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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 110 96
Rank change year-on-year +3 -14 +2
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 6 12 62
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.23% 0.76% 2.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.91% 7.89% 13.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 44
10th Percentile £42,950 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,750 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.20% +25.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £57,250 £75,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £59,650 - £63,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% -11.67% +15.38%

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 206 152 459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 7.93% 9.67% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 120 121 364
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,895
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +0.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £73,375
South East median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

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 job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Network Security.

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 26 May 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 26 May 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 +13 1 £57,500 +53.33% 3
Network Security
South East

Network Security
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) AWS
1 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 4 (66.67%) GCP
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Firewall
1 3 (50.00%) VPN
2 2 (33.33%) DNS
2 2 (33.33%) HTTP
2 2 (33.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (16.67%) LAN
3 1 (16.67%) SD-WAN
3 1 (16.67%) WAN
3 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Account Manager
1 3 (50.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Consultant
3 1 (16.67%) Network Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 3 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Linux
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) Analytics
3 3 (50.00%) Business Development
3 3 (50.00%) CRM
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Retention
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 3 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 3 (50.00%) ISMS
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL
3 3 (50.00%) Machine Learning
3 3 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (50.00%) Security Management
3 3 (50.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
1 1 (16.67%) Python
1 1 (16.67%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) CREST Certified
2 2 (33.33%) GCIA
2 2 (33.33%) GCIH
2 2 (33.33%) GIAC
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (16.67%) GCED
3 1 (16.67%) OSCP
3 1 (16.67%) SANS
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Kibana
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Google
3 2 (33.33%) Carbon Black
3 2 (33.33%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (33.33%) Splunk
4 1 (16.67%) Aruba
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco
4 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
4 1 (16.67%) Juniper
4 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto