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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 78 131
Rank change year-on-year -54 +53 0
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 13 67 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.67% 2.76% 0.85%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.07% 24.28% 6.03%
Number of salaries quoted 11 36 9
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £31,700
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £74,750
90th Percentile - - £89,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +15.00%

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 161 276 282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 8.24% 11.36% 14.08%
Number of salaries quoted 130 156 221
10th Percentile £22,750 £35,000 £27,625
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,472 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.38% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
South East median annual salary £42,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% - +5.26%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security 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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 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 -2 7 £65,000 -18.75% 6
Bracknell +22 2 £45,000 -14.29%
Slough - 1 £55,000 - 5
Network Security
South East

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (7.69%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (69.23%) Firewall
2 6 (46.15%) TCP/IP
3 3 (23.08%) LAN
3 3 (23.08%) WAN
4 2 (15.38%) 5G
4 2 (15.38%) 802.11
4 2 (15.38%) Internet
4 2 (15.38%) VoIP
4 2 (15.38%) VPN
4 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (15.38%) Wireless
4 2 (15.38%) WLAN
5 1 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) DTS
General
1 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Games
2 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.69%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Senior
2 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Security Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Security Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Service Desk Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Service Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Field Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Field Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Security Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Security Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (15.38%) BYOD
2 2 (15.38%) CCTV
2 2 (15.38%) IoT
2 2 (15.38%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.69%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) ITIL
2 8 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (61.54%) Security Operations
2 8 (61.54%) SIEM
3 6 (46.15%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
4 3 (23.08%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (15.38%) Economics
5 2 (15.38%) Incident Management
5 2 (15.38%) Incident Response
5 2 (15.38%) Logistics
5 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
5 2 (15.38%) Network Design
5 2 (15.38%) Presales
5 2 (15.38%) Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (15.38%) Tech Ops
5 2 (15.38%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (53.85%) CCNA
2 7 (53.85%) CISSP
3 6 (46.15%) CCNP
3 6 (46.15%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (46.15%) GCIA
3 6 (46.15%) SANS
4 2 (15.38%) Degree
5 1 (7.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (7.69%) CCSP
5 1 (7.69%) CISM
5 1 (7.69%) CREST Certified
5 1 (7.69%) GIAC
5 1 (7.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (7.69%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (46.15%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (46.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.69%) GRC
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Cisco
2 2 (15.38%) Ruckus Wireless
2 2 (15.38%) ServiceNow
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft