Network Security Contracts

Network Security
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 159 222
Rank change year-on-year -21 +63 +49
Contract jobs citing Network Security 554 863 1,152
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.38% 1.59% 1.29%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.23% 12.51% 11.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 540 752
10th Percentile £363 £385 £390
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £528
Median % change year-on-year - +4.27% +5.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £738 £744 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 9 29
10th Percentile £17.35 £18.50 £37.68
25th Percentile £23.00 £52.50 £45.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £66.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.39% +22.22% +35.29%
75th Percentile £58.75 £70.25 £64.50
90th Percentile £70.77 £73.20 £77.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £19.00 £52.39
% change year-on-year +21.05% -63.73% +140.85%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,935 6,900 10,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.29% 12.70% 11.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,987 4,481 6,836
10th Percentile £213 £230 £238
25th Percentile £363 £375 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £623 £619
90th Percentile £688 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £460 £450
% change year-on-year +8.70% +2.22% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 348 283 375
10th Percentile £14.16 £10.63 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.95 £17.86 £17.46
Median hourly rate £45.00 £50.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +61.29% +38.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.59 £68.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £56.91 £24.75
% change year-on-year -12.14% +129.94% +23.75%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Security over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Security in the UK

Network Security
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England -14 484 £550 -1.79% 123
UK excluding London +12 317 £575 +9.52% 117
Work from Home -13 202 £525 -6.25% 73
London -49 161 £525 -12.50% 31
South East +24 98 £550 -6.78% 32
North of England +4 73 £625 +22.55% 22
Midlands +21 64 £600 +14.29% 20
South West +18 59 £575 +9.52% 12
North West +19 53 £625 +28.60% 13
West Midlands +19 52 £643 +20.94% 17
Yorkshire +8 18 £500 -23.08% 6
Scotland +21 13 £453 -7.18% 8
East Midlands +5 9 £375 -34.64% 3
Wales +5 7 £254 -40.29% 14
East of England -6 6 £400 -27.27% 6
North East +6 4 £815 - 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 7

