Network Security Jobs in Bedfordshire

Network Security
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 46 49
Rank change year-on-year -6 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 7 3 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 1.18% 0.69% 6.03%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.14% 7.50% 25.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 7
10th Percentile £43,325 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £57,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +52.94% -34.62%
75th Percentile £48,750 £72,500 £46,250
90th Percentile £50,375 - £50,750
East of England median annual salary £52,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +9.47% +11.76% -19.81%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bedfordshire

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 327 40 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 55.24% 9.15% 23.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30 20 58
10th Percentile £32,600 - £26,750
25th Percentile £33,399 £21,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,950 £31,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +41.77% -40.95% -0.94%
75th Percentile £54,875 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £66,000 £68,000 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -15.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Bedfordshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Bedfordshire

Network Security
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Luton +10 6 £47,500 -26.92% 6
Bedford - 1 £40,400 - 1
Network Security
East of England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 (85.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) DHCP
1 6 (85.71%) Firewall
2 5 (71.43%) DNS
2 5 (71.43%) NGFW
2 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
3 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
3 1 (14.29%) IPsec
3 1 (14.29%) LAN
3 1 (14.29%) MPLS
3 1 (14.29%) OSPF
3 1 (14.29%) SD-WAN
3 1 (14.29%) Unified Communications
3 1 (14.29%) VLAN
3 1 (14.29%) VPN
3 1 (14.29%) VRRP
3 1 (14.29%) VXLAN
3 1 (14.29%) WAN
3 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 2 (28.57%) Aviation
2 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Security Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
2 4 (57.14%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (14.29%) CSOC
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Computer Forensics
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (71.43%) Identity Management
1 5 (71.43%) Incident Management
1 5 (71.43%) Incident Response
1 5 (71.43%) Malware Analysis
1 5 (71.43%) SIEM
2 4 (57.14%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (57.14%) Security Operations
3 1 (14.29%) Architectural Design
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Security
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Maintenance
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Network Design
3 1 (14.29%) Network Management
3 1 (14.29%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
2 1 (14.29%) CCNA
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
System Software
1 6 (85.71%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (14.29%) Firmware
3 1 (14.29%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) VMware
3 1 (14.29%) Aruba
3 1 (14.29%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (14.29%) Cisco
3 1 (14.29%) Dell
3 1 (14.29%) Forcepoint
3 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
3 1 (14.29%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) Meru Networks
3 1 (14.29%) Palo Alto