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 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 37 43
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 +18
Contract jobs citing Network Security 6 7 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.72% 1.80% 2.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.77% 14.89% 11.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 8
10th Percentile £293 £220 £359
25th Percentile £371 £234 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £254 £463
Median % change year-on-year +97.04% -45.14% +12.12%
75th Percentile £600 £300 £547
90th Percentile £660 £356 £616
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +2.33%

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 47 47 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 13.51% 12.11% 19.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 26 69
10th Percentile £182 £178 £198
25th Percentile £190 £199 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £233 £425
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% -45.29% -15.00%
75th Percentile £437 £370 £588
90th Percentile £463 £550 £625
UK median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
UK median hourly rate £45.63 £48.56 £54.00
% change year-on-year -6.04% -10.07% +54.29%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Wales over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram 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 15 August 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 +6 6 £500 +97.04% 6
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 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) Azure Key Vault
2 1 (16.67%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) BGP
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
1 2 (33.33%) IPsec
1 2 (33.33%) OSPF
1 2 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (16.67%) 802.11
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (16.67%) HSRP
2 1 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (16.67%) NGFW
2 1 (16.67%) SD-WAN
2 1 (16.67%) SSL
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Network Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Security Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Azure Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Network Security Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Security Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Security Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security Posture
1 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 2 (33.33%) Zero Trust
2 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (16.67%) Network Design
2 1 (16.67%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (16.67%) Open Source
2 1 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) CCNP
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) GCIH
2 1 (16.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Cacti
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (33.33%) SolarWinds
2 1 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
2 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
2 1 (16.67%) VMware
2 1 (16.67%) Zscaler