Senior Network Security Engineer Contract Job Trends

Senior Network Security Engineer
UK

The median Senior Network Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £379, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 592 531 604
Rank change year-on-year -61 +73 +182
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Network Security Engineer 3 13 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.038% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.041% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 12 0
10th Percentile £341 - -
25th Percentile £353 £571 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £379 £593 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.03% - -
75th Percentile £411 £614 -
90th Percentile £427 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £379 £593 -
% change year-on-year -36.03% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,289 31,718 41,239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.78% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,068 19,534 27,738
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £644
90th Percentile £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,959 999 1,468
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £15.14
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.47 £34.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.09% -23.60% +48.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.46 £72.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.76%

Senior Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Network Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Network Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Network Security Engineer
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Network Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 December 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
England -44 3 £379 -36.03% 4
South East -19 2 £379 -36.03% 1
UK excluding London -56 2 £379 -36.03% 3
London -1 1 - - 2

Senior Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Senior Network Security Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Senior Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) Antivirus Management
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) CCNP
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Flow Diagram
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 1 (33.33%) Modbus
2 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Network Design
2 1 (33.33%) Network Management
2 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Rockwell
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Senior Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (33.33%) Modbus
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Insider Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Life Science
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Antivirus Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Flow Diagram
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Network Design
2 1 (33.33%) Network Management
2 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Statistics
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) CCNA
1 1 (33.33%) CCNP
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) Rockwell
1 1 (33.33%) SolarWinds