Network Security Jobs in Cardiff

Network Security
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 54 61
Rank change year-on-year +29 +7 +20
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 7 12 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 3.91% 1.67% 0.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.73% 17.65% 6.41%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 5
10th Percentile £49,755 £37,390 £21,200
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +150.00% -52.82%
75th Percentile £70,879 £60,000 -
90th Percentile £79,265 - £28,550
South Wales median annual salary £67,192 £47,443 £31,500
% change year-on-year +41.63% +50.61% -35.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 51 68 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 28.49% 9.47% 14.10%
Number of salaries quoted 42 54 38
10th Percentile £15,052 £26,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £23,900 £37,101 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,797 £42,250 £40,750
Median % change year-on-year -22.37% +3.68% -17.68%
75th Percentile £48,750 £59,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,875 £75,000
South Wales median annual salary £25,087 £41,067 £38,000
% change year-on-year -38.91% +8.07% -15.56%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Cardiff

Network Security
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Cardiff

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Cardiff over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Cardiff

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
2 1 (14.29%) VLAN
2 1 (14.29%) VoIP
2 1 (14.29%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (28.57%) Legal
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Lead
2 2 (28.57%) Security Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Security Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Network Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Principal Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Principal Security Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Security Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Security Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (14.29%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (28.57%) Incident Response
3 2 (28.57%) Information Assurance
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security Management
3 2 (28.57%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (28.57%) SABSA
3 2 (28.57%) Security Architecture
3 2 (28.57%) Security Management
3 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (14.29%) Internal Audit
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CCNA
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) CCIE
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) CISA
2 1 (14.29%) CISM
2 1 (14.29%) CISSP
2 1 (14.29%) CRISC
2 1 (14.29%) CWNA
2 1 (14.29%) CWTS
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (28.57%) NCSC
2 2 (28.57%) NIST
3 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (14.29%) GDPR
3 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (14.29%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Aerohive Networks
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco
1 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) VMware