Network Security Job Trends in Dorset

Network Security
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 47 29
Rank change year-on-year +8 -18 +60
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 8 3 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 1.75% 0.78% 5.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.39% 8.33% 28.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 19
10th Percentile - - £42,500
25th Percentile - £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% -10.53% +53.23%
75th Percentile £64,063 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £65,000 - £55,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £66,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -24.53% +39.47% -5.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 46 36 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 10.07% 9.38% 19.24%
Number of salaries quoted 37 25 59
10th Percentile £24,750 £30,625 £38,650
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £38,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £64,250 £82,750 £70,000
South West median annual salary £33,500 £51,058 £49,000
% change year-on-year -34.39% +4.20% +3.16%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Dorset

Network Security
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Dorset over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Dorset

Network Security
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 12 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
Poole -3 7 £30,000 -29.41%
Network Security
South West

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco Firepower
1 1 (12.50%) DHCP
1 1 (12.50%) DNS
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) MPLS
1 1 (12.50%) PBX
1 1 (12.50%) Reverse Proxy
1 1 (12.50%) VPLS
1 1 (12.50%) VPN
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Information Manager
1 5 (62.50%) Information Services Manager
1 5 (62.50%) Service Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Network Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) CCNA
1 3 (37.50%) CCNP
1 3 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Cisco
1 3 (37.50%) SolarWinds
1 3 (37.50%) VMware
2 1 (12.50%) Citrix
2 1 (12.50%) Fortinet
2 1 (12.50%) HP
2 1 (12.50%) Meraki
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft