Network Security Jobs in the West Midlands

Network Security
England > West Midlands

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 85 211
Rank change year-on-year -95 +126 -37
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 69 233 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.95% 3.52% 1.13%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.85% 20.53% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 51 59 62
10th Percentile £29,000 £37,075 £31,450
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,063 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,227 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.96% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £61,875 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,000 £77,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +3.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,008 1,135 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 13.88% 17.13% 14.87%
Number of salaries quoted 835 519 718
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,875 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,227 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £57,000 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,500 £72,500
England 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 the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the West Midlands

Network Security
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Network Security in the West Midlands

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the West Midlands

Network Security
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 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
Birmingham -12 44 £55,000 -18.31% 11
Staffordshire -18 11 £37,000 -14.45% 6
Shropshire -1 4 £39,750 -50.31%
Worcestershire -14 4 £34,250 +24.72% 1
Solihull +6 3 £62,500 +24.38% 1
Sutton Coldfield - 3 - - 1
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 6 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.45%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 6 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.80%) Sage 200
2 2 (2.90%) SAP Business One
3 1 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.45%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 30 (43.48%) Azure
2 20 (28.99%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (5.80%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.90%) SaaS
5 1 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.45%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 46 (66.67%) Firewall
2 20 (28.99%) VPN
3 15 (21.74%) WAN
4 14 (20.29%) LAN
4 14 (20.29%) VLAN
4 14 (20.29%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (17.39%) MPLS
6 9 (13.04%) BGP
6 9 (13.04%) OSPF
7 8 (11.59%) DNS
8 5 (7.25%) Internet
8 5 (7.25%) SAN
8 5 (7.25%) SD-WAN
8 5 (7.25%) TCP/IP
8 5 (7.25%) Wireless
8 5 (7.25%) WLAN
9 4 (5.80%) DHCP
9 4 (5.80%) VoIP
10 3 (4.35%) DMZ
10 3 (4.35%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.90%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.45%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 10 (14.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 10 (14.49%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.04%) Telecoms
3 5 (7.25%) Police
3 5 (7.25%) Public Sector
4 4 (5.80%) Finance
5 3 (4.35%) Banking
5 3 (4.35%) Legal
5 3 (4.35%) Multimedia
5 3 (4.35%) Retail
6 2 (2.90%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.90%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (33.33%) Network Engineer
2 11 (15.94%) IT Manager
3 9 (13.04%) Analyst
4 6 (8.70%) IT Analyst
4 6 (8.70%) IT Engineer
4 6 (8.70%) Senior
5 5 (7.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Mobile Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Security Analyst
6 4 (5.80%) Senior Network Engineer
7 3 (4.35%) Chief Technology Officer
7 3 (4.35%) Firewall Engineer
7 3 (4.35%) Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (4.35%) IT Security Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) IT Security Manager
7 3 (4.35%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Junior Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Network Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.35%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.59%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.14%) CCTV
3 5 (7.25%) EPoS
3 5 (7.25%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (5.80%) Data Centre
4 4 (5.80%) FMCG
5 3 (4.35%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.35%) Driving Licence
5 3 (4.35%) iPad
5 3 (4.35%) Media Streaming
5 3 (4.35%) PKI
6 2 (2.90%) Private Cloud
6 2 (2.90%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.90%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.45%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (21.74%) Windows
2 12 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 5 (7.25%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (7.25%) Windows Server 2016
3 5 (7.25%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (4.35%) Linux
5 2 (2.90%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (33.33%) ITIL
2 14 (20.29%) Agile
3 11 (15.94%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (14.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 8 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (11.59%) Security Operations
5 8 (11.59%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 8 (11.59%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (10.14%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (10.14%) IT Strategy
6 7 (10.14%) Roadmaps
6 7 (10.14%) Service Delivery
7 6 (8.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 6 (8.70%) ERP
7 6 (8.70%) Incident Response
7 6 (8.70%) Network Monitoring
7 6 (8.70%) Performance Metrics
7 6 (8.70%) Proactive Monitoring
7 6 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (8.70%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (21.74%) Degree
2 13 (18.84%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (18.84%) Security Cleared
3 12 (17.39%) CCNA
4 10 (14.49%) SC Cleared
5 9 (13.04%) CCNP
6 6 (8.70%) Azure Certification
6 6 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (7.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (7.25%) DV Cleared
7 5 (7.25%) MCSE
8 4 (5.80%) CCIE
8 4 (5.80%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (5.80%) JNCIA
9 3 (4.35%) MCP
10 2 (2.90%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (2.90%) DBS Check
11 1 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.90%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (1.45%) ISO 22301
2 1 (1.45%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.45%) NCSC
2 1 (1.45%) NIST
2 1 (1.45%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (20.29%) Hyper-V
2 12 (17.39%) Active Directory
3 10 (14.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.90%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (5.80%) FortiGate
2 2 (2.90%) Nessus
3 1 (1.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (59.42%) Cisco
2 25 (36.23%) Microsoft
3 12 (17.39%) VMware
4 9 (13.04%) Juniper
5 8 (11.59%) Ericsson
5 8 (11.59%) Meraki
6 7 (10.14%) Sage
7 6 (8.70%) Aruba
8 5 (7.25%) Fortinet
8 5 (7.25%) Nokia
9 4 (5.80%) Avaya
9 4 (5.80%) WatchGuard
10 3 (4.35%) Palo Alto
10 3 (4.35%) Sophos
10 3 (4.35%) ZyXEL
11 2 (2.90%) Apple
11 2 (2.90%) Forcepoint
11 2 (2.90%) SAP
11 2 (2.90%) Zscaler
12 1 (1.45%) F5