Network Security Engineer Job Trends in Basingstoke

Network Security Engineer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Network Security Engineer salary in Basingstoke is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 47 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 2 12 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Basingstoke 0.59% 1.97% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 2.05% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 12 0
10th Percentile £51,750 - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £54,500 -
90th Percentile £58,250 £58,550 -
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 -
% change year-on-year +3.77% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 323 584 272
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 95.74% 93.79%
Number of salaries quoted 261 459 173
10th Percentile £30,000 £43,620 £29,600
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £58,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +22.11% -13.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £78,500
Hampshire median annual salary £51,500 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -6.36% +5.77% -5.45%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend in Basingstoke

Salary distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Salary distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Network Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) HP
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) OSPF
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) WLAN
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CCNP
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) EIGRP
2 1 (50.00%) IKE
2 1 (50.00%) IPsec
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) BGP
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) OSPF
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) WLAN
2 1 (50.00%) EIGRP
2 1 (50.00%) IKE
2 1 (50.00%) IPsec
2 1 (50.00%) RIP
2 1 (50.00%) SSL
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing
2 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) HP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix
2 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto