 1 (7.14%) CCIE Data Center
3 1 (7.14%) CCNP
3 1 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Cisco
1 1 (7.14%) Twitter