Network Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Network Security
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 154 179
Rank change year-on-year -18 +25 -18
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 70 112 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.04% 1.87% 1.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.30% 11.78% 6.98%
Number of salaries quoted 48 30 90
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,287 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -10.91% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,313 £73,438
90th Percentile £67,875 £75,250 £75,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £49,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +22.45% -6.67% -4.55%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 959 951 1,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.27% 15.92% 20.23%
Number of salaries quoted 676 537 751
10th Percentile £28,375 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,500 £30,750 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £59,000 £58,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £69,750 £73,875 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% -1.04%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 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
Berkshire -7 57 £50,000 +7.53% 15
Buckinghamshire -17 7 £65,000 +116.67% 3
Oxfordshire +12 6 £45,000 -21.74% 2
Network Security
South East

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 17 (24.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (17.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.43%) Moodle
3 1 (1.43%) Totara
Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.29%) Sage X3
2 1 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (27.14%) Azure
1 19 (27.14%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (17.14%) iTunes
3 11 (15.71%) AWS
3 11 (15.71%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (7.14%) Entra ID
5 3 (4.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 3 (4.29%) Azure Monitor
5 3 (4.29%) Azure Stack
5 3 (4.29%) Azure Storage
6 2 (2.86%) AWS Direct Connect
6 2 (2.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (1.43%) GCP
7 1 (1.43%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 41 (58.57%) Firewall
2 23 (32.86%) SSL
3 18 (25.71%) VPN
4 11 (15.71%) WAN
5 10 (14.29%) LAN
6 9 (12.86%) Intrusion Detection
7 6 (8.57%) BGP
7 6 (8.57%) DNS
7 6 (8.57%) OSPF
7 6 (8.57%) SAN
7 6 (8.57%) SD-WAN
8 5 (7.14%) Internet
8 5 (7.14%) NAS
8 5 (7.14%) TCP/IP
8 5 (7.14%) VoIP
9 4 (5.71%) Cisco Firepower
9 4 (5.71%) MPLS
9 4 (5.71%) Wireshark
10 3 (4.29%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (4.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.43%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (27.14%) Social Skills
2 11 (15.71%) Telecoms
3 8 (11.43%) Finance
4 5 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (4.29%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.29%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.86%) Electronics
6 2 (2.86%) Retail
7 1 (1.43%) Games
7 1 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (27.14%) IT Engineer
2 13 (18.57%) Network Engineer
3 12 (17.14%) Project Engineer
4 10 (14.29%) IT Support
4 10 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
4 10 (14.29%) Support Engineer
5 9 (12.86%) Architect
6 8 (11.43%) Security Assurance Manager
6 8 (11.43%) Security Engineer
6 8 (11.43%) Security Manager
7 7 (10.00%) Security Architect
8 6 (8.57%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 5 (7.14%) Network Security Engineer
9 5 (7.14%) Project Support Engineer
9 5 (7.14%) Senior
10 4 (5.71%) Consultant
10 4 (5.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 4 (5.71%) Lead
10 4 (5.71%) Security Consultant
11 3 (4.29%) Presales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.57%) Web Services
2 3 (4.29%) Azure Blueprints
3 2 (2.86%) 802.1X
4 1 (1.43%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 11 (15.71%) Data Centre
3 9 (12.86%) Hybrid Cloud
3 9 (12.86%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (10.00%) Security Posture
5 5 (7.14%) PKI
6 2 (2.86%) Fibre Optics
6 2 (2.86%) Molecular Biology
6 2 (2.86%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.86%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.43%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.43%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.43%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 11 (15.71%) Windows
2 6 (8.57%) Linux
3 5 (7.14%) Kali Linux
4 3 (4.29%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.86%) Android
5 2 (2.86%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.43%) Unix
6 1 (1.43%) VMS
6 1 (1.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (31.43%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
3 19 (27.14%) Application Security
3 19 (27.14%) Computer Science
4 17 (24.29%) OWASP
5 16 (22.86%) Penetration Testing
5 16 (22.86%) Project Management
6 14 (20.00%) Information Security
6 14 (20.00%) Project Planning
6 14 (20.00%) Security Operations
7 13 (18.57%) Software Engineering
8 12 (17.14%) Data Integration
8 12 (17.14%) Project Delivery
8 12 (17.14%) Security Management
8 12 (17.14%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (14.29%) Risk Management
10 9 (12.86%) Identity Access Management
11 8 (11.43%) Content Development
11 8 (11.43%) Data Protection
11 8 (11.43%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 15 (21.43%) PowerShell
1 15 (21.43%) SQL
2 11 (15.71%) Python
3 6 (8.57%) Bash
4 2 (2.86%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 24 (34.29%) Degree
2 15 (21.43%) CISSP
3 12 (17.14%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (14.29%) CCNA
4 10 (14.29%) SC Cleared
4 10 (14.29%) Security Cleared
5 8 (11.43%) CISM
5 8 (11.43%) GIAC
5 8 (11.43%) GPEN
6 6 (8.57%) DV Cleared
6 6 (8.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (7.14%) AWS Certification
7 5 (7.14%) Azure Certification
7 5 (7.14%) CCNP
7 5 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (5.71%) MCSE
9 2 (2.86%) A+ Certification
9 2 (2.86%) CCIE
9 2 (2.86%) GCIA
9 2 (2.86%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (22.86%) NIST
2 15 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (14.29%) GDPR
4 8 (11.43%) GRC
5 6 (8.57%) NIST 800
6 5 (7.14%) COBIT
6 5 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (7.14%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.29%) ISO 9001
8 2 (2.86%) SLA
9 1 (1.43%) Accessibility
9 1 (1.43%) WCAG
System Software
1 23 (32.86%) Active Directory
2 5 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.29%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.86%) Docker
5 1 (1.43%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.43%) NFS
Systems Management
1 6 (8.57%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (8.57%) Nessus
2 5 (7.14%) Suricata
3 3 (4.29%) Kubernetes
3 3 (4.29%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (2.86%) WSUS
5 1 (1.43%) Ansible
5 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (1.43%) Progress Chef
5 1 (1.43%) Puppet
5 1 (1.43%) SCCM
5 1 (1.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 20 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 13 (18.57%) Cisco
3 10 (14.29%) Juniper
4 6 (8.57%) Palo Alto
4 6 (8.57%) Qualys
4 6 (8.57%) VMware
5 5 (7.14%) Splunk
6 4 (5.71%) F5
6 4 (5.71%) Fortinet
7 3 (4.29%) Sage
8 2 (2.86%) Acronis
8 2 (2.86%) WatchGuard
9 1 (1.43%) Apple
9 1 (1.43%) Citrix
9 1 (1.43%) HP
9 1 (1.43%) Meraki
9 1 (1.43%) NetApp
9 1 (1.43%) Oracle