Network Security Jobs in Northern Ireland

Network Security
UK > Northern Ireland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 69 84 74
Rank change year-on-year +15 -10 -17
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 9 17 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.29% 1.96% 0.60%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.83% 13.18% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile £27,250 - £44,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £41,250 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £44,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.14% -7.37% +11.76%
75th Percentile £38,750 £47,813 £51,500
90th Percentile - £47,925 £51,650
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Northern Ireland

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 115 129 149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 16.50% 14.90% 22.17%
Number of salaries quoted 34 37 66
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,300 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £37,500 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -3.23% -13.89%
75th Percentile £54,688 £47,750 £47,188
90th Percentile £73,750 £54,250 £71,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Northern Ireland

Network Security
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Network Security in Northern Ireland

Network Security
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim +17 6 £31,000 -29.55% 2
County Down - 3 £37,500 -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) AWS
1 2 (22.22%) Azure
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (22.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Firewall
1 5 (55.56%) VPN
2 3 (33.33%) Internet
2 3 (33.33%) LAN
2 3 (33.33%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) Wireless
3 2 (22.22%) DHCP
3 2 (22.22%) DNS
3 2 (22.22%) TCP/IP
3 2 (22.22%) VLAN
General
1 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) IT Support
2 2 (22.22%) IT Support Technician
2 2 (22.22%) IT Technician
2 2 (22.22%) Network Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Support Technician
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Security Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 3 (33.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
2 3 (33.33%) Mac OS
3 1 (11.11%) Unix
3 1 (11.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 3 (33.33%) Business Case
2 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 3 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 3 (33.33%) Network Management
2 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL
4 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (11.11%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (11.11%) Change Management
4 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
4 1 (11.11%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) CCNA
2 2 (22.22%) CCNP
2 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (11.11%) CEH
3 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (11.11%) GIAC
3 1 (11.11%) GSEC
3 1 (11.11%) OSCE
3 1 (11.11%) OSCP
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM
1 1 (11.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Apple