Network Security Contracts in the Thames Valley

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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 91 100
Rank change year-on-year +20 +9 +7
Contract jobs citing Network Security 28 44 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.92% 1.67% 1.73%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.86% 8.06% 10.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 27 29
10th Percentile £395 £435 £361
25th Percentile - £533 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £600 £510
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +17.65% -5.12%
75th Percentile £550 £825 £600
90th Percentile £555 £915 £698
South East median daily rate £490 £545 £605
% change year-on-year -10.09% -9.92% +17.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate - £19.00 £19.00
75th Percentile - £19.50 £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate - £7.43 £19.00
% change year-on-year - -60.89% -62.58%

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 236 546 466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.20% 20.78% 16.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 259 282
10th Percentile £272 £205 £280
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £483
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +3.57% -0.20%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £577
90th Percentile £594 £638 £650
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 45 18
10th Percentile - £16.73 £17.15
25th Percentile - £22.58 £18.75
Median hourly rate £14.20 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -78.15% +13.04% +238.24%
75th Percentile £22.95 £85.65 £80.25
90th Percentile £38.23 £87.50 £81.11
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -12.82% +9.24% +144.19%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for 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 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
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 29 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 +30 26 £450 -15.57% 15
Buckinghamshire -1 2 £400 -50.00% 11
Network Security
South East

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (25.00%) AWS
2 6 (21.43%) Azure
3 4 (14.29%) GCP
4 3 (10.71%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (3.57%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.57%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (3.57%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.57%) GitHub
5 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.57%) OCI
5 1 (3.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (60.71%) Firewall
2 12 (42.86%) VPN
3 9 (32.14%) BGP
3 9 (32.14%) TCP/IP
4 8 (28.57%) OSPF
5 6 (21.43%) VLAN
6 4 (14.29%) MPLS
6 4 (14.29%) WAN
7 3 (10.71%) DNS
7 3 (10.71%) Internet
7 3 (10.71%) LAN
7 3 (10.71%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (10.71%) SD-WAN
7 3 (10.71%) SSL
7 3 (10.71%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (7.14%) EIGRP
8 2 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (7.14%) IPsec
8 2 (7.14%) Wireless
9 1 (3.57%) 3G
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Git
1 1 (3.57%) Jenkins
1 1 (3.57%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Telecoms
3 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.57%) Finance
4 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (28.57%) Network Engineer
2 4 (14.29%) Architect
3 3 (10.71%) Consultant
3 3 (10.71%) Security Architect
3 3 (10.71%) Security Consultant
3 3 (10.71%) Security Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) CyberArk Consultant
4 2 (7.14%) Head of Architecture
4 2 (7.14%) Head of Security
4 2 (7.14%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Cloud Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Head of Networks
5 1 (3.57%) Head of Strategy
5 1 (3.57%) IT Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Presales Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) 802.1X
1 1 (3.57%) LDAP
1 1 (3.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Data Centre
2 2 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (7.14%) Security Posture
3 1 (3.57%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (3.57%) Cyberattack
3 1 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.57%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.86%) Windows
2 1 (3.57%) Linux
2 1 (3.57%) VMS
2 1 (3.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) SIEM
2 9 (32.14%) Security Operations
3 7 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
4 6 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (21.43%) Proactive Monitoring
5 4 (14.29%) Information Security
5 4 (14.29%) Migration
5 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 4 (14.29%) Zero Trust
6 3 (10.71%) Change Management
6 3 (10.71%) Cloud Security
6 3 (10.71%) Data Loss Prevention
6 3 (10.71%) DevSecOps
6 3 (10.71%) GAP Analysis
6 3 (10.71%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (10.71%) ITIL
6 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
6 3 (10.71%) Roadmaps
6 3 (10.71%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (28.57%) Python
2 2 (7.14%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.57%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (35.71%) CCNP
3 6 (21.43%) CCSA
3 6 (21.43%) CCSE
3 6 (21.43%) Check Point Certification
4 5 (17.86%) Security Cleared
5 4 (14.29%) SC Cleared
6 3 (10.71%) CISSP
6 3 (10.71%) Degree
7 2 (7.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (7.14%) CCIE
7 2 (7.14%) CCSP
7 2 (7.14%) CEH
7 2 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (7.14%) SANS
8 1 (3.57%) Azure Certification
8 1 (3.57%) CCSK
8 1 (3.57%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (3.57%) JNCIP
8 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) NIST
2 4 (14.29%) GDPR
3 3 (10.71%) COBIT
4 2 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (3.57%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.57%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.57%) Docker
1 1 (3.57%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (3.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (28.57%) Ansible
2 2 (7.14%) CASB
3 1 (3.57%) FortiGate
3 1 (3.57%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (3.57%) Nessus
3 1 (3.57%) Puppet
3 1 (3.57%) QRadar
3 1 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (3.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (57.14%) Cisco
2 12 (42.86%) Palo Alto
3 7 (25.00%) CheckPoint
4 5 (17.86%) Microsoft
4 5 (17.86%) Splunk
5 4 (14.29%) Aruba
6 3 (10.71%) CyberArk
7 2 (7.14%) Broadcom
7 2 (7.14%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (7.14%) Juniper
7 2 (7.14%) Symantec
8 1 (3.57%) Blue Coat
8 1 (3.57%) Computacenter
8 1 (3.57%) F5
8 1 (3.57%) Forcepoint
8 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
8 1 (3.57%) Google
8 1 (3.57%) SolarWinds
8 1 (3.57%) Tenable
8 1 (3.57%) VMware