The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Security Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Security Engineer
Rank 515 574 596
Rank change year-on-year
+59 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 86 75 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.195% 0.138% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.209% 0.147% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 64 71 33
Average salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.00% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £37,500 £45,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +7.14%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41114 51159 53446
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.43% 93.93% 93.59%
Number of salaries quoted 34577 44402 45054
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Security Engineer
England

Network Security Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Network Security Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region.

London Network Security Engineer Salary Trend

Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

London Network Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Network Security Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the London region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +19 15 £50,000 -6.97%
Docklands, London +6 4 £32,500 -27.77%
Canary Wharf - 2 - -
Network Security Engineer
England

Network Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Network Security Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Security Engineer in their job title.

1 177 (97.25%) Network Security
2 146 (80.22%) Firewall
3 130 (71.43%) Cisco
4 123 (67.58%) CheckPoint
5 86 (47.25%) Juniper
6 83 (45.60%) Cisco Certification
7 73 (40.11%) CCNP
8 71 (39.01%) Cisco ASA
9 60 (32.97%) VPN
10 54 (29.67%) F5
11 48 (26.37%) WAN
12 44 (24.18%) LAN
12 44 (24.18%) Finance
13 43 (23.63%) CCNA
14 39 (21.43%) Load Balancing
15 38 (20.88%) Linux
16 35 (19.23%) Degree
17 32 (17.58%) Windows
18 31 (17.03%) NetScreen
19 30 (16.48%) UNIX
19 30 (16.48%) Cisco PIX
20 29 (15.93%) SSL
20 29 (15.93%) MPLS
21 26 (14.29%) CCIE
21 26 (14.29%) CCSP
22 25 (13.74%) TCP/IP
22 25 (13.74%) Internet
22 25 (13.74%) Project Management
23 24 (13.19%) Computer Science
24 22 (12.09%) Junos

