Network Security Jobs in Dorset

Network Security
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 94 54
Rank change year-on-year +47 -40 +29
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 9 7 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 2.09% 0.58% 2.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.31% 7.14% 7.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 16
10th Percentile - £66,750 £60,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £67,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +7.14% +43.59%
75th Percentile £64,375 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,250 -
South West median annual salary £66,763 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year +11.27% +0.80% +8.23%

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 52 98 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 12.06% 8.11% 34.49%
Number of salaries quoted 32 71 72
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,750 £32,800
25th Percentile £43,438 £36,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -21.95% +13.89%
75th Percentile £63,188 £50,000 £67,813
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £73,750
South West median annual salary £38,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.95% +5.56% -6.25%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Dorset

Network Security
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Dorset

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Dorset over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

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 20 May 2025. 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 - 1 £65,000 - 1
Wareham - 1 £60,000 -
Network Security
South West

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 (22.22%) Azure
1 2 (22.22%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (77.78%) Firewall
2 6 (66.67%) Cisco Firepower
2 6 (66.67%) DHCP
2 6 (66.67%) DNS
2 6 (66.67%) MPLS
2 6 (66.67%) VPLS
2 6 (66.67%) VPN
3 5 (55.56%) Cisco ASA
3 5 (55.56%) PBX
3 5 (55.56%) Reverse Proxy
General
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
1 2 (22.22%) Legal
1 2 (22.22%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Network Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Cisco Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Engagement Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Proactive Monitoring
2 4 (44.44%) Architectural Design
3 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (22.22%) Computer Forensics
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Data Security
3 2 (22.22%) Identity Management
3 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
3 2 (22.22%) Incident Response
3 2 (22.22%) Information Assurance
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL
3 2 (22.22%) Regulatory Change
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) CCNA
1 5 (55.56%) CCNP
1 5 (55.56%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
1 2 (22.22%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Cisco
2 6 (66.67%) HP
2 6 (66.67%) Meraki
3 5 (55.56%) Citrix
3 5 (55.56%) Fortinet
3 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
3 5 (55.56%) SolarWinds
3 5 (55.56%) VMware