Network Security Contracts in the UK excluding London

Network Security
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 156 157 220
Rank change year-on-year +1 +63 -17
Contract jobs citing Network Security 294 344 365
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.38% 1.52% 1.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.94% 9.74% 8.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 217 226
10th Percentile £411 £360 £325
25th Percentile £475 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £672 £675 £590
90th Percentile £775 £750 £688
UK median daily rate £550 £560 £538
% change year-on-year -1.79% +4.19% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 18
10th Percentile - - £35.53
25th Percentile - £18.50 £45.00
Median hourly rate £7.43 £22.26 £52.39
Median % change year-on-year -66.62% -57.51% +120.57%
75th Percentile £16.88 £52.13 £60.38
90th Percentile £23.00 - £71.80
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £55.00 £50.77
% change year-on-year -61.82% +8.33% +26.93%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,288 3,532 4,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.42% 15.56% 14.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,852 2,200 2,762
10th Percentile £203 £210 £190
25th Percentile £350 £338 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 354 299 243
10th Percentile £13.33 - £14.91
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £19.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -11.63% -2.27%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.00 £48.62
90th Percentile £73.60 £75.00 £60.93
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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 East +8 100 £545 -9.17% 62
South West +28 64 £575 -4.17% 22
North of England -3 62 £618 +21.08% 36
Midlands +2 48 £585 +11.43% 32
North West +7 47 £663 +36.42% 23
West Midlands +8 41 £634 +17.91% 27
Yorkshire -3 13 £500 -20.00% 11
Scotland +34 12 £480 -11.23% 20
Wales +15 5 £263 -38.24% 11
East Midlands -4 5 £563 +7.14% 4
East of England -16 4 £425 -22.73% 15
North East - 2 £450 - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.68%) Apache
1 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.34%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 45 (15.31%) Azure
2 40 (13.61%) AWS
3 11 (3.74%) Entra ID
4 10 (3.40%) Amazon EC2
4 10 (3.40%) Amazon S3
4 10 (3.40%) AWS Lambda
4 10 (3.40%) Serverless
5 9 (3.06%) SaaS
6 8 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (2.72%) GCP
6 8 (2.72%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 7 (2.38%) IaaS
7 7 (2.38%) OpenShift
8 6 (2.04%) Akamai
8 6 (2.04%) Cloudflare
8 6 (2.04%) PaaS
9 5 (1.70%) CloudFront
10 4 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 102 (34.69%) Firewall
2 44 (14.97%) VPN
3 36 (12.24%) Cisco ISE
3 36 (12.24%) WAN
4 28 (9.52%) Wireless
5 27 (9.18%) LAN
6 24 (8.16%) Cisco ASA
6 24 (8.16%) Intrusion Detection
7 20 (6.80%) DNS
8 18 (6.12%) SD-WAN
9 17 (5.78%) BGP
10 15 (5.10%) TCP/IP
11 13 (4.42%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (4.08%) OSPF
13 11 (3.74%) Cisco Nexus
13 11 (3.74%) IPsec
14 10 (3.40%) MPLS
15 9 (3.06%) Internet
16 8 (2.72%) DHCP
17 7 (2.38%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.12%) Big Data
2 8 (2.72%) Relational Database
3 7 (2.38%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.38%) InfluxDB
4 3 (1.02%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 8 (2.72%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.70%) Git
2 5 (1.70%) JIRA
3 3 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (1.02%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.34%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.34%) GitLab
General
1 52 (17.69%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 39 (13.27%) Public Sector
4 17 (5.78%) Military
5 16 (5.44%) Finance
6 13 (4.42%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.08%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.74%) Retail
9 6 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.70%) Legal
11 3 (1.02%) Automotive
12 2 (0.68%) Aviation
12 2 (0.68%) Electronics
12 2 (0.68%) Law
12 2 (0.68%) Marketing
13 1 (0.34%) Advertising
13 1 (0.34%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 68 (23.13%) Network Engineer
2 51 (17.35%) Architect
3 39 (13.27%) Security Architect
4 33 (11.22%) Security Engineer
5 25 (8.50%) Consultant
6 24 (8.16%) Senior
7 20 (6.80%) Network Security Engineer
7 20 (6.80%) Security Consultant
8 19 (6.46%) Analyst
8 19 (6.46%) Project Manager
9 15 (5.10%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
9 15 (5.10%) Network Architect
10 11 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 11 (3.74%) Security Analyst
11 10 (3.40%) Network Analyst
11 10 (3.40%) Network Consultant