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 11 (1.99%) Apache
2 4 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.54%) IIS
3 3 (0.54%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) Confluence
5 1 (0.18%) nginx
5 1 (0.18%) Site Server
5 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.72%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 113 (20.40%) Azure
2 88 (15.88%) AWS
3 25 (4.51%) Entra ID
3 25 (4.51%) GCP
4 18 (3.25%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 17 (3.07%) Amazon EC2
5 17 (3.07%) Amazon S3
6 16 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (2.35%) Serverless
9 10 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (1.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 8 (1.44%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (1.44%) OpenShift
12 7 (1.26%) Cloudflare
12 7 (1.26%) OCI
12 7 (1.26%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 249 (44.95%) Firewall
2 116 (20.94%) VPN
3 92 (16.61%) WAN
4 83 (14.98%) LAN
5 63 (11.37%) BGP
6 54 (9.75%) DNS
7 53 (9.57%) TCP/IP
8 50 (9.03%) Wireless
9 46 (8.30%) OSPF
10 45 (8.12%) SD-WAN
11 42 (7.58%) MPLS
12 39 (7.04%) Intrusion Detection
13 33 (5.96%) Cisco ASA
14 32 (5.78%) Cisco ISE
15 30 (5.42%) VLAN
16 27 (4.87%) IPsec
17 26 (4.69%) Cisco Nexus
18 24 (4.33%) DHCP
19 23 (4.15%) Cisco Firepower
19 23 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.51%) Big Data
2 14 (2.53%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (1.62%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.26%) InfluxDB
5 6 (1.08%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.72%) Apache Cassandra
8 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.54%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.18%) Bigtable
9 1 (0.18%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.18%) CouchDB
9 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.18%) MySQL
9 1 (0.18%) NonStop SQL
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 24 (4.33%) Jenkins
2 21 (3.79%) Git
3 13 (2.35%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (1.81%) JIRA
5 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.36%) GitLab
7 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.18%) Burp Suite
General
1 89 (16.06%) Social Skills
2 79 (14.26%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (10.47%) Finance
4 39 (7.04%) Public Sector
5 20 (3.61%) Banking
6 18 (3.25%) Telecoms
7 17 (3.07%) Legal
8 16 (2.89%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.35%) Military
10 10 (1.81%) Retail
11 6 (1.08%) Financial Institution
12 5 (0.90%) Automotive
12 5 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.72%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.54%) German Language
14 3 (0.54%) Law
14 3 (0.54%) Marketing
15 2 (0.36%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 166 (29.96%) Network Engineer
2 96 (17.33%) Architect
3 88 (15.88%) Security Engineer
4 67 (12.09%) Security Architect
5 61 (11.01%) Network Security Engineer
6 47 (8.48%) Consultant
7 46 (8.30%) Senior
8 33 (5.96%) Security Consultant
9 24 (4.33%) Network Architect
10 21 (3.79%) Analyst
11 19 (3.43%) Network Consultant
12 17 (3.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (2.71%) DevOps Engineer
14 14 (2.53%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (2.53%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 14 (2.53%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 14 (2.53%) Network Security Architect
14 14 (2.53%) Project Manager
14 14 (2.53%) Senior Network Engineer
15 13 (2.35%) Network Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.33%) Apache NiFi
2 14 (2.53%) .NET
3 10 (1.81%) SAML
4 8 (1.44%) Web Services
5 7 (1.26%) LDAP
6 6 (1.08%) OAuth
6 6 (1.08%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (0.90%) Elastic Stack
7 5 (0.90%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.72%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.72%) Middleware
8 4 (0.72%) YAML
9 3 (0.54%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.54%) JSON
9 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.36%) NETCONF
10 2 (0.36%) PyTorch
10 2 (0.36%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.36%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.36%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.55%) Data Centre
2 55 (9.93%) Management Information System
3 30 (5.42%) Cyber Defence
4 24 (4.33%) Cyber Threat
4 24 (4.33%) Distributed Applications
4 24 (4.33%) Security Posture
5 22 (3.97%) Security Operations Centre
6 17 (3.07%) PKI
7 16 (2.89%) Operational Technology
8 13 (2.35%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 11 (1.99%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (1.44%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.44%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.26%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.26%) IoT
11 7 (1.26%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.08%) NHS
12 6 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 5 (0.90%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 87 (15.70%) Windows
2 54 (9.75%) Linux
3 24 (4.33%) Unix
4 22 (3.97%) Android
4 22 (3.97%) Apple iOS
5 16 (2.89%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.72%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.54%) Check Point GAiA
7 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.18%) AIX
9 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (25.99%) Cybersecurity
2 122 (22.02%) Information Security
3 100 (18.05%) Security Architecture
4 82 (14.80%) SIEM
5 68 (12.27%) Problem-Solving
6 65 (11.73%) Cloud Security
7 60 (10.83%) Identity Access Management
8 53 (9.57%) Risk Management
8 53 (9.57%) Security Operations
9 45 (8.12%) Project Delivery
10 43 (7.76%) Analytics
10 43 (7.76%) DevOps
10 43 (7.76%) Migration
11 38 (6.86%) CI/CD
11 38 (6.86%) Penetration Testing
11 38 (6.86%) Roadmaps
12 36 (6.50%) Change Management
12 36 (6.50%) Infrastructure as Code
13 35 (6.32%) Agile
13 35 (6.32%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.84%) Python
2 27 (4.87%) Java
3 22 (3.97%) PowerShell
4 16 (2.89%) SQL
5 13 (2.35%) Go
6 7 (1.26%) C
6 7 (1.26%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (1.26%) Shell Script
7 6 (1.08%) Bicep
8 5 (0.90%) C#
8 5 (0.90%) VB
9 4 (0.72%) Bash
10 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.54%) PHP
10 3 (0.54%) Ruby
11 2 (0.36%) C++
12 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 175 (31.59%) Security Cleared
2 112 (20.22%) Cisco Certification
3 90 (16.25%) SC Cleared
4 87 (15.70%) DV Cleared
5 81 (14.62%) CCNP
6 64 (11.55%) CISSP
7 59 (10.65%) CCNA
8 51 (9.21%) Degree
9 31 (5.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 28 (5.05%) CCIE
11 27 (4.87%) CISM
12 16 (2.89%) AWS Certification
12 16 (2.89%) Azure Certification
13 14 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 13 (2.35%) CCSA
15 12 (2.17%) CISA
16 9 (1.62%) PMP
17 8 (1.44%) CREST Certified
17 8 (1.44%) JNCIA
17 8 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (10.29%) NIST
2 44 (7.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (4.51%) Actionable Recommendations
4 24 (4.33%) GDPR
5 15 (2.71%) COBIT
5 15 (2.71%) NCSC
6 9 (1.62%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.44%) NIST 800
8 6 (1.08%) SLA
9 4 (0.72%) ISA99
9 4 (0.72%) QA
10 3 (0.54%) GRC
10 3 (0.54%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.18%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) GLBA
System Software
1 42 (7.58%) Active Directory
2 36 (6.50%) Docker
3 35 (6.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.25%) VMware NSX
5 12 (2.17%) Hyper-V
5 12 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.90%) Firmware
7 4 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.54%) vCloud
8 3 (0.54%) vSphere
9 1 (0.18%) KVM
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.18%) Squid
9 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.18%) Xen
9 1 (0.18%) XenApp
9 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (9.39%) Terraform
2 33 (5.96%) Ansible
2 33 (5.96%) Kubernetes
3 28 (5.05%) FortiGate
4 16 (2.89%) Grafana
5 14 (2.53%) Prometheus
6 8 (1.44%) Kibana
7 7 (1.26%) Progress Chef
8 6 (1.08%) CASB
8 6 (1.08%) Docker Swarm
8 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.90%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.72%) logstash
11 3 (0.54%) Packer
11 3 (0.54%) Puppet
11 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.54%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.36%) Cacti
12 2 (0.36%) Nessus
12 2 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 189 (34.12%) Cisco
2 107 (19.31%) Palo Alto
3 71 (12.82%) Microsoft
4 65 (11.73%) Fortinet
5 63 (11.37%) CheckPoint
6 58 (10.47%) F5
7 49 (8.84%) VMware
8 37 (6.68%) Juniper
9 26 (4.69%) Zscaler
10 21 (3.79%) Red Hat
11 18 (3.25%) Aruba
12 15 (2.71%) Meraki
13 14 (2.53%) Dell
14 13 (2.35%) Blue Coat
15 12 (2.17%) McAfee
16 10 (1.81%) Avaya
16 10 (1.81%) SolarWinds
17 9 (1.62%) Arista
17 9 (1.62%) Forcepoint
18 8 (1.44%) AlgoSec