Network Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Network Security Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Network Security Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (9.341%) CSS
2 12 (6.593%) ASP
2 12 (6.593%) DCOM
3 3 (1.648%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.648%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (1.648%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 13 (7.143%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.099%) MS Office
2 2 (1.099%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.549%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 177 (97.25%) Network Security
2 146 (80.22%) Firewall
3 71 (39.01%) Cisco ASA
4 60 (32.97%) VPN
5 48 (26.37%) WAN
6 44 (24.18%) LAN
7 31 (17.03%) NetScreen
8 30 (16.48%) Cisco PIX
9 29 (15.93%) SSL
9 29 (15.93%) MPLS
10 25 (13.74%) TCP/IP
10 25 (13.74%) Internet
11 22 (12.09%) Junos
11 22 (12.09%) BGP
12 21 (11.54%) OSPF
12 21 (11.54%) DNS
13 18 (9.890%) EIGRP
13 18 (9.890%) SNMP
13 18 (9.890%) VLAN
14 15 (8.242%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.044%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (5.495%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 44 (24.18%) Finance
2 11 (6.044%) Banking
3 7 (3.846%) Telecoms
4 4 (2.198%) Legal
4 4 (2.198%) Investment Banking
5 2 (1.099%) Financial Institution
5 2 (1.099%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.19%) Computer Science
2 9 (4.945%) Management Information System
3 5 (2.747%) Digital Media
3 5 (2.747%) Hedge funds
4 4 (2.198%) Firmware
5 1 (0.549%) Economics
5 1 (0.549%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.549%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 38 (20.88%) Linux
2 32 (17.58%) Windows
3 30 (16.48%) UNIX
4 9 (4.945%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (4.945%) Windows 2000
4 9 (4.945%) Windows NT
5 4 (2.198%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (1.099%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (21.43%) Load Balancing
2 25 (13.74%) Project Management
3 22 (12.09%) Information Security
4 19 (10.44%) Strategic Planning
4 19 (10.44%) Information Management
5 15 (8.242%) ITIL
6 14 (7.692%) SIEM
7 13 (7.143%) Capacity Planning
8 9 (4.945%) Change Control
8 9 (4.945%) Penetration Testing
9 8 (4.396%) Configuration Management
9 8 (4.396%) OO
9 8 (4.396%) Business Analysis
10 6 (3.297%) Investment Management
11 5 (2.747%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 5 (2.747%) Data Analysis
11 5 (2.747%) Asset Management
11 5 (2.747%) Network Design
11 5 (2.747%) Disaster Recovery
12 4 (2.198%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 21 (11.54%) SQL
2 10 (5.495%) Perl
3 9 (4.945%) PowerShell
4 8 (4.396%) Python
Qualifications
1 83 (45.60%) Cisco Certification
2 73 (40.11%) CCNP
3 43 (23.63%) CCNA
4 35 (19.23%) Degree
5 26 (14.29%) CCIE
5 26 (14.29%) CCSP
6 21 (11.54%) CISSP
7 14 (7.692%) CCDP
8 11 (6.044%) CCSE
9 10 (5.495%) Check Point Certification
9 10 (5.495%) JNCIA
10 7 (3.846%) CCSA
11 6 (3.297%) JNCIP
12 4 (2.198%) CCIP
12 4 (2.198%) SC Cleared
12 4 (2.198%) Security Cleared
12 4 (2.198%) JNCIE
13 3 (1.648%) JNCIS
13 3 (1.648%) MCITP
13 3 (1.648%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.593%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (5.495%) PCI DSS
3 7 (3.846%) COBIT
4 5 (2.747%) SLA
5 1 (0.549%) QA
System Software
1 9 (4.945%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (4.396%) VMware ESX
2 8 (4.396%) vSphere
3 5 (2.747%) ProxySG
4 3 (1.648%) Snort
Systems Management
1 20 (10.99%) FortiGate
2 8 (4.396%) HP Operations Orchestration
3 5 (2.747%) Cacti
3 5 (2.747%) Tivoli
4 4 (2.198%) Nagios
5 1 (0.549%) MIMEsweeper
5 1 (0.549%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 130 (71.43%) Cisco
2 123 (67.58%) CheckPoint
3 86 (47.25%) Juniper
4 54 (29.67%) F5
5 20 (10.99%) Foundry
6 18 (9.890%) Blue Coat
6 18 (9.890%) Citrix
6 18 (9.890%) Brocade
7 12 (6.593%) Oracle
7 12 (6.593%) VMware
8 11 (6.044%) Microsoft
9 10 (5.495%) HP
10 9 (4.945%) Red Hat
11 8 (4.396%) Riverbed
12 7 (3.846%) Fortinet
12 7 (3.846%) Nokia
13 6 (3.297%) Q1 Labs
14 4 (2.198%) Sophos
14 4 (2.198%) Symantec
14 4 (2.198%) McAfee
City, London
You will responsible for writing the code to replace SNORT Based protocols over to Cisco and to test the entire network for errors specifically through the penetration testing...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
East London
Network & Security Engineer - Market leading organisation!... Key skills: Network & Security Support Engineer, Cisco (layer 2 & layer 3), Check Point, SPLAT, Cisco ASA, Load Balancer, Netscaler, Riverbed, DDoS, IPS.
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bens - on call, pens, health+more
Posted: 19 May 2013
London
Job title: Senior Network security EngineerSenior Network Engineer with a strong focus on Network security required for a global broadcasting company based in London. As a Senior Network...
bluemonday recruitment
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Network Security Specialist - Checkpoint, Cisco - Barbican, London - £48,000 + bonus... To be suitable for this position you will be a highly motivated self starter with enterprise network experience...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £45000 - £48000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
Role: An exciting opportunity for an experienced Network / Security Engineer to join a fast paced and ambitious organisation... - Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + benefits/bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
My retail client is looking for a Senior CCNP Network Security engineer... This person will be responsible for the development and support of LAN/WAN and network security...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hayes, Middlesex
In-depth working knowledge of network security technologies, specifically Cisco ASA, Juniper firewalls. Experience working with Load balancers, F5 and Brocade desirable... Minimum CCNP Security, CCIE desirable but...
Rackspace
Salary: Unspecified COMPETITIVE
Posted: 21 May 2013