11 10 (3.40%) Network Security Architect
11 10 (3.40%) Network Security Consultant
11 10 (3.40%) Platform Manager
12 9 (3.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.12%) Apache NiFi
2 6 (2.04%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (1.70%) .NET
3 5 (1.70%) OAuth
3 5 (1.70%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.70%) SAML
4 3 (1.02%) Web Services
5 2 (0.68%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.34%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.34%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.34%) J2EE
6 1 (0.34%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.20%) Cyber Defence
2 27 (9.18%) Data Centre
3 23 (7.82%) Management Information System
4 18 (6.12%) Distributed Applications
5 17 (5.78%) Security Operations Centre
5 17 (5.78%) Security Posture
6 15 (5.10%) PKI
7 13 (4.42%) Operational Technology
8 10 (3.40%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (2.72%) Cloud Native
10 7 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.70%) IoT
12 4 (1.36%) CMDB
12 4 (1.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (1.36%) Cyberattack
12 4 (1.36%) Public Cloud
13 3 (1.02%) NHS
13 3 (1.02%) SCADA
13 3 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 49 (16.67%) Windows
2 32 (10.88%) Linux
3 16 (5.44%) Android
3 16 (5.44%) Apple iOS
3 16 (5.44%) Unix
4 4 (1.36%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.02%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.34%) AIX
7 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.34%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (27.89%) Cybersecurity
2 65 (22.11%) Information Security
3 59 (20.07%) Security Architecture
4 47 (15.99%) SIEM
5 43 (14.63%) Identity Access Management
6 37 (12.59%) Security Operations
7 34 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (11.22%) Risk Management
9 28 (9.52%) Cloud Security
10 26 (8.84%) Agile
11 25 (8.50%) Actionable Insight
12 23 (7.82%) Analytics
12 23 (7.82%) DevOps
12 23 (7.82%) Migration
13 20 (6.80%) Application Security
13 20 (6.80%) Penetration Testing
14 19 (6.46%) Change Management
14 19 (6.46%) Data Management
15 18 (6.12%) Incident Management
15 18 (6.12%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 18 (6.12%) Python
2 12 (4.08%) Java
3 11 (3.74%) SQL
4 7 (2.38%) Go
5 6 (2.04%) Shell Script
6 5 (1.70%) Bash
6 5 (1.70%) C
7 4 (1.36%) C#
8 3 (1.02%) PHP
8 3 (1.02%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.02%) Ruby
9 2 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.34%) Bicep
10 1 (0.34%) C++
10 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 129 (43.88%) Security Cleared
2 88 (29.93%) DV Cleared
3 58 (19.73%) Cisco Certification
4 49 (16.67%) CCNP
5 44 (14.97%) SC Cleared
6 26 (8.84%) CISSP
7 23 (7.82%) CCNA
8 16 (5.44%) CISM
9 15 (5.10%) CCIE
9 15 (5.10%) Degree
10 12 (4.08%) AWS Certification
11 9 (3.06%) CCSA
12 8 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (2.38%) Azure Certification
13 7 (2.38%) ISACA
13 7 (2.38%) JNCIA
14 6 (2.04%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
15 4 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (1.36%) CCIE Security
15 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (12.59%) NIST
2 18 (6.12%) Actionable Recommendations
2 18 (6.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (5.44%) GDPR
4 11 (3.74%) NIST 800
5 10 (3.40%) COBIT
6 5 (1.70%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.70%) SLA
7 3 (1.02%) GRC
7 3 (1.02%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.02%) ISA99
8 2 (0.68%) QA
8 2 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.34%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (6.80%) Docker
2 19 (6.46%) Active Directory
3 14 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.38%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.70%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.68%) Firmware
8 1 (0.34%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (6.80%) Terraform
2 16 (5.44%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.42%) Ansible
4 11 (3.74%) FortiGate
5 10 (3.40%) Nessus
6 8 (2.72%) Grafana
7 7 (2.38%) Progress Chef
7 7 (2.38%) Prometheus
8 6 (2.04%) Docker Swarm
9 3 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.68%) Cacti
11 1 (0.34%) Kibana
11 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.34%) Nagios
Vendors
1 93 (31.63%) Cisco
2 53 (18.03%) Palo Alto
3 43 (14.63%) Microsoft
4 36 (12.24%) Juniper
5 24 (8.16%) F5
6 21 (7.14%) CheckPoint
6 21 (7.14%) VMware
7 16 (5.44%) Fortinet
8 14 (4.76%) Red Hat
9 11 (3.74%) ScienceLogic
10 9 (3.06%) Blue Coat
11 8 (2.72%) Dell
12 7 (2.38%) Aruba
13 6 (2.04%) SolarWinds
13 6 (2.04%) Splunk
14 4 (1.36%) LogRhythm
14 4 (1.36%) Zscaler
15 3 (1.02%) AlgoSec
15 3 (1.02%) Rapid7
15 3 (1.02%) ServiceNow