Network Security Job Trends in Berkshire

Network Security
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	126	126	77
Rank change year-on-year	0	-49	+55
Permanent jobs citing Network Security	17	15	59
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire	0.47%	0.79%	2.67%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	8.25%	9.38%	27.83%
Number of salaries quoted	9	13	27
10^th Percentile	£42,350	£44,500	£50,750
25^th Percentile	£42,500	£57,500	£51,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£57,500	£65,000	£54,750
Median % change year-on-year	-11.54%	+18.72%	-22.89%
75^th Percentile	£61,250	£67,500	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£61,500	-	-
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-4.55%	-4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills	206	160	212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire	5.65%	8.46%	9.58%
Number of salaries quoted	151	123	118
10^th Percentile	£29,000	£22,800	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£37,500	£31,250	£42,813
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£46,000	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+8.70%	-12.38%	-
75^th Percentile	£67,500	£61,250	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£72,500	£79,750	£80,000
South East median annual salary	£47,500	£42,500	£53,000
% change year-on-year	+11.76%	-19.81%	+6.00%

Network Security Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Network Security Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Security.

Network Security Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Berkshire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Berkshire

Network Security Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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
Maidenhead	-	5	£57,500	-	2
Reading	-39	3	£45,000	-30.77%	11
Network Security South East

Network Security Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing Network Security also mentioned 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 Berkshire region with a requirement for Network Security.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Azure	70.6%	12
2	Firewall	64.7%	11
3	AWS	52.9%	9
3	Cybersecurity	52.9%	9
3	Microsoft	52.9%	9
3	Problem-Solving	52.9%	9
3	VPN	52.9%	9
8	Commercial Awareness	47.1%	8
8	LAN	47.1%	8
8	WAN	47.1%	8
8	Wireless	47.1%	8
12	Wi-Fi	41.2%	7
13	Aruba	29.4%	5
13	Cisco	29.4%	5
13	Customer Requirements	29.4%	5
13	Decision-Making	29.4%	5
13	Fortinet	29.4%	5
13	Juniper	29.4%	5
13	Microsoft 365	29.4%	5
13	Palo Alto	29.4%	5
13	Presales	29.4%	5
13	SD-WAN	29.4%	5
23	Active Directory	23.5%	4
23	AI	23.5%	4
23	Analytics	23.5%	4
23	Data Protection	23.5%	4
23	DBS Check	23.5%	4
23	Degree	23.5%	4
23	DNS	23.5%	4
23	GCP	23.5%	4

Network Security Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Communications & Networking

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Firewall	64.7%	11
2	VPN	52.9%	9
3	LAN	47.1%	8
3	WAN	47.1%	8
3	Wireless	47.1%	8
6	Wi-Fi	41.2%	7
7	SD-WAN	29.4%	5
8	DNS	23.5%	4
8	TCP/IP	23.5%	4
10	DHCP	11.8%	2
10	HTTP	11.8%	2
10	VLAN	11.8%	2
13	2G	5.9%	1
13	3GPP	5.9%	1
13	4G	5.9%	1
13	5G	5.9%	1
13	Radio Access Network	5.9%	1
13	Unified Communications	5.9%	1
13	VoIP	5.9%	1
13	WLAN	5.9%	1