Network Security Job Trends in Belfast

Network Security
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 45 35
Rank change year-on-year +7 -10 +43
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 1 3 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.30% 1.05% 3.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.22% 7.89% 19.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 10
10th Percentile - - £40,600
25th Percentile - £55,000 £47,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -3.23% +20.98%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £69,781
90th Percentile - - £72,400
County Antrim median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% +30.68%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Belfast

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 Belfast.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 45 38 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 13.43% 13.24% 18.89%
Number of salaries quoted 36 6 45
10th Percentile £30,750 £46,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,219 £57,368 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,077 £69,308 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.40% +54.02% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £84,161 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £69,845
County Antrim median annual salary £44,077 £69,308 £42,500
% change year-on-year -36.40% +63.08% -7.61%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Belfast

Network Security
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Network Security

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Bid Writer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Bid Writer