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 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 96 94
Rank change year-on-year -20 -2 +93
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 27 66 78
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.03% 2.59% 2.50%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.16% 17.51% 17.81%
Number of salaries quoted 19 31 73
10th Percentile £28,500 £65,000 £50,250
25th Percentile £64,375 £69,350 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% +15.17% +7.01%
75th Percentile £76,750 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £125,000 £103,500
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 222 377 438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 8.48% 14.77% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 162 214 391
10th Percentile £31,550 £40,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £51,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £108,500 £93,750
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% +12.50% -4.00%

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 5 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 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 4 (14.81%) Azure
2 2 (7.41%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (7.41%) Entra ID
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (7.41%) Mimecast
2 2 (7.41%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 13 (48.15%) Firewall
2 8 (29.63%) WAN
3 6 (22.22%) Wireless
4 5 (18.52%) LAN
4 5 (18.52%) SD-WAN
4 5 (18.52%) VPN
4 5 (18.52%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (18.52%) WLAN
5 4 (14.81%) Cisco ISE
5 4 (14.81%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (11.11%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (11.11%) VoIP
7 2 (7.41%) BGP
7 2 (7.41%) DKIM
7 2 (7.41%) DMARC
7 2 (7.41%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (7.41%) OSPF
8 1 (3.70%) NetScaler
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Burp Suite
General
1 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.41%) Finance
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Banking
3 1 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Financial Institution
3 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (33.33%) Analyst
1 9 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 8 (29.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 4 (14.81%) Network Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Senior
4 3 (11.11%) Network Support
4 3 (11.11%) Network Support Technician
4 3 (11.11%) Network Technician
4 3 (11.11%) Support Technician
5 2 (7.41%) Administrator
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Network Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Systems Administrator
5 2 (7.41%) Wintel Administrator
5 2 (7.41%) Wintel Systems Administrator
6 1 (3.70%) IT Auditor
6 1 (3.70%) Lead
6 1 (3.70%) Security Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (29.63%) Cyber Defence
3 4 (14.81%) Algorithms
3 4 (14.81%) Blockchain
3 4 (14.81%) Data Structures
3 4 (14.81%) PKI
4 2 (7.41%) Data Centre
4 2 (7.41%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.70%) CMDB
5 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (44.44%) Windows
2 9 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (3.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) SIEM
2 11 (40.74%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (40.74%) Security Operations
3 10 (37.04%) Incident Response
4 8 (29.63%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 8 (29.63%) Root Cause Analysis
4 8 (29.63%) Security Monitoring
4 8 (29.63%) SOAR
4 8 (29.63%) Threat Intelligence
4 8 (29.63%) Use Case
5 7 (25.93%) Cloud Security
5 7 (25.93%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
6 5 (18.52%) Information Security
7 4 (14.81%) AI
7 4 (14.81%) Computer Architecture
7 4 (14.81%) Cryptography
7 4 (14.81%) Ergonomics
7 4 (14.81%) Human Factors
7 4 (14.81%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (29.63%) PowerShell
1 8 (29.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (33.33%) GIAC
2 5 (18.52%) CISSP
2 5 (18.52%) Degree
2 5 (18.52%) Security Cleared
3 4 (14.81%) CISM
3 4 (14.81%) PhD
3 4 (14.81%) Postgraduate
4 3 (11.11%) DBS Check
4 3 (11.11%) SC Cleared
5 2 (7.41%) CISA
5 2 (7.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (7.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (3.70%) CRISC
6 1 (3.70%) MCITP
6 1 (3.70%) MCSA
6 1 (3.70%) MCSE
6 1 (3.70%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (3.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (33.33%) NIST
2 5 (18.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (11.11%) GDPR
5 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
5 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (11.11%) KVM
2 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (14.81%) FortiGate
2 1 (3.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (3.70%) CSIRT
2 1 (3.70%) Nessus
Vendors
1 11 (40.74%) Microsoft
2 7 (25.93%) Cisco
3 4 (14.81%) Palo Alto
4 3 (11.11%) Zscaler
5 2 (7.41%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (7.41%) Fortinet
6 1 (3.70%) Aruba
6 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
6 1 (3.70%) Extreme Networks
6 1 (3.70%) Forcepoint
6 1 (3.70%) Rapid7
6 1 (3.70%) Stonesoft
6 1 (3.70%) Tenable
6 1 (3.70%) VMware