Hybrid/Remote Senior Network Security Engineer Contract Job Trends
Senior Network Security Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Network Security Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £452, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 373 | - | 305 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +98 |
| Contract Senior Network Security Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.015% | - | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | - | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | - | £556 |
| 25th Percentile | £451 | - | £571 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £452 | - | £593 |
| 75th Percentile | £453 | - | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £454 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £455 | £379 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.05% | -36.03% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,628 | 9,444 | 11,353 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.82% | 93.75% | 93.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,925 | 6,190 | 7,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £517 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.55% | -1.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 773 | 328 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.26 | £14.82 | £19.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £24.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £41.68 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.76% | +4.20% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £73.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.15 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.32% | -30.14% | -19.10% |
Senior Network Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Network Security Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Senior Network Security Engineer Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Network Security Engineer job vacancies.
Senior Network Security Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Senior Network Security Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Senior Network Security Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Firewall | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Palo Alto | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | VPN | 100.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Ansible | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | AWS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | AWS Certification | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | BGP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CCIE | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CCIE Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CCNP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CCSE | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CCSM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CheckPoint | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Cisco ASA | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Cisco Certification | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Cisco IOS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Cisco ISE | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CISM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | CISSP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | DDoS Mitigation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | DNS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Fortinet | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | High Availability | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | LAN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Load Balancing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Meraki | 50.0% | 1 |
Senior Network Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Cleared Network Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |