Network Security
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 | 64 | 101 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | 0 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Network Security | 38 | 44 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 2.51% | 1.64% | 1.71% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 15.08% | 7.27% | 10.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 26 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £431 | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £533 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £650 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.77% | +30.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £825 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £919 | £693 |
| South East median daily rate | £490 | £533 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.07% | -7.30% | +13.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.50 | £22.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.00 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.62% | -67.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £19.50 | £30.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £32.78 |
| South East median hourly rate | £19.00 | £7.43 | £26.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +155.72% | -71.70% | -50.36% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 252 | 605 | 475 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.68% | 22.52% | 16.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 129 | 295 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £242 | £205 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.80% | +2.46% | +5.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £594 | £570 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £650 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | +0.51% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 50 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.79 | £19.70 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.78 | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.20 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -78.15% | -1.52% | +288.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.09 | £85.65 | £80.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.44 | £87.47 | £81.22 |
| South East median hourly rate | £54.94 | £57.35 | £53.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | +8.21% | +146.51% |
Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.
Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | +39 | 35 | £450 | -15.57% | 31 |
| Buckinghamshire | +3 | 3 | £400 | -50.00% | 27 |
| Network Security South East |
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Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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