Network Security Contracts in Wales

Network Security
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 33 41 47
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 +30
Contract jobs citing Network Security 10 3 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 3.41% 0.76% 2.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.93% 8.11% 13.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 10
10th Percentile - - £344
25th Percentile £285 £331 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £363 £431
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -15.94% +231.73%
75th Percentile £300 £394 £500
90th Percentile £330 - £614
UK median daily rate £520 £563 £563
% change year-on-year -7.56% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.84 £19.00 £52.13
% change year-on-year +230.72% -63.55% -0.89%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 67 37 102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 22.87% 9.37% 16.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 23 78
10th Percentile £165 £173 £250
25th Percentile £208 £199 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £300 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -40.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £440 £588 £550
90th Percentile £472 £685 £641
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile £23.75 £14.84 -
25th Percentile £30.00 £15.56 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £16.77 -
Median % change year-on-year +123.68% - -
75th Percentile £43.13 £17.97 -
90th Percentile £50.00 £18.69 -
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales 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
South Wales +13 10 £290 -20.00% 13
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Azure
2 4 (40.00%) AWS
3 3 (30.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (60.00%) Wireless
2 5 (50.00%) BGP
2 5 (50.00%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (50.00%) IPsec
2 5 (50.00%) OSPF
2 5 (50.00%) SD-WAN
3 4 (40.00%) Firewall
4 3 (30.00%) 802.11
4 3 (30.00%) HSRP
5 1 (10.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Network Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (10.00%) Firewall Specialist
3 1 (10.00%) Network Specialist
3 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Blog
1 2 (20.00%) Cyberattack
1 2 (20.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (50.00%) Network Design
3 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
3 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) High Availability
4 2 (20.00%) Machine Learning
4 2 (20.00%) Network Optimisation
4 2 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (20.00%) Statistics
5 1 (10.00%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
5 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
5 1 (10.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) Python
1 2 (20.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 6 (60.00%) CCNP
2 6 (60.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (20.00%) CCNA
3 2 (20.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (20.00%) PhD
3 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (50.00%) Cacti
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Cisco
2 5 (50.00%) SolarWinds
3 4 (40.00%) VMware
4 2 (20.00%) Sophos
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft