Network Security Engineer
UK
The median Network Security Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 713 | 778 | 774 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | -4 | +335 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer | 29 | 80 | 110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.086% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.090% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 78 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £40,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,719 | £51,250 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,450 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,375 | £88,750 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,750 | £52,500 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.14% | -18.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 54,249 | 88,537 | 75,477 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.69% | 94.82% | 91.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,880 | 60,548 | 52,108 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,871 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.43% | +2.66% |
Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security Engineer.
Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security Engineer over the 6 months to 24 July 2025.
Network Security Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | +72 | 28 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +119 | 22 | £48,750 | -7.14% | 6 |
| South East | +38 | 11 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 2 |
| North of England | +16 | 10 | £53,125 | +3.66% | 1 |
| London | +62 | 7 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| North East | - | 7 | £48,750 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 2 | £53,750 | -2.27% | |
| Work from Home | +25 | 1 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 4 |
| Wales | +19 | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| North West | -14 | 1 | £57,500 | +12.20% | 1 |
Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, Network Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.
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Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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