Network Security Job Trends in the City of London

Network Security
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 109 100
Rank change year-on-year -8 -9 +93
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 31 51 69
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.11% 2.03% 2.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.54% 14.09% 16.16%
Number of salaries quoted 22 26 67
10th Percentile £30,775 £63,125 £50,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% +15.17% +9.02%
75th Percentile £77,125 £95,000 £90,625
90th Percentile £87,000 £119,375 £97,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £83,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -16.17% +15.17% +6.62%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 229 362 427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 8.20% 14.39% 13.82%
Number of salaries quoted 166 217 379
10th Percentile £32,250 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £62,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +7.76% -7.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,875 £100,000 £92,750
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -8.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Network Security job vacancy trend in the City of London

Network Security
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the City of London

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 6 (19.35%) Azure
2 3 (9.68%) Entra ID
3 2 (6.45%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (6.45%) Mimecast
3 2 (6.45%) Tessian
4 1 (3.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (48.39%) Firewall
2 8 (25.81%) WAN
3 6 (19.35%) LAN
3 6 (19.35%) Wireless
4 5 (16.13%) SD-WAN
4 5 (16.13%) VPN
4 5 (16.13%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (16.13%) WLAN
5 4 (12.90%) Cisco ISE
5 4 (12.90%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (9.68%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (9.68%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (9.68%) VoIP
7 2 (6.45%) BGP
7 2 (6.45%) DKIM
7 2 (6.45%) DMARC
7 2 (6.45%) OSPF
8 1 (3.23%) Kerberos
8 1 (3.23%) NetScaler
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Burp Suite
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 2 (6.45%) Finance
3 1 (3.23%) Advertising
3 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Banking
3 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Financial Institution
3 1 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) Analyst
1 11 (35.48%) Security Analyst
2 10 (32.26%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 4 (12.90%) Network Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Senior
4 3 (9.68%) Network Support
4 3 (9.68%) Network Support Technician
4 3 (9.68%) Network Technician
4 3 (9.68%) Support Technician
5 2 (6.45%) Administrator
5 2 (6.45%) Architect
5 2 (6.45%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Network Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Systems Administrator
5 2 (6.45%) Wintel Administrator
5 2 (6.45%) Wintel Systems Administrator
6 1 (3.23%) Information Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) IT Auditor
6 1 (3.23%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) LDAP
1 1 (3.23%) OAuth
1 1 (3.23%) OpenID
1 1 (3.23%) REST
1 1 (3.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (35.48%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (32.26%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (16.13%) PKI
4 4 (12.90%) Algorithms
4 4 (12.90%) Blockchain
4 4 (12.90%) Data Structures
5 2 (6.45%) Data Centre
5 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
6 1 (3.23%) CMDB
6 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
6 1 (3.23%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (45.16%) Windows
2 11 (35.48%) Linux
3 1 (3.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) SIEM
2 14 (45.16%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (41.94%) Security Operations
4 12 (38.71%) Incident Response
5 10 (32.26%) Cloud Security
5 10 (32.26%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 10 (32.26%) Root Cause Analysis
5 10 (32.26%) Security Monitoring
5 10 (32.26%) SOAR
5 10 (32.26%) Threat Intelligence
5 10 (32.26%) Use Case
6 9 (29.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 6 (19.35%) Computer Science
8 5 (16.13%) Information Security
8 5 (16.13%) Machine Learning
9 4 (12.90%) Coaching
9 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (12.90%) Computer Architecture
9 4 (12.90%) Mentoring
9 4 (12.90%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 11 (35.48%) PowerShell
2 10 (32.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (35.48%) GIAC
2 7 (22.58%) CISSP
3 6 (19.35%) Degree
4 5 (16.13%) CISM
4 5 (16.13%) Security Cleared
5 4 (12.90%) PhD
5 4 (12.90%) Postgraduate
6 3 (9.68%) CISA
6 3 (9.68%) DBS Check
6 3 (9.68%) SC Cleared
7 2 (6.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (6.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (3.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (3.23%) CCNP
8 1 (3.23%) CCSP
8 1 (3.23%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (3.23%) CRISC
8 1 (3.23%) MCITP
8 1 (3.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (35.48%) NIST
2 6 (19.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (9.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (9.68%) GDPR
5 2 (6.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (3.23%) HIPAA
6 1 (3.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) KVM
2 2 (6.45%) Active Directory
3 1 (3.23%) NLBS
3 1 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (12.90%) FortiGate
2 1 (3.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (3.23%) CSIRT
2 1 (3.23%) Nessus
2 1 (3.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (45.16%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.81%) Cisco
3 4 (12.90%) Palo Alto
4 3 (9.68%) Zscaler
5 2 (6.45%) CheckPoint
5 2 (6.45%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (6.45%) Fortinet
6 1 (3.23%) Aruba
6 1 (3.23%) Extreme Networks
6 1 (3.23%) Forcepoint
6 1 (3.23%) Rapid7
6 1 (3.23%) Stonesoft
6 1 (3.23%) Tenable
6 1 (3.23%) VMware