Network Security Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Network Security
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Network Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 65 87
Rank change year-on-year -23 +22 +9
Contract jobs citing Network Security 53 22 15
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.26% 2.23% 0.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 19.41% 12.09% 8.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 9 10
10th Percentile £203 £281 £193
25th Percentile £313 £343 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £586
90th Percentile £669 £630 £650
England median daily rate £500 £528 £550
% change year-on-year -5.21% -4.09% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £40.50 £12.75
Median hourly rate £28.00 £41.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.71% +203.70% -
75th Percentile - £41.50 £14.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £80.68 £13.50
% change year-on-year -19.43% +497.59% -74.10%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 273 182 182
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 11.66% 18.46% 10.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 99 131
10th Percentile £203 £209 £200
25th Percentile £350 £243 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £420 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £529 £575 £550
90th Percentile £655 £679 £619
England median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 9
10th Percentile - - £12.75
25th Percentile £15.25 £40.50 £13.87
Median hourly rate £16.31 £41.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year -60.22% +124.41% +71.87%
75th Percentile £20.67 £41.50 £25.83
90th Percentile £25.07 - -
England median hourly rate £45.00 £36.65 £40.00
% change year-on-year +22.80% -8.39% +111.30%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Yorkshire

Network Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 17 April 2026. 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
West Yorkshire -11 25 £388 +25.40% 6
South Yorkshire -40 23 £650 +32.65% 4
East Yorkshire - 8 £205 -
North Yorkshire -8 1 - - 1
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (7.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (18.87%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.77%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (28.30%) GCP
2 9 (16.98%) Akamai
2 9 (16.98%) Google Kubernetes Engine
3 8 (15.09%) Google Workspace
4 7 (13.21%) Azure
5 6 (11.32%) AWS
6 2 (3.77%) Azure AKS
6 2 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.77%) GitHub
6 2 (3.77%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (3.77%) OpenShift
7 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.89%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (47.17%) Firewall
2 17 (32.08%) DNS
3 9 (16.98%) WAN
4 8 (15.09%) LAN
5 7 (13.21%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (9.43%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 5 (9.43%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 5 (9.43%) VPN
6 5 (9.43%) Wireless
7 4 (7.55%) DMZ
7 4 (7.55%) SD-WAN
7 4 (7.55%) TCP/IP
8 3 (5.66%) BGP
8 3 (5.66%) BIG-IP
8 3 (5.66%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (5.66%) Cisco Wireless
8 3 (5.66%) DHCP
8 3 (5.66%) OSPF
8 3 (5.66%) WLAN
9 2 (3.77%) DWDM
Development Applications
1 8 (15.09%) JIRA
2 2 (3.77%) Jenkins
2 2 (3.77%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 18 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 11 (20.75%) Banking
3 9 (16.98%) Finance
4 4 (7.55%) Investment Banking
5 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Legal
6 1 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.89%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 12 (22.64%) Architect
2 9 (16.98%) Network Engineer
3 8 (15.09%) IT Engineer
3 8 (15.09%) IT Support
3 8 (15.09%) IT Support Engineer
3 8 (15.09%) Security Architect
3 8 (15.09%) Support Engineer
4 7 (13.21%) Security Specialist
5 5 (9.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Technical Security Specialist
5 5 (9.43%) Technical Specialist
6 4 (7.55%) Application Security Specialist
6 4 (7.55%) Applications Specialist
6 4 (7.55%) Operations Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 3 (5.66%) 2nd Line Support
7 3 (5.66%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Network Architect
7 3 (5.66%) Network Security Architect
7 3 (5.66%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) JSON
1 1 (1.89%) LDAP
1 1 (1.89%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
2 6 (11.32%) Data Centre
2 6 (11.32%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (9.43%) Management Information System
3 5 (9.43%) Security Posture
4 3 (5.66%) Cloud Native
4 3 (5.66%) Enterprise Storage
4 3 (5.66%) Hedge funds
4 3 (5.66%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (5.66%) Public Cloud
5 2 (3.77%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (3.77%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.89%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.89%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.89%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.89%) RSA SecurID
6 1 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (18.87%) Windows
2 9 (16.98%) Linux
3 1 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (1.89%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (24.53%) Migration
2 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (16.98%) Application Security
3 9 (16.98%) Architectural Patterns
3 9 (16.98%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (15.09%) CI/CD
4 8 (15.09%) Network Segmentation
5 6 (11.32%) Data Protection
5 6 (11.32%) Infrastructure as Code
5 6 (11.32%) Load Balancing
5 6 (11.32%) Roadmaps
5 6 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (11.32%) Threat Modelling
6 5 (9.43%) Business Strategy
6 5 (9.43%) Design Patterns
6 5 (9.43%) High Availability
6 5 (9.43%) Network Architecture
6 5 (9.43%) Security Architecture
6 5 (9.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (9.43%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.09%) JavaScript
2 7 (13.21%) Python
3 1 (1.89%) ActionScript
3 1 (1.89%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.89%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (16.98%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (13.21%) CISSP
3 5 (9.43%) CCNP
4 4 (7.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (7.55%) CCSP
4 4 (7.55%) CISM
4 4 (7.55%) Degree
5 3 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.77%) AWS Certification
6 2 (3.77%) Azure Certification
6 2 (3.77%) CCIE
6 2 (3.77%) CCNA
6 2 (3.77%) JNCIA
6 2 (3.77%) JNCIS
6 2 (3.77%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (1.89%) CCA
7 1 (1.89%) CEH
7 1 (1.89%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (1.89%) SANS
7 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) NIST
2 3 (5.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.77%) GDPR
3 2 (3.77%) PCI DSS
3 2 (3.77%) PSD2
4 1 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 10 (18.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.77%) Docker
2 2 (3.77%) VMware NSX
3 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.89%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.89%) vSphere
3 1 (1.89%) XenApp
3 1 (1.89%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (13.21%) Kubernetes
2 6 (11.32%) Terraform
3 5 (9.43%) Ansible
4 2 (3.77%) Istio
5 1 (1.89%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 12 (22.64%) Cisco
1 12 (22.64%) Microsoft
2 11 (20.75%) VMware
3 10 (18.87%) Google
4 9 (16.98%) F5
5 4 (7.55%) Palo Alto
6 3 (5.66%) BiZZdesign
6 3 (5.66%) Juniper
7 2 (3.77%) Arista
7 2 (3.77%) CheckPoint
7 2 (3.77%) Citrix
7 2 (3.77%) Infoblox
8 1 (1.89%) Aruba
8 1 (1.89%) ForeScout
8 1 (1.89%) IBM
8 1 (1.89%) Mitel
8 1 (1.89%) NetScout
8 1 (1.89%) Red Hat
8 1 (1.89%) SevOne