Network Security Job Trends in County Down

Network Security
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Down requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 5.45% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 30.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary - £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +35.29%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
County Down

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 County Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 10 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 18.18% 8.70% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,500 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year - +52.17% +25.45%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £35,250
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £38,750 £69,308 £42,500
% change year-on-year -44.09% +63.08% -1.16%

Network Security
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the County Down region over the 6 months to 23 January 2026. 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
Downpatrick - 2 - -
Network Security
Northern Ireland

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Quantity Surveyor
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Logistics
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Control
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree