Network Security Jobs in Bristol

Network Security
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 124 113
Rank change year-on-year +49 -11 +64
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 20 40 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.75% 1.11% 1.97%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 25.32% 12.50% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 20 36 12
10th Percentile £24,000 £47,165 £52,872
25th Percentile £40,688 £69,375 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £92,319 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +55.09% -8.42%
75th Percentile £95,000 £107,500 £64,000
90th Percentile - - £75,375
South West median annual salary £63,750 £70,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -8.93% +17.60% +3.52%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 79 320 309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 6.92% 8.90% 12.71%
Number of salaries quoted 57 237 115
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,250 £28,125
25th Percentile £34,500 £36,250 £39,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,750 £65,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £94,267 £82,500 £80,750
South West median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -28.42% +5.56% -6.25%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Bristol

Network Security
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Bristol.

Salary trend for Network Security in Bristol

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Bristol over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Bristol

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 12 (60.00%) AWS
2 8 (40.00%) Azure
3 4 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (10.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (10.00%) IaaS
4 2 (10.00%) PaaS
4 2 (10.00%) SaaS
5 1 (5.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (65.00%) Firewall
2 10 (50.00%) VPN
3 3 (15.00%) DHCP
3 3 (15.00%) DNS
3 3 (15.00%) WAN
4 2 (10.00%) LAN
4 2 (10.00%) SD-WAN
4 2 (10.00%) Wireless
5 1 (5.00%) BGP
5 1 (5.00%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (5.00%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (5.00%) EIGRP
5 1 (5.00%) Ethernet
5 1 (5.00%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (5.00%) OSPF
5 1 (5.00%) SSL
5 1 (5.00%) TCP/IP
5 1 (5.00%) VLAN
5 1 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (5.00%) WLAN
General
1 8 (40.00%) Finance
2 4 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Security Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) Cloud Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security Lead
2 6 (30.00%) Lead
2 6 (30.00%) Lead Cloud Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) IT Support
4 3 (15.00%) IT Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Network Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) Architect
5 2 (10.00%) AWS Architect
5 2 (10.00%) AWS Security Architect
5 2 (10.00%) IT Security Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) Security Architect
6 1 (5.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Cloud Architect
6 1 (5.00%) Cloud Security Architect
6 1 (5.00%) Network Security Consultant
6 1 (5.00%) Technical Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (10.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (10.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (10.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (5.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 9 (45.00%) Network Design
2 8 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 8 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 8 (40.00%) Threat Modelling
3 6 (30.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (30.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 6 (30.00%) Technology Transformation
4 4 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 4 (20.00%) Information Security
4 4 (20.00%) OWASP
4 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 4 (20.00%) Security Architecture
4 4 (20.00%) Security Operations
4 4 (20.00%) SIEM
5 3 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
6 2 (10.00%) IT Strategy
6 2 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (40.00%) CISM
1 8 (40.00%) CISSP
2 5 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (20.00%) CCNA
4 3 (15.00%) Degree
5 2 (10.00%) Azure Certification
5 2 (10.00%) CEH
5 2 (10.00%) GIAC
5 2 (10.00%) ISSAP
5 2 (10.00%) MCP
5 2 (10.00%) SANS
5 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
6 1 (5.00%) CCNP
6 1 (5.00%) CCSA
6 1 (5.00%) DBS Check
6 1 (5.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (50.00%) NIST
2 6 (30.00%) Accessibility
2 6 (30.00%) NCSC
3 4 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (15.00%) GDPR
4 3 (15.00%) PCI DSS
5 2 (10.00%) COBIT
5 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (10.00%) SOC 2
6 1 (5.00%) HIPAA
System Software
1 3 (15.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (10.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Ansible
1 2 (10.00%) Host Intrusion Detection System
2 1 (5.00%) FortiGate
2 1 (5.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Cisco
1 3 (15.00%) Palo Alto
2 2 (10.00%) CheckPoint
2 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) VMware
3 1 (5.00%) F5
3 1 (5.00%) Fortinet
3 1 (5.00%) Google
3 1 (5.00%) Juniper
3 1 (5.00%) Meraki
3 1 (5.00%) SolarWinds