Network Security Jobs in Reading

Network Security
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 87 94
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 -21
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 29 54 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 1.69% 3.35% 1.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.58% 24.32% 11.19%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 32
10th Percentile £36,625 £34,509 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,117 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,625 £49,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.40% -7.55% -7.83%
75th Percentile £63,750 £49,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £57,850 £75,000
Berkshire median annual salary £45,250 £46,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -2.69% -12.26% -7.83%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 274 222 295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 16.01% 13.77% 16.98%
Number of salaries quoted 181 92 177
10th Percentile £31,250 £23,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £32,375 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £51,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -5.91% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,875 £81,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -9.09%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Reading over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Reading

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) Moodle
2 1 (3.45%) Totara
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (27.59%) Azure
2 4 (13.79%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (10.34%) AWS
4 1 (3.45%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (44.83%) Firewall
2 10 (34.48%) VPN
3 7 (24.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (13.79%) LAN
4 4 (13.79%) NAS
4 4 (13.79%) SAN
4 4 (13.79%) VoIP
4 4 (13.79%) WAN
4 4 (13.79%) Wireshark
5 3 (10.34%) BGP
5 3 (10.34%) DMZ
5 3 (10.34%) DNS
5 3 (10.34%) Internet
5 3 (10.34%) IPsec
5 3 (10.34%) MPLS
5 3 (10.34%) OSPF
5 3 (10.34%) SD-WAN
5 3 (10.34%) SSL
6 1 (3.45%) TCP/IP
General
1 10 (34.48%) Telecoms
2 8 (27.59%) Finance
3 5 (17.24%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Games
4 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (27.59%) Security Assurance Manager
1 8 (27.59%) Security Manager
2 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 5 (17.24%) Architect
3 5 (17.24%) IT Engineer
3 5 (17.24%) Security Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Consultant
4 4 (13.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (13.79%) IT Support
4 4 (13.79%) IT Support Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Network Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Security Consultant
4 4 (13.79%) Support Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Firewall Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Presales Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Presales Network Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Security Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Senior
6 2 (6.90%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (31.03%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (24.14%) Data Centre
3 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
4 5 (17.24%) Security Posture
5 3 (10.34%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (10.34%) PKI
6 2 (6.90%) Operational Technology
7 1 (3.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (3.45%) e-Learning
7 1 (3.45%) Learning Management System
7 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
7 1 (3.45%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Windows
2 4 (13.79%) Linux
3 3 (10.34%) Kali Linux
4 1 (3.45%) Mac OS
4 1 (3.45%) Unix
4 1 (3.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (58.62%) Vulnerability Management
3 16 (55.17%) Application Security
4 15 (51.72%) OWASP
5 13 (44.83%) Computer Science
5 13 (44.83%) Penetration Testing
6 12 (41.38%) Security Management
6 12 (41.38%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (37.93%) Software Engineering
8 10 (34.48%) Risk Management
8 10 (34.48%) Security Operations
9 8 (27.59%) Content Development
9 8 (27.59%) DevSecOps
9 8 (27.59%) Purple Team
9 8 (27.59%) Red Team
10 7 (24.14%) Identity Access Management
10 7 (24.14%) Information Security
11 6 (20.69%) ITIL
12 5 (17.24%) SIEM
13 4 (13.79%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (24.14%) PowerShell
1 7 (24.14%) Python
2 4 (13.79%) Bash
Qualifications
1 18 (62.07%) Degree
2 12 (41.38%) CISSP
3 8 (27.59%) CISM
3 8 (27.59%) GIAC
3 8 (27.59%) GPEN
4 6 (20.69%) CCNA
4 6 (20.69%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (13.79%) MCSE
7 3 (10.34%) AWS Certification
7 3 (10.34%) Azure Certification
7 3 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (6.90%) CCNP
8 2 (6.90%) ISACA
9 1 (3.45%) A+ Certification
9 1 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (3.45%) DBS Check
9 1 (3.45%) MCP
9 1 (3.45%) Postgraduate
9 1 (3.45%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (48.28%) NIST
2 10 (34.48%) GDPR
3 8 (27.59%) GRC
4 6 (20.69%) NIST 800
5 5 (17.24%) COBIT
5 5 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (10.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (10.34%) PCI DSS
7 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
7 1 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (3.45%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (17.24%) Active Directory
2 4 (13.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (20.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (20.69%) Nessus
2 3 (10.34%) Suricata
3 1 (3.45%) SCCM
3 1 (3.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Qualys
2 4 (13.79%) Cisco
2 4 (13.79%) Fortinet
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) Palo Alto
2 4 (13.79%) VMware
3 3 (10.34%) Juniper
3 3 (10.34%) Splunk
4 1 (3.45%) Apple
4 1 (3.45%) HP