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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | 91 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +32 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Network Security | 14 | 49 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire | 0.73% | 2.30% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 8.70% | 27.07% | 4.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,625 | £51,250 | £35,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,313 | £52,344 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -7.41% | +42.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £80,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £98,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +13.09% |
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 161 | 181 | 270 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 8.42% | 8.49% | 14.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 94 | 228 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £43,000 | £34,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,000 | £56,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +10.00% | +2.04% |
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
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 25 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | +16 | 10 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 4 |
| Slough | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| Network Security South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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: